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3 hrs ago | Ohio.com

Man shot and killed in Freedom Township

Copyright i 1 2 2012 Beacon Journal Publishing Co. Inc and Black Press. All Rights Reserved.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Thegatewaynews.com

Bear spotted near Frost Road in Streetsboro

A bear sighting was reported May 26 in the area of Delores Drive and Kensington Lane in Streetsboro, according to Streetsboro police.

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Related Topix: Streetsboro, OH

Sat May 26, 2012

Maple Heights Press

Bear spotted near Frost Road in Streetsboro

A bear sighting has been reported in the area of Delores Drive and Kensington Lane in Streetsboro, according to Streetsboro police.

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Related Topix: Streetsboro, OH

WKYC-TV Cleveland

Portage County: Rats infest liquids recycling facility

Imagine an indoor garbage dump full of rotten candy bars, ice cream cones, beer and syrup, stacked in drums and pallets to the ceiling.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law

Fri May 25, 2012

Cleveland.com

Ravenna firefighters uncover possible meth lab

Fire officials Friday afternoon uncovered what they believe to be a possible meth lab following a report of smoke coming from an apartment building in the 100 block of Spruce Street.

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Related Topix: Ravenna, OH

Tallmadge Express

People crowd Portage County Administration Building for Rubbermaid job fair

People hoping for a job with Rubbermaid started lining up hours before the official start of a job fair Friday in Ravenna.

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Related Topix: Ravenna, OH, Mogadore, OH, Brimfield, OH

Thu May 24, 2012

Thegatewaynews.com

National Lemonade Day sale includes five sites run by Streetsboro students

There will be only five sites where students in Henry Defer Intermediate School teacher Kathy Betley's fourth-grade class will sell lemonade as part of National Lemonade Day over Memorial Day weekend, rather than six, which was reported in the May 23 print edition of the paper.

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Related Topix: Streetsboro, OH, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

Patch.com

Emerald Ash Borer Found on Kent State Campus

Trees infested with the Emerald Ash Borer were found and removed on the Kent State University campus this week.

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Related Topix: Kent State University, Kent, OH, Summit County, OH

Wed May 23, 2012

WOIO

Rubbermaid recruiting 75 employees in northeast Ohio

WHAT: Rubbermaid is hosting a job fair in partnership with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to recruit employees for its expanded operations in northeast Ohio.

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Related Topix: Mogadore, OH, Kent, OH

Tue May 22, 2012

Cleveland.com

Pilots near end of historic journey across Ohio

Two latter-day pioneer pilots from Northeast Ohio touched down in Dayton today, 10 days after takeoff, and one county short of their goal.

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Related Topix: Ohio

Fri May 18, 2012

Maple Heights Press

Student housing eyed for 20 acres near Dix Stadium

A North Carolina developer has applied for zoning changes for a 20-acre tract of land in Franklin Township in order to build a new student apartment complex across from Dix Stadium east of the Kent State University campus.

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Related Topix: Kent State University, Kent, OH

Patch.com

Kent State Profs Bike to Work for Bike Month

Kent State University College of Nursing professors Peggy Doheny, Ph.D., and Ann Jacobson, Ph.D., will ride their bicycles to work on Friday, May 18, to mark National Bike to Work Day.

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Related Topix: Kent State University, Kent, OH, South Russell, OH, Mantua, OH, iPhone

Maple Heights Press

Census: Fewer people ages 25-44 in Portage

Portage County's population, like a middle-aged guy's hair, is getting a little thin in the middle.

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Related Topix: Rootstown, OH

Thu May 17, 2012

The Plain Dealer

Chicago man killed in turnpike crash

A 46-year-old Chicago man was killed Wednesday morning when his car crashed into a guard rail on the Ohio Turnpike in Streetsboro.

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Related Topix: Streetsboro, OH

Aurora Advocate

State rep Clyde to host update session May 21

State Rep. Kathleen Clyde will host a town hall discussion at Reed Memorial Library in Ravenna on May 21 at p.m. Clyde will give an update on important state issues from the first half of 2012, and recap her work representing Portage County in Columbus.

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Related Topix: Ravenna, OH

Patch.com

Another Drunk Driving Checkpoint in Portage County This Weekend

Portage County is becoming a popular location for sobriety checkpoints this year.

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Maple Heights Press

Kent Fairmount development is honored as project of the year

Record-Courier Staff Report Fairmount Properties' College Town Kent project, a $30 million public-private development, was awarded Mixed-use Project of the Year by the Northern Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties at their recent Annual Awards of Excellence.

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Related Topix: Kent, OH, Kent State University

Wed May 16, 2012

Aurora Advocate

Ex-teacher gets 2-year prison term

A Portage County judge denied a request May 11 by a former schools substitute teacher to be placed on probation after the teacher admitted to having sex with a male student last spring.

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Related Topix: Aurora, OH, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Streetsboro, OH

Thegatewaynews.com

Council to consider new zoning code regulations; commission declines...

The planning and commission commission voted 4-2 May 8 to send the proposed code to Council.

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Related Topix: Streetsboro, OH

Maple Heights Press

Ravenna Farmers Market ready for debut

The city of Ravenna is investing in the health of its residents with the Downtown Ravenna Farmers Market, which will open Thursday.

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Related Topix: Ravenna, OH, Life, Medicine, Nutrition

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