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Cheers Kent! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an early-morning Kent SWAT standoff ended on Carlisle Court
  • Kent State volleyball's defense powers a statement home-opening win
  • If a major tornado hit near Kent, are we really ready?

Also on today's calendar: 15-60-75 The Numbers Band Homecoming! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
  • Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Canton man charged with strangulation, domestic violence after Kent standoff (cleveland19.com) — A pre-dawn police standoff at an apartment on Carlisle Court in Kent ended with Metro SWAT safely arresting a 26-year-old Canton man accused of assaulting residents and threatening them with a gun. Kent and Stow police issued a reverse alert during the incident, which led to strangulation and domestic violence charges but no serious injuries and no ongoing threat to nearby residents.
   

2. Volleyball Beats Cleveland State in Home Opener, 3-1 (kentstatesports.com) — Kent State volleyball opened its home schedule in Kent with a 3–1 win over Cleveland State, powered by a season-high 10 blocks and a dominant night from Mercedez Brown and Adalynn Ginley. Local fans can next see the Golden Flashes finish non-league play Friday at Youngstown State, as the team builds momentum heading into conference action.
   

3. It's a drill! Portage EMA, county staff learn at tornado, hazmat event (record-courier.com) — Portage County emergency officials recently ran a full-scale drill simulating a deadly tornado striking just outside downtown Kent and along the Route 59 corridor, plus a hazmat train leak in Ravenna. The exercise tested how agencies would shelter residents at Kent State's MAC Center, restore power and water, move people safely, and coordinate communications before a real disaster hits.
   

4. Early networking, tailored resumes key to landing internships as an underclassmen (kentstater.com) — Kent State students looking for internships are urged to start searching early, tailor resumes around class projects, and lean on networking through campus groups and local employers. One student turned a Kent-based internship at Davey Tree into a full-time job, while others found success by targeting in-person roles and building personal projects to stand out despite limited experience.
   

5. Ravenna sets meetings on changes to ward boundaries (record-courier.com) — Ravenna is redrawing its ward boundaries for the first time since 1972 and wants residents' input at two public meetings next week and in early October. An ad-hoc committee, working with a Kent State University specialist, is trying to balance big population differences between wards before the next municipal election deadline in December.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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