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Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Delta Gamma

Carol Pozuc September 1, 2020

A shoutout to the 27 sisters of Delta Gamma sorority who put in 70 volunteer hours at the Kent United Methodist Church Trash and Treasure rummage sale Aug. 28 and 29. In addition, they posted flyers around...

West Nile Virus confirmed in Kent city mosquitos

Maria McGinnis, Features Editor September 1, 2020

In a press release issued Tuesday, the Kent City Health Department [KCHD] announced that the Ohio Department of Health laboratory confirmed a mosquito pool collected recently tested positive for the West...

Sean Lewis Statement

August 31, 2020

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Browns speak out about social justice at stadium practice

Brian Dulik, AP August 31, 2020

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Stefanski waited years to conduct his first full practice as a head coach in an NFL stadium.Some things, however, are more important to him than football.Stefanski gathered his...

A black Lives Matter protester scuffles with attendees of a pro-Trump rally during an event held to show support for the president on August 29, 2020 in Clackamas, Oregon.

Authorities crack down on Portland protests after weekend of violence

(CNN) -- As Portland, Oregon, grapples with three straight months of protests and a deadly shooting on Saturday, Gov. Kate Brown is putting out her own plan to try to calm clashes over protests in the...

Sexual assault reported in Centennial E dormitory

Lauren Sasala and Gina Butkovich August 29, 2020

Kent State University Police are investigating a sexual assault in Centennial Court E. According to a campus advisory sent out via email and over Flash ALERTS, the university’s emergency notification...

First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump gesture to attendees during the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, August 26, 2020.

What to watch on the Republican convention’s final night

Maegan Vazquez, CNN August 28, 2020

(CNN) -- The fourth and final night of the Republican convention on Thursday will feature President Donald Trump's speech officially accepting the Republican nomination for president.Expect fireworks....

Ohio lawmaker pushing impeachment accused of campaign fraud

AP August 27, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker who recently joined a bid to impeach Gov. Mike DeWine for allegedly violating state law has been accused of violating campaign finance law.Republican Rep. Nino...

Kent Fire, local departments respond to apartment fire at University Inn

Troy Pierson, Reporter August 26, 2020

The Kent Fire and EMS Department responded to a fire that broke out in an apartment this morning at University Inn on South Water Street.According to Craig Peeps, a lieutenant with the Kent Fire Department,...

A family walks to a charter bus that will evacuate them from Galveston Island to Austin in anticipation of impact from Hurricane Laura on August 25, 2020, at the Galveston Housing Authority offices in Galveston.

Laura nears Category 4 strength and threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surges as it approaches Louisiana and Texas

Editor's note: In the storm's path with a weak phone connection? Get the text-only version of top stories.(CNN) -- Hurricane Laura may reach extremely dangerous Category 4 strength before slamming...

Clashes between protesters and armed civilians break out during the third day of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Wisconsin.

Two people are dead and a third injured in an overnight shooting in Kenosha, police say

(CNN) -- Two people were killed and a third was seriously wounded in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, late Tuesday during the third night of protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, police said.Officers...

All Ohio high school sports can go forward this year, with an option for some fall sports like football to be delayed until the spring if schools wish, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.

Conservative lawmaker says Ohio governor should be impeached

Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP August 24, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine should be impeached over his handling of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a conservative GOP House lawmaker said Monday.Cincinnati...

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