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Retired Kent firefighter saves a life

Madison Tromler March 14, 2019

Retired Kent firefighter saves a man's life from Madison Tromler on Vimeo.One Tuesday evening in February, retired Kent firefighter Robert Colecchi was playing pick-up basketball in United Methodist Church...

Dan Socha performs The Beatles covers with his band, Dig a Pony, at Tree City Coffee & Pastry as part of Beatlefest on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019.

‘Beatlemania’ invades downtown Kent

KentWired Staff February 24, 2019

The ‘Fab Four’ weren’t there, but Kentites ‘Came Together,’  ‘Got Back’ and ‘Let it Be’ during annual music event downtownA man crossing South Water Street in downtown Kent yelled into...

Acorn & Evergreen employee Karen has been a florist for 50 years. "You see a lot of reds and purples around this time of the year, and not as many yellows," she said. 

Roses and more: Local flower shop prepares for first Valentine’s Day

Sara Donato February 13, 2019

Linda Boardman became the owner of Acorn & Evergreen Floral Studio (formerly known as Kent Floral Co.) just two weeks before every florist’s biggest day of the year: Valentine’s Day.“It’s like...

Jake Richardson, the lead marketing manager at Ohio Marijuana Card, poses for a photo at the Cleveland office on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.

Medical marijuana is finally available in Ohio. What does that mean for Kent State?

Tyler Haughn and Chad Flannery February 3, 2019

Ohio passed its medical marijuana law, House Bill 523, under former Ohio Gov. John Kasich in 2016, but patients were able to get prescriptions filled for the first time on Jan. 16.The law allows patients...

Mark Miller, the pastor of Portage Community Chapel, walks underneath the Haymaker Parkway bridge on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, to drop off supplies to the people living in tent shelters in Kent. 

Hear from the people of Kent as they brave this week’s merciless cold

KentWired Staff January 30, 2019

Mark Miller doesn’t mind the cold.Bundled in his warm coat and boots, he carefully picked his way down an icy slope underneath the Haymaker Parkway bridge Tuesday night. As he lit his way with a flashlight,...

David Williams, a senior reporter for KentWired.

STORY TIME: I survived the day Kent froze over

David Williams January 30, 2019

Walking up the frozen Esplanade, the wind rushed into my face, effectively rendering my scarf, hat and hoodie useless. I saw only two or three people rushing from building to building. The PARTA bus stop...

Hardaway

Police: Kent man shoots brother with rifle

Brandon Bounds January 25, 2019

The Kent Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place on the 1100 block of Lake Street Friday morning.Police said John Hardaway, 31, shot his 33-year-old brother at Rockwood Apartments...

Courtesy of U.S Energy Information Administration.

Students discuss Kent’s low gas prices

Alex Johnson January 21, 2019

Kent State students and local residents have enjoyed favorably low gasoline prices since the beginning of the year. As of January, prices at local gas stations appear to be staying around the $2.00 range.Students...

Maria Zaynor, a senior managerial marketing major, Lizzi Petrey, a sophomore sign language interpreting major, Rebecca Dillon, a senior exercise science major and Marisa Stephens, a senior managerial marketing major, prepare bread for croutons on Jan. 15, 2018. 

Winter storm causes MLK Day of Service cancellation

Ella Abbott January 21, 2019

Kent State canceled the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day of Service Monday because of weather.The annual event, held by Kent State’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL), usually kicks off the university’s...

Shelbie Goulding

OPINION: New year, one last semester

Shelbie Goulding January 11, 2019

The new year came in strong with a big blow to my head: I’m actually graduating after this spring.I even checked my GPS Audit to make sure I actually applied – which I did (thank goodness). It’s...

New Theatre Director at Stark

New theater director comes to Kent Stark

Allyson Nichols November 13, 2018

Years of hard work in the theater industry have given Kent State Stark’s new theater director, Jim Weaver, many unique experiences.Weaver performed on Broadway, directed plays in Europe, choreographed...

Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent Stop Talking…About Politics!

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent Stop Talking! This week, special guest and TV2 producer and host of All Systems Go, Mitch Felan, joins columnist Scott Rainey and...

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