With no discussion, the Crestwood Board of Education banned the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) at their June 28 meeting, even though the subject is not part of the district’s curriculum.
The Crestwood Local Schools Board has decided to postpone a resolution which would have banned social and emotional learning (SEL) from the district.
The Board of Education of Crestwood Local Schools is set to vote tomorrow on two resolutions banning critical race theory and social and emotional learning from the school curriculum.
Across Portage County, taxpayers are financing perhaps dozens of take-home vehicles for city, village, and township officials, according to interviews with a sampling of local governments. It’s a perk their bosses say is necessary to do their jobs properly, even if it would be cheaper just to pay mileage. Often the vehicles are for emergency services personnel.
The wrestling tradition continued at Aurora High School this winter.
The Greenmen crowned two individual state champions on their way to a runner-up team finish in Division II at the OHSAA state wrestling tournament March 11-13 at The Ohio State University's Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus.
There are almost 100 cemeteries in Portage County, most of them shrouded in mysteries that can stop modern-day genealogists in their tracks.
According to a recent survey of Portage County by Flat Wireless, there are 2,135 houses with 6,142 people underserved or unserved by broadband internet service providers (ISPs). The bulk of these are in the rural portions of eastern and northeastern Portage County. Broadband Now, an independent ISP watchdog based in Los Angeles, estimates 12% of Ohioans do not have high enough speeds.
Across Portage County, new solar installations are going in each month, and electric vehicle charging stations are popping up across the northern half of the county.
Township Trustee Jack Groselle said he received a phone call from Kimble indicating that residents who are not receiving recycling services should call a customer service number to take care of the problem.
Recycling pickup is a hot topic in some of Portage County's townships — especially in those where some residents seem not to have any service at all.
Kimble Recycling & Disposal will be handling both Hiram village and township recycling as the Portage County Solid Waste Management District did not pursue a contract with these communities.
With over $50 million in federal aid pouring into Portage County, several local officials said they were hoping to use the money to patch up infrastructure and bulk up department budgets.