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Judge Bob Berger listens to the prosecutor and defense during Friday morning's hearing for one of the suspects of the Ryan Place homicide.

Suspect involved in homicide to be tried as adult

Karl Schneider March 4, 2016

The Portage County Juvenile court system decided Friday morning that a suspect involved in the Feb. 7 homicide of Kent State freshman Nicholas Massa at Ryan Place apartments should be tried as an adult.Judge...

Democratic candidate Vicki A. Kline and her daughter, Lisa Kline, react to her lead in the race for Portage County Commisioner at The Italian American Society watch party in Ravenna on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

Local recap: Portage County issues and candidate results announced Tuesday

Emily Mills November 5, 2014

While Republicans swept state elections, the majority of the Democratic ticket won Portage County executive seats. Election results also determined that the city of Kent will not add a Community Bill...

Berger wins seat for Juvenile-Probate judge

Alyssa Flynn November 4, 2014

Voters elected Bob Berger for Portage County’s Court of Common Pleas Juvenile-Probate judge Tuesday.Berger won the position with 52 percent of the votes. In this position, Berger plans to look into being...