- Luke Jenkins.
Six people were treated for apparent overdoses after using cocaine possibly mixed with fentanyl at the Eagles Club on Cleveland Road in Ravenna on Saturday night, according to a police report from the incident and a statement from public health officials.
- Tom Hardesty.
Another industrial facility in Portage County is about to be up and running.
The SummerFest committee has been very busy. There are many fun things to do on Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30.
- Staff Report.
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- Jeremy Brown.
The Garfield Historical Society will be revealing the 100-year-old contents of Garrettsville’s time capsule during a fun-filled day of events titled ‘“The Great Reveal,” taking place on Saturday, July 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Streetsboro City Council on Monday tweaked its zoning code to regulate marijuana dispensaries and businesses selling unregulated psychoactive substances.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
These days, Palmyra Township’s Old Stagecoach Inn is a deteriorating hulk, but it’s soon to be the subject of a Discovery Channel documentary set to air in late 2024 or early 2025.
Streetsboro City Council should have a price for the construction of the new City Hall within about two weeks.
- Luke Jenkins.
On June 15th from 1 to 4 p.m., the Kent City Health Department will host its second annual Health Fair at the recreation center on Franklin Avenue. All screenings and resources provided will be free of charge, and attendees will receive a $5 Haymaker Farmers’ Market token and entry into a raffle.
For over 50 years, the Mantua Potato Festival has been a vibrant thread in the fabric of our village’s life.
- Staff Report.
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LoveLight, Inc., has long wanted to acquire land for a headquarters, but has struggled to raise the funds to do so. Its latest dream is to buy a Franklin Township property to establish an intergenerational child development and lifelong learning center.
- Tom Hardesty.
Piggybacking off my most recent Round Two column centered around Memorial Day, and with yesterday being the 80th anniversary of D-Day, today I’m going to tell the story of three veterans I met on the World War II Memorial Battlefield Tour of Western Europe that my wife and I took in June 2002.
Charlestown Community Yard Sale Day will be Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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To be on the Excellence Roll, students must have earned a grade point average of 4.0 or above for the fourth nine weeks.
- Staff Report.
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It was just a typical Tuesday, or so I thought. I got home from work, put dinner on the table and made out my list of things to do.
- Jeremy Brown.
Edinburg needs a new firehouse. The current facility isn’t equipped to house staff. It’s lacks a sufficient kitchen, adequate sleeping provisions and only has one shower, which makes it difficult and hazardous for multiple firefighters to clean decontaminates from their gear and their person after a fire call.
The Village of Mantua is throwing a mulch party. Buchert Park’s playground needs new mulch and people willing to spread it where it needs to be.