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Reporting Public Policy

A Reporting Project of the Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

County Elections Ohio Politics

Zac Max September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 0 Comments ballot, board of elections, Election, election delay, Portage County, president, trump, voter fraud, voting

Voting Policy Explained by Portage County Board of Election Deputy Director

President Donald Trump has made statements in recent months expressing his doubts about the ways in which elections are conducted

Cops Courts Health Public Health Public Safety

Caelin Mills November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 0 Comments alcohol, Court, Portage County, underage drinking

Portage County diversion program educates teens, college students caught drinking underage

Words by: Caelin Mills Portage County’s diversion program aims to give first time offenders a second chance and educate them

Kathryn Monsewicz November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 0 Comments Drugs, Education, Kent, police, Portage County

Law enforcement, public schools working to prevent drug related crime in Kent and Portage County

By Kathryn Monsewicz Drug possession charges are common on Kent State University grounds as well as Kent proper, but public

Caelin Mills October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 0 Comments economics, jobs, Portage County, Tax Plan, taxes, trump

Small businesses see financial growth in first year of tax overhaul, but the cause remains unclear

Words by: Caelin Mills and Nicholas Hunter Less than a year after President Donald Trump introduced his overhaul of the

From left to right: Bob Lange natural area steward, Andrea Metzler public engagement coordinator, Miranda Linscott intern, and Christine Craycroft, executive director, pose with taxidermy animals inside the Portage Park Districts office.

Individual Project

Julie Riedel April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 0 Comments Julie Riedel, Park district, Portage County, Portage Park District

For Fun, For Health, For Life: The Portage Park District

Words and podcast by: Julie Riedel “We want to connect people with nature and we are more focused

diapers

County Health poverty Public Health

Emma Keating April 11, 2018August 9, 2022 0 Comments coleman professional services, Community, Economy, Portage County, single moms, wic

Portage County organizations provide food, diapers for low-income moms

Ashley Pamela was on track to go to the University of Toledo on a full-ride scholarship. She looked forward to

Health poverty Public Health

Emma Keating March 14, 2018April 10, 2018 0 Comments food insecurity, food pantry, food stamps, hunger, job and family services, Kent, kent state university, mobile meals, Portage County, Ravenna, salvation army, snap, windham

Portage County organizations work to feed the hungry

For Karen Carpenter, feeding herself, her husband and her grandson is no easy task. Carpenter, 65, lives in Freedom Township,

County poverty Public Health

Emma Keating February 17, 2018February 19, 2018 0 Comments freedom house, haven of portage county, homeless, homeless shelters, miller community house, Portage County, poverty

Nowhere to live and little help available: Homeless in Portage County

After years of working to help the homeless at the Board of Life Mission in Barberton, Ohio, Marie Bruster

Alicia Balog September 10, 2017 0 Comments 2014 Election, 2014 Elections, Election, Election Coverage, Election Day, levy, library, ohio, Portage County, portage county board of elections, Portage County District Library

Portage County District Library levy fails to pass

Alicia Balog The Portage County District Library’s proposed tax levy, or Issue 15, failed as 56.65 percent of votes were