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4-H is Much More than Livestock: 2023 County and State Sewing...
Portage County 4-H Clothing Judging and 4-H Fashion Revue is held annually to choose those who go on to represent Portage County at the...
National Band Brings Tour to Windham
Windham - Seventh Day Slumber is an alternative Christian rock band known for their hit singles “Caroline” and “Oceans from the Rain”. The album...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
Ravenna - The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the Portage County Historical Society,...
Clothing Collection & Free Clothing Giveaway
Mantua - St. Joseph Cares of St. Joseph Church in Mantua will be holding their next Clothing Collection the weeks of August 20 &...
Immersive Art and Melodic Landscapes: Join the Hiram Historical Society for...
Hiram - Hiram Historical Society’s fourth program of 2023 will be held August 20, 2023 at 8 PM at the Hiram Historical Society Century...
Jace A. McMillan of Kent
Jace A. McMillan, 64 of Kent, Ohio, passed away on July 18, 2023, at The Woodlands Health & Rehabilitation Center in Ravenna, Ohio, after...
Nancy Lynn Thompson of Windham
Nancy Lynn Thompson, age 69 of Windham, Ohio, passed away on August 8th 2023.
Nancy was a graduate of Windham High school, class of 1972....
Christine Ann Gerez of Garrettsville
Our mother, Christine Ann Dumnich, was born June 7th 1962, to parents Dorothy Gydosh and George Dumnich. She was born and raised in the...
50th Anniversary of Tolkien’s Death at Portage County District Library
Garrettsville - We’re going on a Tolkien adventure! J.R.R. Tolkien is considered the father of the fantasy genre, and as the 50th anniversary of...
NPower Services to hold benefit “Under A Harvest Moon – An...
Novelty - NPower Services, a nonprofit organization that serves adults with disabilities, is holding its first benefit dinner and concert from 6 - 10...
Portage Prepares Celebrates 10 Years of Continuous Service With Special Giveaway...
Ravenna - There will be cake and candles this week to mark a decade of continuous service to Portage County residents by Portage Prepares,...
Upcoming Community Events
Grief Group Meetings
1st & 3rd Sundays
Grief Group Meetings are held the 1st & 3rd Sundays at 12:30pm at Garrettsville United Methodist Church, 8223 Park...
State of Middlefield Village
I seem to be in a rut. It seems I start every article talking about the weather or season. It seriously looks like we...
Arthur Raymond Perrine Sr of Parkman, OH
On June 7, 1947, Arthur Raymond Perrine Sr. was born in the family home in Parkman, OH, to Marvin and Beulah (Seal) Perrine. Having...
Martin S. Marks of Duxbury, MA
Martin S. Marks, (Marty), age 65, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at his home under hospice care following a lengthy illness. Martin was...
Kynliann Marie Fry of Garrettsville, OH
Kynliann Marie Fry, infant daughter of Nathan Fry and Kelliann Collins, was born and passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest...
Community Calendar
Grief Group Meetings1st & 3rd SundaysGrief Group Meetings are held the 1st & 3rd Sundays at 12:30pm at Garrettsville United Methodist Church, 8223 Park...
Local Potter Tracy Shea to Offer Wheel-Throwing Experiences at Garrettsville Farmers’...
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Farmers’ Market continues through Thursday, August 24. If you haven’t visited yet this year, please come and join us to...
GOOD COMPANY: Use Social Media to Connect and Sell
Social media has been proven to be an influential tool for driving sales and connecting with your community and customers in today’s digital world....
Zachary D. Peterson of Garrettsville
Zachary Daniel Peterson, 24, of Garrettsville, OH passed away with his family by his side on July 16, 2023 after a short unexpected illness...
Joyce Lee Ratcliff of Burton
Joyce Lee Ratcliff, 92, of Burton, went home to her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 10, 2023. She was born July 15, 1930,...
Judith Ann Blair Fry of Garrettsville
Judith Ann Blair Fry of Garrettsville, Ohio (formerly of Franklin, Pennsylvania) passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at her daughter’s home where she...
Doris A. (Klose) Dye of Garrettsville
Doris A. (Klose) Dye, age 83 of Garrettsville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday June 20th, 2023, and went home to be with the Lord. Now...
St. Ambrose Chicken Dinner Festival Winners
Everyone who attended last weekend’s Chicken Dinner Festival went home a winner (or at least with the satisfaction of having a delicious meal). However,...
Community Calendar
Grief Group Meetings1st & 3rd SundaysGrief Group Meetings are held the 1st & 3rd Sundays at 12:30pm at Garrettsville United Methodist Church, 8223 Park...
Kent State to offer Ohio’s first evidence-based suicide prevention course in...
Kent – Recent data from the Ohio Department of Health shows Ohio averaged over 1,700 suicide deaths between 2016-2021, with those numbers expected to...
G’ville Summerfest Announces Winners
Hamburger Eating ChampJack Hawkins
Summerfest RaffleGrand Prize Golf CartTravis AshBonner Farms Steak BundleOrville NicholasDomino’s Pizza For a YearAnita Sidwell
Garrettsville’s Got TalentFirst Prize - $10008th Count...
Portage County Soap Box Derby
Mantua - As the dust clears from one of the most exciting Derby races in the 20 years of racing at Buchert Park in...
Garrettsville Farmers’ Market Receives Grant from the Hiram Community Trust
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Farmer’s is entering its sixth season. Navigating the pandemic was a challenge but it appears as if the Market is...
David E. Van Oss
David E. Van Oss, 35 of Garrettsville, OH joined the Lord with his wife by his side Wednesday the 24th of May, in their...