Kent City Council Member Garret Ferrara, who has served Ward 1 since 2000, announced he will not seek re-election when his term expires next year.
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Streetsboro police will increase their presence around the school district in response to a threatening message scrawled on a middle school bathroom on Dec. 13, which appeared just two days after a picture of a BB gun on social media caused widespread concern.
A fire broke out at the old Star of the West mill in downtown Kent around 9 a.m. Dec. 2, and multiple fire crews with a ladder truck were still battling the flames as of 11 a.m.
Doug Kisamore, 30, of Diamond, set the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in Ohio during an Oct. 8 weigh-off in Canfield.
The Randolph Fair Board capped off another successful fair on Aug. 28, with thousands of people coming from all over Portage County and around the state.
An emergency food drive is being held from 9 a.m. to noon July 9 at Hometown Bank Plaza. The drive is sponsored by the Kent Knights of Columbus and the Kent Lions Club.
There were so many big stories in Portage County in 2022. There have been fires and tragedies of all sorts. The kinds that can hit the soul of a community and bring people together. And lots of moving acts of solidarity and courageous leadership.
Late Friday night, the owners of GRAZERS Restaurant in Kent, Stacey Lasher and Carl Bauer, submitted a video they took of the explosion from the third floor of their building across the street. (GRAZERS is closed Dec. 3 as crews continue to work on the fire.)
Republicans will control the Board of Portage County Commissioners, the Auditor’s Office and both state House of Representatives districts after voters in the county decided overwhelmingly for GOP candidates in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Back in July, Kent City Council said it wanted to update the city flag, a little-used banner designed by an elementary school student in 1975. Over 30 Kent residents submitted proposals that will go before a committee for consideration.
A Portage County resident has tested positive for monkeypox, the first confirmed local case and one of 45 cases in Ohio, health officials said Aug. 8.
I need to confess some deep and belated gratitude to the small businesses, nonprofits, political candidates, churches, agencies and individuals who have helped make The Portager what it is.