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We’re the only locally owned news source covering Portage County, Ohio. Our mission is to help our community thrive.
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Mar 21, 2021
Freedom schoolhouse renovations bolstered by state grant
The one-room schoolhouse will become home to…
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Mar 7, 2021
Spotlight on History
Ravenna native who opposed votes for women did a turnaround
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Feb 28, 2021
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Onetime Ravenna school teacher ended up in the White House
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Feb 23, 2021
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The end is in sight for the Ravenna’s sprawling old textile mill
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Feb 14, 2021
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Frederick Loudin’s song of freedom
Part three of the Black History…
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Feb 7, 2021
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Trailblazing Kent priest faced racial prejudice
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Jan 31, 2021
Former slaves found freedom in Ravenna
Black Portage County residents helped build the community we…
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Dec 1, 2020
The Front Pew
There’s abolitionist tradition at Kent United Church of Christ, but the work isn’t over…
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Nov 22, 2020
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The day the turkeys dropped in Kent
Dropping live turkeys from the…
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Nov 10, 2020
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World War I soldier born at Lake Pippen rests forever in France
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