Archive for November, 2007

Most Wanted List working for police
November 30, 2007

They’re elusive and wanted, and now they’re on an Internet-based billboard: Portage County’s 10 Most Wanted.
The list went live about a year ago. And from it, fugitives such as 22-year-old Christopher M. Ball, who was charged with attempted possession of drugs and is wanted to stand trial, stare into cyberspace for all to [...]

Council narrowly passes city budget
November 27, 2007

Kent City Council approved the 2008 city budget in a 5-4 vote during a special meeting last night.
It was the $38.7 million budget’s second appearance at council. Council first tried to approve the budget Nov. 7, but with two members absent, it voted no 3-4. The budget had to be revised.

Part-time protection for Brady Lake village
November 20, 2007

Michelle Marney, who has lived on Cox Avenue in Brady Lake for more than eight years, said she has yet to witness criminal activity on her street, which intersects state Route 59.
The crime rate in the village is low, as Marney’s observation may indicate. According to Brady Lake Police’s 2006 year-end report, the village had [...]