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Kimberly L. McIntosh

Obituary Photo for Kimberly McIntosh of Garrettsville

Kimberly L. McIntosh passed peacefully onto her Lord and Savior on August 29, 2023 with her immediate family by her side. Kim, or Kimmy to those familiar with her genuine, soul-warming smile and one-of-a-kind, unmistakable laugh, is survived and will be greatly missed by her loving husband, Dennis J. McIntosh, whom she married in 1982. After having wedded and moved to Orlando, Florida for some time, the two have resided in Freedom Township for nearly the past 30 years.

Re-Dedication Of Access Ramp To Hiram Christian Church

Hiram – With funding from a Hiram Community Trust Grant and the generous donations of its members, Hiram Christian Church recently repaired and increased the width of the access ramp to the front entry of the church. Hiram Christian Church has always been honored to host the community, whether the occasion is religious, musical, political, educational, etc. This renovation...

Let’s bring $25k to your neighborhood – Neighborhood Assist is back!

Shannan Jursa, Agent for State Farm is happy to announce that State Farm Neighborhood Assist® is back for its ninth year in 2020. As in the past, the top 40 causes with the most votes will each receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm. As a company, we continue the effort to inspire and empower people to get involved in...

Historical Society News

The James A. Garfield Historical Society met on August 21—after the eclipse—for their annual summer picnic, for a brief business meeting and pot-luck supper to launch the year’s programs and aspirations. On display were some possibilities for the Christmas Walk ornaments to be issued with the candlelight pre-walk special reservations. Decorating talents will be in demand. Individuals...

Haymaker Farmers’ Market Celebrating 25 Seasons

Haymaker Farmers’ Market will celebrate its 25th season with a block party on Friday, August 18 from 6 – 9 p.m. on Franklin Ave. in Kent, between Erie and College Street. The community is invited to this family-friendly event to visit with market founders and past and current vendors. Live music will be provided by the Jon Mosey Trio. Green...

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...

IGA Honors Local Grocers Rich & Darlene Hoffman as IGA USA Retailers of the Year

CHICAGO, IL. – The Independent Grocers Alliance has announced Rich and Darlene Hoffman, owners of Sky Plaza IGA located in Garrettsville, Ohio, as IGA USA Retailers of the Year. The Retailer of the Year awards are the highest honors IGA bestows upon its retailer members. They are presented annually to grocers who have best provided leadership and excellence in their...

Students Help Home Town Bid for Makeover

Mantua - If you’ve ever seen HGTV’s “Home Town” show, you know that it chronicles the work of Erin and Ben Napier as they revitalize historic properties in their hometown of Laurel, Mississippi. While the talented couple has been on air for four seasons, focused on renovating homes in the South, their latest endeavor has them expanding their focus...

Creativebug: Holiday DIY Ideas for a Memorable, Crafty Holiday Season

Portage County District Library recently announced the addition of Creativebug to its Digital Library collection and there’s no better time than the holiday season to take a look at this site which offers PCDL cardholders free, unlimited access to over 1,000 instructional videos on a variety of DIY crafting disciplines. Creativebug is an instructional crafting site bringing the latest...

Crestwood Schools Host Town Hall Meeting

Mantua - At a Town Hall-style meeting held on October 17th, Superintendent Dr. David Toth updated the community on the financial outlook for the Crestwood School District. Toth began by sharing that the Crestwood community enjoys one of the lowest tax rates in Portage County. He noted that Crestwood is second only to Southeast, who benefits from Federal dollars,...

Read To Succeed National Winners

Windham - Mr. Pennell’s grade 6 class earned the Read to Succeed Award from Achieve 3000. Achieve 3000 is a program where students receive differentiated instruction according to their reading capabilities. Mr. Pennell’s class goal is for each student to complete five articles a week, earning a 75% or higher on their assessments. Students have the opportunity to read...

Art Exhibition at Hiram College to feature Greg Martin

Hiram - Hiram College will unveil “Archaic_1851.2003.2019,” an exhibition featuring the work of Greg Martin on February 1 in the College’s Gelbke Fine Arts Gallery, 12000 Winrock Road in Hiram. The exhibition opens with a 5-7 p.m. reception and Martin will speak about his work at 6 p.m. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Martin is an artist and designer known...

Date Night At The Library

Ravenna - Date night at the library? Really? Sounds rather boring! Well, maybe not. If your library has been transformed into a miniature golf course and serves delicious appetizers and wine, sounds like a fun date! Saturday, November 20, Reed Memorial Library did just that. It was Date Night, Ladies’ Night Out, Bro Night, call it what you will-it...

Upcoming Library Events at The Garrettsville Branch

Garrettsville - On Tuesday, July 13 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm you are invited to attend a virtual Zoom webinar with Jennifer Bowen, Financial Advisor. Bowen will explain the basic steps of planning an estate and the importance of wills and trusts.  Amy R. Turos, an estate planning attorney, will also be present during this event.   The Book...

Baseball Duo Captures All-NCAC Awards

Hiram - With the 2017 season being at a close, the Terriers have added three conference accolades to the books, announced the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) office on Monday morning. For the first time in program history, freshman Hank Clegg has been named the 2017 Newcomer of the Year in addition to earning second-team All-NCAC honors, while senior Brandon...

