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Paris Township contracted Davey Tree to remove 10 trees on Gilbert Road that were causing much havoc — including downed power lines — with the recent bad storms. The cost of the project is $7,200.

Kid Watch is currently hiring child care providers for before- and/or after-school care. Kid Watch is located at the Edinburg United Church at 4081 Rock Spring Rd.

A Kent church has rebranded itself as the University Church to demonstrate its commitment to the community.

This will be the eighth year Kent has held its Democracy Day public hearing. The purpose for this forum, which is held as part of the city council meeting, is for area citizens to express our views related to the proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution.

It happens when you least expect it. You can’t make it happen at will; it enters your life on its own terms, always quite suddenly; almost like magic. In fact, I believe it IS magic!

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

County residents who find themselves with hard-to-recycle items now have another local option.

Real grass, or artificial turf?
The pros and cons have been weighed between the two since the fake stuff, known then as AstroTurf, first made its appearance on the floor of the Houston Astrodome in the mid-1960s. The argument has raged since.

It’s not too late to get tickets for the University Hospitals Portage Medical Center’s Auxiliary Brunch and Fashion Show Benefit on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Kent State University Hotel & Conference Center. The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fashions for the entire family. It’s also a celebration of the Auxiliary’s 80th year.

There have been many changes at Charlestown United Methodist Church in the recent past. The most recent was the retirement of Rev. Norma J. Bates. Her retirement was marked with a brunch in the church community room following her final sermon Aug. 27.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

What to do if you represent a largely rural county that has such problems with public transportation that no one person can see the big picture, much less solve it?

The city continues to make “incremental progress” in its bid to purchase 40 acres of former SeaWorld lakefront property, Aurora Law Director Dean DePiero said on Monday, Sept. 11.

The Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard is again hosting its Murder Mystery event — “A Pep Rally To Die For” at the Haunted James A. Garfield Campus on Oct. 28.

Just like everyone else in Northeastern Ohio, we got caught up in the storms a few weeks ago. Dave and I and our Beagle Boy Cletus went downstairs and waited out the storm watching DVR because, of course, the cable was out. We kept tabs on the storm’s progress on our phones and when it had pretty well played itself out, we went back to bed.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Once a decade, Kent leaders must adjust the city’s six political ward boundaries based on new U.S. Census data so the populations are roughly equal.

The Freedom Community Park Boosters will host their Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Freedom Town Hall and Pavilion at 8966 state Route 700.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

A Freedom Township woman is suing to shut down the dog training business next door to her house, calling it a nuisance and seeking $20,000 plus punitive damages.