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First responders tend to a crash that occurred around 10:40 pm Sunday evening at the corner of East Main Street and North Lincoln Street.

BREAKING NEWS: Two cars collide Sunday evening at corner of East Main Street and North Lincoln Street

Troy Pierson, General Assignment Editor August 28, 2022

Two cars collided at the intersection of East Main Street and North Lincoln Street Sunday evening, resulting in one car being flipped upside down. The crash resulted in two damaged vehicles: a white...

Trainees surround one of the vacant houses being filled with smoke as part of a training exercise.

City of Kent sets controlled fires for fire department training

Tamra McMillion, Reporter July 3, 2022

At 8 a.m. on Friday morning, firefighters entered two vacant houses that were purposely set on fire. Beginning June 30 and continuing after the July 4 holiday weekend, the Kent Fire Department is training...

A member of the Area Wide Protective Street construction company drives a bulldozer up Summit Street in front of the Institutional Advancement Building on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015.

South Lincoln Street closes for Summit Street project

Dana Miller and Carson Kleinman November 9, 2015

South Lincoln Street will remain closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day starting Nov. 9 through 20 due to gas line replacements.Dominion East Ohio Gas is replacing the lines in preparation for the upcoming...

Construction closes South Lincoln Street until August 7

Chelsea Graff July 21, 2015

South Lincoln Street is closed for construction Monday between Main Street and Summit Street. It is expected to reopen Friday, Aug. 7.The road is being closed for the construction of underground utilities,...

Courtesy of Kent State University's Office of the University Architect

South Lincoln St., Hilltop Dr. sections closed until Friday

Madeleine Winer March 23, 2015

Parts of South Lincoln Street and Hilltop Drive will be closed until Friday, March 27 to extend utilities to the new Center for Architecture building. The university will extend underground power and...

Utility work shuts down South Lincoln Street lane

Jimmy Miller January 14, 2015

South Lincoln Street was reduced to one lane of traffic Wednesday and will continue to operate with traffic flaggers until Thursday.The city of Kent is collaborating with Kent State to remove water and...