Do you really remember every plant you’ve planted, where you planted it, and what each plant needs to thrive? As I get older, retaining the names, locations and needs of the plants I’ve planted gets ...

The controversy around Hiram Village and Hiram Township’s fire departments parting ways continues, with a disagreement about locked fire hydrants becoming a topic of conversation at a recent meeting.

Recently, as I rummaged through some old files, I came across a column I wrote for the Record-Courier nearly twenty years ago, entitled “Forgiveness.” ...

In Twinsburg, the debate over data centers began with a landowner asking whether he could market a 40-acre property to the industry.

Portage County’s board of commissioners is composed of three Republicans, but this November a Democrat is hoping to make it a 2-1 majority.

John Richard McCarthy, 85, of Lordstown, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on October 24, 2026, surrounded by the family he loved so deeply. John lived a full life defined by hard work, service ...

Amy Ward, a Kent resident, addressed council with a request to put a 20 mph School Zone sign in front of Walls Elementary. She said it was the only school in the city without a marker, which she ...

This week’s setlist brings us into the month of November, and toward the end of the week, our warm, dry fall weather looks to take a turn towards the more usual wet, chilly pattern we have become ...

Brimfield Township residents will see Issue 27, a five-year, 1.95-mill additional tax levy to fund fire and emergency medical services for Brimfield’s fire department on their ballots for the Nov. 3 ...