Suffield resident Matt Kelly edged out Deerfield Township fiscal officer Kristy Elliot in the Republican primary race for county auditor by an initial count of 4,313 to 4,099, according to an unofficial tally.
Doria Daniels has served on the Portage County Board of Elections since 2015, and Janet Esposito has served as Portage County Auditor since 1994. On Feb. 22, the two women met in one of their final official acts together as public servants.
In a political climate marked by increasing discord, most Portage County residents have opted out, at least for primary polling.
The League of Women Voters of Kent held its regular meet-the-candidates event at the Kent United Methodist Church on Oct. 8, but although they invited all local challengers, only the Democratic candidates attended.
With little notice from the public, a fundamental right of citizens across our great country— the right to cast a vote—is being lost. In state after state, including our great state of Ohio, lawmakers are introducing and passing voter suppression bills.
Portage County Commission incumbent Sabrina Christian-Bennett talks with friends during a Portage County Republicans watch party at the Kent American...
Kent voters will decide whether to approve an ordinance lowering the penalties for misdemeanor marijuana offenses. Specifically, the ordinance calls for:
I will respond to a few of the issues [presented in Christopher Clevenger's Oct. 27 letter].
An August event set to feature U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia as a speaker has been postponed, said Portage County Republican Party Chair Amanda Suffecool.
Waterloo needed to pass its levy to fix buses and upgrade educational materials. But voters rejected every school levy on...
Republicans will control the Board of Portage County Commissioners, the Auditor’s Office and both state House of Representatives districts after voters in the county decided overwhelmingly for GOP candidates in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Brad Cromes, Portage County’s treasurer since 2015, has resigned his post, with one contingency.