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Community celebrates veterans at ‘Honoring All Those Who Serve’ Friday morning

Jillian Flack, KSTV Reporter November 9, 2024

Students, faculty and veterans filled the Student Green for an early Veteran's Day celebration Friday. The university Army and Air Force ROTC groups stood beside local veterans for a flag-raising ceremony...

Owner of Ming's Bubble Tea and U.S. Army Reserve's veteran, Ming Xie.

Military veteran brews success with bubble tea business in Kent

Ed Bankston, Reporter November 11, 2023

In a heartening tale of resilience and entrepreneurship, a foreign national military veteran has found a new mission in Kent. Retired Specialist Ming Xie, originally from China, has transitioned from battle...

Kent State ROTCembers wait to present the colors at the Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 9, 2023.

University holds annual Veterans Day Commemoration 

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter November 9, 2023

A large group of people met on the Student Center Green for the University’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration ceremony Thursday morning. The event, which spanned 45 minutes, included the university...

Kent State honors veterans with Veteran’s Day commemoration

November 10, 2022

The Division of Student Affairs held their annual Veteran's Day commemoration on Risman Plaza on November 10, 2022. The event featured the ROTC,  for the posting of colors, Emcee Maureen Mcfarland, a...

Kent State Army ROTC cadets Lily Baechle (left) and Karly McGee (right) with Ohio's state flag before the Veterans Day ceremony on Wed. Nov. 10, 2021.

KSU Veterans Day commemoration features State Rep. Ghanbari, themes of unity

Sophie Young Reporter November 11, 2021

Bells rang out at 11 a.m. on Wednesday as a joint color guard from Kent State’s Army and Air Force ROTC raised the American, Ohio and Prisoner of War flags above Risman Plaza in today’s annual Veteran’s...

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Haymaker Farmers’ Market starts its’ summer season for the 29th year

Brynne Mann Reporter May 15, 2021

The Haymaker Farmers’ Market is kicking off is 29th year in downtown Kent with its summer season on Franklin Avenue every Saturday. The summer season features a wide variety of vendors with fresh produce,...

Kent State ROTC Army and Air Force members celebrate Veterans Day, Nov. 7 2019.

ROTC honors those who served at Veterans Day commemoration

Women and men in uniform stood together but in separate huddles near Kent State’s student green Thursday, Nov. 7 for the annual Veterans Day commemoration.Within one of those huddles, a group of students...

Kent State honors veterans in Veterans Day ceremony

Patricia Battle November 12, 2018

Kent State held its annual Veterans Day commemoration for all students and faculty to observe, and to honor those who served their country.University President Beverly Warren gave her last speech on this...

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ANALYSIS: Browns win on Veterans Day weekend

Jake Adams November 11, 2018

The Browns entered week 10 with a four game losing streak that they were hoping to break. Interim head coach, Gregg Williams wanted to put a win under his belt after a hard loss to the Chiefs last week....

Members of the Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC Color Guard raise flags during Veterans Day Ceremonies Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.

Warren, Lacz honor military at Veterans Day ceremony

Ella Abbott November 9, 2017

Veterans and active service members alike gathered alongside Kent community members Thursday morning for a Veterans Day ceremony.The ceremony took place in the KIVA following a ceremonial raising of the...

Navy SEAL veteran from ‘American Sniper’ to speak at Kent State

Kathryn Monsewicz November 1, 2017

The Navy SEAL veteran who played himself in the movie “American Sniper” is coming to Kent State to speak about his journey from being a borderline college dropout to a dedicated Navy SEAL by taking,...