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The Portage County Engineer’s Office is seeking funding for a $2.88 million project that will both widen the Stow Street bridge in Kent and add a hike and bike lane.

After last month’s column, I received some questions about Medicare and Supplemental Insurance Programs.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Balloon A-Fair will be held Thursday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Sept. 17. On Thursday, there will be a children’s parade downtown. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Prospect Street and Spruce Street. The parade starts at 6:30 p.m. The mini marshal is Maddox Patterson. The parade theme is “Nothing But Blue Skies and Ravens Flying High.” Each child who signs up for the parade will receive a goody bag.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Some thoughts on the 2023 football season, which started at the high school level last week and is just around the corner for college and the NFL …

I attended a lovely baby shower on July 23 for Meredith Litzinger. It was held at Byers’ Castle on South Prospect Street in Ravenna.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

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.

As a former Zoning Inspector in Paris Twp, Portage County, I would like to share my insights on the “he-said-she-said” article about Windham’s Zoning Inspector. The problem with the article is that it focused on who the new inspector is, not the true root of the problem, which is officials bending rules to make people happy. In this case written township Zoning Resolutions and county policies.

If you’ve got a car, truck, or motorcycle you’re proud of, or if you just like looking at cool vehicles, Aurora might be the place to be on Sept. 17.

Portage County is proposing to construct a new 340-foot-tall self-support tower at 407 Waterloo Road, Mogadore, OH 44260 (41-01-25.7N, -81-22-41.2W).

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

It seems we are always being pulled in so many directions. We get constant bombardments from the media — “do this” and “don’t do that.” Read this and your life will be transformed. Use the right toothpaste for a blindingly bright smile. Eat your veggies. Exercise. Turn off the TV. Meditate. Lose weight. Lose the attitude. And don’t get me started on the never-ending soap opera of American politics.

Participants in Saturday’s drug march gathered in front of the Portage County courthouse to pray, enjoy refreshments, and hear speakers. Marchers walked from the courthouse to Maple Grove Cemetery to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic, which continues to claim lives at an alarming rate. The event was sponsored by C.A.R.E., Children Always Resisting Enemies, with support from the United Church of Jesus Christ Missionaries & Outreach Ministries’ Midnight Cry Team.

Longtime Windham Township Zoning Inspector Joe Pinti resigned this summer in protest against the board of trustees over a permitting question, and trustees appointed the man behind his resignation as his replacement.

The 10th annual Pig Roast will take place Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Randolph K of C Hall at 2697 Waterloo Rd. The event raises money for Rootstown Youth Football players, cheerleaders, the community and the schools.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Randolph Township’s East Manufacturing has a new owner. Fultra, the parent company of Fruehauf, announced the acquisition Aug. 16.

Southeast teachers have reached a tentative agreement with the district’s board of education, averting a strike that could have had district students starting the year with substitute teachers.