Portage County

Incumbent Bruce Zuchowski was the subject of a national backlash for comments he made on Facebook about immigration that some have called voter intimidation.

The Justice Department will monitor early voting and voting on Election Day after voters complained of intimidation by the sheriff, according to a press release.

A man formerly incarcerated at the Portage County Jail said he helped build a structure at the Portage County Randolph Fairgrounds for Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski and set up a campaign fundraising dinner.

Portage County residents at a Portage County NAACP meeting Thursday night shared concerns about rhetoric in a Facebook post from Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski asked residents to write down the addresses of people who have signs supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in their yards.

Ohio Reps. Gail Pavliga of Portage County and Brett Hillyer of Tuscarawas County lost their primaries Tuesday. They're part of a group of about two dozen incumbents targeted by the state GOP for supporting Ohio Rep. Jason Stephens in the House Speaker vote.

State Reps. Gail Pavliga and Sharon Ray are two of nearly two dozen incumbent Republicans the state GOP declined to endorse this year.

Portage County District Library is unveiling its new Brimfield branch Saturday. The library previously operated a Brimfield location but had to shut it down in 2011 due to dwindling state funding, according to library officials.

The newly passed two year state budget boasts many benefits for Portage County, including new tax credits for affordable housing and funding for a crisis stabilization center.

AMATS and NOACA are taking public comments on their draft Transportation Improvement Programs, which outline highway, public transit, bike, and pedestrian projects over the next four years.