Following the death of Mayor Jerry Fiala, leadership in Kent’s city government has temporarily shifted to City Council President Pro Tempore, Jack Amrhein, who will serve as acting mayor for the remainder...
Stepping into the role of acting mayor in the city of Kent, Jack Amrhein hopes to carry out the legacy of longtime Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala.
"It's still kind of jarring that he's gone," said Amrhein....
Driving through neighboring cities, Kent drivers may notice a Flock Safety camera scanning license plates.
The cameras can be seen in Stow, Ravenna, Brimfield, Tallmadge, Aurora and soon Kent, with...
City of Kent council members went over past and current agendas during their committee meeting on Wednesday.
Notably among those agendas was Councilman Roger Sidoti’s motion to recognize Juneteenth...
Kent City Council approved the specifications between Kent State University and the city in regards to the completed relocation of the city’s 24-inch-diameter water line located underneath the university’s...
Kent City Council has yet to resolve disputes around the city’s ward maps.
It is routine for the city to revise ward boundaries after each U.S. census, but three years since the last census in 2020,...
The Kent City Council repealed two COVID-19 era ordinances in an almost unanimous vote as much of the state dropped their COVID-19 guidelines as well.The council met Wednesday, June 4 to discuss the repeal...
Correction: In a previous version of this story, a quote was incorrectly attributed to Kamalenn Gillespie. This quote has been removed.Hundreds of Kent State students gathered in front of the Student Center...
Scheduled to come to Kent in the summer of 2021 will be an all-new multipurpose building. This new project will be six stories tall and sit at the corner of Erie St and Franklin Ave. What was previously...
The Kent Community Development Department recently revised its rental inspection protocol with the addition of “a minor amendment to the 2016 ordinance to remove surplus language and add clarifying language,”...
Kent City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the inclusion of medical marijuana into the Kent zoning code, pursuant to all current state laws.Since the state legalized medical marijuana in...
Voters in the November general election will be able to decide if Kent could become among the first Ohio cities to declare sanctuary status.The Kent City Council voted in July to have the initiative on...
