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Roll Up Your Sleeves: Work Party to Sort Freedom Township Treasures
Freedom Township Historical Society's first program of 2024 will be a work program held at the Drakesburg School, 7276 St Rt 303 on Tuesday April 9 at 7 PM. The "work" will consist of sorting and organizing old newspaper wedding photos, newspaper articles about our churches and Freedom Center,...
Ravenna School District Announces Resignation of Treasurer Candi Lukat
Ravenna School District regrets to announce the resignation of Treasurer Candi Lukat, effective March 31, 2024. After two and a half years of dedicated service to our district, she has decided to pursue other opportunities.
In response to Ms. Lukat’s departure, Ravenna School District has taken proactive steps to continue...
Dr. Amanda Burke wins Award Of Excellence From Problem Gambling Network...
Townhall II Problem Gambling Prevention Specialist Dr. Amanda Burke was honored posthumously at the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio’s (PGNO) annual conference with the Award of Excellence.
The PGNO Award of Excellence is awarded to those who make significant contributions to the problem gambling service system, encourage collaboration within the...
Beard Off & Write On: Participate in Garrettsville’s Timecapsule Celebration
Time to throw away those razors! The beard contest is on the way!
In 1964, the men of Garrettsville, in celebration of the village’s centennial celebration as an incorporated village, decided to have a beard contest. Most of the business owners at the time participated. This year, 60 years later,...
Junior High Students Rock History Day
Windham Junior High buzzed with historical excitement at their annual History Day competition! Ten projects captivated the judges, earning them a spot in the next round at Youngstown State University.
But the accolades don’t stop there! Local history whizzes, Talon Kellar and Aniyah Madgett, rocketed all the way to the...
School District Urges Community Support for School Funding
Community Support is crucial to sustain the momentum towards educational excellence. As highlighted in COMO Magazine’s article “Great Schools Mean Great Communities”, dated July 7, 2023, the significance of quality education in fostering thriving communities cannot be overstated.
According to the magazine, communities with exemplary public schools see increased desirability...
WHS Celebrates Bomber excellence at 2024 National Honor Society Induction
Windham Junior and High School celebrated academic excellence on March 22nd with their annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony. Congratulations to both the returning members and the newly inducted students!
The ceremony acknowledged the leadership of NHS advisor Mrs. Smith and featured a guest speaker, Mr. Jordan.
The inductees, listed by...
Celebrate Portage! seeks nominations for 2024 awards
Portage County residents are encouraged to nominate outstanding individuals, projects, and organizations for the 2024 Celebrate Portage! Awards. The awards recognize those who made significant contributions to the county in 2023.
Categories include:
Community Hero: This award honors individuals who selflessly serve their communities.
Community Service: This award recognizes programs or initiatives...
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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,...
Harriett Abigail Oros
Harriett Abigail Oros, 95, of Garrettsville, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 20, 2024, with her family by her side. She was born in Nelson Township on December 26, 1928, to the late Blanche (nee Adams) and Owen Stanton Sheehan.
A lifelong resident of the Nelson/Garrettsville area, Harriett was a waitress...
Janice M. Chalker
Janice M. “Jan” Chalker, 93, of Garrettsville, went home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 23, 2024. She was born in Garrettsville, on October 28, 1930, to the late James W. and Marie (nee Bennett) Chalker.
She was proud to be born and raised in Garrettsville. Jan graduated...
Connecting Commerce and Community: Meet the NFACA
The Newton Falls Area Commerce Association is a nonprofit organization within the State of Ohio. It is comprised of local businesses and organizations that support and promote businesses and the community, with emphasis on the economic, civil, cultural, industrial, commercial and educational interests of our area. We are nonpartisan,...
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...
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...
Visit Hiram For The Solar Eclipse
Is your high school closed on April 8 to enjoy the eclipse festivities? Take advantage of your free time and join us at Hiram for a personalized tour of campus and a visit with an admission counselor before ending your afternoon at our total eclipse viewing party!
Registration Information:
High school...
Friends of the Hiram College Library announce annual book sale March...
The 2024 Friends of the Hiram College Library Book Sale will be held Thursday, March 21 through Monday, March 25 in the Pritchard Room of the Library, 11694 Hayden Street in Hiram, Ohio.
Book sale hours are: Thursday, March 21: 9 am – 7 pm; Friday, March 22: 9...
Just for Kids holding eclipse party for children
Come and join us at Just For Kids for an eclipse party! Even if your kids aren’t enrolled with us, they’re welcome to attend at no cost. We’ll be providing eclipse glasses for safe viewing. Plus, there’s a pizza party at 1:30 pm! High school students will also be...
Jacqueline Kaye Kovacs
Jacqueline Kaye “Jackie” Kovacs, 82, of Ravenna, formerly of West Virginia, passed away February 29, 2024, at Woodlands Health and Rehabilitation Center of Ravenna. She was born February 6, 1942, in Fort Bragg, VA, to the late John Carl and Anna Catherine (nee Cronenberg) Perry.
She attended the Corcoran School...
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,...
Auditions for Steel Magnolias
Curtains up Theatre is holding auditions for Steel Magnolias on April 30 and May 2, 2024 at 7pm in the James A. Garfield Iva Walker auditorium. No monologue required. All female cast. For more information contact Director- Justin Steck- 216-310-1913 Show runs July 12, 13, 14, 19 and 20th.
Garrettsville Cinema presses pause on private rentals
To all our patrons: Private rentals cannot be booked until we know when and if a new lease agreement is in place. Our new landlord wants a substantial increase which is not sustainable even if we increase admission/concession prices. Sadly, this seems to be a one-sided negotiation. Sadly, he...
Board of Public Affairs News
The Garrettsville Board of Public Affairs (BPA) convened for its February meeting on Monday, February 12, 2024, with Board President Ed Maresh leading the proceedings. The meeting, which commenced at 6:30 p.m., featured the attendance of Board Member Michael Sherer, Solicitor Michele Stuck, Licensed Operator Howard Moore, Mayor Richard...
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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....
Unlocking a Century: Garrettsville’s Historic Time Capsule Opening Day Announced!
It’s finally time! The moment you’ve been waiting for – the Garrettsville time capsule opening! Yes, the James A. Garfield Historical Society is diligently preparing for the big day, and you won’t want to miss it. Mark your calendars now; the “Grand Reveal” is set for July 6, 2024.
So,...
Jeffrey Charles Helmling
”In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
Jeffrey Charles Helmling, 54, passed away at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Center on February 18, 2024 surrounded by family. He was born on October 30, 1969 to Charles and Carolyn (Morrison)...
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....
Marilyn E. Wasil
Marilyn E. Wasil, age 83, of Garrettsville, Ohio passed away February 17, 2024, at UH Geauga Hospital in Chardon. She was born September 27, 1940, in Cleveland, to the late Frank and Lillian Shipman (nee Rice).
After graduating from Baldwin-Wallace College, Marilyn became an elementary teacher working at Buckeye, North...
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...
JAG Historical Society News
The James A. Garfield Historical Society is looking for a secretary. Interested volunteers should come to the next regular meeting on March 18, 2024, pencil sharpened, ready to “get historical”, saving the records of the organization–that’s historical from the get-go. C’mon down and get started.
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