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Dennis Neil Reynolds of Sagamore Hills, OH
Dennis Neil Reynolds, 76, of Sagamore Hills, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022, at his home. He was born on August 11, 1946, in Ravenna, to the late Harold and Hanna (nee Rahz) Reynolds.He graduated from James A. Garfield, belonging to the class of 1965, before enlisting in...
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Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
United Way Kicks off Annual Campaign at Midway Drive-In
Ravenna – United Way of Portage County (UWPC) will kick off their annual campaign on Thursday, October 6th, 2022. The Campaign Kickoff event – Unite at the Drive-In – will be at Midway Drive-In in Ravenna! The event will feature a video on the big screen of United Way’s...
Crestwood Scarlet Guard Performs in Toledo
Mantua - The Crestwood Scarlet Guard Marching Band traveled to the University of Toledo, to perform in the Bands of America Northwest Ohio Regional Championships. The band will compete with some of the finest bands from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York and West Virginia. Bands of America (BOA)...
Crestwood Lions Hold Plastics Drive
The Crestwood Lions will be at Monroe’s Orchards from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, October 1st, and Saturday October 8th. We will be holding a plastics drive collecting soft plastic on all 3 days. Plastics accepted are grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags, ice bags, plastic...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
Burton Middlefield Rotary Will Host 3rd Annual Geauga County JEEP Invasion!
Geauga County – Don’t Miss it! On Sunday, Oct. 9, the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield will host the third annual JEEP Invasion event benefitting the Geauga County D.A.R.E. program. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
Be one of 180 Jeeps who will travel our beautiful Geauga County led by Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand....
Rado Named National Merit Semifinalist
Garrettsville - Congratulations to James A Garfiled senior Jack Rado for being named a National Merit Semifinalist! This is a distinct honor that places Jack in the top one percent of high school seniors nationwide. The National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional academic ability based on...
Join the Chesty Puller Young Marines in Ravenna
The Young Marines, a national youth organization, invites adults and youth to join the Chesty Puller Young Marines in Ravenna, Ohio. Units are led by dedicated adult volunteers who mentor and guide youth members. It is through these caring adults that Young Marines learn leadership, community service, honoring veterans,...
As Fire Prevention Week™ approaches, Windham Fire Department and State Farm®...
Windham Joint Fire District is teaming up with State Farm and the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week™ campaign, “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.™.” This year’s campaign, October 9-15, works to educate everyone about simple but important steps they can take to...
John W. Howes of Windham, OH
John “Moke” W. Howes Jr., 65 of Windham, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. John was born June 3, 1957 in Ravenna, Ohio to John Howes Sr. and Mary Sue (Ellison) Howes. For 40 years of his life John was a...
Changes Coming to PCDL Service Hours & The Library Box- and...
Portage County District Library (PCDL) announces that all branch locations are now providing library service with newly-expanded operating hours. Effective immediately, the new branch hours are as follows:Aurora Memorial and Pierce Streetsboro Branches, Monday and Tuesday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm;...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
Portage County Health District informs residents that COVID-19 contact tracing calls...
Portage County Health District (PCHD) continues to respond to COVID-19 following the guidelines set by the Ohio Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Part of this response is using contact tracing to track cases and prevent larger outbreaks. PCHD is contracting with Public Consulting Group...
Thank You !!
I thought I lost my wallet at the Mantua Dollar General. I rushed right back to the store. The clerk had not found it but some lovely lady shoppers and a handsome young blond gentleman worked diligently to help me find it. They even searched my car with their...
Vendor Show, 200+-item Raffle-Auction to benefit Trumbull County mom of two...
A family fun event to help a Hiram worker’s family fight the financial battle of breast cancer is coming on October 1-2 to mark the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The War Against Breast Cancer Raffle-Auction & Vendor Show features one of the region’s largest raffle-auctions and two incredible...
Be An Educated Hunter
Geauga Park District’s Ranger Department is proud to offer a Hunter Education Course for young and beginning hunters two upcoming Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Big Creek Park’s Donald W. Meyer Center.Registration for the course, on October 1 and 8, is required on the Ohio Division of...
