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Wyatt Loy
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Wyatt Loy is a reporter with the Collaborative News Lab @ Kent State University, producing local news coverage in partnership with The Portager.
BusinessFranklinLocal government

‘Around me is like a moat’: Housing development in Franklin Township causes flooding for neighbors

Keith Schmader has lived on his 20-acre farm on Johnson Road in Franklin Township with his wife since 2016. Every spring, he said, there would be small- or medium-sized puddles on his property when it rains, but they would usually drain into the ground as fast as they would appear. Recently, though, it’s been getting worse.
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Kent applied for funds to clean up a former dry cleaner before toxins leak into groundwater

When Triangle Dry Cleaners shut down in 2005, it left behind harmful chemicals that have the potential to harm Kent residents and render the property useless for redevelopment. 
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This month, you can visit the Portage County Jail without getting arrested

The Portage County Sheriff’s Office will be giving a half dozen tours of the Portage County Jail throughout January, hoping to “educate and strengthen the knowledge” of people in the community interested in their operations, they announced on their Facebook page.
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Mantua Restoration Society raising funds for Center School with cautious optimism on progress

The Mantua Restoration Society, which has tried for years to renovate the old school, is fundraising and saving up money in anticipation of the day township trustees finally let them undertake a large project.
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The Haven homeless shelter is set to open after years of delays

For years, Portage County residents suddenly experiencing homelessness have only had one place to go for emergency shelter. On Monday, a Ravenna nonprofit will open its doors to offer 64 more beds to those in need. 
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