Aurora, Ohio

• Regional agency studies gas tax increase: Kent Council may oppose national 10-cent hike at pumps
  

  A majority of council members opposed the idea in a discussion held during a committee meeting Wednesday, citing largely the bad timing of suggesting a tax in the midst of a recession.

• City hoping to get water main projects under way in autumn
  

  The city may begin construction before cold weather sets in to replace four water mains in an attempt to eliminate corrosion in the pipes and improve water service for an estimated 600 homes.

• Recreation News
  

  Various programs -- Many recreational and community education programs are offered by the city's parks-recreation department.

• Schools again earn 'distinction' honor
  

  The local school district is one of three in Portage County which earned the "excellent with distinction" rating on its Ohio Department of Education report card for 2009-10. Aurora has now earned the honor both years since it was established.

• Schools "excellent with distinction" again
  

  The local school district is one of three in Portage County which earned the "excellent with distinction" rating on its Ohio Department of Education report card for 2009-10. The latest results were announced Aug.

• Officer for the schools now on job
  

  Students and staff in the school district are noticing a new face this year -- Aurora Police Officer Michelle Ice -- who has been chosen as the schools' resource officer.

• More than $550,000 set for schools in portage
  

  Two school districts and one charter school in Portage County are among hundreds around the state to receive funding in Round 2 of the federal Race for the Top program.

• Two charged in attempted robbery at water park
  

  Two 19-year-old men were taken to Portage County Jail last week after being charged in connection with an attempted robbery at Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom.

• Tango the K-9 tracks down robber: Bainbridge and Russell Police Blotter
  

  ASSIST, TREAT ROAD: Tango, the police K-9 tracked a suspect and found evidence linking an Aurora man, 19, to an armed robbery attempt at Wild Water Kingdom Aug.

• Events prior to school opening set
  

  Orientation will take place Aug. 24 from 7:40 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for Aurora High School freshmen and upperclassmen new to the school.

• Northern Portage residents flooded with water troubles
  

  STAFF WRITER Residents of the Boling Brook subdivision in northern Shalersville are just looking for a little help so they don't have to worry about their homes flooding whenever they hear rain.

• Two arrested in connection with Wildwater Kingdom robbery
  

  Two Aurora 19-year-old men are in Portage County Jail today pending arraignment after being charged in connection with a robbery at Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom.

• State money sought for Crackel Road repaving
  

  The city of Aurora and Bainbridge Township are in good shape to receive state Issue II funding to resurface Crackel Road.

• Streetsboro: One dead in multi-vehicle accident on eastbound Ohio Turnpike
  

  The Ohio Highway Patrol reports that the eastbound Ohio Turnpike is now open, following a five-vehicle accident about noon Monday.

• City to review farm buy plan
  

  Aurora -- The city moved forward with a plan to buy Spring Hill Farm for $2.9 million when the finance committee advanced a purchase agreement to Council for review, The city wants to acquire the 153-acre property on East Pioneer Trail, which is located near the Mantua Township border, as part of its effort to conserve streams/wetlands, protect ...

• Rezoning suggested at Geauga park area
  

  A proposal for a mixed-use zoning district for more than 700 acres around and including the former Geauga Lake amusement park was presented to planning commission members last week.

• Dix Media headquarters planned for Kent
  

  Dix Communications, which operates newspapers in Ohio and Kentucky and radio stations in Ohio, Maryland and Florida, is locating a corporate marketing headquarters in Kent, consolidating a number of corporate functions.

• Dix Media headquarters slated for Kent
  

  RPC Photo / Steph Krell; The former Mazda of Kent, 1050 W. Main St., will become the new corporate headquarters for Dix Communications, the corporate umbrella that owns the Record-Courier and its affiliate weekly papers including the Aurora Advocate.

City Description

Aurora is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is co-extant with, and formed from, the former township of Aurora, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,556. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aurora was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Aurora is located at 41°19′9″N 81°21′21″W / 41.31917°N 81.35583°W / 41.31917; -81.35583 (41.319254, -81.355859). It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.1 square miles (62.4 km²), of which, 23.2 square miles (60.1 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (3.61%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 13,556 people, 5,047 households, and 3,901 families residing in the city. The population density is 583.8 people per square mile (225.4/km²). There are 5,361 housing units at an average density of 230.9/sq mi (89.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.67% White, 2.16% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and

City Contained By:

• Ohio
• Portage County
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom
• SeaWorld Ohio
• Aurora Center Historic District
• Aurora Train Station

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 62.4187134591 km squared

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