Shalersville Community Picnic
Shalersville - Come One, Come All, Shalersville residents to the annual Shalersville Community picnic Sunday September 25, 2022, at the Town Hall. The family-friendly event is sponsored jointly by the township trustees and the Shalersville Historical Society. This year’s theme is CELEBRATE PORTAGE and the honoree will be Ray...
RC Modeling Swap Meet
The 11th Annual RC Modeling Swap Meet is being hosted by the Geauga Radio Controlaires RC Model Flying Club: Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 4200 State Route 306, Willoughby, OH 44024 from 9:00am to 1:00pm (just south of Lake Community College). We have 77 exhibitor tables with radio controlled...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
Masonic Lodge Suicide Prevention Donation
The Garrettsville Masonic Lodge #246 raised funds during this year’s Garrettsville Summerfest by selling bottled water for suicide prevention. Lodge’s Master WB Luke Whittenberger and Junior Warden WB Larry Cates presented a check for $1088 to the Mental Health & Recovery Board’s Assoicate Director Karyn Kravetz for the Portage...
Burton Public Library Art Show Call For Entries
Burton Public Library is looking for entries for the 2022 Burton Art Show to be held October 4-8 at the Burton Public Library, 14588 W. Park St., Burton, OH.
Judges will be: Raymond Scott III (Art & 3-D Art - new category!), Callie Sour (Photography)Entry dates and times: Thursday, September...
Freedom Township Fall Festival
Freedom Twp. - Come pick out your pumpkins and gourds at the Freedom Twp Pavilion on Saturday September 24 from 10 – 4PM. We’ll have an outstanding selection of big pumpkins, little pumpkins, white pumpkins, & gourds donated by Pochedly Farms for the benefit of the Freedom Twp Historical...
Mantua Rotary to Hold Poker Paddle on Sept 17
Mantua - Enjoy a late summer paddle down the Scenic Cuyahoga River and take a chance to win prize money. Rotary Club of Mantua is excited to host its 2nd Annual POKER PADDLE on Saturday, September 17 from 1:00 to 6:00. Participants will paddle from Camp Hi on Abbot...
Burbege Earl Owens of White Stone, VA
Burnege Earl Owens, 76 years of age of White Stone, VA, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Wednesday, April 6 2022 in Mechanicsville, VA, following an extended illness.
Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Jennings Bryant and Hazel (Blankenship)Owens.He was a longtime resident of Buchanan...
Crestwood Lions Club Will Be At Mantua Potato Festival
The Crestwood Lions will be at this years’ Mantua Potato Festival from Friday, September 9th, through Sunday, September 11th. The Lions Club will be selling their delicious Festival food in addition to holding a plastic drive thru collecting soft plastic from 10am until 2pm at Buchert Memorial Park. Plastics...
Mary Jane Williams of Newbury, OH
Mary Jane Williams (nee: Dowling), age 85, of Newbury, OH, peacefully passed away on August 28, 2022, at her home. Born January 18, 1937, to Robert Lawrence and Violet Pearl (nee: Brundage) Dowling in Cleveland, OH. Mary Jane married William Richard Williams on September 17, 1955, in Newbury, OH....
Edward Victor Stemnock, Jr. of Hiram, OH
Edward Victor Stemnock, Jr. passed away peacefully at home Sunday, August 28, 2022; he was 86 years old. Born October 30, 1935, Edward was the son of the late Edward and Barbara Stemnock of Rices Landing, PA.
A devoted husband, married for 65 years to Marian (Kochis) Stemnock. The couple...
Joyce A. Owens of Manchester, NH
Joyce A. Owen, 80, of Manchester died Friday August 26, 2022 at RiverWoods Manchester after a period of declining health.
Born August 19, 1942 in Warren, OH, she was the daughter of Michael and Virginia Mohan. She grew up in Paris, Ohio and graduated from Southeast High School. She moved...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...