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Owen MacMillan
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Owen MacMillan is a reporter with the Collaborative News Lab @ Kent State University, producing local news coverage in partnership with The Portager.


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KentLocal government

Kent moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save on energy bills with climate plan

Five years later, the city will now pursue actions that are more than symbolic. Kent leaders have hired a consulting firm specializing in sustainability to recommend policies that will reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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BusinessKentLocal governmentSchools

City renews school resource officer program at Kent City School

Kent City Schools will maintain the presence of a Kent city police officer in the district after city council extended its contract for the program through June 3, 2023.
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HealthKentLocal government

Kent takes on vaping with new tobacco sales licensing program

The City of Kent will begin requiring all retailers of tobacco products to apply for a license with the city in an effort to curb the sale of vape products to underage people.
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BusinessFreedomLocal government

Freedom trustees fire zoning appeals chairman over due process allegations

The Freedom Township Trustees voted unanimously to remove Ben Fashing from the township’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) following a hearing on Thursday night.
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CrimeLocal governmentSheriff's OfficeWindham

Sheriff’s office did not adopt body cams despite earlier statements and commissioners’ support

After Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski took office in 2021, his chief deputy assured Portage County commissioners that getting body cameras was a priority. Over a year later, Zuchowski has not adopted the technology, even as much smaller police departments in the county outfit their officers with cameras and county commissioners say they would provide the necessary funding.
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CrimeSheriff's OfficeWindham

Windham man who called 911 said neighbor pointed a gun at him and tried to break in

Before she was killed, Cora Baughman entered her neighbor’s garage with a gun and demanded to speak with him, the neighbor told dispatchers in two calls to 911 on Saturday morning.
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KentLocal governmentSchools

Kent will overhaul North Mantua Street to help pedestrians and fix traffic problems

The City of Kent has begun a plan to overhaul the entrance to the city on state Route 43, as part of a joint renovation process with the Kent City School District and Davey Tree.
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KentLocal government

Kent council approves lateral hiring and retention bonus grant for police

The City of Kent will initiate a “lateral transfer” hiring program for employees after city council unanimously approved the measure on Aug. 3.
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HealthKentLocal government

Kent City Council passed a resolution to condemn Ohio’s ‘heartbeat bill’

Kent City Council voted 6-3 to pass a resolution condemning the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade and the Ohio House Bill 69, or the “Heartbeat Bill,” which went into effect in its wake.
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CrimeKent

A suspect robbed Huntington Bank in Kent at gunpoint and got away, police say

The Kent Police Department is investigating an alleged robbery at the Kent branch of Huntington Bank on the morning of May 31.
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CrimeGarrettsvilleSheriff's OfficeWindham

Deputy shot Windham woman after she refused orders, body cam video shows

At 9:32 a.m. on May 14, a Garrettsville police officer and a Portage County sheriff’s deputy responded to a 911 call about an armed woman trying to break into her neighbor’s house in Windham Township. 
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CrimeGarrettsvilleSheriff's OfficeWindham

Residents say neighbor feud boiled for months before a 911 call and a fatal shooting

The woman killed in Windham Township during a confrontation involving neighbors and law enforcement officers was identified as 66-year-old Cora Baughman, according to an Akron Beacon Journal report.
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