Good morning, Kent.

The Kent Fire Department will host a community open house on Aug.

22 at 10 a.m. at Fire Station 1 (320 S. Depeyster St) to mark 150 years of service and include a blood drive with Vitalant and University Hospitals EMS Training and Disaster Preparedness Institute.

Portage Park District expanded Kent Bog by creating Kame-Esker Bog with trails, a nature play space and pavilions.

The site officially opened Friday, Aug. 14 in Kent.

Labor Day falls on Monday, Sept.

7—banks, USPS, and trash collection will run on modified schedules while retailers like Walmart, Target, Giant Eagle, and Sam’s Club maintain regular hours and Costco remains closed. Residents should check with local providers for updated holiday services.

First-year students began move-in Wednesday as volunteers and family helped with moving, while a week-long KSU Kickoff will feature a Friday Dean’s Welcome (9:30 a.m.), a convocation and many campus activities including Late Night at The Library and Blastoff on Sunday.

Residents and business owners near Camp James A.

Garfield Joint Military Training Center will hear louder explosions today during grenade training, with blasts carrying farther than normal across its 21,000-acre site (training will continue throughout the season).

Kent State promoted men's wrestling head coach Josh Moore to director of wrestling on Wed, Aug.

19 and he will lead the search for the university's first women's wrestling head coach as the program launches in fall.