In a span of a few short years, Kreiner went from placing in three events at the state tournament as a senior at Mogadore High School in 1995, to trying a new event — javelin — as a freshman at Kent State University the next year, to becoming the best javelin thrower in the country by 2001.
"Walking behind that American flag and marching into the stadium for Opening Ceremonies ... there is nothing else like representing your country at the biggest competition. Goosebumps."
It was Nov. 23, 1985. My senior year. It already had not been a good month. My maternal grandmother passed away in the early morning hours of Nov. 1 at age 65 after a brutal year-long battle with cancer. Her graveside services a few days later in Brimfield were held amidst a cold, steady rain that chilled me to the bone, my dress shoes sinking into the soggy, muddy ground the way my soul was swallowed up by the grief of losing my grandma.
"Run it again!" Ruf would say as you sheepishly made your way back to the huddle. Because Ruf believed you could do better, even if you didn't believe it yourself.
The Portage County Board of Elections announced the official slate of candidates and issues that voters will see on the May 2022 ballot. Here’s a rundown of the Republican and Democratic ballots, as well as the 10 issues around the county that are up for vote.
Across Portage County, voters will decide on tax questions for schools, funding for police and emergency services, public meeting policies and more. Below we explain what each of these ballot issues is about. You can skim the headings to find issues that pertain to your community and may appear on your ballot May 3.
As we wait to hear the length of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s coming suspension, we ask ourselves: Why do so many professional athletes put their lucrative careers in jeopardy with risky, boneheaded behavior?
Kent voters will decide whether to approve an ordinance lowering the penalties for misdemeanor marijuana offenses. Specifically, the ordinance calls for:
The wonderful piece submitted to Round 2 last week by Melissa Morris, who coaches youth soccer for the Ravenna Parks & Recreation Department, about Kent Parks & Rec youth soccer coach Eric Allen and the positive impact he makes on kids’ lives, got me thinking about the youth football and baseball coaches I played for while growing up in Mogadore.
Brimfield trustees are focused on expanding the fire station and administration building. It is a two-phase project.
I stood with my dad in the darkened backyard of our home in Mogadore, experiencing a Christmas Eve night like none before: The mercury had plunged to minus 14 degrees, and the several inches of snow that blanketed the yard had frozen to the point that we could actually walk on top of it, the snow crunching loudly with each step we took.