Shop with A Cop program brings cheer to local kids for a dozen years
On Saturday, December 9th, the Hiram and Garrettsville Police Departments teamed up to help make the holidays a little brighter for some local families. “We had a total of 29 children participate this year,” Hiram Village Police Chief Brian Gregory noted. “That’s the largest number we’ve ever hosted during Shop With a Cop’s 12 years.” As in past years, school...
Portage EMA Encourages Public Participation In Hazard Mitigation Planning Process
Portage County - Portage County was recently awarded a Hazard Mitigation Grant from Ohio Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to update the County’s All-Hazards Mitigation Plan. This update is mandatory by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2K) every five years to remain eligible for funding of identified projects. When available, local governments, communities and non-profit...
Making history in Hiram
Hiram - This week brought unprecedented cooperation for the Hiram community. For the first time ever, the village and township officials were sworn in at the same ceremony. The township proudly welcomed its new Fiscal Officer, Stan Carlisle II and Township Trustee, Jack Groselle. Hiram Village's Mayor Lou Bertrand and Council member Paul Spencer were sworn in to new...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Speaker Pam Montgomery of the James A. Garfield Historical Society regaled the members of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club with fascinating facts about the area–Garrettsville, Hiram, Freedom, Nelson–and its people. This included Garrettsville bands ( Young Garland Randall used to ride his bike in from Nelson so he could play his clarinet), the Ohio Rose developed by a local horticulturist,...
Active Minds of Hiram College Holds Panel Discussion
Active Minds of Hiram College held a panel discussion on suicide prevention as part of their “Green Week” – a week of mental health awareness activities on campus.
News From Garfield Schools
James A. Garfield Local School District today announced its 2017-2018 program year policy for free and reduced meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested...
Nelson says “NO” to Spousal Medicare Reimbursement
Nelson Township - The regularly scheduled Nelson Township Trustees meeting was moved to the community house due to no heat at the maintenance building and the meeting room. The meeting was called to order with all trustees and fiscal officer present. The minutes from the January 5, 2011 were approved as read. Fiscal officer Dave Finney presented the bills...
Community Rallies In Support
Garrettsville - Hundreds of residents from the Garrettsville area and neighboring communities filled the home-side bleachers in the James A. Garfield gymnasium Monday evening in a unified show of support for those affected by Saturday’s devastating fire. The one question they all were asking: “What can we do to help?” Local resident and former Portage County Commissioner Tommie Jo...
Portage Parks on the Grow!
Portage Parks are on the grow! Just as a garden requires warm sunshine and rain to grow, local park properties and programs are now flourishing, thanks to a long-awaited flow of delayed funding. For years, several set-aside properties have languished, waiting for funding in order to become accessible parks. These once-hidden natural gems are now coming into view for public...
Newton Township Spring Clean-up
Newton Township will hold its annual Spring Clean-Up, E-Waste & Scrap Tire Collection on Saturday and Sunday, May 14 & 15, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Township Administration Building, 4410 Newton Falls-Bailey Rd., Newton Falls, OH, This is a service for residents of unincorporated Newton Township; ID required for proof of residency. There will be a...
Garrettsville Council Approves Updated Village Plan and Recognizes the Achievements of JAG Students
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Village Council meeting convened on June 14th, 2023, at 7:00 pm for a productive session attended by council members, village officials, residents, and concerned individuals. Several important matters were discussed, including the adoption of the updated Village Plan, the recognition of notable achievements, and various ordinances and resolutions. Prior to the meeting a public hearing was...
Puppy Tails
Several months ago, a little floppy-eared puppy found his way to the office of The Weekly Villager. The editors immediately fell in love with him and didn’t want him to leave. Turns out the puppy didn’t want to leave, either! When I started working for the paper, Doodle Dog decided he liked me best and wanted to...
Lady G-Men softball returns with wealth of experience
Recording winning seasons has never been a problem for the Garfield G-Men softball team but making deep runs has. The G-Men will try and change their fortune this season by bringing back a vast amount of experience with seven returning lettermen. “I am really looking for that cohesion and consistency,” said Coach Tina Faulhaber. “Our pitchers are back so I...
Library News
JOE THE COUPON GUY at BURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY In these thrifty times, it pays to be a smart shopper. Joe Daugirdas, also known as the “Coupon Guy,” can help you do just that. Joe has been couponing in northeast Ohio for many years, and he teaches a class called “The Savvy Shopper” at Lakeland Community College. He has been...
Crestwood Scarlet Guard Performs in Toledo
Mantua - The Crestwood Scarlet Guard Marching Band traveled to the University of Toledo, to perform in the Bands of America Northwest Ohio Regional Championships. The band will compete with some of the finest bands from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York and West Virginia. Bands of America (BOA) marching band championships are the premier events for marching band...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At the last meeting on May 18th Council amended Ordinance 2021-27, which seeks to place a .5% increase in residents’ income tax collected. If approved by voters at the November 2nd election, the half-percent increase would be devoted to law enforcement and public safety. It was noted that the proposed increase is .5%, which would increase the...
