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Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Cleaning up two potentially toxic debris piles in Atwater and Randolph township continues to be on hold as Atwater trustees struggle to find qualified contractors willing to do the job.

I’m not sure what I expected — or if I expected anything at all — but when I discovered recently that high school football officials in Northeast Ohio were paid $70 a game, it sounded pretty low to me.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

I’m excited to tell you about two books I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Both are first novels for these excellent writers. I loved both books, especially because of the communicating animals; they aren’t the main characters, but of course the animals steal the show.

The week of Aug. 14 brings us 10 different choices for our open mic entertainment. It doesn’t matter where you live in the Summit/Portage County area there is an open mic that you can attend. Come out and play or listen to this unique part of the area music scene.

Portage County communities will receive an initial payment of $93,556 and additional tranches for the next 18 years as part of a national settlement with opioid companies responsible for the addiction epidemic that has killed over 900,000 Americans.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Kent State Senior Makayla Sejat had a simple idea: The best way to make progress on the problem of housing people in the city is to get local leaders talking to each other about it.

Mr. “Ed” Eakin may have his home demolished after Zoning Inspector Jackie Kable had mailed him both a certified and non-certified letter to his mailbox regarding the upcoming demolition of his home. He has not responded. She emphatically stated, “You are going to come home someday and your house is going to be gone … you need to talk to us.” 

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

A Portage County resident has tested positive for monkeypox, the first confirmed local case and one of 45 cases in Ohio, health officials said Aug. 8.

The Portage County Prosecutor’s Office and Engineer’s Office both recommended that the township retract the resolution accepting the bid from Specialized Construction and instead pass a resolution to accept the bid from Ronyak Paving.

for over 15 years. His full-time job is teaching digital media at Kent State, but he somehow finds time to share his vast mycological knowledge through local guided tours and his YouYube channel.

Last week’s Round 2 on the seismic changes in college sports coming at us at warp speed and their adverse effects on mid-major schools like Kent State elicited some thought-provoking responses from readers.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The 23-acre bog is part of 171 acres the Park District recently acquired on Old Forge Road. The property will be named the Bird Family Bog Park and Preserve.

The contractor who demolished the Flamingo Motel in Atwater never pulled a permit to do so from the Portage County Building Department, a required step that would have triggered testing for asbestos.

The City of Kent will initiate a “lateral transfer” hiring program for employees after city council unanimously approved the measure on Aug. 3.

The week of Aug. 7 brings us 13 different choices for open mic entertainment. It doesn’t matter where you live in the Summit/Portage County area there is an open mic that you can attend. Come out and play or listen to this unique part of the area music scene.