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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Townhall II is located at 155 N Water Street in downtown Kent.

Townhall II opens new location in Ravenna to acknowledge community needs

Savana Capp, Reporter June 19, 2024

Townhall II, an integrated health network that provides mental health and recovery treatment services to Portage County, opened a new location on North Chestnut Street last Wednesday to better serve the...

Project DAWN, an Ohio Department of Health program, distributes naloxone kits across Ohio.

Naloxone aids fight against evolving opioid epidemic

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor November 11, 2023

From 2014 to 2022, approximately 551,772 naloxone kits have been distributed throughout Ohio through Project DAWN, an Ohio Department of Health program – generating 68,586 known overdose reversals.  Naloxone,...

Townhall II celebrates 50 years serving Portage County

Taiya Godwin Reporter September 30, 2021

Local prevention, treatment and recovery center, Townhall II, is celebrating 50 years of service by holding a community celebration at the Hometown Bank Plaza in Kent Ohio. The event will take place on...

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Pool November 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper attends a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 24, 2020...

Iris Meltzer, President of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. 

How to have a voting plan

Kandra Hill Reporter November 1, 2020

With Election Day on Tuesday, over 85 million Americans have already voted according to the United States Election Project. Those who haven’t voted yet have a few voting options at their disposal. Voting...

Isaac Halaszi, sophomore double major in peace and conflict studies and Spanish. Courtesy of Isaac Halaszi.

The isolation experience: Kent State students reflect on quarantine

Morgan McGrath Feature writer October 26, 2020

“I forgot people existed.”Isaac Halaszi, a sophomore at Kent State, spent two weeks indoors with no face-to-face contact with others (besides random hallway happenings) and no physical connection with...

How poll workers play a key role on Election Day

Poll workers are the backbone of Election Day. But what happens when you don’t have enough workers?The coronavirus pandemic has brought new challenges to the Portage County Board of Elections, causing...

Tree City Coffee & Pastry is located on 135 E. Erie St. Suite 101 in Kent, Ohio.

Downtown Kent local businesses start expectations and safety regulations for this coming fall

Gina Schlegel Reporter July 12, 2020

As fall approaches, local businesses popular among Kent State students are continuing safe practices, some of those being: Tree City Coffee & Pastry, Over Easy Morning Cafe, Water Street Tavern, and...