Windham Police Chief Eric Breiding commended the Hope Town Recovery Housing community for positive interactions and involvement of its management and residents in a letter to Hope Town owner Ted St. John.
Twenty years after they lost their 16-month-old daughter, and 12 years after they first opened in Kent, Cathy and Bob Reeves have moved their grief counseling center and foundation into a permanent home.
The Portage Foundation Board of Trustees named Janice Simmons-Mortimer the foundation's executive director, effective today.
Participants in Saturday’s drug march gathered in front of the Portage County courthouse to pray, enjoy refreshments, and hear speakers....
The 27th Annual Kent Heritage Festival will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2. After the event was canceled in 2020 and scaled back significantly in 2021, this year’s event will be smaller than those in previous years.
Open United Recovery Place is moving into the house with the red roof across the street from the Kent-Ravenna Walmart, offering resources and community to people in recovery.
The Randolph Fair Board said it was "absolutely prohibited" from accepting a request from Donald Trump's campaign to hold a political rally at the fairgrounds.
The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) is seeking a Finance Manager. The Finance Manager is directly responsible for the management of the agency’s financial operations, which include a budget in excess of $14 million per fiscal year, and supervision of finance department staff.
The Community Action Council of Portage County is sponsoring the Summer Food Program for Children at sites around Portage County.
CARE (Children Always Resisting Enemies) of Portage County is looking for donations and especially needs a bus or large (15-passenger) van for transportation.
An emergency food drive is being held from 9 a.m. to noon July 9 at Hometown Bank Plaza. The drive is sponsored by the Kent Knights of Columbus and the Kent Lions Club.
Safer Futures held its 12th annual Hope in a Handbag fundraising event on Friday at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center, where guests bid on designer purses to support Portage County’s only domestic violence shelter.