The Portage Foundation Board of Trustees named Janice Simmons-Mortimer the foundation's executive director, effective today.
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Natalie Wolford is managing editor at The Portager. A native of Randolph, she studied film in New York City and is producing a feature-length documentary about her aunt, a small-town journalist.
Lazy yard owners rejoice! The Kent Environmental Council is championing the international No Mow May conservation movement to encourage homeowners to let their lawns grow free until June.
The Robert Fankhauser Memorial Fund recently donated $2,500 to Raven Packs, a nonprofit that distributes food to Ravenna students.
Deerfield Ag Services is launching a new Fair Funding Starter Scholarship Program to offset the cost of livestock 4-H projects during the 2022 fair season.
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program recognized several Portage County volunteers for their work through the Skeels-Mathews Community Center over the past 3.5 years.
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.
The Perfect Pet of Portage photo contest is back for another year. Owners can nominate their pets and vote to name the Perfect Pet of Portage County. Proceeds from the competition will benefit the Portage Park District Foundation and the Madonio Animal Trust.
The Portage County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged a juvenile driver with failure to comply, theft of a motor vehicle and driving without an operator's license. One passenger, a minor, was charged with marijuana possession and released, and a second juvenile passenger was also released.
The Streetsboro Fire Department has wrapped up its investigation of the odd kitchen fire at Happy Moose, a Streetsboro restaurant, and found decomposition to blame.
Franklin Township's new trustees Kellie Kapusta and Glenn Russell were sworn in on Friday by Judge Mark Fankhauser and Mayor of Kent Jerry Fiala, respectively.
As the abandoned buildings posed a problem for cities fighting urban blight, developers began restoring and repurposing the sturdy brick buildings for museum, residential and commercial use. The conversions often preserve or restore the historic structures and bring new life to the buildings and their neighborhoods.