Ravenna News

Tell the civil service commission to back off when it comes to police officer and firefighter appointments.

A Streetsboro man who allegedly threatened suicide Thursday morning after calling police from a hotel room on S.R. 14 was arrested without incident or injury.

The deadline to apply for one of two open seats on the Robinson Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees is Monday.

Sixty-seven of the 94 dogs taken in by the Kent Police Department Kennel last year had tail-wagging reunions with their people, according to year-end stats compiled by Dana Frazier, Kent Police compliance officer.

The owner of the former Roosevelt School building on Belleview Boulevard asked the city's Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night to rezone his property for use as a church.

Ravenna police served search warrants on two city gas stations Monday morning, though they would not say what they were looking for.

The Portage County TEA Party will host a Candidates Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Maplewood Career Center on Route 88 north of Ravenna for county commissioner candidates.

Now, at least three current members of City Council have asked the current Charter Review Commission to bring back the party labels.

A former Aurora schools substitute teacher has pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with one of her male students in spring 2011.

RPC PHOTO / BOB GAETJENS Ohio School Board member Bryan Williams, left, discusses school finance as state Sen.

Ravenna Fire Department personnel prepare to transport a crash victim to Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.

The Record-Courier in Ravenna reports workers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently unloaded scores of trees near Berlin Lake, about 50 miles southeast of Cleveland.

Mild temperatures, coupled with steady rain, melted snow and saturated the ground.

By Diane Smith | staff writer How many dogs are too many for a residential lot? That is the question Ravenna city officials are pondering in light of recent concerns over dog kennels.

A former Aurora City Schools substitute teacher has pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with one of her male students in spring 2011.

It's one thing to plan a budget, buy food, clothe and support a family of four -- but try taking... RAVENNA -- A businessman said he's willing to donate $5,000 to help save a more than century-old flagpole that is seen by some people as a hazard.

By Diane Smith | staff writer One side argued that a city manager was the way to bring more professionalism to Ravenna.

The Portage County coroner said Friday he believes a county jail inmate hanged himself with a bed sheet in October, disputing a finding by the Summit County medical examiner that the man's injuries were caused by something other than a sheet.

The breakfast, sponsored by the Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce, drew about 60 people from the city, township, school and county levels.

Portage County woke up Friday to snow, wind and icy roads as the second snowstorm of the year whipped through.