Kent News

Portage 2014 budget is set at $35.5 million Portage County has something going into the new year it did not at this time last year - a budget.

The local school district fared well in its initial October reading test for third-graders, as 80.2 percent of the 202 students who took the test were rated proficient or above.

Mailbox damage: A Chelmsford Drive resident reported Dec. 6 that his mailbox was damaged.

You'd never know, when you walk into their modest apartment in Kent, Ohio, that Cliff Snyder is on disability, that his wife, Lisa Hart, lost her job last year and that Christmas spending for their children has been scaled back to almost nothing.

Sharing the camaraderie of old friends, embracing the beautiful snowy weather and, most of all, cherishing the birds of winter made this past weekend's Christmas Bird Count an enjoyable and memorable experience.

The Tallmadge High School a capella choir under the direction of Peter Culver will perform at Chamber's Dec. 18 luncheon meeting at the Community Center, 80 Community Road.

Haymaker Farmers' Market will host its 6th annual Holiday Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church of Kent, 1435 E. Main St. Taking part will be 40 vendors offering a variety of local foods as well as handmade gift items such as upcycled bags, mittens, slippers, kids' clothing and toys, ornaments, jewelry, treats for dogs ... (more)

An Ohio airport board member filed a lawsuit against an administrative assistant who shared information she overheard when he accidentally called her.

Walgreens in Kent and Ravenna has joined the list of stores selling "The Ravenna Record," the book that presents Portage Pathway columns by Record-Courier Editor Roger J. Di Paolo and focuses on the stories of individuals who built Ravenna into the community it is today.

Men had 5 handguns, AR-15, zip ties, knives, brass knuckles, duct tape, latex gloves, Police/SWAT vests, gun belts, masks, mace, and marijuana FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP -- Sheriff's deputies arrested four Massillon men and a Hartville man who were allegedly planning on breaking into a drug dealer's home in Kent to steal his drugs, molly, money and LSD.

There are only two Saturdays left before Christmas, which means you'd better hop on it for local food shopping.

He said the idea sthat ome children may never have that same opportunity because of a lack of the proper apparel is a shame.

Will Harper, a 2001 graduate of Roosevelt High School and the son of Mary Beth Harper and Joe Harper, both of Kent, is working in Tacloban, Philippines, assisting with the typhoon relief effort.

An icy blast of wintry weather was bearing down on Ohio even as much of the state was unseasonably warm Thursday.

A spaghetti dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 tonight at the First Christian Church of Kent, 335 W. Main St., Kent, .

Eight local history authors will be signing their books for holiday gift giving during the Kent Historical Society Museum's annual Victorian Holiday Open House on Saturday.

Within the Great Hall at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens are festive decorations, ranging from the enormous Christmas tree to a display of diminutive houses and rooms.

An open poetry reading will take place at 8 p.m. Friday at Last Exit Books, 124 E. Main St. in downtown Kent.

The Streetsboro Area Chamber of Commerce will present George McNulty of the PlayhouseSquare Foundation at its Dec. 11 luncheon, which will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Rusty Nail Restaurant, 7291 Route 43 in Kent.

Toledo high school in lockdown after student found with gun A Toledo high school was in lockdown this morning after a student came to school with a gun.