Mantua Quick Mart is Open For Business

Mantua - Peter Patel, shop owner, is no stranger to convenient stores. He owns and operates another Quick Mart in Ravenna. When the opportunity arose to purchase the former Circle K store in Mantua, Patel was happy to transform the chain store to an independent business.  The former location had also been home to a Subway, leaving a void for...

Vote For Your Favorite Display

‘Tis the season for holiday lights!  Many homes located throughout the area have entered the first annual ‘Light Up Garrettsville’ contest sponsored by Lauren Patrick of  VP Realty.   Participating houses have been listed on a  map for people to follow through town and then vote for their favorite lighting display. The house with the most votes will win a...

Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report

Back at their usual stomping grounds, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club rocked the usual array of topics, including : *Updates on sponsorship for the upcoming Reverse Raffle (November2), accompanied by explanation–for visitors– of how the affair is conducted and the fact that it is the club’s principal fund-raiser supporting various community projects.*Various questions about possible projects and interactions with the InterAct...

Brugmann Opens Auto Clinic in Windham

Windham - After four days of a soft opening, Keith Brugmann officially opened his auto repair shop in Windham, called Brugmanns Auto Clinic Inc. Brugmann is an experienced mechanic and had done all the mechanical for the Mantua- Shalersville Fire Department for the past 25 years. He also works for F&S in Mantua. He is excited about serving the...

Hiram Township News

Hiram Twp - At their last meeting, Township Fiscal Officer Diane Rodhe noted that ODOT provided information to the township regarding municipalities ordering up to 120% of the current salt bid. After some discussion, trustees passed a motion authorizing Road Supervisor Tom Matota to review the options provided and to purchase up to 120%, providing it is available at...

Twentieth Century Club News

The October 6, 2022 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville took place at the home of Joyce Fashing, with Karen Ziarko serving as co-hostess. Several changes to meeting locations were announced (November 17 to the home of Linda Fitt, January 5 at the home of Jane Hill, January 19, 2023 will be in the JAG Elementary School...

Sunday Oldies Jukebox Needs You!

Streetsboro - The Sunday Oldies Jukebox is having its yearly Membership Drive, June 2-9, 2019. We have NO monetary funding from any outside organization.  This yearly drive is our sole method of financing. Advantage of becoming a member is access to contests awarding free tickets to great Oldies concerts in the area, restaurants, as well as prizes and gifts offered...

Crestwood School Board News

Mantua - At the November Board meeting, District Treasurer Sarah Palm shared the District’s Five Year Forecast. In it, Palm noted that in Fiscal Year 2021, a revenue shortfall is expected. According to Palm, “This means that expenditures are expected to be greater than revenue by $374,231.” She also noted that based on current projections, by Fiscal Year 2025...

Chamber’s Fall Festival Returns This October

The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Chamber Fall Festival & Chili Cookoff for its second year, set to take place on Saturday, October 21, from 11 am to 3 pm on Buckeye Block in downtown Garrettsville. Building on the success of last year’s event, this year’s Fall Festival promises a day filled...

Planning on G-H Rotary Mural Continues, Reverse Raffle Discussed

The August 28, 2023 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary was held at the dining table of McCumbers-Brady Realty, with a nearly full house of members and guests Kim Bass–speaker, and Jamie Loew–of Middlefield Banking Company. There was a brief report on the arrival of the new Rotary Exchange student, Sarra Masters and her activities at Rotary camp. Also, there is...

News from Hiram Township

Hiram Twp. - In his Fire Report, Chief Bill Byers shared that the department’s average run was slightly over six minutes for the month’s 38 runs. He mentioned the department’s future need to replace the 2002 Rescue Squad, and suggested looking for a demo squad with a loading system. He noted that there could possibly be grant money available...

Garfield Schools Remain Excellent Value

Garrettsville - Numbers released recently from the State of Ohio on school spending continue to reinforce the tremendous educational value at the James A. Garfield Schools. With a total expenditure of only $8,685 per student, Garfield is the second lowest in the area (Portage, Summit, Geauga, and Cuyahoga Counties). Only Field ($8,514) and Wadsworth ($8,613) have lower expenditures than...

WVFD March Meeting Report

Windham - The WVFD Fire Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting with all members in attendance. Chairman of the board, Ron Kilgore, called the meeting to order. The board then approved the minutes, expenditures and the bank reconciliation for the month of February. In the chief’s report, Chief Rich Gano reported that there were 102 calls...

Shoe Drive Fundraiser

The Sisterhood of St. Joseph is “kicking off” winter with a fun and easy fundraiser to support a member of our community. Angela, who is a 2-time brain injury survivor, is raising money for a service dog to help her with everyday tasks. The funds generated will go toward supporting Angela and her efforts in paying for the training...

Windham Board of Education News

Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met recently with all but one member in attendance. The school announced the students of the month and presented them their awards. They also awarded two students who demonstrated safety and positive behavior while riding the bus. They gave one award  to a high school student and one for an elementary student....

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