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Clarissa and Donna Drouhard, a mother-daughter artistic duo undeterred by Down Syndrome
The 34-year-old entrepreneur owns her own art business and lavender mini farm called Clarissa Menagerie, with the help of her mom, Donna.
Letter: Are you registered to vote?
Tuesday, Sept. 20, is National Voter Registration Day. We live in a democracy, where citizens have the right and responsibility to make their voices heard by way of the ballot. To keep our democracy alive, we all need to do our part to participate in this process.
Atwater approves $76,600 bid from Rootstown company for Flamingo Motel cleanup
Pending approval from the Portage County Prosecutor’s Office, Atwater trustees tentatively accepted a $76,600 bid from HEPA Environmental Services in Rootstown to clean up two potentially toxic debris piles in Atwater and Randolph.
Rainbow Weekend is coming to Kent – here are all the events you can attend
The second annual Rainbow Weekend will color downtown Kent Oct. 7 and 8, with multiple events planned to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
Habitat for Humanity begins construction on its first home of 2022, a four-bedroom in Ravenna
Habitat for Humanity of Portage County broke ground on a new home in Ravenna for a family from Barberton on Sept. 7, only the first new housing project of the year as supply and labor shortages have slowed the pace of construction.
Portage County will use half a million in federal funding for a new dispatch center
County Commissioners last week earmarked $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funds for equipment and renovations to the Portage County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center.
‘Mom on a mission’ steps up to battle potholes on Hot Stove Baseball road
Rain isn’t the only baseball-season annoyance. Parents taking their kids to Hot Stove Baseball games at Volunteer Park in Ravenna know this well, as most of them have navigated the pothole-riddled road to the fields.
All about Balloon A-Fair 2022 and its newest balloonmeister
Every hot air balloon rally — and Ravenna’s Balloon A-Fair is one one of them — is ruled by a balloonmeister: a person who coordinates all flight operations, working with a weather officer and a safety officer. The balloonmeister also communicates the flight mission to the balloonists.
After pepper spray and barricades, some Kent students endure a second day of lockdown
Theodore Roosevelt High School was again placed on lockdown Monday morning and a student was detained, the second consecutive day of disruptions caused by threats of violence against the Kent City School District.
Appeals court ruling lets Standing Rock off the hook for $750,000 payment
The 11th District Court of Appeals has upheld a judge’s decision to overturn a jury decision awarding Kent resident Fred Molai $750,000 for damages related to burial plots he purchased from Standing Rock Cemetery.
Round Two: Streetsboro alumnus is a powerhouse for the Buckeyes
I can only imagine what it must have been like to be a high school offensive lineman— say, somewhere around 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds— breaking the huddle for the first play of the game, getting to the line of scrimmage, looking up …
Shooter threat to Kent’s Walls Elementary shuts down multiple district schools
A man threatened to bring an AK-47 to Walls Elementary School in Kent on Friday afternoon, prompting “precautionary safety measures” led by the Kent Police Department with support from the Kent State police.
Educational inequality: Portage County schools got help from the state, but it might not last
School districts in Ohio that have difficulty passing levies or don’t have a strong commercial and residential tax base traditionally have less money to give students an equitable education. So, the choices of available electives may be slim, or the prospect of joining a swim team — a sport Crestwood had to cut because the district could no longer afford it — might not exist.
Kent will overhaul North Mantua Street to help pedestrians and fix traffic problems
The City of Kent has begun a plan to overhaul the entrance to the city on state Route 43, as part of a joint renovation process with the Kent City School District and Davey Tree.
One for the Books: Adventurous daughters
There are literally thousands of books with the word “daughter” in the title; I have a few hundred myself. Fortunately, some of the more recent ones are exceptionally good reads.
