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Ravenna -  On April 25, 2013, Robinson Memorial Hospital will participate in a disaster exercise conducted by the Northeast Central Ohio Regional Disaster Planning Consortium (NECO). Disaster exercises or mock drills are held annually to test the plans and response processes of participating hospitals and emergency management agencies. This...

Geauga County - If you own a regulated dam on your property, or know someone who does, you will be interested in attending a meeting on dam safety, liability, and planning for the future.  Dam owners, public safety officials, and community leaders are strongly encouraged to attend.  The meeting...

Garrettsville Farmers Market Register Now Vendors are still being accepted.  The cost for this year’s market has remained the same, $60.00 for the entire season. The Farmers’ Markets will run from July 24 through October 2 every Wednesday from 3:00 - 6:30pm in the Skylane Bowling Alley parking lot. Applications may...

Mantua - Recently, Junior Girl Scout Troop 442 from Crestwood Intermediate School hosted a panel discussion to earn their “reach out” award.  The requirements for the “reach out” award included having the troop explore the roles available to women and girls.  The troop set up the panel discussion and...

You may not have much in common with your siblings now that you’re grown. But there’s still one thing you share: your mom and dad. A local program being held April 23 – called the 50-50 Rule – offers strategies for overcoming sibling differences to help families provide the...

Burton – As part of its planned commemoration of World War II, the Geauga County Historical Society is inviting the Geauga County community to join its World War II veterans for a tribute dinner Saturday evening, May 25. Following the dinner, guests are invited to “swing” back to the...

Ravenna - The Portage County Health Department held its 1st annual open house April 2, 2013. “This was a chance to introduce the public to our staff and to educate them on the services we provide for them every day,” said DuWayne Porter, Health Commissioner. The open house provided residents...

CHS Reunion Labor Day Weekend The Crestwood High School Class of 1973 is planning its 40th class reunion. The reunion will be held Labor Day Weekend. We are in the process of forming a mailing list of all class members. If we can get e-mails it will greatly reduce our mailing...

Friends of Melana (FOM) will hold their Third Annual Memorial 5k and 1 mile run/walk at Garrettsville SummerFest, Sunday June 30, 2013 at 9am. Participants are asked to register at www.Summerfest5k.eventbrite.com. The cost is $25 per runner and $10 for the fun run/walk. Folks can get additional individual sponsors...

Garrettsville - Melissa Foy Duvall received the USBC Award for Eleven Strikes in a Row in the King’s Queens League at Sky Lanes. She started with a spare and finished with the eleven strikes. Actually she  had 14 in a row as she started the second game with three strikes....

Vehicle Donation Now! Want to get rid of that old car, truck, van or motorcycle and have it picked up for free? Want a tax receipt for your donation? Want to have your vehicle picked up in 3 days or less? Then Call Big Brothers & Sisters (330) 296-6655 or visit...

“I am looking for a knitting pattern for a poncho that has cuffs. I saw one online, but now I can’t find it again.”  The Newton Falls Public Library staff had trouble imaging what the garment looked like, so we asked for clarification. “It is a poncho you pull...

Shalersville - When Bill Baker learned that injection wells - those wells built for long-term storage of the waste products of the hydraulic injection process, were to be drilled in targeted areas of Mansfield, Baker’s passion for citizens’ rights was ignited. For those unfamiliar with the process, an injection...

We want YOU!  The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is once again rolling out our annual Rain Barrel Yard Art Campaign.   A rain barrel is a container used to capture and store rainwater from your rooftop that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to...

Geauga County - Money doesn’t grow on trees, but trees can help you save money!  Did you know that just three well-positioned trees can save the average homeowner $100 - $250 per year in heating and cooling costs?  In addition to saving energy and money, trees improve air quality,...

Garrettsville - Garfield Middle School students recently competed in the Greater Cleveland Council Of Teachers Math Tournament at Middlefield Cardinal Middle School. The eighth grade students earned winner ribbons and champion's medals.  Pictured above at left are the seventh graders (front row)  Theresa Paroff, Dominic Ionno, Andrew Morrisey,Ramsey Goodner; (back...

Hiram - There will be a pancake breakfast on April 20, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.  The breakfast will be held at the Hiram College Kennedy Center, Dix Dinning Hall.  It is an all you can eat and will be $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children...

Nine Northeast Ohio quilt shop owners have come together to offer a ‘taste’ of their craft to attendees of the Quilters’ Fling “Sweet Treats Quilt Shop Hop.”  The eighth annual hop is themed “Strips and Dips” and will focus on narrow batik fabric strips, and dip recipes to sample. The...

Mantua - The Rotary Club of Mantua is excited to announce Dr. Alan Coogan will be their guest speaker on March 26.  Dr Coogan is a retired petroleum geology professor with over 30 years teaching at Kent State University, and over 30 years as practicing attorney with a main...

Mantua - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 193 of Mantua will host the regular meeting of the Portage County Council on April 4,  according to Beverly Guy, PCC President. The meeting will be held at the Mantua Post, 4808 E. Main at 7:00 pm. A Special Memorial Service for departed members...

Please make every effort to attend the beautiful liturgies on The Three Days (Triduum) of Holy Week: Holy Thursday, Good  Friday and Easter. The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 28, will be at 7:00 p.m. (St. Ambrose). The Good Friday Liturgy of our Lord’s...

Vehicle Donation Now! Want to get rid of that old car, truck, van or motorcycle and have it picked up for free? Want a tax receipt for your donation? Want to have your vehicle picked up in 3 days or less? Then Call Big Brothers & Sisters (330) 296-6655 or visit...

Milo English was the star of the 11:00 PeeWee League on February 16; Milo started out with a nice 102 game but then rolled 130 for an excellent 232 two-game set.  Gavin Dunfee rolled a nice 112 game and a 205 series.  Kenny Stoots had the high game for...

Garrettsville - Portage County District Library announces changes are coming to its OverDrive website. The “Next Generation” of Portage County District Library’s digital collection will provide you with a faster, more intuitive way to connect to the books you love. Get to know the new experience before it gets...

The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild (GLTG), located in Chardon Square, has announced the youth workshops for this summer. There will be opportunities to explore the arts from ages four to seventeen.The GLTG combines youth and educational theater to teach students confidence, team-building, character, voice and artistic concepts within the...

Garrettsville - James A Garfield PTO recently held their 6th Annual Book Swap and Chili Cook-off at the elementary school on Thursday evening February 21, 2013. The book swap was a way for readers to recycle books they have read for ones they haven’t read. Over 250 folks came...

Middlefield - The Middlefield Chamber of Commerce invites all to a luncheon with Middlefield mayor, Ben Garlich. When Ben Garlich took over as mayor of Middlefield Village on Jan. 1, 2012, his primary goal was to build the economic base of this community. Under Mayor Garlich’s leadership, the Village of Middlefield...

Have you got a great recipe that you would love to share with your friends and neighbors?  The Friends of the Garrettsville Library are collecting recipes for a fundraising cookbook to be published this spring. Our goal is to publish about 300 recipes.  While we are including old favorites,...

Amanda speaks thoughtfully and softly. She is very wise for one so young. She has been through more than her share of heartache, with mental illness in her family and recently a cousin completed suicide. She’s strong in her knowledge about how to help her family and she’s sharing that...

On February 13th  the Literary Musical Club held their monthly meeting. Margaret Lappert and Betty Hamilton were our hostess and did the tables in Valentine theme with a red rose for everyone. We went over the new membership books and talked about upcoming programs. Sounds good! But to make it...