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Cocaine Courts COVID-19 covid19 Crime Drugs Fall 2022 Stories Fentanyl Government Health Portage County Public Health Public Safety State government

Troy Pierson December 15, 2022December 20, 2022 Addiction, COVID-19, Drug Court, Fentanyl, HOPE, Judge Doherty, Portage County, Portage County Mental Health and Recovery Board

HOPE drug court helps those struggling with addiction in Portage County

As the opioid epidemic continues to take lives in Portage County amid the COVID-19 pandemic, drug courts such as the

Council Economics Fall 2022 Stories Government Public Safety

Troy Pierson December 8, 2022December 20, 2022 annual budget, ARPA, budget, COVID-19, federal funding, Pandemic, Stow, stow city council, yearly budget

Stow City Council approves 2023 annual budget, utilizes federal funding from ARPA

Stow city council convened last Thursday to approve and adopt the general budget for the 2023 calendar year. The 2023

Fall 2022 Stories Uncategorized

Jessica Khalil September 29, 2022December 20, 2022 COVID-19, crestwood local school district, ravenna school district, School Report Card

Portage County Schools still fight to rebuild after the pandemic

With schools across the state still fighting to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Ohio Department of Education decided to

COVID-19 Portage County

Sara Crawford May 11, 2021May 12, 2021 0 Comments COVID-19, Portage County

COVID-19 in Portage County: Documenting a year of loss

By: Sara Crawford, Alex Gray, Molly Heideman, Alina Howard and Maria McGinnis Out of Ohio’s 1,083,609 cases of COVID-19, Portage

Ashley Johnson December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 0 Comments COVID-19, ohio

Total COVID-19 cases in Ohio counties

As more and more cases of the coronavirus rise across the United States, so do the numbers in Ohio counties

Sarah Limas November 18, 2020November 20, 2020 0 Comments COVID-19, Future of Downtown Kent amid Pandemic, Kent, small businesses

Kent businesses brace themselves for challenges ahead amid pandemic

By: Sarah Limas and Chris Ramos The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the City of Kent to confront grim realities surrounding

Sarah Limas October 27, 2020November 5, 2020 0 Comments COVID-19, Halloween, kent state university, New Ordinance Passed Due to Large Off-Campus Gatherings, ohio, Parties

Health department can issue fines under new ordinance passed by Kent City Council

By Sarah Limas and Chris Ramos Kent City Council passed an ordinance during their Oct. 7 meeting, which gives the

Lexi Biasi October 26, 2020October 28, 2020 0 Comments COVID-19, kent state, Starbucks

How Has COVID-19 Affected the Starbucks on Kent State’s Campus?

Limited seating, required mask-wearing, and strict health inspections: these are all things restaurants and dining services around the country have

Sarah Limas October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 0 Comments CARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, funding, Grant Relief, grants, How CARES Funds Helped Kent Community, Kent, ohio

How CARES Funds Helped Kent Community

According to The United States Treasury, “the CARES Act provides assistance for State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Through the Coronavirus

City of Kent Cops County covid19 Health Kent State University Ohio Public Health Public Safety Uncategorized

Becca Sagaris October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 0 Comments Bars, CDC Guidelines, COVID-19, fall, Halloween, Health Department, Kent, kent state police, Pandemic, party, police department, risk, safety, trick-or-treat

City of Kent’s plan for Halloween during COVID-19 pandemic

KENT, Ohio — The City of Kent Trick-or-Treat event and annual Halloween party are coming up, and with the COVID-19

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