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Taking care of your furnace is especially important over the winter season when your unit is working its hardest to heat your home properly. Knowing what winter furnace issues to look out for, and how to fix them, is key to keeping your family safe and comfortable. As a...

Allan B. “Al” Cooley, 79, of Garrettsville, peacefully passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024. He was born April 16, 1944, in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Alladin B. and Mildred (Christiansen) Cooley.  He was born and raised in Brooklyn, graduating from Ft. Hamilton High School. Al was proud to work...

Timebanks are membership organizations that support the exchange of services between its members. Each member shares their “Requests” (something they need) and “Offers’’ (something they can do) on the timebank-specific software. One hour of service is equal in value, regardless of the service, and “earns’’ the provider one timecredit...

Community Calendar Aspire Programs  Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required...

The Garrettsville Library is collaborating with students from James A. Garfield High School for a Tech Help from Teens event on Tuesday, February 6 from 12:30 p.m. through 2:00 p.m. Bring your smartphones, tablets, or laptops, or use one of our desktop computers or tablets, and you will be...

REGULAR MEETING NOTICE FOR THE JAMES A. GARFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION 2024 meeting dates  Thursday, February 8, 2024 Thursday, March 7, 2024 Thursday, April 11, 2024 Thursday, May 9, 2024 Thursday, June 13, 2024 Thursday, July 11, 2024 Thursday, August 8, 2024 Thursday, September 12, 2024 Thursday, October 10, 2024 Thursday, November 14, 2024 Thursday, December 12, 2024 Time:  6:00 p.m. Place:  Charles...

At the chilly January 22, 2024 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary, members braved the cold to address various important topics. Here’s a brief overview: Bowling Event on March 2: The group discussed preparations for a local bowling event scheduled for March 2. The promotion on Facebook is set to kick...

The Aurora Memorial Library will host Lynn Vogel from the Portage County Soil and Water Conservation District to speak about re-imagining your ornamental landscape to have showy winter interest. This will be the inaugural meeting of The Plot Thickens Gardening Group at Aurora Memorial Library. The group will meet one...

Portage County Fatal Crash Review Board held a quarterly meeting on January 12th.  There were no fatal crashes that occurred during the months of October through December, 2023. In 2022, one fatal crash occurred during the same three-month period.    In 2023, there were 19 fatal crashes and 19 related...

February 3rd is the halfway point through winter, but the 2nd is when we ask these furry friends for their own forecast. Let’s learn more about groundhogs and what may (or may not) qualify them to be meteorological prognosticators. February 2, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm Headwaters Trail 4501 Mill Street Mantua, OH 44255

Community Calendar Aspire Programs  Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required...

Thank you from the Garrettsville People Tree Your 2023 donations provided toys and food for 195 Families  We would like to THANK everyone in our amazing community for coming together to help provide over 275 children something to open Christmas morning.  We had so much help to make this season so...

United Way of Portage County is accepting grant applications for critical needs-focused programs serving Portage County. The deadline to apply is Feb. 16. United Way of Portage County invests funds raised during its annual campaign through a volunteer-led review and recommendation process. Grant review volunteers engage in a process that...

The Clean Ohio Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP) provides funding to assist landowners in preserving farmland.  The program purchases agricultural easements from landowners who volunteer to keep their land in agricultural production in perpetuity.  For the seventh year, the Geauga County Board of County Commissioners, with assistance from...

St. Joseph Parish in Mantua is holding a 300 Club Fundraiser in 2024. Three hundred tickets will be sold at $100.00 each, starting in January and running until November 1, 2024.  There will be a fantastic dinner at St. Nicholas Banquet Center, 755 S. Cleveland Ave., Mogadore, Ohio 44260, on...

Monday Afternoon/Evening Auction. Middlefield, OH –The Heritage Marketplace Consignment Auction held in the event center is open year round at 15848 Nauvoo Road Market and opens at noon on Monday. The Consignment Auction begins at 5:30 p.m.; Consignment Check-in: 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Bid on a Broad Array of Auction...

Community Calendar Aspire Programs  Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required...

Portage County District Library will host Warm Up With a Good Book - Winter Reading Challenge starting January 8 - February 24! Register now at portagecountyoh.beanstack.com/reader365 or any PCDL branch location to track your reads, write book reviews and participate in fun activities to earn digital tickets and badges.