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Students voice opinions on city of Kent’s mask mandate

Troy PiersonReporter July 21, 2020

Kent City Council passed an ordinance to mandate face coverings in the city, both in public and private businesses on July 15.The new measure comes after COVID-19 cases began to rise throughout the summer,...

Bribery Investigation Ohio

John Minchillo July 21, 2020

This Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 file photo shows Ohio State Representative Larry Householder (R), of District 72, stands at the head of a legislative session as Speaker of the House, in Columbus. FBI agents...

This Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 file photo shows Ohio State Representative Larry Householder (R), of District 72, stands at the head of a legislative session as Speaker of the House, in Columbus. FBI agents were at the farm of Householder on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of a planned announcement of a $60 million bribe investigation by federal prosecutors. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery case

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The powerful Republican speaker of the Ohio House and four other people were arrested Tuesday in a $60 million federal bribery investigation, a person briefed on the matter said,...

Tyler Gardner, President of College Democrats (right) with Former United State Representative Beto O'Rourke. 

Recent Supreme Court Ruling makes waves during election year

Jessica Urig Reporter July 19, 2020

Earlier in July, the Supreme Court made a unanimous 9-decision that however the state votes in an election, the Electoral College members have to vote in favor of the popular vote. In the 2016 election,...

John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman, has died after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80.

Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80

 (CNN) -- John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement...

Black At Kent State

July 18, 2020

A DORA recycling bin outside Fresco Mexican Grill & Salsa Bar in downtown Kent. 

Downtown Kent’s DORA goes live Friday

Maria McGinnis, editor-in-chief, Troy Pierson, reporter July 17, 2020

Main Street Kent and the City of Kent have worked together for the past several weeks to implement the new DORA, a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area, in Kent’s downtown district. The DORA will allow...

Kent City Council passes mandatory mask ordinance

Gina Butkovich, reporter July 16, 2020

Less than two hours after Gov. Mike DeWine urged Ohio residents to wear masks while in public but didn’t require it, Kent City Council passed its own mandatory mask ordinance. Face masks must be worn...

An image of the United States county-level map on EndCoronavirus.com created by Kent State professor Joseph Ortiz and New England Complex Systems Institute postdoctoral researcher Olha Buchel. 

New visualizations by Kent State professor help to track coronavirus cases, risk

When Kent State professor of geology Joseph Ortiz found himself sitting at home with little to do during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, he felt helpless. Ortiz is typically known for his research...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine passed an executive order Jan. 22 to reinstate funding after pandemic cuts.

New pressure on Ohio governor, once hailed for virus action

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early during the coronavirus outbreak, Ohio's Republican governor appeared prophetic with his decisive steps to ban spectators from a sports expo, shut down all schools before any...

Faculty leaders hold town hall to address reopening of campus, COVID concerns

Troy Pierson, reporter July 15, 2020

Kent State faculty members and administrative leaders held a town hall meeting on July 15 to address concerns regarding the reopening of campus and procedures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interim...

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