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Portage County

Aurora softball returns with more experience amid high expectations

Reaching the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II district final last year was one of the Aurora Greenmen softball team’s goals. They achieved that feat, but their postseason run ended there and Aurora returns this year wanting more. “The expectations are there because we bring everybody back except for...

Major improvements underway in Mantua

Last week, Village officials and Portage County community leaders celebrated a win on Main Street in Mantua. Thanks to months of hard work on the part of local organizations and individuals, a project is now underway to repair the 100-year-old crumbling steps in front of the stores on the...

Aurora High School adopts lacrosse as newest athletic program

Aurora Greenmen athletes have never shied away from the challenges of learning a new sport. Aurora’s list of athletic programs continues to grow by having a lacrosse season for the first time in school history. “It’s a day I did not think would ever come but I am so thrilled...

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,”...

Letters to Tomorrow: Preserving Garrettsville’s Legacy

All of us rush through our daily lives with little thought of how we’ll be remembered decades in the future.  However, when asked, most of us will say our families and the people in our families are the most cherished parts of our lives.   This is a special year...

Logan Griffin presents salamander research at Vernal Poolooza

Logan Griffin of Ravenna, a student worker at the Hiram College James H. Barrow Biological Field Station, was recently the youngest presenter at the three day Vernal Poolooza conference hosted in Hocking Hills, Ohio. Griffin presented his ongoing research of unisexual salamanders, also known as unisexual Ambystoma. The main objective...

Geauga County

Cardinal baseball not shy of experience for new season

Cardinal Huskies’ baseball coach Dan Wolf is keeping an open mind on what to expect for this season. One thing for sure is that the Huskies will not be lacking experience as they prepare for the 2024 season. “The kids are working hard,” said the first-year coach. “It is a...

Letter to the Editor

Middlefield’s March Forward: A Message from Mayor Ben Garlich Welcome to spring. If this continues, we will be mowing lawns in March. I’m not especially fond of cold weather, personally, and from a Village operational cost as well. Our salt usage this year as well as snowplow maintenance and labor...

Badger boys volleyball falls in five sets to Wildcats

TheBerkshire Badgers boys’ volleyball team continues to get off to a slow start this season. The Badgers remained winless when they dropped a five-setter, losing 25-19, 23-25, 17-25, 25-12, and 15-5 against Mayfield last Wednesday evening in Burton. “Some people might say it is a maturity thing where you have...

We’re All Invited

JAG Kindergarten Registration Register today! It’s time to register for a Screening appointment if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2024.  To complete online documents, visit our website, www.jagschools.org, click on Menu, scroll down to the FinalForms link.  Please call Kristine @ the Elementary office, 330-527-2184,...

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Overeaters Anonymous Meetings Mondays Overeaters Anonymous (a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviors) meets in person every Monday, except legal holidays, at 10:00AM in the parlor of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, 256 Mahoning Av NW, Warren, OH 44483....

You’re Invited to Agape Christian Academy’s Open House

Agape Christian Academy is hosting an Open House on Thursday evening March 14 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at both of its campuses. Parents and children are invited to attend and meet our teachers, see our classrooms and gain insight as you consider the many benefits of a Christian education...

Trumbull County

We’re All Invited

JAG Kindergarten Registration Register today! It’s time to register for a Screening appointment if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2024.  To complete online documents, visit our website, www.jagschools.org, click on Menu, scroll down to the FinalForms link.  Please call Kristine @ the Elementary office, 330-527-2184,...

We’re All Invited

Overeaters Anonymous Meetings Mondays Overeaters Anonymous (a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviors) meets in person every Monday, except legal holidays, at 10:00AM in the parlor of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, 256 Mahoning Av NW, Warren, OH 44483....

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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...

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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...

Lady G-Men basketball takes down Bristol, end skid

Despite recording their first losing season in 12 years, no player on the Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball team has abandoned ship. The G-Men ended a seven-game losing streak when they defeated Bristol 42-32 last Thursday evening in Trumbull County. “You could just feel the energy from them,” said Coach Aaron...

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...
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Cardinal baseball not shy of experience for new season

Cardinal Huskies’ baseball coach Dan Wolf is keeping an open mind on what to expect for this season. One thing for sure is that the Huskies will not be lacking experience as they prepare for the 2024 season. “The kids are working hard,” said the first-year coach. “It is a...

Aurora softball returns with more experience amid high expectations

Reaching the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II district final last year was one of the Aurora Greenmen softball team’s goals. They achieved that feat, but their postseason run ended there and Aurora returns this year wanting more. “The expectations are there because we bring everybody back except for...

