Portage Foundation Awards More Than $61,000 in Scholarships Supporting College and Skilled Trades Students
The Portage Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 scholarship awards, distributing more than $61,000 to students across Portage County pursuing a wide variety of educational and career paths. Thanks to the generosity and vision of local donors who have established scholarship funds as an investment in Portage County’s future, this year’s awards will support not...
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Aurora track & field sweeps John Kudley Invitational titles
The Aurora Greenmen track & field teams defended their home track as the boys recaptured the John Kudley Invitational title by scoring 157.0 points and the girls repeated as champions for the fourth straight year, scoring 140.0 points last Thursday evening at Veterans Stadium. “The guys were ecstatic that they got the title back that they lost last year to...
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Greenmen girls’ track net Don Faix Invitational title, Rocket boys’ track finish as runners-up
The Aurora Greenmen girls’ track & field team began their season of redemption by winning their first invitational of the season, taking first place at Crestwood’s annual Don Faix Invitational with a score of 127.0 points last Saturday at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua. “It was a step in the right direction,” said Coach Greg Cicero. “I think we had...
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Sip N Shop Vendor Applications Being Accepted Call Today Sip n Shop on Main is taking applications for the event on July 25th from 2-7pm . Contact Jackie at rinearson05@frontier.com for an application Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at...
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Sip N Shop Vendor Applications Being Accepted Call Today Sip n Shop on Main is taking applications for the event on July 25th from 2-7pm . Contact Jackie at rinearson05@frontier.com for an application Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at...
STATE RUNNER-UP: Aurora’s Drake Brasiel finishes as D-I runner-up
Aurora Greenmen senior Drake Brasiel saved his best for his third consecutive appearance at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state tournament, tallying a 3-1 record to place second in the 175-pound weight class last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center in Columbus. “I think it goes back to getting down here last year and getting...
Portage County Junior High Tournament crowns champions at Garfield
Wrestlers from across Portage County competed Friday, Jan. 2, at the Portage County Junior High Wrestling Tournament, hosted by James A. Garfield High School, with champions decided across multiple weight classes. Tournament champions were determined through title brackets, with second place awarded to the championship runner-up. Additional placement matches were used to determine third, fourth and fifth place finishers. At 245...
Lars A. Peterson
Lars A. Peterson, 82, died Thursday, November 6, 2025, at The Kensington at Anna Maria, Aurora, OH. Born May 25, 1943, in Ware, Massachusetts, he was the son of Carl J. Peterson Jr. and Maxine (Fuller) Peterson. A long-time resident of Belchertown, MA., he also lived in Vermont and Florida before moving to Ohio in 2014. Lars was a proud...
Aurora’s Nathan Eminian secures 7th place at OHSAA D-II state cross country meet
Since his freshman season, Aurora Greenmen senior Nathan Eminian has always had lofty aspirations. He realized those big goals when he took 7th place with a personal record of 15:37.12 at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state cross country championship last Saturday afternoon at Fortress Obetz. “I hoped I would be able to get somewhere high on...
Show Your Library Card and Save with Portage County District Library!
October is all about showing your library card and saving big! We're teaming up with Portage County Small Businesses for a community-wide savings event. Show your PCDL card at participating local businesses and enjoy special discounts and deals during the month of October. It's a great way to save while supporting local shows and services! Participating businesses include: •...
Haunted Places Around Ohio
Sit back & prepare to be captivated by stories & more from haunted places around Ohio! Greg will bring ghost hunting equipment to the Aurora Library on Friday, October 10 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm and explain how it works. Limited to 25 participants. Register here: https://events.portagelibrary.org/event/14126089. Join speaker, author, and investigator Greg Feketik of Tri-C Ghost Hunters as he...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: Garrettsville YMCA, 8233 Park Ave,...
Northern Portage “MEET THE CANDIDATE” Nights
Local elections are just around the corner, and the League of Women Voters of Northern Portage County invites everyone to our Meet the Candidates nights. There will be three sessions: Garrettsville Area: Garrettsville, Nelson, Windham, Freedom Date/Time: Wednesday September 24 at 6:30 PM Location: Klamer Center at the James A. Garfield Schools campus, 10207 OH-88 Garrettsville Candidates invited: Council, Trustee, School Board Races Crestwood...
