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Mary Lynn Bush — longtime assistant principal at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent — is retiring after 15 years of service in the role.

The city of Streetsboro is looking to update its city ordinances with regulations on nuisance properties. The main purpose of the change is to outline how officials must serve notices to residents, what citizens are guaranteed during the process and what happens to residents who do not comply.

College football is my favorite sport.

Some of my earliest memories involve sitting in front of the television in the early 1970s watching the Ohio State-Michigan game and the Buckeyes playing in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. The eye-catching visuals of the Scarlet and Gray lining up against those dreaded maize-and-blue wing-tip helmets, and the magical way the Buckeyes’ own silver helmets gleamed in the Southern California sunshine, were powerful images that are indelibly etched in my mind.

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You’re ready to take the plunge into online education, but where do you start?

This week’s weather has Portage County scrambling to beat the heat. Some folks are lucky enough to have air conditioning, while others are visiting grocery stores and movie theaters. Here are a few other options:

The Ravenna School District (RSD) also has a commitment to ALL students, regardless of their post-secondary plans, and recognizes those same students for their achievements.

Streetsboro is set to provide grieving parents with a way to memorialize their loved ones.

Karen Croop is thrilled to announce the grand re-opening of Karen’s Hair Design and Beauty Salon, now located in the Medical Arts Building, 6693 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna. Karen’s Hair Salon is the go-to destination for all your hair and beauty needs.

One of the largest classes in the program’s 32 year history, with 36 participants, wrapped up the class year with a dynamic immersion in leadership philosophies followed by the graduation ceremony at 3:30 p.m.

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Streetsboro is considering a year-long moratorium on solar electric generation facilities, including those residents may wish to install on their roofs or in their yards.

Portage County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hawsman was present at the Atwater Trustees meeting May 14 to listen to and answer citizen concerns regarding the ongoing problem of dirt bikes and 4-wheelers on the roads in the township.

Union and Confederate soldiers will face off June 29 and June 30 on the grounds of Brimfield’s Kelso House, 4158 Route 43.

The Kent Community and Northeast Ohio are mourning the loss of one of its great individuals, Maurice “Uncle Mo” Drake, who passed away on the morning of June 14, 2024.

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Six people were treated for apparent overdoses after using cocaine possibly mixed with fentanyl at the Eagles Club on Cleveland Road in Ravenna on Saturday night, according to a police report from the incident and a statement from public health officials.

Another industrial facility in Portage County is about to be up and running.

The SummerFest committee has been very busy. There are many fun things to do on Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County