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.

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

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.

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.

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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 ...

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.

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.

The Aurora City School District is asking voters to approve Issue 4, a 37-year, 4.26-mill bond issue meant to finance building, furnishing and equipping a new elementary school and transportation ...

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.