Daniel Sherriff

In the wake of longtime Hiram Terriers women’s volleyball Coach Brittany Dye’s departure from the program, Hiram has promoted from within to fill her position. Graduate Assistant Coach Macy Roell has been tapped to succeed Dye as the new women’s volleyball coach on an interim basis, as formally announced...

Elite Pharmacy’s expansion is not slowing down any time soon. According to Co-Owner/Windham Zoning Inspector Jake Sweet, the local independent pharmacy will be of opening its fourth location at 48 East Taggert Street in East Palestine in early September. “We certainly didn’t anticipate the growth so quickly when we set...

Michael “Mikey” J. Schustrich, Sr., 30, of Garrettsville, OH, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025. He was born December 28, 1994, in Chardon, OH, to Robert and Barbara (nee Sheppard) Schustrich, Jr. He was raised in Windham Twp., OH, and was a proud graduate of James A Garfield High...

Longtime cross county/track Coach Molly Middleton discovered that retirement from coaching was not all that it was cracked up to be. Almost two years after stepping down as Marlington’s girls’ cross country/track coach, she is stepping back into action, having been announced as Ravenna’s new cross country coach on...

Longtime musician Marc Lee Shannon, former lead guitarist for Michael Stanley & The Resonators, will bring his mental health platform to the TownHall II Integrated Health Services’ community picnic as a guest speaker on Sep. 11 at the Hometown Bank Plaza in Downtown Kent. “Number one,  it is always an...

Ravenna graduate DaVante McKinney said he can remember the rich tradition of basketball during his playing days. McKinney will try to bring the Raven girls’ basketball team to its former glory, having been announced as the new head coach on June 20. “This community has giving me so much just...

The 2025 season was a challenging year for the Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team, with longtime coach Nick Burzanko abruptly resigning in the fall of 2024. Craig Barstow will try to get the Badgers back on track, having been formally announced as the new head coach on July 7. “It is...

Although it has been several months since returning home from studying abroad in India, Garfield alum Owen Bass said he will always carry a piece of the country within him. The 2024 graduate recently participated in the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club’s Exchange Student Program, spending a year in India. “It changed...

Longtime Ravenna resident Patti Hicks’ memory will still still shine brightly on the corner of the Courthouse Lawn in front of the Portage County Courthouse on 203 West Main Street. The Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce officially commemorated her as the Honorary Way Recipient, renaming the street sign at...

The Windham community will come together in a heartfelt show of support for 16-year-old Cairo Svanovec, a Garfield High School student who has been courageously battling stage four adenocarcinoma for the past two years. A car parade will be held in her honor on Saturday at 12 p.m. along...

Since taking over the Cardinal Huskies’ golf program five years ago, Coach Mike Topalian has reshaped things and built a solid foundation for the boys’ team. His efforts are also bearing fruit with the girls, as the Huskies will have its first girls’ varsity golf team in school history...

Filling the shoes of longtime Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball Coach Josh Jakacki is no easy feat for anyone. Andrew Mertz will attempt to carry the torch, having been approved as Jakacki’s successor by the Crestwood Board of Education on June 27. “I am very excited for the opportunity,” the...

To celebrate the bicentennial of Freedom Township, the Freedom Township Historical Society is presenting a glimpse of the storied past of the community. Thanks to the efforts of FTHS member Judy Thornton, there will be a photo display of almost every barn that has existed in Freedom Township at...

For the second straight year, University Hospitals Portage Medical Center and Raven Packs are finding ways to provide low-income families with fresh food. The organizations are bringing summer farmer’s markets which offer fresh produce to different locations across the Ravenna community.  “This year we are serving eight different communities in...

Mental health outreach will soon be more accessible to Portage County residents. TownHall II Integrated Health Services and Neighborhood Development Services officially broke ground on the site for the new Serenity House crisis care center at 3761 Lovers Lane in Ravenna last Thursday morning. “It is a day of just...

Recent Crestwood and Maplewood Career Center graduate Ethan Thompson has a bright future. The Red Devils’ alum was crowned the 2025 SkillsUSA National Champion in the industrial motor control category on June 27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. “It is hard to even put into words,” Thompson...

As Alaina Davis’ playing career drew to an end, she wanted to still keep soccer as a key part of her life. Just months after graduating from Malone University, Davis has landed her first coaching job by becoming the Ravenna Ravens girls’ soccer coach. “It is really exciting,” Davis said....

Even the best laid plans can change quickly. Brittany Dye’s plans for the fall season seemed to be set in stone at Hiram College but opportunity knocked and opened the door for her to return to her alma matter, having been approved as Crestwood’s new Athletic Director by the...

Another piece of history of Shalersville has officially been preserved. The Shalersville Historical Society held a dedication ceremony on Sunday afternoon to officially open the lone remaining schoolhouse from the 19th century.  “It is an important part of history,” SHS co-founder and President Ron Kotkowski told The Weekly Villager. “I...

After his second coaching stint at Crestwood High School ended in 2023, longtime Portage County softball Coach LeRoy Moore acknowledged that he pondered whether his coaching career had reached its climax. It turns out he was not finished as a softball coach. In his second season with the Streetsboro...

Russ Buckley spent four years coaching the Cardinal Huskies boys’ soccer team in the Battle of Kinsman Road. He will now see what it is like on the other side, having been formally approved by the Berkshire Board of Education to become the Berkshire boys’ soccer coach. “The one thing...

Kristy Lee McClanahan, 71, of Shalersville Twp., OH, peacefully passed away Sunday, June 29, 2025. She was born October 2, 1953, in Spokane, WA, to the late Charles and EmmaJean (nee Manskey) McClanahan. She was raised in Spokane, WA, and graduated from University High School in Spokane Valley, WA in...

As the Cardinal Huskies prepare to make their mark in the Northeastern Athletic Conference, they will do so by reviving a varsity program. Beginning in the fall of 2025, the Huskies will field a varsity girls’ soccer team for the first time since 2020. “It is pretty great to have...