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There is a new flag pole at the home of Dale Nething just in time for Veterans Day. Last year, a big storm damaged his previous flag pole.

Two new construction permits were issued Nov. 4 and Nov. 5. Kable presented a pair of communiques regarding potential prosecution, and brief discussions followed.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Local U.S. Postal Service carriers are not happy with a contract they’ve been offered, so they are planning a public protest in downtown Kent.

November’s ballot held a slew of local issues, including three that would have benefitted local schools, had they passed. Now school officials in Aurora, Mogadore and Ravenna must determine where to go from here.

Aurora voters faced 13 charter amendments in the Nov. 5 election and approved all but one of them: a provision that would have extended the time frame for convening a commission to review the city’s master plan from five to 10 years.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

From the sheriff’s office to the White House, Portage County voters chose Republican candidates nearly across the board in the November 2024 elections, according to unofficial results released by the county Board of Elections late Tuesday night.  

Portage County voters by and large supported renewal and replacement levy efforts in the Nov. 5 election. Every one on the ballot passed, according to final unofficial numbers provided by the Portage County Board of Elections.

When Christine Untrauer learned that local fallen Vietnam veteran Willie Ross Dennis didn’t have a grave marker, she was determined to change that.

To be on the Excellence Roll, students must have earned a grade point average of 4.0 or above for the first nine weeks.

The Salvation Army of Portage County’s annual Kettle Kick-off and Dinner will be held Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at the First Church of God, 237 New Milford Rd., Ravenna.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon brought his grain bin rescue teaching simulator trailer to the Atwater Fire Department on Oct. 18. Firefighters received training on how to perform a rescue for individuals who have become trapped in a grain bin.

Based out of Portage County, a local organization is making a tangible difference and connecting people across the world, using 3D printing technology to create prosthetic hands for those who need them.

Over the past few weeks, the Ohio trees certainly put on a vibrant color display, and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. Now the leaves are rapidly falling and reminding us that November is here, and it is the start of the holiday season when we are reminded to live in gratitude. Oprah Winfrey wisely counseled, “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” So, what are you thankful for?

The Buckeye State is home to 76 state parks spread across the entire state all the way from Lake Erie to Cincinnati and I have had the joy of visiting them all. Some of my favorite state parks come from the Northeast region right here around Portage County.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

In November 2001, my wife Kim and I decided it would make for a nice little Thanksgiving trip if we went to see the Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights in Wheeling, West Virginia.

To get to his job at Walmart in Ravenna, Kent State University junior Odin Amador-Gorby must rely on public transportation and Ubers. He doesn’t own a car due to high prices for even used cars in the Kent area.