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Portage County

Aurora girls’ track nets fifth place in OHSAA D-II state meet

A year after having no state placers at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state meet, the Aurora Greeenmen girls track and field team earned fifth place, scoring 30.5 points at the OHSAA Division II state meet last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “I think...

G-H Rotary Report

The June 8, 2026 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary welcomed guest Lisa Soeder of the Kent Rotary to observe their dealings with the following business: First, a review of the lockbox events held so far–could be more enthusiastic adoptions but the project is ongoing. Consult with local churches? The Storybook...

Garrettsville Tractor Parade

The Garrettsville Tractor Parade, which will be held on June 27 at noon features everything from antique tractors to enormous modern combines.  Put on your red, white, and blue and bring the whole family as we celebrate America's 250th Anniversary. For more information, please visit the Garrettsville Tractor Parade Facebook...

Ravenna Job and Family Services Announces Public Assistance Phone Line Changes

Portage County Job and Family Services is announcing a schedule adjustment for certain Public Assistance interview phone lines. This change will allow eligibility staff to dedicate time to process cases, documents, verifications, and case actions. Beginning Thursday, June 11, 2026, all Public Assistance interview lines will close at 12:00 PM...

Windham Township Board of Trustees approve motion to patch Hewins Road

The Windham Township Board of Trustees committed to a significant road project last Thursday evening at the Windham Township Hall, approving a motion to contract Hard Labor Paving, a paving contractor company from Geauga County to patch Hewins Road.  The Board received a quote from Hard Labor that they deemed...

Crestwood’s Martini, Ravenna’s Scott each medal at D-III state meet

Crestwood Red Devils’ junior Liv Martini pushed herself to her physical and mental limit this season and finished the year by taking eighth place in 200-meter dash at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state meet last Saturday at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “I...

Geauga County

Testing wells to safeguard your water

Presented by DeBord Plumbing & Heating of Chardon, Ohio Testing frequency According to the E.P.A. you should Test your private well annually for total coliform bacteria, nitrates, total dissolved solids, and pH levels. If you suspect the presence of other contaminants, you should test those also. You can also contact your...

Medicare 101

The Geauga County Department on Aging and Representatives from OSHIIP (Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program) will provide an easy to understand overview of Medicare, including the different coverage options, how they compare, and what to consider when choosing a plan.  This will be held on Monday, June 15,...

Call For Vendors AND Shoppers

Always looking for another treasure or unexpected bargain? Mark your calendar for a flea market at The West Woods on Saturday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — the 18th annual event of its kind presented by the Geauga County Chapter of the Ohio’s Horseman’s Council (OHC),...

Cardinal’s Krebs and Thistlethwaite capture All-Ohio honors at D-V state meet

The Cardinal Huskies’ track and field team’s ascent during the spring season was completed when junior Olivia Krebs placed fourth in the shot put and sophomore Mason Thistlethwaite captured seventh place in the 100-meter dash last week at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V state meet at...

Try Your Hand At Nature Journaling

Looking for a creative way to slow down and connect with Nature? Geauga Park District’s monthly Nature Journaling series combines observation, writing, sketching and optional photography to help participants explore the outdoors with fresh eyes.  Registration is currently open for “Life in a Riffle,” offered Sunday and Monday, June 14...

Berkshire baseball falls in district title game to Chagrin Falls

The Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team’s deep playoff run ended in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 3 district title game, losing 9-3 against Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division rival Chagrin Falls last Friday evening at Mentor High School. “It was a little bit of everything,” noted Coach...

Trumbull County

$36,400 Treasure Hunt Continues To Grow As Final Clue Drop Approaches

The Newton Falls America 250 Treasure Hunt has now grown to $36,400 in cash, gold, silver, coins, collectibles, and donations, making it one of the largest community-based treasure hunts in the region’s history. Even more exciting, the treasure continues to grow as additional sponsors and supporters continue to contribute...

Rainbow Girls to Host Farmington Community Garage Sale Weekend

The W. Farmington Assembly #116 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is hosting the 18th annual Farmington Community Garage Sale weekend June 18th – 20th  throughout West Farmington Village & Farmington township from 9am – 4pm.   Maps will be available at the post office and local businesses in...

We’re All Invited

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...

Newton Falls Treasure Hunt Update…

The first annual Newton Falls Treasure Hunt has become a national event.  People from almost every state are participating, as well as hunters from Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada.  So, technically, it has become an international event. A special day was planned for Treasure Hunters to come to Newton Falls...

Southington Christian Church to Host “In the Garden” Ladies’ Luncheon Honoring Legacy of Faith

The women of Southington Christian Church are invited to pause, reflect, and bloom together at the _In the Garden Ladies' Luncheon_ on *Sunday, July 19*, immediately following the 10:45 a.m. morning service. Hosted by Ashley (Arnold) Morrow in loving memory of her grandmother, *Gwendolyn Irene Arnold*, this complimentary event celebrates...

We’re All Invited

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...
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Aurora girls’ track nets fifth place in OHSAA D-II state meet

A year after having no state placers at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state meet, the Aurora Greeenmen girls track and field team earned fifth place, scoring 30.5 points at the OHSAA Division II state meet last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “I think...

