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Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities
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The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy....
Diabetic Alert Dog Fundraiser
Garrettsville - Angels in the Innfield, Sky Lanes and Champion Lanes sponsored several fundraising events to provide Barbara Stauffer of Mineral Ridge with a...
Family-to-Family Education Program registration under way
Registration is now open for the Portage County Family-to-Family Education Program, a free, 12-week class for family members and caregivers who have a loved...
Commissioners Sworn In For Portage Park District
Ravenna – On January 2 and 7, respectively, Thomas J. Hrdy of Garrettsville and Scott A. McKinney of Kent were sworn in for a...
Portage Treasurer Debuts New Card Payment System
Ravenna – Portage County taxpayers now have a more secure, modern, and lower-cost option for paying their property tax bills with debit and credit...
Cardinal Students earn $4,000 for Veterans
Middlefield - On Jan. 22, more than 30 pieces of patriotic artwork went up for auction at Ohman Family Living at Briar in Middlefield....
AARP Chapter #4527 Meeting News
The Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP #4527 will meet on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at 1 pm, at a new venue starting February, 2020.
We are excited to...
Community Generosity Provides Smiles For Orphans
Some Garrettsville area residents may remember in May of 2015-2018 a used clothing drive throughout town focused on donating childrens’ summer clothing and shoes...
Critical type O blood shortage: Red Cross urgently needs donors
The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across...
“Saving a Piece of History”
Premiering Thursday, February 6th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network.
Chef Robert Irvine tries to save a piece of history in Garrettsville, Ohio, by rescuing...
Protecting the Protectors
Monday, January 13, 2020 Shannan Jursa, State Farm Agent, delivered Canary Home Security Systems to the Braceville Fire Department of Trumbull County. This followed...
Geauga County Public Library to offer Deterra bags for safe, at-home...
Geauga County – January 20, 2020 - In order to help manage the amount of excess medication and to help prevent prescription drug abuse,...
Chem Technologies Celebrates!
Middlefield - On Dec. 13, more than 100 employees gathered in Parkman and were treated to the annual Christmas luncheon by the leadership team...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society To Meet
Ravenna - The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, February 2, 2020 at the Portage County Historical Society at...
2nd Annual Winter Writing Festival set for February 22, 2020
Ravenna - Do you love to write? Interested in working with other writers or learning more about writing in all its forms? Main Street...
Upcoming Community Events
Portage Senior Citizens OpportunitiesWeekdaysThe Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy....
Geauga County Job and Family Services Host Foster Parent Meeting
Geauga County has been experiencing an increase in the needs of families and children in the past several years. This has caused the demand...
Fun Farce takes Flight at Aurora Community Theatre
Aurora Community Theatre continues its 60th anniversary tribute to the 1960s with the delightful farce, “BOEING BOEING”, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm Jan....
Light Up Garrettsville Winner Announced
Garrettsville - This year VP Realty hosted ‘Light Up Garrettsville’ which was an opportunity for local residents to decorate their property for the holidays...
Upcoming Community Events | Week of January 17
Reverse Raffle At St. Ambrose ChurchFebruary 15The St. Ambrose Church is holding their first Reverse Raffle on February 15, 2020 at Sugar Bush Golf...
Mystery of Snowflakes Book Hike at Library
Garrettsville - Portage County District Library’s Garrettsville location is partnering with Portage Park District to present a program for preschool and early school age...
Jesse Ray Nicholas of Freedom Twp., OH
Jesse Ray Nicholas, 83, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born May 30, 1936, in Shock, West Virginia,...
Rita Shea of Garrettsville, OH
Rita Shea passed away peacefully on January 13, 2020. She was born on August 27, 1933 to Ira Shiplett and Mary (Hansen) Shiplett.
She is...
Vesta Ryder Clarke of Hiram, OH
Vesta Ryder Clarke, a life-long resident of Hiram, peacefully passed away at home on January 9, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was...
Sara Title III Chemical Reporting Deadline Is March 1
Portage County – The Portage County Local Emergency Planning Committee in conjunction with the Portage County EMA reminds Portage County companies/facilities that the SARA...
Garfield PTO Hosts Spaghetti Dinner & Student Art Show
The James A. Garfield Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization is a fully insured, non-profit volunteer organization made up of individuals consisting of parents,...
Volunteers Needed for Windham Girls on the Run program
Windham - The United Way of Portage County is excited to team up with our fabulous partners at Girls on the Run to...
Amazing Job By Windham Students
To help those needing additional food for Thanksgiving dinner, the Windham District students held a four day food drive. Total items collected were over...
Brownie Troop Helps With Thanksgiving
Brownie Troop 80827, from Bristolville, collected 88 food items to help with the Thanksgiving food give-away that was held at the Windham Church of...
Crestwood Lion’s Club Presents Check To 4C’s Food Bank
Past District Governor Harold Ullman and Crestwood King Lion Rick Fredrick presented a check in the amount of $2,250 to Phyllis Bolen from the...
