When their neighbor objected to their three pet alpacas, Stow residents Scott and Sigga Westberg started a journey that has led them to their very own alpaca farm and attraction.
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Report: Portage County saw seven fatal crashes last quarter
There were seven fatal car crashes between July and September this year, according to the third quarter report from the county’s Fatality Review Board.
New county union contract includes extra overtime pay and a small raise
Portage County commissioners on Thursday approved a three-year contract for employees covered under Teamsters’ Local Union 436.
Scenes from a daylong trip throughout Portage County
For our October Leadership Portage County session, the class took an all-day tour of Portage County. Traveling together by bus, the trip helped the class of 2023 gain a better understanding of some of the most important places in this 504-square-mile county we call home.
Round Two: Horror movies that still haunt me
With the body of Halloween season 2022 still warm (sorry, I couldn’t resist), here are the top five horror movies, in ascending order, that terrified me to the point of altering my life in some way.
Portage County obituaries for Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Introducing the Main Street Ravenna Youth Community Star of the Month: First up, Liam Wright
Main Street Ravenna will be highlighting kids and teens ages 5-18 in Ravenna every month for their efforts within their town. We want to start to foster a positive conversation around kids doing well throughout the community.
Huntington Bank will close its Kent branch, no immediate plans for the building
Huntington Bank’s main Kent branch at 101 East Main Street will shut its doors on Jan. 23, 2023. Bank officials gave no reason for the planned closure.
Around Ravenna: UH Celebration of Lights will recognize loved ones again this holiday season
The Auxiliary of University Hospitals Portage Medical Center invites you to remember others this holiday season by supporting its 35th annual community tradition.
Round Two: The day I met a Civil War general
It’s been 27 years, and my wife Kim and I still can’t explain what happened to us one hot summer day in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
How grower Doug Kisamore of Palmyra set the state pumpkin record
Doug Kisamore, 30, of Diamond, set the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in Ohio during an Oct. 8 weigh-off in Canfield.
Don’t miss your chance at a personal tour of this Kent Historical Society exhibit
Kent Historical Society is accepting last-minute RSVP’s for Jim Myers’ personal tour of “Prescriptions for Memories,” the current exhibit at the museum.
Kent Area Chamber of Commerce announces this year’s Tree City Award winners
The Tree City Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony is hosted by the City of Kent and the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce. It will be returning this year at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 after a two-year hiatus.
Walls Elementary Race for Education was a hit this year
The annual Race for Education fundraiser helps the Walls School Association sponsor field trips, equipment for recreation and arts, software subscriptions and more. This year’s fundraiser has already surpassed last year’s efforts.
Hundreds of people moved a barn by hand, like ‘picking up a carton of eggs’
Hundreds of Amish men from Geauga County and surrounding areas carried a 35,000-pound barn by hand to relocate it about 200 feet on the property of a Welshfield business owner Oct. 11.
Meet Kent schools’ newest resource officer: a gun-sniffing yellow lab
Matouš is a 2-year-old yellow lab, happy looking as they all are, and clearly enamored with his new owner, Dominic Poe.
