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The fire at the Kent mill was extinguished late Dec. 3 after burning for over 38 hours, the Kent Fire Department said in a statement Sunday. Access to nearby businesses is restored.

The Kent Fire Department released a statement Saturday with more details about the Dec. 2 fire at the Kent mill. The full press release is copied below.

Myers could provide no assurance that the buildings facing North Water Street could be saved. It could be unsafe to leave them standing. Once they could get in there, engineers would make that determination, he said.

Late Friday night, the owners of GRAZERS Restaurant in Kent, Stacey Lasher and Carl Bauer, submitted a video they took of the explosion from the third floor of their building across the street. (GRAZERS is closed Dec. 3 as crews continue to work on the fire.)

A fire broke out at the old Star of the West mill in downtown Kent around 9 a.m. Dec. 2, and multiple fire crews with a ladder truck were still battling the flames as of 11 a.m.

The Ravenna Lions Club is hosting a Trex Bench Raffle fundraiser. Proceeds support programs for pediatric cancer research, diabetes, hunger, environment and vision.

Portage County and Kent law enforcement officials say they will simply charge offenders under state law instead of under Kent law, which until the November election mirrored the Ohio Revised Code.

Streetsboro firefighters presented Community Safety Award certificates to nine staff members at the city’s Gardens at Liberty Park assisted living facility Wednesday.

For children who attended the storytime program at the Garrettsville Library, Terri Lawless created a safe space for them to be happy, spark their imagination and build their love for reading. The kids called her Miss Terri.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Village of Mantua will pay $190 per hour to attorney Dean DePiero for his services investigating allegations against the Mantua police chief and an officer.

The department has now stocked each patrol car with an “autism sensory kit,” donated free of charge from the Hussman Institute for Autism, a Maryland organization dedicated to improving the lives of people and families affected by autism.

I’m sitting here ready to take my turn with the mortician’s blade on the cold, lifeless body of Ohio State’s 45-23 debacle of a defeat to Michigan Nov. 26 at Ohio Stadium.

The Socially Responsible Sweatshop of Kent invites shoppers to attend its Winter Boutique Sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Indoor Kent Farmers Market, located at the United Methodist Church of Kent at 1435 E. Main St.

So many things happening! The Salvation Army of Portage County had its annual Kettle Kick-off on Nov. 10 at the Christian Life Center on Summit Road.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Davey Tree Expert Company’s expansion project has been completed on schedule, and new local jobs are coming with it.

Laura Jill Louk Laura Jill Louk, 76, of Stow, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Aurora Manor Nursing Center. She was affectionately known as “Jill” to family and friends. Read more David Christopher Melton David Christopher Melton, age 60, of Ravenna, Ohio passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022. Read more Mary Ellen Boyer Mary Ellen Boyer, age 65, of Atwater, Ohio passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022. Read more Janet Lynn Burrell Janet Lynn Burrell, age […]

Portage County Job & Family Services is hosting a Holiday Toy Drive Thru from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Portage County Administration Building at 449 S. Meridian St. in Ravenna.

Mantua Village Council has filed a complaint and initiated an investigation into whether an alleged relationship between the police chief and an officer has resulted in improprieties or conflicts of interest.