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Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

So the curtain has fallen on the 2021 fall sports season for the schools of Portage County, who once again demonstrated the depth of athletics in our area across every sport.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

The Portage County Board of Elections on Wednesday confirmed the results of two toss-up races from the Nov. 3 election, handing victories to the Portage County District Library and to the incumbent candidate for Charlestown Township trustee, Tim Patrick.

Due to emergency digging on N. Mantua St. (SR 43), the southbound curb lane in front of Theodore Roosevelt High School will be closed today until 5:00 p.m.This closure will be from the North Corporate Limit sign to the High School entry service drive at the traffic light.

With over $50 million in federal aid pouring into Portage County, several local officials said they were hoping to use the money to patch up infrastructure and bulk up department budgets.

In an emergency meeting Nov. 29, two of Brimfield’s three trustees voted to accept the county recycling center’s offer for curbside residential pickup service. The deadline for communities to accept or decline the contract was Dec. 1.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Aurora isn’t alone, my children attend St Joseph School in Randolph, and there was a COVID outbreak in the pre-school as of last Thursday. Both our kids have it , with minor symptoms. One preschool and the other in kindergarten. There was no larger notification that I’m aware of, and likely the entire school was completely exposed with no action taken that I can tell.

Backyard chickens are now welcome in Shalersville, provided certain conditions are met.

Ravenna Township is in line for American Rescue Plan Act funds totalling $481,959. Now the question is how to spend it.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

With a small investment in new equipment, Nelson Township trustees say they will be able to provide nicer roads for less money in the years to come. Instead of paying companies to chip and seal the township’s 24.5 miles of roads, the trustees decided to buy their own road equipment.

When people talk about “being thankful,” they’re always talking about something you should do individually. Send thank-you cards. Make a list of things you’re grateful for. Each Thanksgiving, studies reappear to remind us thankfulness has health benefits.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

If you have events to add to this list, let us know at editors@theportager.com. We’ll update it every few days and share the link in the newsletter on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The following letters are comments on a recently published op-ed by Aurora parent and former candidate for county commissioner John Kennedy.

The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles is a wonder of a book. It starts as a road trip on a very special road, blossoms into an adventure, blooms into a character study, and even turns into a bit of a thriller. Holy cow!

Sticker shock in Streetsboro didn’t stop city leaders from voting unanimously Monday to give $49,990 to The Thrasher Group, a West Virginia project management firm, to prepare a construction and design plan for a 1,200-capacity outdoor amphitheater.

The Randolph-Suffield-Atwater Food Shelf distributed over 90 holiday baskets to clients on Monday at the Randolph Community Center. Volunteers hope to move similar operations closer to home soon, at its new building next to the Knights of Columbus Hall in Randolph.