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Greenmen hockey draws with Tigers, 3-3

Having already determined their seeding for the Baron Cup III tournament, the Aurora Greenmen hockey team enjoyed the extra ice time before the start of the postseason. The Greenmen celebrated senior night and tied Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League Blue Division rival Chagrin Falls 3-3 in a crossover game last Sunday at The Pond in Auburn Township. “It was...

Ash Wednesday services in Portage County’s northern parishes

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Lenten journey towards Easter and eternal life. Now truly is our time to be healed and reconciled to God and to one another. The mark of ashes on our foreheads reminds us of our sinfulness and our turning back to God for forgiveness, healing and mercy. The ashes are made by the...

JAG HS/MS 2nd Quarter Academic Honors

12th Grade - 4.0+ Leah Bailey, Owen Bass, Andrew Borucki, Sophia Butto, Jack Carmichael, Landen Gedeon, Sierra Greathouse*, Andrea Menken, Addisyn Miller, Owen Norris, Emma Scherick, Stella Wallace, Savannah Wolff 12th Grade - 3.4+ Tyler Baczkowski, Kiera Coyle, Michelle Crawford, Maria D’Ambrosia, Zachary Dean, Emily Dykes, Landon Emerine, Jordyn Fedor, Eric Geddes, Gabriel Groves, Jacob Holliday*, Angel Justham, Sarrah Master, Onid Rinaldi*,...

Ravenna bowling places fifth at MAC

Last year the Ravenna Ravens boys’ bowling team was blessed with depth. This year, the Ravens’ depth has been tested and they competed short-handed at the Metro Athletic Conference tournament, taking fifth place by knocking down 3482 pins, relinquishing their league title to Woodridge last Saturday at Spins Bowling Alley in Akron. “It was not where we wanted to finish...

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Community Calendar Aspire Programs  Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required to first attend an orientation session prior to entering class...

Local Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday

In the 30 days that followed the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, 134,000 Americans enlisted in the military. The attack that prompted the United States to enter the war had a profound effect on Ravenna resident Vernon Roen, who at the time was a high school senior in a small town in Wisconsin.  “I passed the flight...

Red Devils wrestling crowns two CVC champions, finishes in second place

Competing in the Chagrin Valley Conference has been a nice change of pace for the Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling team. The Red Devils proved they are not too far off from some of top schools in the conference when they finished in fifth place overall and runners-up in the CVC Chagrin Division by scoring 110.5 points last weekend at...

Rocket girls basketball plagued by poor shooting, loses against Polar Bears

Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball Coach Carl Singer knew his team would be tested by a difficult non-conference schedule. The Rockets continued to learn they have a few more hurdles to overcome to get to the next level when they lost 54-36 to Massillon Jackson last Saturday afternoon at Streetsboro High School. “We knew they were a good team coming in...

TimeBanks: A Community – Building Network

Timebanks are membership organizations that support the exchange of services between its members. Each member shares their “Requests” (something they need) and “Offers’’ (something they can do) on the timebank-specific software. One hour of service is equal in value, regardless of the service, and “earns’’ the provider one timecredit per hour.  The person who requests the service “pays’’ one...

Your Formal Dresses Can Support the Differently-Abled

Do you have formal dresses or men’s formal attire you no longer need? The team at Maggie’s & More has a solution that will help you clean out the clutter and can help a local young person have a magical prom, homecoming, or winter ball. And if that weren’t already inspiring enough, your donations will also help support the...

Greenmen wrestling fields one champion, takes third at Suburban League Tournament

Being without five varsity starters was not ideal for the Aurora Greenmen wrestling team as they entered the Suburban League Tournament. The Greenmen still persevered to finish in third place with 247.5 points at Medina Highland High School last Saturday. “We are slowly starting to get back but have some injuries, sicknesses and some other things going on that caused...

Ravenna basketball plagued by third quarter woes, lose to Coventry

Unlike some other high school conferences, the balance of power is always shifting in the Metro Athletic Conference. After winning the MAC banner last year, the Ravenna Ravens boys’ basketball team is learning what life is like at the bottom, losing 74-54 against MAC rival Akron Coventry for its fifth straight loss last Friday evening at Coventry High School. “We...

Nathan Mosier selected for Buckeye Boys State Program

Throughout his studies of history and politics, Windham junior Nathan Mosier has always gone the extra mile. Mosier’s passion for the subject has earned him a spot in the American Legion Buckeye Boys State program, an eight-day hands-on educational program in the way democratic forms of government operate, being held from June 9 to June 16 at Miami University...

We’re All Invited

Community Calendar Aspire Programs  Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required to first attend an orientation session prior to entering class...

Genealogy event scheduled at Streetsboro Library

Visit the Pierce Streetsboro Library on Saturday, February 3 from 2:00 –3:00 p.m. for a genealogy event presented by Brian Rhinehart, a professional genealogist and speaker, as well as the owner of CivilWarRecords.com.  Brian will teach attendees how to navigate military records, and discuss how to determine if your ancestor was in the war. This event is intended for adults,...

