In 2023, 13.6% of the population in Portage County had severe housing problems, and nearly 10 out of every 10,000 Ohioans experienced homelessness.
Although from 2014 to 2023 the percentage of people...
Select McDonald's locations in northeast Ohio will begin selling three of Krispy Kreme’s most popular donuts in-store starting Nov. 12. The donuts featured in the deal will be the original glazed, chocolate-iced...
After a campaign mired in controversy, Sherrif Bruce Zuchowski (R) will defeat Jon Barber (D) in the race for Portage County Sheriff.
Zuchowski won with 40,029 votes compared with Barber's 38,831 votes.
Zuchowski...
As the night sky dawns across downtown Kent, the city prepares for the crowds that will inevitably hit the street for parties and fun on Saturday night, the last day of Kent Halloween.
Downtown Kent’s...
Goblins, ghosts and ghouls trek through downtown and fill the city with Halloween spirit as celebrations began on Saturday night.
Groups of all sizes packed the streets of Kent, with many looking...
Sun in Leo, a queer-owned store in downtown Kent that sells upcycled clothing and accessories, provided a space for LGBTQ+ vendors during Rainbow Weekend.
Justine Gallo, owner of Sun in Leo, hosted...
This election, voters in Ohio will not only choose representatives, but they will also decide who will be drawing the districts those representatives serve.
Every decade, states redraw the legislative...
Portage County’s Emergency Management Agency opened a new Emergency Command Center attached to its administrative office in Ravenna township.
Formerly located on Infirmary Road at the Justice Center,...
The Kent Stage, housed on East Main Street with a bright sign, started as a silent movie theater in 1927 and quickly grew to become a community staple. It transitioned to live entertainment in 2002, and...
With election day less than a week away and early voting already well underway, some students may already have their voting plan set.
For those still struggling to find a voting plan that works for...
Growing up in India, Sonia Karkare, program coordinator for the Women’s Center and faculty and doctoral student, witnessed female leadership all around her from her family to Indira Gandhi, the prime...
Kent families showed up in their Halloween best Friday for Main Street Kent’s annual Family Friendly Halloween event.
From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., over 30 local businesses, organizations and churches came...