Aurora High School adopts lacrosse as newest athletic program

Aurora Greenmen athletes have never shied away from the challenges of learning a new sport. Aurora’s list of athletic programs continues to grow by having a lacrosse season for the first time in school history. “It’s a day I did not think would ever come but I am so thrilled...

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,”...

Moore jumps over from Crestwood to ignite Rockets softball

Through two coaching tenures, Coach LeRoy Moore has bled red and white for the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ softball team. After spending 11 years at the helm with his alma matter, Moore is starting a new chapter by becoming the head coach of the Streetsboro Rockets’ softball team. “It is...

Badger boys volleyball falls in five sets to Wildcats

TheBerkshire Badgers boys’ volleyball team continues to get off to a slow start this season. The Badgers remained winless when they dropped a five-setter, losing 25-19, 23-25, 17-25, 25-12, and 15-5 against Mayfield last Wednesday evening in Burton. “Some people might say it is a maturity thing where you have...

Garfield G-Men baseball ready to encore after historic season

Garfield G-Men baseball coach Michael Paes acknowledged that even after a historic 2023 season, nothing would be a given for his squad this year. The G-Men will try and prove that last season’s success was no fluke when they compete this year. Garfield compiled a 21-7 record and reached the...

Crestwood to host Wall of Fame dinner and social

Having successfully added over 100 names to their new Athletic Wall of Fame, the Crestwood Red Devils are inviting alumni to return to their alma matter to celebrate the achievement. Crestwood will host a banquet dinner and social honoring the new members of the Wall of Fame in its...

Anthony Sindelar earns All-Ohioan honors at state wrestling meet

Streetsboro Rockets’ 120-pound sophomore Anthony Sindelar had a lot to prove this season after he missed his freshman year with a shoulder injury. The Rockets’ sophomore achieved that goal when he recorded a 3-2 record to take seventh place at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state...

J.P. Wrobel snags fifth place at state wrestling meet

For the last three years, Crestwood Red Devils’ 126-pound senior J.P. Wrobel’s time at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state wrestling meet has been a short one. Wrobel made the most of his final appearance by going 4-2 to take fifth place last weekend at The...

Columns & Editorials

We’re off to see the Wizard… er the Mouse!

Heading off to the Magic Kingdom, or whatever they call it in Florida. I really don’t know, having never been there. I’m hoping that enjoyment of the place will not be based solely on “riding the rides”, because I have not been on one of those things since godknowswhen,...

Follow the Signs: Part III

This is part three of the story about running down a Model “A” Ford lead and purchasing the car.  Jerry and I most often look for hobby cars that were never finished or cars that have sat in the garage for years and years, forgotten until a new owner or...

Follow the Signs: Part II

We are in the bizarre Disneyland of extraordinary peculiarity with the expressed purpose of buying a Model “A” Ford that was acquired by collector John Smith in 2015.  Mr. Smith was a collector extraordinaire of unusual things including, but not limited to, antique cars.  His homestead displays his penchant...

Follow the Signs: Part I

This is a story about running down a Model “A” Ford lead and possibly being able to purchase the car.  We most often look for hobby cars that were never finished or cars that have sat in the garage for years and years, forgotten until a new owner or...

Citizens Awaken!

It’s that time again – Ohio’s primary voting is scheduled for March 19 this year, so mark your calendars. Ensure your driver’s license is valid, as state-issued identification is now a requirement; electric bills or bank statements won’t suffice. Speaking of state-issued documents, a friendly policeman in Streetsboro alerted...

Two Mice and a Truck

Oh gosh Henrietta, something is going on in the barn again. The humans have opened up the barn doors, too much light, not used to all this light in this old barn. Get me my sunglasses!  Sam, it’s that farmer guy  lookin’ around in here.  Oh boy, he’s brought...

Okay, how do I add a title?

One of the great mysteries of the digital age, as far as I am concerned. Actually, it is a question followed by another : What do I do to send it off, if it has no title?    I went to the very informative session at the PCDL—there are more...

Why You Need a Good Website

Does your business have a website? With today’s consumers first looking for information before contacting or entering a business or even making a purchase, a website is an absolute necessity for all local companies. Your website is not just a digital business card but a tool that can increase visibility,...

Avoiding Common Furnace Issues

Taking care of your furnace is especially important over the winter season when your unit is working its hardest to heat your home properly. Knowing what winter furnace issues to look out for, and how to fix them, is key to keeping your family safe and comfortable. As a...

Foodtrucks in 1966

Have you noticed the abundance of competing food trucks at events you attend?  Is this a machination of the current marketing minds?  Excepting for the good humor truck and the milk man in his distinctly peculiar looking milk truck, I don’t remember food trucks being at events.  Maybe the...