Evelyne B. Tafel
Evelyne B. Tafel, age 95, passed away peacefully August 10th at her home in Aurora. Born December 25, 1929 in Maple Heights, she was the beloved wife of Robert F. Tafel for 62 years, residing in Hiram. She was the loving mother of Frederick Tafel and Jane (Michael) Smilanich (all deceased), and, along with her husband and children, was preceded...
Engines Roar for a Cause at Anna Maria of Aurora’s 16th Annual Charity Car Show
The Campus of Anna Maria of Aurora will host its 16th Annual Charity Car Show on Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., bringing together car enthusiasts, families, and community members for a morning of high-octane fun—all in support of the Alzheimer’s Association. Last year’s event raised an impressive $24,000 for Alzheimer’s research and support programs. Organizers...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: Garrettsville YMCA, 8233 Park Ave,...
Aurora boys’ 4×100 finds redemption by taking fifth at D-I state meet
The Aurora Greenmen boys’ 4x100 relay ended its journey at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state meet on a high. The quartet of senior Ishaan Shaik, juniors Quincy John and Luke Geyer and sophomore Luke McGovern earned fifth place by clocking 41.72 seconds last Saturday at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. “It...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: Garrettsville YMCA, 8233 Park Ave,...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: Garrettsville YMCA, 8233 Park Ave,...
Greenmen girls’ track snags 10th place at Amherst Comet Relays, boys place in three events
The Aurora Greenmen track and field team has not competed in many invitationals so far this year. In their biggest invitational of the early spring, the Greenmen girls finished in 10th place at the 69th annual Amherst Comet Relays last Saturday at Amherst High School. “A lot of them are district competitors and a lot of them are regional competitors...
Aurora’s Walton and Brasiel each earn All-Ohio honors at D-I state meet
The Aurora Greenmen wrestling team brought three wrestlers to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state tournament and all three placed. In addition to senior 120-pound Johnny Green taking seventh, senior 165-pound Cole Walton placed eighth with a 2-3 record and junior 157-pound Drake Brasiel also came in eighth by going 2-3 last weekend at The Ohio...
Aurora’s Johnny Green snags seventh to finish as four-time state placer
Aurora 120-pound senior Johnny Green had thrived wrestling in the 113-pound weight class in his first three years with the program. Before he begins his collegiate career at Army, Green said that he wanted to get stronger and despite moving up a weight class, he recorded a 3-2 record to finish in seventh place at the Ohio High School...
Aurora’s future is updated at State of the City Luncheon
As another new year is upon the City of Aurora, the City received an update on the status of the City Schools and the City plans. Outgoing Superintendent Mike Roberto and Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin addressed these matters at the annual State of the City luncheon last Wednesday afternoon at The Bertram Hotel Inn & Conference Center. For Roberto, it...
Greenmen girls’ swimming places fifth, boys finish in seventh at sectional meet
Instead of having the boys and girls compete on different days, the Aurora Greenmen swimming team competed side-by-side in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I sectional meet. The Greenmen girls took fifth place by scoring 140 points and advanced four swimmers in five events to the district meet while the boys finished in seventh place with a...
Aurora wrestling takes second place at Suburban League American Conference meet
At the halfway point of the high school wrestling regular season, Aurora Greenmen coach Jeremy Johnson said his team can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Greenmen crowned one conference champion en route to finishing as the runners-up by scoring 418.0 points at the Suburban League championship last Saturday at Medina Highland High School. “It gives...
Greenmen wrestling finishes as runners-up at Portage County Tournament
It is officially the halfway point of the high school wrestling season and right now, the Aurora Greenmen wrestling team likes where they stand after competing in a gauntlet of tournaments. Aurora was fueled by three individual champions to take second place with a team score of 158.0 points at the Portage County Wrestling Tournament last Saturday at Ravenna’s...
Red Devils’ basketball captures payback victory against Greenmen
Before last year, it had been quite some time since the Crestwood Red Devils and Aurora Greenmen boys’ basketball teams had reignited their crosstown rivalry. The Portage County rivalry is as fresh as ever, with the Red Devils avenging last year’s defeat, this time beating Aurora 62-51 last Saturday afternoon in Mantua. “We were very careless with the basketball from...