Tech Help From Teens program returns February 6th

The Garrettsville Library is collaborating with students from James A. Garfield High School for a Tech Help from Teens event on Tuesday, February 6 from 12:30 p.m. through 2:00 p.m. Bring your smartphones, tablets, or laptops, or use one of our desktop computers or tablets, and you will be partnered with knowledgeable and helpful teens that will give you...

Crestwood basketball ignites in second half, sweeps Cardinal

The Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball team’s days of being pushed around in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division appear to be over. The Red Devils stayed undefeated in conference play, overwhelming CVC Valley Division foe Cardinal 62-37 for its sixth victory in the last seven games last Friday evening in Mantua. “We understand what is at play, but we...

Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary News

Awaiting Buckeye Chuck, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary convened on January 29, 2024, to address the following agenda: Communication has taken place with the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities regarding a grant related to the construction of the Tom Collins Memorial Walking Trail. Inquiries are underway about a similar trail in Kinsman, OH, including details such as the contractor responsible, the...

Portage County Commissioners break ground on JAG Campus MARCS Tower

Three new radio towers to be constructed in the next few months across Portage County will significantly increase the ability of public safety services to respond, communicate in emergencies and save lives thanks to a partnership among local, county and state governments. The $7 million project to build the Multi-Agency Radio Communications  System (MARCS) towers is a collaboration of the...

Portage County Commissioners announce rural broadband expansion

When talking about Portage County, it is easy to forget that the 15th largest county in the State of Ohio has several townships that do not have broadband. That is about to change, as the Portage County Commissioners announced a rural broadband expansion project at a luncheon last Thursday afternoon at Freedom Town Hall. “In 2021 we started looking into...

G-H Rotary News

At the chilly January 22, 2024 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary, members braved the cold to address various important topics. Here’s a brief overview: Bowling Event on March 2: The group discussed preparations for a local bowling event scheduled for March 2. The promotion on Facebook is set to kick off at 7:00 p.m. District 630 Bowling Event for Exchange Students:...

Cultivating Winter Beauty: Inaugural Meeting of The Plot Thickens Gardening Group at Aurora Library

The Aurora Memorial Library will host Lynn Vogel from the Portage County Soil and Water Conservation District to speak about re-imagining your ornamental landscape to have showy winter interest. This will be the inaugural meeting of The Plot Thickens Gardening Group at Aurora Memorial Library. The group will meet one Thursday a month, with speakers from many NE Ohio organizations,...

Crestwood School Board News

At their first meeting of 2024, Fiscal Officer Katie Hoffmeister conducted a swearing in of the newly elected and re-elected board members, after selecting Dan Tillet as Board President and Kristen Cavanaugh as Vice President in the annual organizational meeting. Once the organizational meeting began, Tillet addressed the board and guests. In his comments, he noted gratitude in being...

Check Out GCPL’s Free Online Programs

The wintery weather may keep you stuck at home, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be bored. The grey skies, short days, and cold temperatures don’t have to get you down. Not when the Geauga County Public Library has so many online programs to help chase away the winter doldrums.  If one of your new year’s resolutions is to become craftier,...

Rockets wrestling goes 2-3 at Twinsburg duals

Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling Coach Mark Skonieczny acknowledged that being snake-bitten at the midway point of the season is not ideal. The Rockets competed hard in the Twinsburg duals but finished with a 2-3 record last Saturday afternoon at Twinsburg High School. “We battled in the losses,” said the first-year coach. “My lower weights all wrestled well and went on to...

Portage County ends 2023 with 19 fatal crashes and 19 related deaths

Portage County Fatal Crash Review Board held a quarterly meeting on January 12th.  There were no fatal crashes that occurred during the months of October through December, 2023. In 2022, one fatal crash occurred during the same three-month period.    In 2023, there were 19 fatal crashes and 19 related deaths in Portage County. The fatal crashes occurred between January...

SHINE symposium to take place at NEOMED

Turning the unconventional into the conventional has always been a goal for SHINE, an education and retreat center that inspires and empowers people. SHINE will share its philosophies with the community when it hosts its first-ever symposium on Saturday afternoon at the Northeast Ohio Medical Center in Rootstown beginning at 9 a.m. “The SHINE symposium merges the two things that...

Hiram brings Griffith aboard as new men’s lacrosse coach

When some coaches step down, they usually take at least a year off or coach at a lower level. According to Jason Griffith, he knew he wanted to coach again but was willing to wait for the right opportunity and that opportunity has come earlier than expected when he was announced as Hiram College’s new men’s lacrosse coach on...

Join Portage Park District for a Groundhog Hike in Mantua

February 3rd is the halfway point through winter, but the 2nd is when we ask these furry friends for their own forecast. Let’s learn more about groundhogs and what may (or may not) qualify them to be meteorological prognosticators. February 2, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm Headwaters Trail 4501 Mill Street Mantua, OH 44255

We’re All Invited

Community Calendar Aspire Programs  Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required to first attend an orientation session prior to entering class...

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