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    Housing is unaffordable for half of Portage County renters, among the worst in the state

    Portage County roundup: Easter egg hunts around northern Portage County, plus more news from Hiram, Windham, Mantua and Garrettsville

    Documenters: Brimfield Township Trustees meeting for March 22, 2023

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    Housing is unaffordable for half of Portage County renters, among the worst in the state

    Kent Displays launched a new writing tool, like a sticky note with infinite uses

    Around Brimfield: New neighbors, exciting events and will we ever get an Aldi?

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    Hardesty: Getting old in the American cult of youth

    Letter: 1,600 voters were purged in Portage County

    Hardesty: Tales of a golden era and an epilogue to the Golden Flashes’ season

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    Portage County obituaries for March 27-28

    Portage County obituaries for March 24-26

    Portage County obituaries for March 22-23

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Palmyra residents blocked a proposed Dollar General that could have put a local shop out of business

October 8, 2021
A welcome sign for the Village of Mantua, Ohio, including the name of the mayor, Linda Clark

Mantua Village clerk resigns, citing Mayor Clark’s toxic workplace

September 24, 2021

Portage County recycling workers said they quit because of overwork and hostile management

September 3, 2021
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Portage County urgently needs more foster parents, a demanding job that changes lives

August 10, 2021
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Bringing food where it’s needed, Rural Relief food pantry serves Portage County’s food deserts

August 5, 2021
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A woman from Ravenna is among the millions suffering from long-haul Covid

August 4, 2021

Solid Waste will cancel all curbside recycling contracts at the end of the year in a bid to standardize pricing

October 1, 2021
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Kent State trustees expected to vote on WKSU ‘merger’ with Ideastream next week

September 9, 2021

Portage County school leaders defy expert health advice on mandatory masks

August 17, 2021

Trustees rejected the Mantua Restoration Society’s proposal to renovate Center School first floor

August 9, 2021
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After years of inaction, Mantua Center School activists say it’s time to put the building to use

August 4, 2021
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In a return to live shows, Steve Earle conjures ghosts at The Kent Stage

August 2, 2021
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