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Russ Swartz has covered a lot of ground and cut down a lot of nets over the course of his career in basketball, which spans, well, almost every day he’s been alive.

Aurora City Council has extended a moratorium on new development projects in the city, pending multiple zoning and infrastructure studies.

The first ever class of volunteer courtroom advocates for Portage County children will be sworn in March 11 to support abused and neglected kids in the county’s Juvenile Court system.

The National Labor Relations Board has sided with Record-Courier workers in a dispute over whether the newsroom can join the local chapter of The NewsGuild, paving the way for a union vote next week.

I am writing to urge the president and provost of Kent State University to provide a public explanation of their decision-making concerning the social media threat on March 7, 2022, as well as a public apology to the Kent State community for their severe mishandling of the situation.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Open United Recovery Place is moving into the house with the red roof across the street from the Kent-Ravenna Walmart, offering resources and community to people in recovery. 

Four electric vehicle charging stations will cost $15,000 more than Aurora City Council had bargained for, but taxpayers won’t have to foot the extra cost.

The City of Kent will move forward with two new diversity grant programs, following a vote at the March 2 city council meeting.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

We have people in the United States who can barely afford to feed and clothe their families.
We have people in the United States who can barely afford to put gasoline in their vehicles just to get to work.

In 2021, the City of Kent saw over a dozen businesses open or expand, and only three businesses closed.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

There are almost 100 cemeteries in Portage County, most of them shrouded in mysteries that can stop modern-day genealogists in their tracks.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Karynn Barlow, an English teacher at Kent’s Theodore Roosevelt High School, died unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 27.

Kent City Manager Dave Ruller is receiving a 5% raise, the first he’s accepted since 2019. City leaders say he’s earned it.

Kent State has been trying to offload almost 43 acres of vacant land in Brimfield for over two years and recently cut the price by 25%, township trustees learned at a meeting this month.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The third full week of February is Grain Bin Safety Week, an initiative sparked by Nationwide Insurance to call attention to the unique danger posed by grain bin engulfment.