Kent News

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University's outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, concludes its 46th season with "Oliver!" Directed by Porthouse Theatre artistic director Terri Kent, "Oliver!" includes musical numbers such as "Consider Yourself," "Who Will Buy," and "I'd Do Anything."

Some of you may opt for a different song to define Rundgren. But "Loosen Up" is my favorite Nazz song.

Kent - Ed FitzGerald, the Democratic candidate for governor, said Gov. John Kasich should demand the resignation of the head of the Ohio Department of Education in light of the poor performance and funding irregularities at charter schools in the state.

Jeneene Rochelle Daniels, 44, of Kent, was arrested at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of South Arch Avenue on a felonious assault charge after allegedly striking a female family... Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 821-1200 to set up an account.

Dear Marylou: If men are the new women, as New York Times writer Guy Trebay attests, what is their evening dress? - E.L., Cleveland, Ohio.

Kent, OH - Tom Zawistowski, Executive Director of the Portage County TEA Party, reacted angrily to Ohio Senator Rob Portman's claims in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article this week that he had no idea that the $25,000 from his PAC would be used by the Thad Cochran Campaign in Mississippi to air racially charged attacks on the TEA Party.

A new Kent State University spinout company in Kent, Ohio, knows how to make windows switch from clear to opaque and vice versa.

Montrose Auto Group will host a Salute to Veterans at its Kent location, Montrose Mazda of Kent, 1127 W. Main St., July 23. Minuteman Press and Beef 'O' Brady's will host this month's After Five networking event on July 24 at Beef 'O' Bradys, 3975 Cascades Way, Brimfield.

Eleven of 13-year-old Katie Jordan's original drawings have been hanging in the windows of interior design and decorating firm Sue Nelson Designs, which is located at 156 S. Water St., since the Kent Heritage Festival July 5. Katie, an eighth-grader at St. Patrick School in Kent, is a self-taught artist and has never taken any art classes.

Kent Police said this morning an arrest has yet to be made related to a hit-and-run accident in the downtown area that claimed the life of Ravennan Richard Schoepe Thursday.

The Streetscapes: Akron in Plein Air competition is "getting a life of its own," said Brian Shellito, who has coordinated the event for four years.

The mayor of Youngstown had to use wire cutters to snip the ribbon. The mayor of Akron probably had an easier time doing the honors 50 years ago when Interstate 80-S opened in southern Portage County.

Montrose Auto Group will host a Salute to Veterans at its Kent location, Montrose Mazda of Kent, 1127 W. Main St., July 23. Minuteman Press and Beef 'O' Brady's will host this month's After Five networking event on July 24 at Beef 'O' Bradys, 3975 Cascades Way, Brimfield.

A bomb threat was called in to the Rite Aid store at 145 W. Main St. shortly after 5 p.m. Friday.

Weekly Roundup gathers the top 3 news and 3 sports stories of the week. Here are the stories you don't want to miss: Kent may have to use eminent domain powers to acquire properties near or along College Avenue where its new Safety Administration Building will be constructed in the future.

Customers in the Kent, Ohio, area recently named their family-owned Logos store the top bookstore in the region above many other local book retailers.

I want to thank all of the people who helped the residents of Four Seasons of Horning Road in Kent on June 20. A car hit the gas meters, leaving the leaking gas to fill the building.

On behalf of the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce and Kent United Service Organizations , I would like to publicly thank anyone and everyone that helped make the 19th Annual Kent Heritage Festival such a tremendous success.

Chamber congratulates the following businesses on their milestone anniversaries: Mosholder Realty -- 50; Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises -- 40; Circle Mold and Machine -- 30; and Ohio Health Benefits -- 10. A Members Appreciation Picnic has been set for July 16 at Maca Park in Pavilion 2 from 11:30 to 1 p.m. The free luncheon is for members ... (more)

Independence Day celebrations often consist of parades, barbecues, family reunions, concerts, and late night fireworks.