Portage County

Here's what Ohioans need to know about voting in the May 2025 primary election.

Michael Embick, of Ravenna, sought out mental health counseling after two bouts with blood cancer left him with PTSD symptoms.

Last year, 412 sandhill cranes were surveyed across 32 Ohio counties.

After a widespread loss for Democrats countywide in November, some local leaders are conceding that Portage County is Republican now. Portage is one of about a half-dozen or so counties that's have pushed Ohio to the right.

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.