Palmyra’s annual Spring Cleanup will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 2 and 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 3 at the Palmyra Fire Department at 3956 state Rte. 225.
- Staff Report.
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Electricity bills for FirstEnergy customers are forecast to increase significantly in June, but customers can fight back by choosing another provider.
Two council members resigned this month from Mantua Village Council following two unrelated incidents, and one of them has already been replaced.
The Rootstown Lions Club will hold the township’s annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29.
About 15 acres stretching from the south side of Summit Street to residential neighborhoods in Kent’s Historic South End neighborhood may be getting a makeover.
Naomi was born 1922 in Grove City, Ohio, in a log cabin. She met the love of her life, Louie, and they married in 1947. They moved to Akron and then to Suffield in 1948. They rented the Wingfoot Lake Hatchery for a while, then bought the business. Sadly, Louie passed away in 1991, but Naomi continued to run the business until in 1996. At age 75, she sold the Hatchery. She said it took long hours and was very hard work to run the business.
- Paige Fisher.
The mayor started her report by thanking the council for supporting the necessary improvement of putting new windows in Town Hall by Akron Window Company, and with finishing work expected to be completed by mid-week.
With about $11,000 in seed money, the Rotary Club of Kent is poised to put its plans for a local Safety Town into action.
- Angie Reedy.
David Nagella, formerly of Ravenna, and wife Candy came from Texas for a short visit in April. Since he has a lot of family in this area, we Nagellas got together for breakfast so we could all visit with the couple.
- Sally Kelly.
I am back!! I am taking this opportunity, which The Portager has given me, to continue to bring news about and for older Americans in Portage County. I spent more than 15 years writing a Senior Life column for the Record-Courier, focusing on the existence and needs of older Americans in our neighborhood.
Residents and motorists familiar with the stretch of North Mantua Street by Theodore Roosevelt High School and Davey Tree know about high traffic volumes and safety concerns.
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- Lee Lundblad.
Cihan completed a NOPEC (Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council) grant application and received an acknowledgement that it had been received by the deadline. Approval is pending.
- Paige Fisher.
The Aurora Police Department will purchase new body cameras to replace the previous ones leased through an Arizona-based police tech company, Axon.
Since Dave and I moved to this house 27 years ago, we’ve tried to replace any trees that we took down or that came down on their own. I don’t want to mow around a forest, but we don’t want to desecrate the land, either.
Kent City Council on May 17 officially denied local farmer Eric Kolb’s request to detach his land from the city, with only Council Member John Kuhar dissenting.
Edinburg United Church, founded in 1823, celebrated its 200th birthday with a service and picnic on May 21. The church is located at 4081 Rock Spring Road.
Mantua’s Triple Trail Fest will be held from 3:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 2 and from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 3 on the Headwaters, Buckeye and Cuyahoga River Water Trails.
- Staff Report.
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