Today is April 16, 2021.
- Finally, Friday! High of 51 today and mostly cloudy. It should get up to the high 50s tomorrow and Sunday with nighttime temperatures around 39.
- Streetsboro's second annual Restaurant Week starts on Sunday. Check out the event page for deals at local restaurants.
- Hiram's police chief warned residents not to fall for Covid "cure" or injection clinic scams. (There is no cure for Covid-19, but getting the vaccine from an authorized clinic can provide significant protection.) The Hiram article in today's newsletter has more.
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Local government
Garrettsville might get its own outdoor drinking area
Village council scheduled a public hearing for May 12 at 4 p.m. to discuss starting a designated outdoor refreshment area (like the one Kent has). Council members also discussed village beautification, recycling and more.
More from around the county:
- Streetsboro City Council is looking at $9.1 million in waterline improvements, including extending water service to residents currently stuck without potable water. Read more.
 Streetsboro's council also discussed opting not to buy tornado sirens and how much leeway to give the city's chickens.
- A Hiram resident raised concern over the cemetery's run down veterans gravestones at Tuesday's village council meeting.
- Worry not: the giant saws dangling from helicopters in Rootstown are completely normal. Trustees talked aerial saws, zoning changes and FEMA grants at Tuesday's meeting.
- Palmyra Chairman Henry Michael resigned April 13 as chairman of the board of trustees. Trustee Bradley Vaughan was nominated as the board’s new chairman.
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Agriculture
Fish-fed veggies coming soon
Moon Farm is building a special aquaponic greenhouse to help feed Portage County. The farm will launch a delivery program for Ravenna in late May and hopes to expand the program around the county in the near future.
- The sustainable farming system will use natural fertilization from fish to grow a high yield of fresh greens without any soil.
- Moon Farm owner Alex Ross sent us this picture of the farm's largest aquaponic lettuce grown to date.
Read the full story here.
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Local awards
The kids are all right
Southeast valedictorian Koen Suzelis was chosen as a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. Only 1% of 1.5 million applicants will be chosen for the prestigious award, and Suzelis is one of 15,000 finalists.
Suzelis plans to attend Ohio Northern University to study psychology and pre-law.
- Aurora senior Brooklyn Duguay was awarded the Eagle of the Cross award by the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown on Wednesday. The award is presented to teens who exhibit integrity, good works and Christian leadership in their communities.
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News briefs
Aurora Community Relief celebrates one year of solidarity
The Church in Aurora launched the community relief program a year ago to offset the pandemic's impact on local families. Since then, the program has been helping an average of 170 people from 55 households per week with groceries, utilities, rides to work and more.
The Church provided this picture of volunteers Alicia Jimenez and Anne Kohler preparing to deliver food.
More news:
- Main Street Ravenna will be hosting an open house info session to present information on the Downtown District Plan and grant opportunities for downtown businesses on Tuesday from 4-6 p.m.
- Kent Interfaith Alliance is hosting a zoom event on April 22 at 7 p.m. to highlight Today’s Young Leaders Pursuing Racial Justice. Use this link to attend at the scheduled time: https://zoom.us/j/97899751698
- Kent State released a formal introduction of Randale Richmond, the school's new director of athletics. Read the bio here.
- In answer to some persistent confusion about what is and is not recyclable in Portage County, Portager reporter Wendy DiAlesandro broke it down a bit further.
- South county generosity is stronger than we thought. Suffield residents Nick and Joe Smith gave $100,000 each to the Mila’s Hope and Rowyn’s Dreams Playground, not $100,000 total as we reported on Wednesday.
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And that's all we've got for this week! As you can see from today's issue, we're working hard to cover every inch of this great county. And we couldn't do it without you.
To those of you have been supporting us with your paid subscriptions, I'm deeply grateful. We couldn't do this work without you. And if you read The Portager with a free subscription, thank you, too. The time you spend here staying informed about what's happening in the community enriches us all.
Next week we'll have coverage of the levies on the ballot in Crestwood, Rootstown, Waterloo and Windham, plus a feature on Portage County's existing and forthcoming breweries. See you back here Monday!
Ben
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ben@theportager.com
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