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Kent City Council voted 6-3 to pass a resolution condemning the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade and the Ohio House Bill 69, or the “Heartbeat Bill,” which went into effect in its wake.

After pedaling more than 2,500 miles, cyclists participating in the Fuller Center Bike Adventure’s Seaside to Sebago tour pedaled into Aurora on July 8 to help low-income Portage County residents with home-repair projects.

The week of July 24 brings us 12 different choices for our open mic entertainment. No 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.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

We spoke with Renee Romine, 59, the recently installed president of the Portage County NAACP about her life, her goals for the organization and her thoughts on recent law enforcement actions. 

As part of a larger national organization, the Portage County NAACP seeks to promote civic equality for all people and eliminate racial discrimination at the local level.

A “for sale” sign in front of the Bistro on Main, Kent’s fine dining staple, has set social media forums abuzz.

PARTA is holding a summer hiring event from 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at PARTA headquarters, 2000 Summit Road in Kent.

The public is invited to a special gathering to honor the memories of 10 individuals and families who left a mark on Kent’s South End neighborhood.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The city has just completed four pickleball courts at City Park and is looking forward to a grand opening in August. No solid date yet, but Parks Director Greg Mytinger hopes to have the courts officially open before the city’s bicentennial bash, which kicks into high gear Aug. 20 and 21.

As we wait to hear the length of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s coming suspension, we ask ourselves: Why do so many professional athletes put their lucrative careers in jeopardy with risky, boneheaded behavior?

Smith told the story of her newsroom’s five-year struggle to unionize at a July 12 meeting of the Ravenna Kiwanis. She and her R-C colleagues filed to unionize on July 6, 2021, and waited until April 6, 2022, for the National Labor Relations Board to count their ballots.

Before its regular meeting, the Deerfield Township Board of Trustees held a brief public hearing for the town’s budget for the year 2023. The total amount budgeted is $1,279,420.74. 

At age 91, longtime Thompson’s Drug Store pharmacist Jim Myers has done what few folks can claim: Far from being a legend in his own mind, he is truly a legend in his own time.

Summertime is fun time in Garrettsville, where weekly car shows are a fixture on Main Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. This week’s entertainment will be Blue Cadillac which presents music from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.

The week of July 17 brings us 11 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.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Aurora voters will decide in November whether to rezone a 25-acre residential parcel to accommodate a 100,000-square-foot industrial development on state Route 43.

Sgt. Clean Car Wash, which recently opened in Streetsboro, washes police vehicles free of charge in all cities where it has set up shop. Besides Streetsboro, Sgt. Clean operates car washes in Strongsville (north and south), Westlake, Parma, Massillon, Medina and Green.