City council received permission to advertise for bids to tear down the old water tank off state Route 14. A new water tank will be built and will hold a little less water and be raised off the ground.
Aurora City Council gave final approval March 25 to a conditional zoning certificate for a 10-foot-wide hike-and-bike trail to be sited along the former Norfolk Southern Railroad property.
The Portager’s call for more local inventors hit paydirt. Thanks to our readers, here are a few more names and inventions rooted in Portage County:
Incumbent county commissioner Tony Badalamenti will not serve another term after this fall’s election, having lost his primary campaign to his Republican challenger, Jill L. Crawford, in a very close race.
Aurora will observe “Eclipse Over Aurora” from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Sunny Lake Park, 855 E. Mennonite Rd. A limited number of safe viewing glasses will be provided. There will also be food trucks on hand, a DJ and fun children's activities.
City council is looking into the bright LED lighting that some of Ravenna’s businesses use that is causing complaints from residents, especially in the commercial areas.
Aurora City Council on March 11 approved Greens of Aurora’s plan to build a 10,600 square foot Goddard School and a 7,300 square foot dental clinic on the east side of North Chillicothe Road, across from Barrington Plaza. The project footprint is 8.9 acres.
Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin delivered a report on the Maple Lane water line replacement.
In her 11th State of the City address, Aurora Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin celebrated a decade of accomplishments and looked forward to even more.
As one of two headliners at Aurora’s Feb. 21 State of the City event, Aurora schools Superintendent Michael Roberto highlighted the district’s achievements and looked forward to even more.
Since Rev. Kevin Michael Horak began serving The Church in Aurora in 1981, he performed 499 baptisms, 489 confirmations, 547 weddings, 358 sermons and 505 funerals, as well as constructed several programs for youths and adults, including an intergenerational and leadership development program, the first of its kind at the church.
Aurora City Council on Feb. 26 granted a four-year, $200,000 tax credit to Atlas Cinema Barrington LLC, which is soon to open a 10-screen movie theater in Barrington Plaza.