Kent News

The Brimfield and Kent Area Chambers of Commerce are teaming up to promote local holiday shopping and to remind potential buyers in eastern Summit County of the exciting holiday gifts available in Brimfield and Kent.

Two men accused of savagely beating a Kent State University student, leaving him in critical condition in an Akron hospital, were indicted Thursday on charges of felonious assault.

Anyone who doubts if an individual vote matters should ask Kent mayoral candidates Jerry Fiala and Rick Hawksley what they think.

A former Fairborn High school athlete is recovering in an Akron hospital after being severely beaten in Kent, Ohio.

RC Kent Chamber Of Commerce Dr. Emilio Ferrara, Kent Medal for Public Service photo by Robert J. Lucas Robert J. Lucas/Record-Courier Those receiving awards from the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce included Immy recipients Dr.

Steph Krell/Record-Courier Workers with Beaver Excavating move equipment around the construction site of the new Fairchild Avenue Bridge in Kent Wednesday.

Kent police are asking for help in the investigation of what they say was an unprovoked assault early Sunday of a 23-year-old Kent State University student who remains in intensive care at Akron City Hospital.

These are the newest Howard Hanna listings on the market. The following list of homes for sale will be updated as new listings come on the market in Portage County.

Photo from the Portage County Health Department Iris Earle, 2, gets the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine while being held by her mother, Angie Earle, both of Brimfield, at the high-risk clinic Saturday at Ravenna Elks Lodge.

The Portage County Suicide Prevention Coalition will host the Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day broadcast and conference, Nov.

Dr. Emilio Ferrara, the dental surgeon, will be given the Kent Medal for Public Service Thursday evening when the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce holds its annual dinner meeting at the Rusty Nail banquet center.

The price of freedom was written on the faces of the more than 200 men and women standing silent Wednesday on the lawn of the Portage County Courthouse in Ravenna.

Millions of dollars in stimulus funds are rolling into the Kent area, at least according to the White House Web site created to track the money, Recovery.gov. Ohio has received more than $5 billion in stimulus funds that have created more than 17,000 jobs, according to the federal database.

From the curb, the house at 468 S. Walnut St. in Ravenna looks like it's in pretty good shape.

The Portage County HAZMAT team responded Saturday to a spill of 10,000 gallons of aluminum chlorohydrate at the Akron Water Treatment Plant on Ravenna Road in Franklin Township just after 9 p.m. Two employees at the plant were transported to Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna with "very, very minor injuries," said Capt.

A civil court battle between the city of Kent and the owner of the old Kent Hotel remains deadlocked as both sides argue who has the right to $428,000 in liens filed against the property.

You can't get much closer than the down-to-the-wire finish that left Jerry Fiala the apparent winner in the Kent mayor's race by a razor-thin margin of two votes.

Hazmat crews are working to clean a chemical spill at the Akron Water Works Watershed on Ravenna Road in Kent.

A Kent man was arraigned Thursday on a charge that he allegedly called the Portage County Courthouse in Ravenna and falsely reported that he killed a 14-year-old girl.

These are the newest Howard Hanna listings on the market. The following list of homes for sale will be updated as new listings come on the market in Portage County.