Today is April 12, 2021.

• Good morning! High of 60 today with a couple of showers. It'll get up to 67 tomorrow with more sun. Nighttime temperatures will stick around the mid 40s.

Restoration

Streetsboro Cemetery is getting a long-awaited cleanup

The Streetsboro Cemetery has long been falling into disrepair. Last year, VFW Post 9716 approached city council about spearheading a restoration.

"There are veterans over there that deserve to have a headstone standing up proud," said Post 9716 Commander Ryan Martin.
 

• The plan is to start with headstones belonging to veterans, some of which date back to the Civil War. The cost of the project may reach $100,000.

Kent State

The search is over: Kent State has a new athletic director

• Richmond holds a master's degree in education from Kent State and worked at the university from 2004 to 2015.
   
• He returns to Kent after several years serving as senior associate director of athletics at Old Dominion University in Virginia.
   
• "My family and I are beyond excited to return to Kent State and lead an outstanding athletics department," Richmond said in a statement.

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Covid-19

Esposito ignored mask rules and had words for a colleague at a recent meeting

• The meeting was slightly derailed when Zoom connection issues caused frustration between Esposito and Cromes.
   
• In comments to The Portager, they both said they'd do better.

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Bird news

Chimney swifts' monolith design details revealed

• The city's Senior Engineer Rhonda Boyd presented the plans at last week's Architectural Review Board meeting.

News briefs

That's a lot of Easter baskets

• A Ravenna man was found armed and barricaded in his apartment after a 911 call claiming intruders were on his roof, reports 19 News. It turned out to be a mental health crisis, according to their report.