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Garrettsville Council Report
Garrettsville – Village Council met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on April 11. Minutes from the prior meeting, revenue, expenditure, cash balance, and...
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Hiram College Camps for Kids
This Summer
Don’t miss out on the fun and learning! Hiram College is once again offering wonderful camp opportunities for children...
Library Celebrates National Library Week
Portage County District Library celebrated National Library Week by recognizing the hard work and dedication of its many Friends of the Library and community...
Facet Salon & Spa Bring New Dimensions to TLC
Garrettsville - Step into Facet Salon & Spa at the Total Lifetime Care complex at 1 Memory Lane, and you almost feel like Dorothy...
Wine Tastings
If you’ve been to a local winery recently, you may have noticed posters or advertisements for local wine festivals, wine tasting or trail events. ...
Will Social Security Retire Before I Do?
People have traditionally seen Social Security benefits as the foundation of their retirement planning programs. The Social Security contributions deducted from your paycheck have,...
Youth Bowling News
Kassie Fedor’s 387 was the high series last week for the 9:00 Trio League. Kassie just edged out Eric Lawless who shot 377. Star...
No Pun Intended
There are funny things out there, folks. A radio program the other day had on it a gentleman who had just had a new...
Mock Disaster Exercise to be held on April 19
Ravenna - On April 19, 2012, Robinson Memorial Hospital will participate in a disaster exercise conducted by the Northeast Central Ohio Regional Disaster Planning...
Garrettsville Chamber Announces Community Yard Sale
Mark your calendars. The Garrettsville Area Chamber’s 19th Annual Community Yard sale is slated for May 5 & 6, 2012, beginning at 9am until...
Now Accepting Business of the Year Nominations
The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Garrettsville Economic Development Group are excited to announce the 1st Annual Business Awards. These awards will...
And speaking of post-graduate success….
You know how, in literature there’s this thing called foreshadowing, where something that happens in the story is, like, a clue to what’s going...
“Once Upon A Mattress”
Mantua - Crestwood Drama Club has worked hard to produce their version of ‘Once Upon a Mattress’, a comical twist on the Princess and...
Portage County’s Real Heroes To Be Honored
Aurora - Each year, the American Red Cross presents the Real Heroes awards to those residents of Portage County who have acted courageously and...
Arsenal 5K Fun Run Benefits Park
Windham - Spring has officially arrived and if you have been lying around all winter then it is time to get outside and get...
Goddard to speak at Reed Memorial Library
Ravenna - FOX 8’s own Dick Goddard will be the guest speaker at the Seniors Spring Into Knowledge event at the Reed Memorial Library....
Fine Arts Workshop Added to Summer Fun
Hiram – A summer Fine Arts Workshop has been added to the slate of learning opportunities and activities this summer at Hiram College
For three...
Healthy Treasures Health Food Store Announces Spring Health Day
Newton Falls - Join Healthy Treasures as they celebrate their spring health day on Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 11am to 3pm at 32...
A Paranormal Historical Society Meeting
Windham - The spooky world of the paranormal is coming to the Windham Historical Society. At their monthly meeting on Monday, April 16, at...
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Ravenna Summerfest Vendors & Crafters Needed
Register Today
The return of Ravenna Summerfest is June 16th from 10 am - 6 pm. We are currently looking...
Game On!
Now that the baseball has officially started--with a few fits and starts as well as a false spring heat wave--you might notice a few...
2013 Calendar Contest Underway
Calling all amateur photographers in the JAG School District, it is time to sort through and find the perfect picture. The 4th annual photo...
Youth Bowling News
Drew Tushar had the top game in the 9:00 Trio League with a very nice 184. Drew also had the high series with 422....
Youth Wrestlers Compete At State Tournaments
On March 17th and 18th, four youth wrestlers from Garrettsville travelled to Youngstown to wrestle in the OAC State tournament held in the Covelli...
20th Century Club
Members of 20th Century Club met March 15th at the James A. Garfield Historical Society building on Main Street in Garrettsville for the last...
Notes from the vineyard
So apparently I jinxed myself in last week’s article. I mentioned how great the weather has been and how lucky we were to get...
Windham Historical Society
Windham - The Windham Historical Society heard presentations from their Scholarship winners, Caitlyn Isler (l.) and Julia Brookover (r.). Caitlyn presented a talk and...
“A Tribute Show”
On Wednesday March 21, the LAF/SOMe group traveled to Wickliffe to see “A Tribute Show” straight out of Las Vegas and Branson, Missouri. The...
Soup’d up Jazz, a Success
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Music Department presented the Third Annual Soup’d up Jazz Festival Saturday night at the elementary school. The fundraiser...
Beardsley Dairy Saga Continues…
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Historical Society met on March 19, 2012 at the historic Mott Building on Garrettsville’s Main Street to hear...