Portage County residents will be driving in style Summer 2022 as PARTA introduces three trolley buses to its fleet. The trolleys will replace buses that are no longer in service and will bring a modern twist to the downtown Kent and Ravenna area.
Cars revved and crowds cheered Wednesday night as the historic East Main Street in Ravenna kicked off the annual CelebratePortage! Cruise-In. Over 1,600 cars were present for the event, after last year’s cancellation because of the pandemic.
Portage County laid to rest local journalist and historian Roger Di Paolo who died June 18 after a two-year battle with cancer. Family and friends filled the Kent State Newman Center on Thursday afternoon to honor Di Paolo’s life and celebrate his legacy and accomplishments.
On June 10, 1910, Mary Denny was born in a log cabin. Her father had bought a home in Suffield on Waterloo Road just after she was born. He built a barn and plated “1912” on the roof to mark the year it was built.