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How are communities around Portage County using automatic plate readers?

Kent city leaders may be leaning away from purchasing automated license plate readers, but leave city limits and you’re on camera.
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Around Brimfield: Happy July 4 and lots of events coming up this month

July 4 - Happy Independence Day! Two hundred forty-nine years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, establishing the United States of America! It is a day to be celebrated! May we ever be free!
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County roundup: Construction heating up around Brimfield, plus news from Atwater, Randolph and Suffield

Atwater Fire Department Chief Jason Brock presented information on the increasing call volume the department is facing (there were 51 incidents in May). Data showed the need for the station to be staffed from 4 to 10 p.m. as this is the second-busiest call time after the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. time slot.
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Around Brimfield: Positivity and resilience against the odds

Negativity seems to be rampant in these uncertain times and can feel quite overwhelming. While social media can be a great way to stay connected to people, it is also a purveyor of negativity. Many studies have proven that choosing to consume a diet rich in negativity can be harmful to one’s mental health.
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County roundup: Mogadore’s Memorial Day Parade, plus Brimfield, Randolph, Suffield and Atwater news

Mogadore will have its annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 26. The parade will start at 10 a.m. on James Street by the Mogadore Branch Library and conclude at Greenwood Cemetery at 3809 Mogadore Rd., where the ceremony will be held.
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Around Brimfield: How to prepare during tornado season

Although tornadoes can occur anytime, tornado season is between March and June, with May typically being the peak. According to the National Weather Service, nearly 70% of all tornadoes occur during this period. Natural and human-caused disasters can strike suddenly, at anytime and anywhere.
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County roundup: Atwater plans cleanup and plant exchange, plus news from Brimfield, Mogadore, Randolph and Suffield

The Atwater Township Clean-Up Days will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 2 and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 3 in the Town Hall parking lot at 1219 State Route 183.
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Around Brimfield: A love story at Wild Goats

I was recently intrigued by an article about Rogers Secret Recipes (RSR), reasonably priced upscale prix fixe meals (full course meal for one price) being served from 3-9 p.m. on Wednesdays at Wild Goats Restaurant in Kent. Of course, we had to check it out!
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County roundup: NOPEC grants available for Brimfield event, plus news from Atwater and Mogadore

The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council’s (NOPEC) Community Event Sponsorship Program provides financial support to organizations within the Brimfield community.
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Around Brimfield: Egg free baking, plus news and events in Brimfield

How do chickens stay fit? They eggs-ercise! Speaking of chickens, is anyone else wondering what egg-actly is going on with the price of eggs? After some eggs-haustive research, I am still not an egg-spert, but let me try to eggs-plain what I have learned.
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County roundup: Atwater electric rates see slight rise, plus Randolph, Suffield, Brimfield and Mogadore news

Informational handouts were available at the Feb. 25 Atwater Township trustees meeting regarding the upcoming increase to the capacity charge on future electric bills — from June 2025 to May 2026. 
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Here are the township and school levies on the May 2025 ballot

Voters in two Portage County townships and five school districts will decide proposed levies on the May 6 primary ballot. All the tax levies would be effective this year.
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