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Renovations on the City of Kent’s West Side Fire Station are complete, and the building is open as of March 17.

In a “state of the city” address on March 16, Aurora Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin touted a litany of accomplishments over the past eight years under her administration, balancing land preservation and development while imposing no new taxes. 

Trash talk has been as tightly woven into the fabric of athletics as long as athletics have been in existence — which pretty much covers most, if not all, of recorded human history. But there is a fine line between trash talk within the context of competition, and vile, vulgar, repugnant words and behavior.

While state lawmakers are on board with shooting off fireworks around various holidays, Aurora city leaders are not — they’re considering opting out of a new state fireworks law.

It’s been 10 busy months since Streetsboro brought new City Engineer Justin Czekaj on board, and he’s giving the city’s roads thorough attention.

Owner Fernando Leon, who has two other locations in Springfield and Mogadore, said opening a third restaurant at 1312 State Route 183 was an opportunity “too good to pass on.”

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

To power our ability to provide more high-quality journalism to every corner of our community, we are seeking a director of growth and sales to professionalize our business development operation and establish The Portager as an unshakable public service institution in Portage County.

Atwater trustees will host a free community pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon April 3 at the town hall. Though anyone can eat for free, guests are encouraged to make donations to benefit the Old School Park on Waterloo Road.

The construction site you may have seen by the Ravenna Chipotle restaurant is the future site of an urgent care center, due to open by the end of the year.

I think it’s human nature to be fascinated with cults — maybe because we think we’re too smart to be pulled into the net of a cult leader.

Portage County commissioners this month turned over 170 acres of Towner’s Woods to the Portage Park District, which had been leasing and maintaining it since the mid-1990s. 

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Mantua Restoration Society, which has tried for years to renovate the old school, is fundraising and saving up money in anticipation of the day township trustees finally let them undertake a large project.

Built in 1998, the Pierce Streetsboro Library building needs new gutters and siding. Council estimates the cost at $56,757.

Don’t plan on stopping by Brimfield’s fire station anytime soon. The front door is gone and the rear door is blocked by construction, leaving only a downstairs door no one will answer.

Former Windham Police Chief Eric Breiding is planning his semi-retirement after quietly stepping down from his Windham post late last year.

“We have been seeing first-hand the impact of mental health on the quality of life in Portage County, pronounced even more since the pandemic,” Ruehr explained. “We present this conference as a tool that will benefit the overall health and wellbeing of their organizations and themselves.”

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County