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Kent’s silk mill was the topic of a recent Tap Talk at the North Water Brewing Co., and it turns out that the building has been just about everything but a silk mill.

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The Portage Animal Protective League on June 26 rescued almost 200 animals, many of them in need of medical care, from one property in Portage County.

Gen and Jud Smith, owners of the Brimfield Bread Oven, wondered if anyone would come to their community pizza party, and were they surprised and pleased when the crowd began gathering before the 4 p.m. start time.

The Deerfield Township Trustees recently received the blueprints and engineering drawings for the addition to the township fire department.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

A fundraising event for Elliot Thompson and his family, put on by the Windham softball community was held June 22 and 23. Elliot is coach for the 14U team in Windham and has been very active in our local softball program. Elliot had a massive stroke recently. He is in the Cleveland Clinic at the time I wrote this.

Suffield’s annual Memorial Day Parade, featuring perfect cooler weather, was one of the biggest parades ever for the township.

Born, or at least first settled, in 1799, the city of Aurora celebrates its 225th anniversary this year. Preparations are already underway, with T-shirts for sale on the city website.

Last week in Round Two, I discussed how almost nothing about college sports makes sense anymore, including simple math (the Big Ten Conference has 18 teams) and geography (two California schools, Stanford and Cal, are now in the Atlantic Coast Conference).

Kent Roosevelt Class of Class of 1972/Kent State University School Class of 1972 “70th Birthday Bash” Weekend Full Agenda July 12-13, 2024:

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Portager will run a series of three articles detailing each community’s response, the first one focusing on northern Portage county, the second on central, and the third on the county’s southern townships.

Townhall II, a Portage County mental health and recovery organization, has expanded into Ravenna.

The Kent Heritage Festival continues to put the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror.

One hundred years ago Judge Cornelius Reed donated $25,000 for the construction of a public library in Ravenna.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Garrettsville time-capsule opening will be Saturday, July 6 on High Street. It will be presented by the James A. Garfield Historical Society.

Editor’s note: The Portager publishes letters to the editor from the community. The opinions expressed are published not because they necessarily reflect those of the publication but because we feel they contribute meaningfully to the local discourse on matters of public interest. In keeping with the cultural practice of “honoring the ancestors” and incorporating them into the whole process of creating an intergenerational child development and lifelong learning center, STARCHILD, the board of the nonprofit, LoveLight, Inc. has decided to […]

There’s some fabulous fiction available right now, featuring strong characters. These three books are of solid literary quality, and once you pick one up, you won’t want to put it down.