Ravenna’s efforts to equalize the population size of its four wards is moving forward as City Council’s committee of the whole on Oct. 19 approved a new ward map.

Amy Ward, a Kent resident, addressed council with a request to put a 20 mph School Zone sign in front of Walls Elementary. She said it was the only school in the city without a marker, which she ...

The Hiram Historical Society will have the dedication for the new James A. Garfield monument at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Hiram Village Hall at 11617 Garfield Rd.

Every October I write about something spooky, creepy, or just plain weird in honor of Halloween. Last year I wrote about bats. This year it’s spiders.

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Motion to add flag football as a girls’ sport. There was discussion regarding who will coach. Hawkins stated they will offer the position to teachers first before deciding.

David D.Y. Lan, known to family and friends as Dave, of Ravenna, Ohio, died on October 21, 2026, at the age of 81.

Shalersville trustees on Oct. 20 unanimously extended the township’s now years-long moratorium on data centers another six months.

Because of an ordinance Kent City Council authorized on Oct. 21, it is now illegal to feed certain wild critters on public or private property.

I’ve always been captivated by the idea of time travel, so I looked for recent novels, and remembered some older books, that involve moving through time.

They have lived their full life cycle. Once frost has taken its toll, it’s time to pull them out and compost them, if they are healthy.

I think we all have had our fill of political ads as the mid-term elections approach with less than 2 weeks remaining of the candidates’ campaigns.