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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

Kent Wired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

Kent Wired

New plan outlines Portage County’s future

Jacob Brooks, TV2 Reporter April 21, 2023

Portage County unveiled the final draft of its first comprehensive plan. Portage County 2050 gives guidance to communities about how to grow and stay strong in the future. TV2's Jacob Brooks explains...

Drug overdoses rising in Portage County

Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter April 13, 2023

The Portage County Sheriff's Department issued a warning about increased overdose deaths on March 31. Officials said the increase is largely due to the increased use of fentanyl, a highly addictive and...

The Portage Hike & Bike Trail spans 13 miles along the Cuyahoga River and provides a place for trail goers to hike, bike, or canoe. Photo taken April 10, 2023.

How Portage parks are maintained, prepare for spring

Aaron Cousin, Reporter April 10, 2023

From brisk and icy snowstorms one day to bright and sunny skies the next, Portage Park District has its hands full trying to maintain the parks year-round.  "Anybody that lives in Ohio probably understands...

Local farmers in Portage County recognized during National Farmworker Awareness Week

Gabby Jonas, TV2 Reporter April 4, 2023

This week is National Farmworker Awareness Week. The Environmental Protection Agency's mission is to protect human health and the environment while recognizing the hard work that farmers at farms like...

Volunteer Belinda Marburger (left) and Anne Marie Noble (right), the executive director of Haven of Portage County. It is located at 2645 State Route 59 in Ravenna.

The Haven of Portage County marks full year of operations

Alton Northup, Reporter March 24, 2023

As The Haven of Portage County approaches a year of operation, the shelter has seen no shortage of homeless individuals and families looking for a place to stay. The shelter, which houses up to 64 guests...

Local food pantries brace for increased demand as SNAP benefits come to an end

Alton Northup, Reporter March 12, 2023

Local food pantries may soon see a surge in demand for their services after pandemic-era SNAP benefits come to an end. A temporary boost to SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, was put in place...

Portage County Sheriff’s Department experiences delays in body and dash cameras

Alexandria Manthey, TV2 Reporter March 2, 2023

The Portage County Sheriff's Department's new body and dash cameras will soon be in operation. The department has had the equipment since November, but there has been a delay in getting everything up...

More People Vote Early In Portage County

Jacob Brooks November 6, 2022

Election Day isn't until Tuesday - but the votes are already coming in. Terrie Nelson, Deputy Director of the Portage County Board of Elections, explains why more people are voting early this year.

For those in crisis, 988 serves as a new Portage County lifeline

For those in crisis, 988 serves as a new Portage County lifeline

Emma Andrus, Editor-in-Chief September 13, 2022

On the morning of July 16, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline went into effect nationwide. The 24/7 helpline is a call and text service that provides anonymity as well as “free and confidential emotional...

Ashtabula, Columbiana, Summit and Tuscarawas counties, where Kent State operates several campuses and locations, recently moved into the “high” community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Masks now required at Kent State’s Ashtabula, Columbiana, Summit and Tuscarawas campuses, locations

Emma Andrus, Managing Editor August 5, 2022

Masks are now required indoors at Kent State campuses in Ashtabula, Columbiana, Summit and Tuscarawas counties, according to an email sent by the university Friday morning.  The decision comes following...

Masks required indoors on main campus as of July 29

Masks required indoors on main campus as of July 29

Alton Northup, Reporter July 29, 2022

Masks are required indoors on Kent State’s main campus following Portage County moving into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high community spread designation for COVID-19. The university...

reported cases covid dashboard 3.1.22

Kent State reports zero COVID-19 cases on campus during week of Feb. 20

Joshua Bailey Reporter March 1, 2022

After several months of a rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, reported cases on campus dropped over 85 percent since the start of the spring semester.On Feb. 20, Kent State reported zero...

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