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Kent parade, services honor Portage County's fallen heroes
Portage County honored its fallen soldiers in Memorial Day parades and ceremonies in local towns on Monday. The Kent Memorial Day Parade stepped off Monday morning from North Water Street and stopped at the West Main Street Bridge for a brief observance. Another observance took place at Standing Rock Cemetery. Check out more photos in a gallery at record-courier.com.
American Transmission Systems installs new insulators in Northeast Ohio
American Transmission Systems has installed approximately 250 new insulators along a 22-mile section of a transmission line in northeast Ohio. The new horizontal post insulators were installed on the 69-kilovolt transmission line, which runs southwest ... Read More » The post American Transmission Systems installs new insulators in Northeast Ohio appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.
Dollar General adds produce to 2 Mahoning County locations
Dollar General announced that it recently remodeled two of its Mahoning County stores. The stores located at 3131 Center Road in Poland and 11083 W. Akron Canfield Road in Ellsworth now offer produce in addition to the "same categories, brands, and products customers trust Dollar General to carry." In July...
Fallen veterans honored in Streetsboro ceremonies
Veterans groups honored fallen soldiers Sunday in Streetsboro as they traveled in their annual "Round Robin" visit to various sites for observances. Among the stops was a service Sunday morning at Evergreen Cemetery, where American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. From there, the group traveled to Woodside Lake Park, where wreaths were laid in the water in honor of those who died at sea. Many other Portage County-area communities hosted events to honor fallen soldiers on Sunday and Monday.
Numerous Kent businesses a part of Putt Around Downtown
On Saturday, June 15, downtown Kent will take the shape of a putt-putt golf course for the Putt Around Downtown event, sponsored by Portage Community Bank and Brimfield Insurance Group. Main Street Kent is hosting this popular, family-friendly event where businesses create a special putt-putt golf hole for participants to play.
City of Girard Council drafts legislation opposing Dominion Energy rate hike
Back in April, 21 News reported on a resolution from Warren City Council expressing opposition to a proposed 30% rate increase for Dominion Energy customers. Now, another city has drafted their own. According to the agenda for the City of Girard's May 28 Council meeting, council members will have its...
Greater Akron has a good network of foot and bike paths. New study shows need for better connection
There are gaps in Greater Akron’s pedestrian and bike networks that make it difficult to get around without a car. A new report from the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, which serves Portage, Stark and parts of Wayne counties, focuses on practical ways to close the gaps in the area’s network of sidewalks, bike paths and pedestrian trails.
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