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Portage County broadband survey wants to know about your home internet connection
Portage County leaders are asking residents to fill out a survey about their home internet connection, hoping to learn — down to each household — who needs better broadband access.
Rootstown cemetery restoration underway, with obelisk secured and more work planned
The Rootstown Township Trustees and the Rootstown Old Cemetery Committee sponsored a two-day cemetery workshop June 17-18, kicking off an ongoing tombstone marker process for “The Old Cemetery” on Tallmadge Road.
Open mics for the week of July 3
The week of July 3 brings us 10 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.
Crestwood bans critical race theory in 3-2 vote, but the effect is symbolic
With no discussion, the Crestwood Board of Education banned the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) at their June 28 meeting, even though the subject is not part of the district’s curriculum.
Atwater church is proud of its mother-son musical duo
Liberty Bible Church in Atwater believes everyone needs three homes: an “earthly home,” a “church home,” and a “heavenly home.” For Scott and Linda Fosnight, Liberty Bible is without question their church home.
Hardesty: Good headlines come and go, but mistakes live forever
One of the advantages of a digital publication like The Portager is that, should a mistake find its way into a story, we can always go back in and fix it. Print is a different animal. If there’s an error in a newspaper, it’s there to stay — and for everyone to see.
South End garden hosts open house and dedicates ‘Grove of Elders’
An outdoor open house under sunny skies June 25 at Kent’s Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden gave visitors an opportunity to soak up the flavor of its natural and artificial elements and the area where it’s located.
After two fatal motorcycle crashes, riders and troopers urge caution and no distractions
Memorial Day 2022. Joseph and Christie Olson of Windham decided to take their 2012 Harley-Davidson out for a spin. Maybe later in the day they would visit with their children and grandchildren. It was a beautiful day.
Freedom trustees fire zoning appeals chairman over due process allegations
The Freedom Township Trustees voted unanimously to remove Ben Fashing from the township’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) following a hearing on Thursday night.
County may give new emergency radio towers to the state to save costs
Portage County commissioners agreed last week with county Emergency Management Director Ryan Shackelford’s plan to hand ownership of three proposed MARCS towers to the state once they are built.
Armed voter prompts concern and a warning from the prosecutor: Guns aren’t allowed at the polls
Portage County Prosecutor Victor Vigluicci told The Portager on Thursday that guns are simply not permitted in publicly owned buildings so long as those buildings are not used primarily for shelter, restrooms or parking vehicles.
With new location, RSA Food Shelf remains a crucial part of Portage community
The Randolph Suffield Atwater Food Shelf has served residents of Atwater, Randolph and Suffield townships since the mid-1970s, but never more efficiently than since opening its new location earlier this year at 2697 Waterloo Road in Atwater.
Kelly’s Grief Center moves to a permanent home in Kent
Twenty years after they lost their 16-month-old daughter, and 12 years after they first opened in Kent, Cathy and Bob Reeves have moved their grief counseling center and foundation into a permanent home.
What Portage County voters can expect in the Aug. 2 special election
Legal haggling over gerrymandered legislative district maps had not been resolved in time for the May 3 primary, leaving state representative candidates unsure as to where they should be campaigning.
