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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Our View: How much is it worth, really?

DKS Editors April 1, 2014

The Farmers’ Market might soon be treated as a business, in the eyes of the city.Kent City Council is mulling over whether to begin making vendors pay to be a part of the year-round, once-a-week marketplace...

A vendor talks to tiny customers at the Haymaker Farmer's market, Sept. 8, 2012.

Kent City Council discusses possible tax for Haymaker Farmers’ Market vendors

Ryan Lewis March 31, 2014

The Haymaker Farmers’ Market will return for its 22nd year this summer, but it soon could see an added tax or fee levied against its vendors, according to Kent City Council.City Council carried a motion...

Kent OVIs continue decline, new police report shows

Ryan Lewis March 9, 2014

Kent Police Chief Michelle Lee presented the department’s 2013 Annual Report to Kent City Council last Wednesday with two significant takeaways.According to the report, arrests for operating a vehicle...

UPDATE: City to move forward with party registration program

Grace Murray February 19, 2014

Kent City Council voted Wednesday night to approve a party registration program, which would allow residents to alert the Kent Police Department of upcoming gatherings. This vote came after the Feb. 5...

Tattoo artist Larry Spano, 32, of Kent works on a piece for Amanda Burkhart, 21, of Streetsboro, inside Defiance Tattoos in downtown Kent on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Spano has been working at the Kent shop for almost four years.

Kent City Council raises fee for tattoo parlors

Tyler Singleton February 6, 2014

Kent City Council unanimously passed a city ordinance at January’s meeting that increases the annual inspection fee for tattoo parlors from $100 to $300.Jack Kuhar, Ward 2 council member and chair of...

Kent City Council approves party-registration system

Alexis Gillies February 6, 2014

Kent City Council approved a new party registration program at its meeting Wednesday night that could lead to fewer citations.In the next few weeks, the Kent Police Department will be working out the final...

Our View: Party smart

DKS Editors February 6, 2014

Kent City Council approved a program Wednesday night that will allow residents to register their parties with the police department. The program is voluntary and aims to reduce the number of noise citations...

City council votes for parking meters to help businesses

January 15, 2014

In response to complaints that parking spaces weren’t available for retail and restaurant businesses downtown, City Council voted Wednesday to approve the purchase of 262 high-tech parking meters to...