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Last week in this space, I lamented about the absence of a Cleveland Browns’ Super Bowl appearance thus far in my lifetime.

CT Consultants, Mantua’s engineering firm for over 20 years, has severed its relationship with the village, citing unspecified mistreatment of its employees.

Seeing fewer fireflies this year? If you are, there could be many reasons for it, only one of which is completely normal and natural.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Ravenna Police Department fired one of its officers nearly three years ago, but he’s still fighting for his job and a chance to clear his name.

Kent’s housing inspection program has been dealt another legal setback, thanks to a summary judgment issued earlier this month in Portage County Common Pleas Court.

You know fall is coming when you start getting emails and phone calls from insurance companies wanting you to switch to their “great” Medicare programs.

Dave and I ran into a little car trouble lately. We affectionately refer to our 2010 Ford Escape as the “Jitney” because we had a Jeep for about 10 years. It took like eight of those years to get out of the habit of referring to every vehicle in the driveway as the truck, because mostly they were.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Church in Aurora hopes to open Evergreen Preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds as well as pre-kindergarten students for the upcoming school year.

Suffield trustees, working with the Portage County Port Authority, voted to establish the county’s first Energy Special Investment District (ESID) which will allow businesses to take advantage of low-interest Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.

Summa Health Urgent Care at NEOMED, located at 4211 State Route 44, closed within the last month or so, but it is just a temporary shutdown.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

About a week or so ago, my wife bought me a brown T-shirt with the words “MAYBE IN MY LIFETIME” in orange on the front. Next to those words is the Vince Lombardi Trophy, outlined in orange, with the word “Cleveland” — yes, in orange — written on the football that sits atop the trophy.

A New York City-based property management company plans to build a new storage facility with climate-controlled units in Aurora’s industrial park, thanks in part to a large tax abatement from the city.

Atwater trustees have hit the pause button on their Facebook livestream feed, perhaps permanently.

The 20th Annual Charlestown Summer Festival will be here before you know it. Plan on joining in on all the fun on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 3-7 p.m. at the Charlestown Township Park located at 6477 Rock Spring Road. There will be lots of free activities and fun for the whole family.

Bridges have always fascinated me. Their construction amazes me. How can they be so fragile-looking and yet so strong? Impressive feats of engineering and construction have created structures that are both practical and elegant, yet the first bridges were simply tree trunks laid across a stream. It seems that humans have always sought ways to connect one place to another.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Voting on the ordinance to purchase land near Geauga Lake was postponed due to still negotiating final agreements.