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Timeless Needs met with Compassion
As we enter the New Year, many of us reflect on how we can make a meaningful impact in our communities. It’s a time...
Portage Park District seeks public comment on 2025 projects
The Portage Park District is seeking public comments on 2025 park and trail projects and planning efforts to help shape future park development. Portage...
Newton Falls Community Backpack Program Extends Gratitude to Supporters
The Newton Falls Community Backpack (food) Program continues to support local children, grades kindergarten through 5th, with supplemental food for the weekend and a...
Thank You from the Garrettsville People Tree Sharing Program 2024
Your donation provided toys and food for 170 Families (approx 1,000 people)
We would like to THANK everyone in our amazing community for coming together...
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...
Shirley Marie Kitelinger
Shirley Marie Kitelinger, 90, of Streetsboro, OH (formerly of Windham, OH), departed to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 10, 2025....
Thank you
The family of Robert A. Andrews would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt condolences, cards, food, flowers and charity donations. Special thanks to...
Robert Derwood Hoff
On January 11, 2025, the world lost a remarkable man. Robert Derwood Hoff, born on August 24, 1948, in Elizabeth City, NC to Robert...
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Book Review At The YMCA
1st & 3rd Mondays
LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.”...
It’s time to register for Kindergarten at JAG
It’s time to register for a Kindergarten Screening appointment if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2025. To complete...
Matter of Balance Classes
Attention Geauga County Senior Citizens sixty (60) years of age and older! Are you concerned about falling? Interested in improving balance, flexibility, and strength?...
Volunteers Needed
The Geauga County Department on Aging is in need of volunteer Home Delivered Meal (HDM) drivers for Middlefield/Parkman route on Mondays and Fridays. The...
MHRB receives over $1.3 million investment in Substance Use Disorder Treatment,...
The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County received $1,365,871 to invest in local treatment, prevention, and recovery supports to advance ongoing efforts...
Yvonne E. Polifrone
Yvonne E. Polifrone, 77, of Ravenna, OH, formerly of Garrettsville, OH, passed away Monday, Tuesday December 23, 2024. She was born December 15, 1947,...
Lloyd Bryan McPherson
Lloyd Bryan McPherson, 79, of Windham, OH, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at his home with family. He was born January...
Press Release Portage County Dec Senior Students of the Month
Owen Burrell
School: Rootstown High School Leadership & School Involvement:
● Member of the National Honor Society
● Active participant in Student Council
● Soccer Team Captain
● Four-year...
Linda Read
Linda Read, 73, of Garrettsville, OH, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 22, 2024. She was born August 2, 1951 to the late Willis and...
Gay Noland
Gay Noland, 84 of Garrettsville passed away peacefully December 28, 2024 at home with her family by her side.
She was born August...
Donna J. Duffield
Donna J. Duffield, 85, of Garrettsville, OH, went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, December 27, 2024. She was born May 31, 1939,...
Billie Jean Baisden
Billie Jean Baisden, 66, of Freedom Twp., OH, passed away peacefully after a long illness with her loving family by her side on Friday,...
Beauta A. DeGenero
Beauta A. DeGenero passed away on December 26, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. She left physically, but her kind and loving spirit...
Get Tech Help from Teens
Navigating the ever-changing world of technology can be overwhelming, but residents of Garrettsville have an exciting opportunity to get the help they need—straight from...
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Book Review At The YMCA
1st & 3rd Mondays
LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.”...
Mantua Village’s MLK Jr. Service Day project awarded funding through State...
ServeOhio, the Governor-appointed commission on service and volunteerism, announces grant awards to support 22 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service projects throughout January...
Holiday Hours announced at Portage JFS
Portage County Job and Family Services is announcing a reduced schedule in office hours for the upcoming holiday season.
The lobbies, phone lines, and...
Help the Nelson-Garrettsville Community Cupboard “shut the door on hunger” in...
Since 2012, the Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard (NGCC) has been a lifeline for families struggling with food insecurity. As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the...
Why Does My Water Taste Bad Even Though It Looks Clear?
Water seems like an incredibly simple thing, right? Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom combine to create the most essential element in the...
Mary Enoch
We, the family of Mary Enoch, are heartbroken as we announce her passing. She arrived on December 25, 1925, in Francis Mine, WV, the...
Ronald “Ron” Dye
Ronald “Ron” Dye, 82, of Nelson Twp., OH, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024, with his family by his side. He was...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA
1st & 3rd Mondays
LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.”...
