The Southeast Board of Education on Monday accepted the retirement of intermediate school teacher Valerie Kotlar, effective Sept. 1. Kotlar has been with the district for 16 years. The board also noted the retirement of band director Joni Stoll, who has served the district for 20 years. Stoll's retirement is effective June 1.
Charlestown Township's Memorial Day Parade is a go this year. The parade will be held at 11 a.m. May 30, starting off from the fire department at Rock Spring and Newton Falls roads and proceeding to Charlestown Township Cemetery, where there will be a short ceremony.
Charlestown will observe Memorial Day with a short parade and ceremony at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 30. Children are encouraged to decorate their bicycles and join the procession. Participants should arrive at the fire station at 10:30 a.m. to get organized for the short parade to the cemetery.
Sunday saw an unusually high number of accidents on Portage County’s waterways. We spoke with Shawn Baynes, the assistant dive team commander at the Kent Fire Department, and Adam George, senior firefighter at the city of Ravenna, about at least five calls the Portage County Water Rescue Team responded to on Sunday.
We're republishing this column by the late Roger Di Paolo, part three of his Black History Month series from earlier this year.
Despite a fresh cast of school board challengers energized by racial equity and Covid issues, Portage County voters largely opted for familiar names in the Nov. 2 election, letting incumbents keep their seats in Ravenna, Rootstown, Aurora, Waterloo and elsewhere.
The Portage County Board of Elections on Wednesday confirmed the results of two toss-up races from the Nov. 3 election, handing victories to the Portage County District Library and to the incumbent candidate for Charlestown Township trustee, Tim Patrick.
On Monday, we reported that the Stow Street bridge in Kent is being narrowed until county engineers have a chance to evaluate and possibly patch up some minor degradation. But the Stow Street span wasn’t the only roadway flagged in the Portage County Engineer’s Office’s annual inspection last fall.
State Rep. Gail Pavliga has introduced legislation to construct a major airport and transportation hub north of Ravenna, with multiple high-speed rail lines connecting to cities throughout Northeast Ohio.
Summary and transcript of the May 9, 2022, Charlestown Township Trustees meeting. Trustees discussed a variety of topics, including the cemetery, rescue plan money and a scam artist.
Portage County leaders are asking residents to fill out a survey about their home internet connection, hoping to learn — down to each household — who needs better broadband access.
Fall is in the air, so that means it's time to talk about Halloween! Trunk or Treat will be Sunday, Oct. 30, from 2-4 p.m. at the township park. Those passing out candy are asked to arrive between 1:30 -1:45 p.m. to be set up by 2 p.m.