Kent News

Kelley Ribs will offer ribs and chicken for sale Friday and Saturday at Kent Floral Co., 1109 S. Water St. in Kent.

Work started Wednesday on projects in the Kent, Streetsboro and Ravenna area that resulted in various lane restrictions for road resurfacing.

Starting today Route 43 between the northern Kent corporation limit and the southern Streetsboro corporation limit will have various lane restrictions for roadway resurfacing.

Rootstown resident and Kent therapist Stacy Simera was named 2014 Social Worker of the Year by region 2 of the Ohio chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

GATEWAY NEWS EDITOR Making connections between existing trails is a big part of Portage Park District Executive Director Christine Craycroft's vision for the northwest portion of Portage County, including Aurora, Streetsboro and Kent.

But for those inside, Kent's Portage County Municipal Court is a safer, brighter, tidier and more efficient place to work.

For more than 67 years the Kent Lions Club has been serving the Kent community and beyond.

When you've spent 95 years on this planet, and you've had an active social life, and you have lots of relatives, your death tends to generate a long obituary.

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Making connections between existing trails is a big part of Portage Park District Executive Director Christine Craycroft's vision for the northwest portion of Portage County, including Aurora, Streetsboro and Kent.

Eight members of the Marietta College American Advertising Federation team recently competed in the Regional National Student Advertising Competition in Louisville, Ky.

A bake sale will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Spelman Chapel AME Church, 910 Walnut St., Kent.

An indoor yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 at Christian Life Center's new location, 1972 E. Summit St., Kent, .

Filmmaker Ken Burns will speak at the fifth Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series on April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center .

The artists of Group Ten Gallery in Kent announce a new exhibition featuring work by Judy Gaiser.

Another week, another batch of fresh album streams. Below you'll find a remastered version of Slint's classic Spiderland , followed by new releases from Afghan Whigs, the Birds of Satan, Woods, and more.

Dear Marylou: You've written a lot about transparency, but how, really, can you see it being applied in clothes we actually wear? - H.M., Cleveland, OH.

The Kent Junior Chamber of Commerce hosted its 35th annual Reverse Raffle at the Kent State University Hotel & Conference Center.

Heritage Ohio officials will offer a series of workshops Friday to help individuals and communities understand the historic building rehabilitation process.

Beginning April 14, S.R. 59 between Menough Road and South Scranton Street in Ravenna Township will have various lane restrictions for sidewalk repairs.