Jordan Michael reported four new permits: one residential, one industrial (existing) and two fence permits. The trustees voted to call a public hearing for proposed amendments to the zoning commision (Ords. 2022-011 and 2022-014) on Feb. 28.
The Rootstown Township Lions Club will host its second annual Chili Cook-off fundraiser from 4-6 p.m. Feb. 19 at NEOMED’s NEW Center at 4211 State Route 44.
In a business climate dominated by national and even international chains, people all around Portage County still appreciate local, independently owned diners. From Mantua to Deerfield, and Brimfield to Garrettsville, timeless restaurants offer something more like community than commerce.
Kent voters will decide whether to approve an ordinance lowering the penalties for misdemeanor marijuana offenses. Specifically, the ordinance calls for:
Pending approval from the Portage County Prosecutor’s Office, Atwater trustees tentatively accepted a $76,600 bid from HEPA Environmental Services in Rootstown to clean up two potentially toxic debris piles in Atwater and Randolph.
The 23-acre bog is part of 171 acres the Park District recently acquired on Old Forge Road. The property will be named the Bird Family Bog Park and Preserve.
Less than a year after getting hit with $1.6 million in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Rootstown-based General Aluminum Manufacturing Co. is now facing over $315,000 in penalties for safety and health violations at its Conneaut, Ohio, facility.
The 2005 graduate of Rootstown High School made her professional MMA debut in 2010. On July 2, “Evil” Eye announced her retirement from the sport immediately following her loss to Maycee Barber by unanimous decision in a women’s flyweight bout during the early prelims of UFC 276 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Rootstown Township Trustees and the Rootstown Old Cemetery Committee sponsored a two-day cemetery workshop June 17-18, kicking off an ongoing tombstone marker process for “The Old Cemetery” on Tallmadge Road.
Members of the Rootstown High School girls soccer team were in tears Monday night asking the Rootstown Board of Education to extend the contract of their head coach, Jason Opritza.