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Garrettsville - Most people recognize a Rubik’s cube when they see one - its multi-colored squares are pretty distinctive. And most people have, at one point in their life, tried to solve one. How fast could you do it? Would it take you a couple hours? A couple days?...

Burton - Each spring Burton Village comes alive after a long winter to become Pancake Town U.S.A. The first step to this is the annual Tree Tapping Ceremony. The maple trees that grow in the Village Green will be officially tapped to kick off the 2019 maple season. ...

Margaret Simon, 95, of Middlefield, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2019. She was born on November 7, 1923 in Homestead, PA to Micheal and Anna (Lacko) Guydosh. Marge married the love of her life, George W. Simon on October 1, 1944. She worked...

Hubert “Dale” Hoard, age 81, of Freedom Twp., Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 15, 1937 in Flatwoods, WV to Springer “Frank” and Faye (Westfall) Hoard. A graduate of Sutton (WV) High School in...

Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends, and they...

Clifton E. Whittemore “Skip”, 91, of Windham received his Heavenly reward on Friday December 21, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 4, 1927 in Glens Falls, NY to Rolland and Ethel (Gould) Whittemore. He delivered the Plain Dealer newspaper for over 40 years....

Don Lambert, 101, of Windham, OH, departed this life on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at University Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born January 21, 1917 in Gip, West Virginia, to Will and Kate Lynch Lambert. Don was the ninth of ten children and the last to...

Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends, and they...

Raymond L. Mitchell, 88, of Windham, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at his residence. He was born on March 15, 1930 in Mt. Lebanon, PA, the son of Paul and Verna (Baumgarten) Mitchell. After achieving his formal education he served...

Our dear sister Betty quietly slipped into eternal rest on December 14, 2018. She was born in West Virginia on October 23, 1941. Betty was the middle daughter of seven children born to Glen and Wanda (Mace) Duffield. She moved to Ohio with her family in 1953, where...

Garrettsville - The board game, “Clue” comes to life, on stage, with the Curtains up Theatre’s production of “Clue on Stage”. It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of...

Karen A. Heyd, 58 passed away peacefully on December 6th 2018. She was the loving wife of Michael B. Heyd. They were teenage sweethearts and shared 40 years of marriage together and set the example for true love. Born in Ravenna Ohio on December 16, 1959 she was...

Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends,...

Garrettsville - What happens when a community comes together? Great things! On December 12th, the Village of Garrettsville received a gazebo that was donated by the Garrettsville Family YMCA in partnership with the Cleveland YMCA. What started as a discussion, six months later became reality. In...

Julie Beth Crane Clark, 62, of Middlefield, went to dance with Jesus on Saturday, December 8, 2018, peacefully at her home. Julie was born on March 9, 1956 to Richard and Margaret (Hobson) Crane. She was a James A. Garfield graduate and received her Associates Degree in Nursing through...

From evergreens to icicles, the beauty of the holiday season can be seen in Nature. Try your hand at making your own unique ornaments from natural items by stopping into The West Woods Nature Center on Sunday, December 23, any time 2 to 4 p.m. during Nature Ornaments: Make It...

This year will be my wife, Pastor Janie and my ninth year celebrating Christmas with the First Congregational Church of Freedom. This will be our final Christmas services with them as we are being called by our Lord into retirement at the end of the year. Please join...

Portage County - Each year members of the Portage County Insurance Association, a collection of Insurance Agents and vendors throughout Portage County hosts a Warm Hearts, Warm Kids Coat Drive. The association collected 335 kids coats, 20 adults coats, and numerous hats, gloves, snow pants, boots, and...

Middlefield - How do decorated trees, a craft show, the Grinch, fireworks, Cindy Lou Who and present snatching work together? If you said Merry Middlefield then you’d be correct. This past weekend it was Merry Middlefield, a Christmas celebration that included the Grinch, along with his side kick Max...

The James A Garfield Historical Society would like to thank everyone who helped with our Christmas Walk 2018. It takes a village of volunteers to have such a successful event. We are most grateful to the homeowners who generously opened up their homes. Some decorating by themselves, some allowing our...

Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends, and they...

The Mantua Township Historical Cemeteries Restoration Project is a recently established group for those interested in the Pioneer and Eastlawn Cemeteries in order to preserve their historical significance. Under the direction of the Township Trustees the organization will evaluate, research, and with fund-raising for professional help, restore applicable gravestones. The...

Ravenna - Please join us for a fun-filled afternoon when the Ravenna Community Choir presents a new Christmas cantata, Rhapsody in Bluegrass by Joseph M. Martin, at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, at the Ravenna Assembly of God. Rhapsody in Bluegrass: A Christmas Jubilee tells the Christmas story...