Hiram Township News
Hiram Twp. - At the recent meeting of the Hiram Township Trustees, the trustees discussed a request the three trustees received to meet with the members of the Hiram Village Council to jointly meet and discuss Hiram Township Resolution 2014-3, regarding annexation of a parcel of village-situated property. This resolution was presented to Hiram Village Council for consideration at...
All About Beekeeping
Are you interested in learning what it’s like to be a Beekeeper? Join Master Gardener Volunteer and Beekeeper of 10 years, Susan Dunlap, for a presentation consisting of some basic bee biology, the responsibilities and challenges of being a beekeeper and the necessity of bees in the environment.Susan’s presentation, to be held on Saturday, July 23, 9:00 - 11:00...
Child Find Awareness
Child Find is an effort by the Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children, to ensure all children from birth to 21 with disabilities are identified, located, and evaluated as required by the individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. Ohio school districts, serving ages 3-21, work with Help Me Grow, serving children birth to 2, in...
J.A. Garfield Elementary Rocks!
Garrettsville - The Shelly Company is one of Ohio’s leading limestone, concrete and asphalt paving companies. With more than 90 locations and 1,600 employees around the state, you may wonder why they recently sent two of their brightest employees to spend the day with sixth-graders at James A. Garfield Elementary School in Garrettsville. According to Natalie Walmsley, Material Coordinator...
Strike Up The Band!
Ever been to a band show? You ought to try getting to at least one. They are something else. If you are not into band music, you might be just impressed by the spectacle of the thing–the organization, the planning, the volunteers, the choreography, the themes,… the concession stands.--they have everything for sale, commemorative programs, T-shirts, you name it. JAG...
Trial By Fire For Johnson’s First Garrettsville Village Council Meeting
The village has budgeted $1.89 million for 2015 and has projected only $1.69 million in revenue. A significant portion of the budget, almost half, is appropriated to the police department.
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At their first meeting of 2017, the Board voted to elect Debbie Soltisz as the 2017 School Board President, with Todd Monroe as Board Vice President. In addition, the Board voted to change the regularly scheduled monthly meetings to take place in the CHS library on the second Tuesday of each month. As such, the February meeting...
Windham Trustees to Enforce Cemetery Regulations
Windham Township - Windham Township Trustees met on May 3, 2018 for their regularly scheduled meeting with all trustees in attendance, along with the fiscal officer. The trustees are Brian Miller, Danny Burns and Rich Gano and the fiscal officer / clerk is Jayme Neikirk. The board of trustees approved the minutes and expenditures for the month of April....
The 8th Count Dance Studio Starts Fifth Year
Garrettsville - The 8th Count Dance Studio is celebrating their fifth year in business in Garrettsville. The studio is located in Garfield Plaza across the parking lot from the movie theatre. The studio opened in 2009, has continued to grow and is still growing. The 8th Count offers instruction in a variety of dance and tumbling for all ages....
Windham Township News
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting with all trustees, fiscal officer, zoning inspector and a guest who was there to observe in attendance. The trustees approved the minutes, expenditures and bank reconciliation before recognizing any guests who would like to address the board. There were none. In roads, Brian Miller reported that they had been mowing...
As Fire Prevention Week™ approaches, Windham Fire Department and State Farm® remind residents that “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.™”
Windham Joint Fire District is teaming up with State Farm and the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week™ campaign, “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.™.” This year’s campaign, October 9-15, works to educate everyone about simple but important steps they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe. “Today’s homes burn faster...
Garfield Elementary & Intermediate Bus Routes
Elementary/Intermediate Routes *Estimated Times* Bus #1 7:40 Gotham Rd. 8:00 Stanley Rd. 8:02 Slagle 8:05 Smalley Road 8:07 Nichols Rd. 8:27 Right on S.R. 88 Bus #2 7:55 Center St. 8:07 Garfield 8:12 Center St. 8:15 Maple 8:17 North St. 8:20 Clover Lane 8:25 Meadow Run 8:30 Wolff 8:32 Elm Street 8:35 State Street 8:37 Park 8:38 Maple/Center Bus #4 7:35 Streeter 7:45 Stamm Rd. 7:50 Streeter 7:55 Stamm Rd. 8:00 Hankee 8:05 Blackbrook Trailer Park 8:15 White Street Bus #6 8:00 Pritchard 8:03 S.R. 282 8:06 Kool Lakes 8:10 Nelson Trailer Park 8:12 ...
Soap Box Derby Hill Improved in Mantua
Mantua - This week in Mantua, another paving project is underway, removing the potholes and uneven surface left behind by winter’s freeze and thaw. And while area drivers and their vehicles will appreciate the smooth new surface on High Street in the Village, the project was completed with another set of drivers in mind. “In the 20 years since the...
Garfield Hall of Fame 2016 Inductees..Part 3
Garrettsville - The final Garfield graduate to be honored at the James A. Garfield Hall of Fame gathering on Saturday, April 30 is Robert E. Armstrong, member of the Class of ’65 and recipient of the nation’s third-highest military award, the Silver Star, presented for Conspicuous Gallantry in Action, for his actions in Viet Nam, January 28, 1969. He...
