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Apr 3rd, 2025 👍 1289

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank will hold a drive-thru food pantry at Portage County Health District—999 E. Main St. in Ravenna from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Additional pantries will occur at Kent State University's Dix Stadium on April 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. and at Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown on April 28 from noon to 2 p.m.

Apr 3rd, 2025 👍 4432

The new White House Tavern sports bar held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday afternoon at the historic Jennings House on North Chestnut Street in Ravenna. Founders Preston Stewart and Joshua Smith, both Kent Roosevelt High School graduates, opened the bar three months ago and plan to expand the menu and add features as summer comes.

Apr 3rd, 2025 👍 1148

OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) announced the spring sports division assignments for the 2025 season for Akron-area high schools. The assignments cover baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, track and volleyball and are organized into divisions (I-VII) to help local fans know where their teams will compete.

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