Dean Tondiglia has wanted to work in law enforcement ever since he can remember. Starting out, he looked forward to becoming a patrol officer, but he always hoped that one day he would be chief of police.“My...
Flashing lights, contoured faces, five-inch heels and outfits that kill. All heads turn when the queens hit the stage. Roughly 300 students and community members filled the seats in KIVA in support of...
Dan Smith, former Kent economic development director, is known by many throughout the Kent community as one of the driving forces behind the revitalization of downtown.Smith lost his life in 2014 after...
The Honors College will introduce its new series, Research Uncorked, on Thursday, March 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Secret Cellar in downtown Kent. The series will focus on Kent State researchers coming together...
A warm resolution in Ravenna from KentWired.com on Vimeo.As temperatures drop to single digits, and into the negatives at night, Portage County residents who don’t have heat or a home will have a solution...
With the Mid-American Conference tournament being one month away, the Kent State-University of Akron rivalry game has an incentive more than pride and bragging rights.Kent State (16-7, 7-3 MAC) and Akron...
The City of Kent is keeping an open mind when it comes to the redevelopment of the former Portage County Municipal Courthouse.Tom Wilke, Kent’s economic development director, said no proposals for the...
For some Kent State international students, adjusting to the educational differences between the United States and the country they’re traveling from could be difficult.Ken Cushner, a teaching, learning...
As students departed for winter break this past month, the city of Kent engaged in a project to liven downtown.The new signs are part of the comprehensive Signage and Wayfinding Program, which has been...
