The Kent City Council voted unanimously this week to once again close Franklin Avenue to car traffic to provide more outside seating and give a boost to nearby businesses.
The big eclipse is coming, and that means more than temporary darkness.
Ten-year-old Esther Potoczek of Tallmadge could barely contain her excitement as she recounted her experience at the 2023 Portage County Randolph Fair.
Tuesday night they were both in the grandstand of the Randolph Fair at the demolition derby among thousands of Portage County residents. Even though Lauren was looking right at him, she didn’t recognize her husband. He was dressed up as a horse.
Upcoming fall events and details on local trick-or-treating
Throughout Lego history, millions of people have been introduced to the colorful plastic bricks, including Kent residents E.J. Bocan III, 39, and his wife, Abbie, 37. But unlike most Lego fans, this couple used them to build a successful business.
Housing construction techniques have come a long way since the Paleolithic Period, but that didn’t stop author and anthropologist Bob Kunst from building a Stone Age village in a stand of trees on the Portage County Historical Society’s 11-acre campus in Ravenna.
Every hot air balloon rally — and Ravenna’s Balloon A-Fair is one one of them — is ruled by a balloonmeister: a person who coordinates all flight operations, working with a weather officer and a safety officer. The balloonmeister also communicates the flight mission to the balloonists.
If you live in Brimfield, Patti Harjung has likely impacted your life in some way, even if you do not know who she is. Let me introduce you to her.
Political campaigning is in full swing, complete with attack ads making disparaging accusations, whether they be true or not, who can tell.
With the celebration of Independence Day, I am not afraid to admit that our family is patriotic. Our flag flies 24 hours, seven days a week to show gratitude for the freedom that we do not take for granted. I am reminded of a quote by Thomas Jefferson which states, “How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!”