Daniel Sherriff
Daniel is the staff community/sports reporter for The Weekly Villager. He attended the Scripps School of Journalism and had the pleasure of working as the beat writer for the Akron Rubber Ducks over several summers for an independent baseball outlet known as Indians Baseball Insider.
Berkshire girls’ basketball storms past Garfield G-Men in second half
The Berkshire Badgers girls’ basketball team has stayed busy over the final days of their regular season, but finished on a high note, celebrating...
Shalersville Township Board of Trustees discusses conditional use requirements for AI...
The Shalersville Township Board of Trustees convened a special meeting on January 27 at the Shalersville Town Hall to discuss the Amendment passed by...
Ravens’ basketball fueled by defense to defeat Comets in re-match
The Ravenna Ravens boys’ basketball team is trying to right the ship in the wake of a four-game losing streak. Their efforts appear to...
Cardinal boys’ basketball falls flat against Grand Valley
In the Cardinal Huskies boys’ basketball team’s first season of play in the Northeastern Athletic Conference, they are finding out that there is some...
Windham Township Board of Trustees considers change to variance fee policy
The Windham Township Board of Trustees held discussions about making significant changes to the variance fee policy at their meeting on Monday evening at...
Rocket girls’ basketball soars past Ravens in home finale
The Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball team closed out their home schedule in grand fashion, winning 62-21 against Metro Athletic Conference and Portage County rival...
Crestwood wrestling finishes as runners-up at CVC Chagrin Division tournament
The Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling team continued its ascent in the Chagrin Valley Conference, taking second place in the CVC Chagrin Division and fourth...
Badgers’ wrestling nets CVC Valley Division championship
The Berkshire Badgers’ wrestling team demonstrated not just the quality of talent but also depth at the Chagrin Valley Conference tournament last weekend at...
Windham grad Bill Fugate finds rejuvenation from behind the camera
Windham graduate Bill Fugate acknowledged that he was a late bloomer when it came to photography, pursuing this venture late in life. The Garrettsville...
Berkshire boys’ basketball routs Rootstown, sweeps season series
The Berkshire Badgers boys’ basketball team has found themselves in plenty of high-pressure games this season but enjoyed a welcome change of pace as...
Berkshire girls’ basketball trounces Geneva, eyes the stretch run
Although winning the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division title outright is no longer in the cards for the Berkshire Badgers girls’ basketball team, finishing...
Cardinal Board of Education approves staff use of firearms
The Cardinal School Board of Education approved a motion to allow certified staff to possess firearms on school property by a 4-1 vote at...
The Point of It All? Enlightenment, or at Least Calm
When we talk about the future, the focus usually lands on numbers: savings targets, performance reports, next steps. Those matter, of course, but they...
Hiram men’s volleyball enters season blending experience and youth
The Hiram Terriers men’s volleyball squad started their season 0-1, but Coach Kyle Martini is confident that Hiram’s best is still yet to come...
Aaron Wayne Craver
Glendale Heights, Il
Aaron Wayne Craver, age 22, of Glendale Heights, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 17, as a result of injuries sustained...
Red Devil boys’ basketball come undone in fourth quarter in loss...
The Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball team had matched LaBrae point for point after three quarters but could not sustain their momentum in the...
Garfield alum Vinny Sisson named to Hall of Fame for filmmaking...
Although he hailed from a small town, Garfield graduate Vinny Sisson always had big dreams and realized those dreams when he left for Los...
Garfield state champion thrower Edie Svonavec inducted in Hall of Fame
Garfield alum Edie Svonavec has never been one to brag about her multiple athletic accomplishments, such as being the first female state champion in...
Crestwood wrestling posts 3-2 record at Twinsburg Duals, takes third place
According to Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling Coach Dave Wrobel, competing at the Twinsburg Duals was a good measuring stick to where the team really...
Garfield G-Men boys’ basketball edges Leopards, ends losing streak
Over the course of the Garfield G-Men boys’ basketball team’s five-game losing streak, Coach Matt Hill said that the team had shown flashes but...
Garfield, Crestwood and Ravenna set to new Portage County-based league
Less than a year after the official disbandment of the Portage Trail Conference (2024-2025 school year), a new conference is on the rise with...
Red Devil girls’ basketball holds off Wolverines, snap eight-game losing streak
The Crestwood Red Devil girls’ basketball team celebrated senior night the right way, surviving a third-quarter comeback from Chagrin Valley Conference foe West Geauga...
Joseph L. Kaster
Joseph "Joe" L. Kaster, age 80, of Girard, Ohio, passed away on January 17, 2026, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Joe was born...
City of Ravenna to host America’s 250th Community Picnic
The City of Ravenna will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America by hosting a community picnic through...
Think Spring! Order now for Geauga SWCD’s Spring Fish Sale
Though it's snow time, the Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Spring Fish Sale will be here in no time! We are currently...
Garfield G-Men girls basketball guts out gritty win against Huskies
The Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball team continue to show the grit and resiliency which has eluded them for the last several years. The G-Men...
Badger girls’ basketball relinquishes division lead in loss against Tigers
The race for the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division banner just got tighter as the Berkshire Badgers girls’ basketball team lost 37-32 against league...
Windham football joins Northern 8 Conference
The Windham Bombers’ football team will look a little different over the next two years, as Windham has agreed to a two-year contract to...
Bomber girls’ basketball undone by poor third quarter in loss against...
The Windham Bombers girls’ basketball team’s first half lead against Northeastern Athletic Conference foe Matthews evaporated in the second half as foul trouble and...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Portage County Historical Society, 6549 N....
