/news/tags/portage-county Portage County en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:19:13 GMT /community/2025-11-18/portage-county-residents-get-new-pop-up-food-pantry-options-to-fight-hunger The new pop-up sites in Garrettsville and Randolph Township are focuses on residents farther from urban centers who need food assistance. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:19:13 GMT /community/2025-11-18/portage-county-residents-get-new-pop-up-food-pantry-options-to-fight-hunger Jonathan Beard /community/2025-11-13/kent-state-community-remembers-may-4-survivor-john-cleary Cleary was one of nine people wounded on May 4, 1970, when National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University. Four others were killed. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:35:21 GMT /community/2025-11-13/kent-state-community-remembers-may-4-survivor-john-cleary John Engoglia /government-politics/2025-10-30/kent-residents-react-to-new-map-adding-them-to-ohios-13th-congressional-district The League of Women Voters of Ohio and Kent held a community conversation Thursday night at the Kent United Methodist Church. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 03:20:37 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-30/kent-residents-react-to-new-map-adding-them-to-ohios-13th-congressional-district Abigail Bottar /education/2025-09-25/dozens-of-programs-to-end-at-kent-state-tri-c-other-northeast-ohio-colleges-under-senate-bill-1 Ohio's new higher education bill, Senate Bill 1, requires universities to submit lists of programs granting five or less degrees annually, to be ended in a bid to make colleges more efficient. Kent State University and Cuyahoga Community College both submitted several dozen programs each. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:57:37 GMT /education/2025-09-25/dozens-of-programs-to-end-at-kent-state-tri-c-other-northeast-ohio-colleges-under-senate-bill-1 Conor Morris /community/2025-06-30/glass-walkway-delights-thrill-seekers-nature-lovers-alike-at-portage-county-state-park Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park, known for its natural formations like Devil’s Icebox, the Narrows and Goldhunter’s Cave, welcomed the addition of the glass walkway in May. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:45:48 GMT /community/2025-06-30/glass-walkway-delights-thrill-seekers-nature-lovers-alike-at-portage-county-state-park Avantika Pai /health/2025-06-20/federal-funding-cuts-loom-large-at-neomed-hearing-science-conference More than 200 academics and students gathered in Rootstown on Thursday and Friday to discuss groundbreaking research in hearing science. But attendees couldn't avoid the foreboding uncertainties about the future of their research. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:25:48 GMT /health/2025-06-20/federal-funding-cuts-loom-large-at-neomed-hearing-science-conference Taylor Wizner /law-justice/2025-05-29/portage-county-resident-sues-sheriff-bruce-zuchowski-for-retaliation-over-facebook-page Will Lane of Newton Falls sued Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski, two captains with the department and the county for retaliation over a Facebook page Lane created last April, the suit alleges. Thu, 29 May 2025 20:08:51 GMT /law-justice/2025-05-29/portage-county-resident-sues-sheriff-bruce-zuchowski-for-retaliation-over-facebook-page Abigail Bottar /government-politics/2025-04-28/how-to-vote-in-ohios-may-6-2025-general-election Here's what Ohioans need to know about voting in the May 2025 primary election. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-28/how-to-vote-in-ohios-may-6-2025-general-election Sean Fitzgerald /health/2025-04-22/a-cancer-diagnosis-can-cause-ptsd-this-ravenna-man-says-counseling-is-key Michael Embick, of Ravenna, sought out mental health counseling after two bouts with blood cancer left him with PTSD symptoms. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health/2025-04-22/a-cancer-diagnosis-can-cause-ptsd-this-ravenna-man-says-counseling-is-key Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence /community/2025-04-02/ohio-seeking-volunteers-for-fifth-annual-sandhill-crane-count Last year, 412 sandhill cranes were surveyed across 32 Ohio counties. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:25:46 GMT /community/2025-04-02/ohio-seeking-volunteers-for-fifth-annual-sandhill-crane-count Sean Fitzgerald