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Kent appoints new mayor following Fiala’s passing

Alexis Hood, Reporter • October 17, 2025

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...

Kent’s acting mayor reflects, looks to continue Fiala’s legacy

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter • October 10, 2025

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....

Kent City Council votes to delay Flock camera installation

Nikki Gasiewski, KSTV Reporter • April 17, 2025

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...

Kent City Council highlights recent agendas during latest meeting

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter • February 7, 2025

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...

Water line easement specifications between the city of Kent and university approved by Council

Anthony Zacharyasz, Co-General Assignment Editor • October 18, 2023

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 must meet again to settle potential changes to ward maps

Grace Springer, Managing Editor • September 22, 2023

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,...

City of Kent lifts COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, repeals mask mandate

Rachel Gross Reporter • June 8, 2021

The Kent City Council repealed two COVID-19 era ordinances in an almost unanimous vote as much of the state dropped their COVID-19 guidelines as well.The council met Wednesday, June 4 to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...

‘It is bigger than the rock’: Students call for change after racist messages

Owen MacMillan Sports editor • September 10, 2020

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...

6-Story Multipurpose Building Comes to Kent

Theresa Lovrak Reporter • February 1, 2020

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...

Kent City Council updates rental regulations

Amanda Levine • August 27, 2019

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 approves medical marijuana zoning, talks record retention

David Williams • April 5, 2018

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...

Kent to vote on sanctuary city status in November

Rachel Duthie, Angelo Angel and Robert DiFranco • September 20, 2017

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...