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Kent City Council considers changing its charter

Tyler Carey March 5, 2015

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Our View: In defense of the pothole

KS Editors March 4, 2015

Summary: Those who drive on campus, or at least Summit Street, know that potholes are the bane of existence. But the City of Kent can only do so much. It’s springtime, so the weather is finally getting...

Dean Tondiglia has been named Kent State’s new chief of police. He also will continue to serve as the university’s associate director of public safety.

New KSU police chief wants to better officer-community relations

Katie Chilson March 4, 2015

Dean Tondiglia has wanted to work in law enforcement ever since he can remember. Starting out, he looked forward to becoming a patrol officer, but he always hoped that one day he would be chief of police.“My...

Utility work shuts down South Lincoln Street lane

Jimmy Miller January 14, 2015

South Lincoln Street was reduced to one lane of traffic Wednesday and will continue to operate with traffic flaggers until Thursday.The city of Kent is collaborating with Kent State to remove water and...

Kent Crime

Most crimes reported on Main St., Franklin Ave.; Theft still main crime in Kent

Carley Hull, Sean Eiler, Yujing Yu, Mariam Makatsaria November 16, 2014

Criminal activity in the City of Kent is primarily concentrated along Franklin Avenue, Main Street, Silver Meadows Boulevard, Mantua Street and Water Street. Most of these crimes are thefts, according...

File photo Jenna Watson / The Kent Stater Due to an extreme winter, the city of Kent has been experiencing a shortage of salt used to keep the roads and sidewalks clear of ice.

City changes salt plans for upcoming winter

Christina Bucciere November 9, 2014

Despite rising salt costs and a severe winter last year, the City of Kent’s Public Service Department has stocked up on salt to combat the coming winter’s snowfall. Eugene Roberts, Kent’s public...

David Stover, a resident of Tallmadge, holds his Issue 21 sign out to the passing traffic on E. Main with other demonstrators from the Global Frackdown rally Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. Issue 2, on the Nov. 4 ballot, could create a community bill of rights for the city of Kent that would allow the community to have more of a say in the creation and location of fracking and drilling.

Local fracking ban, bill of rights opposition forms in Kent

Matthew Merchant October 29, 2014

Issue 21 on the Nov. 4 ballot is an amendment to the city charter, which, if passed, would guarantee Kent residents legal rights to clean air, pure water, local community self-government, freedom from...

Thefts on decline in Kent

Rob Rompala October 26, 2014

The city of Kent is on pace for an estimated 320 thefts this school year with the Kent Police Department and Kent State University Police Department aiming to bring that number down.Thefts are slowly on...

Photo illustration by Chelsae Ketchum

Party registration program off to slow start

Mariam Makatsaria October 20, 2014

Seven months after Kent City Council voted to approve a party registration program, only 14 hosts have utilized the program and noise complaints have decreased only slightly.“During my 18 years of work...

City Council approves adding pocket park to downtown Kent

Celia Fernandez October 13, 2014

RPA DailyStory2 Haberman from Alyssa Haberman on Vimeo.The Community Development Committee of the Kent City Council voted 8-0 to begin plans for a pocket park between Bar145 and The Landmark Building,...

Kent economic development director applicants under review

Carley Hull October 2, 2014

The City of Kent will soon begin the review process of applications to choose a new economic development director.The application deadline ended last Friday, according to the City of Kent’s website,...

Our View: Town and Ow, not Town and Gown

DKS Editors October 1, 2014

In July, Kent City Council began the process of eminent domain on several houses on College Street. Eminent domain is the “right of the government to take private property for public use,” according...