Crestwood’s Martini, Ravenna’s Scott each medal at D-III state meet

Crestwood Red Devils’ junior Liv Martini pushed herself to her physical and mental limit this season and finished the year by taking eighth place in 200-meter dash at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state meet last Saturday at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “I...

Cardinal’s Krebs and Thistlethwaite capture All-Ohio honors at D-V state meet

The Cardinal Huskies’ track and field team’s ascent during the spring season was completed when junior Olivia Krebs placed fourth in the shot put and sophomore Mason Thistlethwaite captured seventh place in the 100-meter dash last week at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V state meet at...

THREE-TIME STATE CHAMPION: Conner Hunt sweeps seated state races 

Garfield G-Men senior Conner Hunt has competed in his last Ohio High School Athletic Association state seated races but left his mark by once again sweeping all three races last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “Having the breaks throughout all of the meets and events...

STATE CHAMPIONS: Streetsboro boys’ 4×200 relay captures title

The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ 4x200 relay team kept posting faster times throughout the last several weeks, until they recorded their best race of the season, winning the championship at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state meet last Saturday evening at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens...

Rockets’ track and field qualifies eight for D-III state meet

Although the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ and girls’ track and field teams competed in a new division in the Ohio High School Athletic Association track postseason, their sprinting depth still triumphed as the Rockets advanced eight athletes across seven events to the state meet last weekend at the OHSAA Division...

Berkshire baseball falls in district title game to Chagrin Falls

The Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team’s deep playoff run ended in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 3 district title game, losing 9-3 against Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division rival Chagrin Falls last Friday evening at Mentor High School. “It was a little bit of everything,” noted Coach...

Garfield G-Men girls track and field advances three to OHSAA Division IV state meet

The Garfield G-Men girls’ track and field team qualified three athletes    to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state meet.  Senior discus thrower Elise Edwards, sophomore hurdler Olivia Kuchenbecker and freshman distance runner Lina Kaufman each earned state bids at the OHSAA Division IV regional meet last weekend...

Red Devil girls’ track and field win Division III district title

What the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ track and field team lacked in depth, they have always made up for in quality and that rang true as the Red Devil girls snagged the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Perry district banner with a team score of 93.5 points...

Garfield G-Men girls’ track finishes as district runners-up, boys place third

The Garfield G-Men track and field team announced itself in the first Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Berkshire district meet by having the girls finish as the runners-up with a team score of 98.0 points and the boys capturing third place with 80.0 points last week at...

Columns & Editorials

Horticulture Part II

“The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell, Hi Ho, the Dairy-O, The farmer in the dell.” Anybody else remember that one? Isn’t there a chorus or something?  Or is that the chorus? “Chick chick here and a chick chick there” is “Old MacDonald’ isn’t it? Well, anyway, I’m planting things...

Your “Once in a Lifetime” Summer

When The Talking Heads released “Once in a Lifetime” in 1980, the world backdrop was anything but calm. Inflation was high, recession fears were real, and uncertainty seemed to be everywhere. More than four decades later, the feeling is familiar — and it has us singing, same as it...

Rummage Around

Rummage is one of those interesting words that can be both a noun and a verb–and two kinds of a verb, at that, both transitive and intransitive (and even a sort of an adjective, as in a “rummage sale”). All of you grammarians out there got that, right? All...

On Uncertainty, Extremes, 

One easy way to spot AI in writing is through something called contrastive framing: it’s not x, it’s y. For example, “It’s not me, it’s you.” That formula can force ideas into opposition, and lately it mirrors the way many people are discussing world events. More and more, topics are...

A Holiday Reminder About an Overlooked Asset

Some of the most important investments in life never appear on a statement. As Memorial Day reminds us, life is shaped not only by what we build, but by the people we share it with. While we often focus on growing financial assets, it is just as important to invest...

Spring into Summer knowing your Air Conditioning is Working Properly!

Homeowners interested in making home improvements often consider their project in terms of its long-term investments - will this increase my home's value if I decide to sell?  Kitchen upgrades are a good bet, as are bathroom improvements.  But there's one investment that's always a wise move, no matter...

Cat Walk

The kitties–Rusty and Nipper–and I tried to go for a walk the other day–not a real big success in any terms that I might use in a family paper. See, I had been taking them, intermittently, to yoga on Saturday mornings, not when it was too cold for any of...

Local Highlights

Step right up ! Bargains galore ! OOPS. Cover everything. Garage Sale weekend had its moments–some of them rather damp. Lots of stuff out there to be checked out, maybe bargained over. Lots of evidence of families outgrowing all sorts of things. Lots of families growing into new fashions and...

Some Surprisingly Super Financial News

For all the headlines telling us people are burned out, overspending, under-saving, distracted, anxious, and financially behind… there’s actually some good news emerging underneath the surface. Last week, reports showed that the number of Americans with “super prime” credit scores — generally considered 780 and above — is growing, especially...

Living Longer Is Easy. Affording It Can Be The Harder Part

We’re living longer than any previous generation. The real measure, though, has never been the length of a life but the quality of it. And that raises a question that doesn’t get asked often enough: is your financial life structured to support the kind of life you actually want...