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Pandemic drives Portage libraries to the brink

The Reed Memorial Library opened its doors to the public last Monday. Carter Eugene Adams/The Portager Pandemic drives Portage libraries...
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Photos: Kent honors the cultural heritage of the South End

Doria Daniels, a resident of Kent’s South End, christens the district’s new historic marker with a mini bottle of sparkling...
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Twin Lakes Tavern sees new life under new ownership during the pandemic

Feature Twin Lakes Tavern sees new life under new ownership during the pandemic When Shannon Zemba revived the Tavern, she brought...
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Kent’s newest firefighter has dedicated his life to serving his country and his hometown

Jordan Bedell, 28, of Kent, is a U.S. Marine, the founder of a community nonprofit and the first full-time Black...
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Local volunteers find community in handcrafted sleeping bags

Wilma Fiscus cuts fabric for a sleeping bag during the weekly Cocoon Makers meeting at the former Rausch Intermediate School...
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She survived domestic violence, but her landlord evicted her for the ‘nuisance’

Eviction cases are heard at the Portage County Municipal Court’s Kent branch (pictured) and Ravenna branch. Michael Indriolo/The Portager She...
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Three shot after a home invasion in Kent, with no deaths

Kent Police Lieutenant Mike Lewis during a video press conference on Saturday. Three shot after a home invasion in Kent,...
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Officers rescue 14-year-old babysitter and infant from armed home invader

Kent Police Officers Lenny Kunka (left) and Kyle Auckland (right) who were shot responding to an armed home invasion in...
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Kent tackles a lesser-known housing crisis: for chimney swifts

Kent City Council has its eye on chimney swifts, which will soon have a new roost in the Tree City. Council met Wednesday to review a project to install a new chimney swift tower on the Hike and Bike Trail along Haymaker Parkway, just east of the police station and across from where Erie Street cuts into Haymaker, City Engineer Jim Bowling said.
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Fearless Femme is taking storytelling from the Zeph to your headphones

Fearless Femme creator Suzy D’Enbeau said she started her live storytelling shows to get to know more people in the...
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A Kent family’s brush with death

Leighann Fink lost her bid for county recorder, then faced the prospect of losing her mother to Covid-19.
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Kent community rallies with faculty group against anti-Asian racism

After a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes nationally, the Kent State University Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Alliance hosted a rally Wednesday on campus to show solidarity against racism.
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