Skip to Main Content
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

Drug Enforcement Administration share campaign with Ohio universities

Emma Campbell, Kent Stater TV Reporter September 6, 2024

Brian McNeal is representing the Drug Enforcement Administration at Kent State and other Ohio universities for the start of September. He shares the role of drug prevention and the importance of promoting...

Alley Mac is located in Acorn Alley in downtown Kent.

New mac and cheese focused restaurant opens in downtown Kent

Ana Julia Cechin Facco, Reporter September 6, 2024

Located next to Off the Wagon in Acorn Alley, Alley Mac offers mac and cheese, pierogies, salads and sandwiches all made with fresh ingredients.  The owners, Chuck Crawford and his wife Jessica, got...

Located on 166 Currie Hall Pkwy, Kent, Ohio, Moonbase will be opened on Sept. 5, 2024.

‘Out of this world’: LGBTQ+ bar Moonbase reopens in Kent

Grace Claxon, Reporter September 5, 2024

As neon lights flicker back to life, Kent’s only 18+ LGBTQ+ bar, Moonbase, gears up for its grand reopening on Thursday. The bar will celebrate with a vibrant weekend of events: cosmic karaoke on Thursday,...

Hulk Hogan visited Water Street Tavern on Tuesday to promote his "Real American Beer."

Hulk Hogan visits Water Street Tavern to promote new beer

Michael Neenan, Newscast reporter August 21, 2024

Hulk Hogan visited Water Street Tavern to promote his "Real American Beer" on Tuesday as part of his tour across Ohio. Tori Baliman, Water Street marketing manager, said she enjoyed watching fans show...

Druski's comedy has earned him more than 8 million followers on Instagram, and a career outside of the sketches that many know him for. | Courtesy of USG.

Druski to headline Kent State Homecoming show

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital Managing Editor August 19, 2024

Druski, a comedian and actor, will headline Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government’s Homecoming show on Sept. 26 in the Student Center Ballroom. USG announced Druski as this year’s Homecoming...

Bliss Ohio, located on East Main Street, began selling recreational marijuana products on Tuesday.

Bliss Ohio begins recreational marijuana sales

Michael Neenan, Reporter August 8, 2024

Tuesday marked the first day of recreational marijuana sales at Bliss Ohio. General manager James Russell II says the vendor has seen over 500 visitors since beginning recreational marijuana sales. “It's...

People gather for a protest in support of Palestine after the May 4 Commemoration on May 4, 2024.

Kent State alumni join call for university divestment. Is it possible?

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter July 29, 2024

During this year’s May 4 Commemoration, returning alumni witnessed students protesting against the war in Gaza, prompting them to wonder how they could support the students’ cause. Ken Hammond,...

Bent Tree coffee bags on display at their new Wholesale Production Facility, located on North Mantua Street in Kent.

Bent Tree Coffee and Meijer launch collaboration

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter July 16, 2024

When walking down the coffee aisle at Meijer, a supermarket chain, customers may see the green bags of Bent Tree whole bean coffee among the orange Dunkin’ and brown McCafé bags. Ryan Brannon, co-founder...

Jennifer Black (left) with her daughter Ina Black (right). Courtesy of Ina Black.

Kent State graduate debuts in ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ tour

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter July 6, 2024

Ina Black, a recent theater graduate, auditioned for ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ North American tour in January with the help of her mother, Jennifer Black, an assistant dance professor. “My...

Townhall II is located at 155 N Water Street in downtown Kent.

Townhall II opens new location in Ravenna to acknowledge community needs

Savana Capp, Reporter June 19, 2024

Townhall II, an integrated health network that provides mental health and recovery treatment services to Portage County, opened a new location on North Chestnut Street last Wednesday to better serve the...

The Friends of Palestine Collective protests every Friday at the downtown gazebo.

Proposed CAMPUS Act addresses campus safety and protests

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter June 12, 2024

The Ohio Legislature proposed House Bill 606, also known as the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act, to provide Ohio universities with additional safety resources...

Out Support Medina volunteers and guests at a pride event in July, 2023. 
(Courtesy of Out Support Medina)

LGBTQ+ activists unpack life before same sex marriage was legalized

Savana Capp, Reporter June 1, 2024

A tacky plastic flower arch covered in a thick layer of dust in front of a clerk of courts is not everyone’s dream wedding. Before same-sex marriage was legalized, it was Ken Ditlevson's legal marriage....

Activate Search
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2
Special Reports