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Sixth time’s the charm for Portage Parks levy; Issue 1 also passes

Rebecca Reis May 6, 2014

With only 21.90 percent voter turnout, all precincts had reported for this year's Portage County primary election just before 10 p.m., only 2 and a half hours after the polls closed, and unofficial final...

Aerial image of the Fairchild Bridge taken April 28, 2014.

Kent meets goals for Fairchild Avenue Bridge project

Brooke Bower April 29, 2014

The Fairchild Avenue Bridge project spanned 19 years and cost approximately $25 million to complete, but Kent officials say they have met their goals of constructing a new bridge, decreasing the traffic...

 Johnny Bable takes his dosage of Methadone, a prescription painkiller, at Community Health Center's Methadone Clinic in Akron Thursday, April 17th, 2014.

Fewer pills means more heroin

Christina Suttles April 27, 2014

Robert “Bert” Smith runs a small provisional group for heroin addicts in the basement of his mother’s home in Portage County every three weeks, anonymously and free of charge. As a recovering cocaine...

Kent Police Department down to two possible sites for new building

Ryan Lewis April 13, 2014

The Kent Police Department is now deciding between two preferable sites for its new police station, according to police Chief Michelle Lee and Kent City Manager Dave Ruller.The city is working with an...

Quavaugntay Tyler Mugshot

Arraignment postponed for student charged in Wednesday incident

Katherine Schaeffer April 6, 2014

Upcoming A.L.I.C.E. workshops During the lockdown Wednesday after a student fired a shot that caused 10 police departments to respond to campus, Kent State officials cited officials, students and professors’...

Two Garrettsville emergency personnel review damage along Main Street, Sunday, March 23, 2014, after the prior day's fire burned 13 businesses to the ground.

Garrettsville rebuilds after fire

Associated Press March 30, 2014

Two firefighters were injured and 13 businesses were destroyed by a fire that swept through a historic downtown block in the Portage County village of Garrettsville Saturday, March 22.Officials said 34...

Coleman raising funds for new $1.7 million children’s center

Grace Murray March 11, 2014

Coleman Professional Services, a Kent-based behavioral health and rehabilitation center, is preparing to expand this year with a $1.7 million children’s facility.The nonprofit plans to attach the new...

Kirsten Seman, 9, from Ravenna adds chocolate chips to a healthy desert for the K.I.D.S. program at Nixson Hall on Thursday, Mar. 6, 2014. Nutrition Outreach graduate and undergraduate students are working with children and parents from Portage County to educate them in nutrition and dietetics as part of an eight week program.

Kent State Nutrition Students Work with the Community

Julia Sprowls March 6, 2014

Kent State’s Center of Nutrition Outreach offers a weight management program for youth called K.I.D.S., or Kids Interested in Diet and Sport. This program teaches Portage County children between the...

Map courtesy of Sunoco Logistics

Sunoco sues Portage residents

Madeleine Winer February 25, 2014

Sunoco Logistics is suing two Portage County landowners after they did not comply with existing contracts that would allow the company to construct a pipeline that would carry petroleum and diesel fuel...

Polar Bear Jump raises over $100,000 in fundraising

Brian Smith and DKS Photo Staff February 23, 2014

The 11th Annual Portage County Polar Bear Jump was held Saturday, February 22, 2014. The event raised over $100,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of Akron and Camp Quality USA Ohio. Polar Bear Plunge...

Portage Park District seeks operating, improvement levy

Alicia Crabtree February 20, 2014

The Citizens for Portage Parks has launched a volunteer campaign in support of a half-mill operating and improvement levy for the Portage Parks District.According to a Portage Park District press release,...

Anne Marie Mann-Noble, the Director of Emergency and Outreach Services for Family & Community Services, stands by the kitchen for the community center in Ravenna on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2013. The center is open 24 hours a day when the temperature reaches 10 degrees to accommodate the homeless.

Local food pantry keeps doors open during freezing temperatures

Chrissy Suttles January 30, 2014

Cindy Slama found herself homeless three years ago after her then-fiance drained the family’s mortgage money to satisfy his cocaine addiction.Slama refused to leave the house from which she was being...