Black Friday shopping is a marathon for a Portage County family

Local Breaking News - Fri Nov 27

Debbie Buckeye stays pretty busy the rest of the year. She's a full-time employee in the corporate office of Carter Lumber Company.

10-year sentence for mobile meth lab: Akron man pleads guilty to felonies

Recordpub.com - Fri Nov 27

An Akron man whose illegal, mobile methamphetamine lab snarled Interstate 76 traffic in Brimfield on June 25 will spend the next 10 years in prison.

Kent house fire probed: Vacant home damaged

Maple Heights Press - Fri Nov 27

The Kent Fire Department is investigating an early morning house fire at 492 Laurel Drive on the city's west side that caused significant fire and smoke damage to the vacant residence this week.

Many seek to design a courthouse

Aurora Advocate - Wed Nov 25

Portage County commissioners are reviewing the design service qualifications of 15 architects or groups that are interested in designing the proposed new Portage County Municipal Courthouse in Kent.

Four arrested in KSU robbery: Three students, juvenile charged

Recordpub.com - Wed Nov 25

Four people - three of them Kent State University students - have been arrested and charged in connection with the early-Sunday morning robbery of two students on campus.

Con artists are active in Portage County

Aurora Advocate - Wed Nov 25

Scam artists have been hitting Portage County in recent weeks, attempting to con residents out of their hard-earned money.

Portage unemployment at 9.5 percent

Maple Heights Press - Tue Nov 24

Portage County experienced a 9.5 percent unemployment rate in October, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Area banks aid recovery in Portage: Smaller lenders issue federal stimulus loans

Recordpub.com - Tue Nov 24

The phrase "jobless recovery" sounds like an exercise in contradiction, but it's a phrase local bankers are hearing often in this post-recession economic climate.

Boil Alert in Kent After Water Main Break

WHLO-AM Akron - Tue Nov 24

Some residents of Kent are being advised to boil their tap water before drinking it after a water main break yesterday.

Water main breaks in Kent, boil alert issued

Maple Heights Press - Mon Nov 23

A section of Kent's north side is under a boil alert following a water main break Monday.