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Big Brothers & Sisters of Portage County is currently in need of Big Brother volunteers. There are boys waiting in...
Mantua’s Christmas Tour Of Homes
Mantua - The seventh bi-annual Mantua Christmas Tour of Homes kicks off this weekend. Four area homes are on the tour, including the home...
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Christmas Raffle Tickets On Sale Now
The JAG All Sports Boosters are hosting their 2nd annual Christmas
Raffle. This year there will be 3 prize categories:...
Windham Trustees Endorse Library Levy
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting last Thursday with trustees Dann Timmons, Brian Miller and Jesse Wirick, along with...
Return on Investment!
Here’s your chance! You can make an investment that will return at least $4.00 for every $1.00 invested and the more you use it...
Mantua Rotary Club Announces Christmas Tour Of Homes
The Rotary Club of Mantua announces its seventh Biennial Christmas Tour of Homes, November 4, 5, 6 and 11, 12, 13. The usual Friday...
Nelson Awards bid to Mike’s Electric
Nelson Twp. - Nelson Township trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting last week with Trustees Joe Leonard, Bill Wilson and Jim Turos along with...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians are out and about again, with their annual--well, mostly--roadside clean-up on St. Rte 82 between Garrettsville and Hiram. You know the line,”the...
4C’s Quilt Raffle Underway
Mantua - 4C’s is raffling off a quilt called “Fruit of the Spirit, Fruit of the Orchard V” in the “Hunter’s Star” pattern. The...
Trybus is 2011 Chapman Award Winner
Middlefield - Mrs. Mona J. Trybus of Middlefield has been named the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Chapman Award. Each year, the Geauga County...
Outrageous New Game Tests Players’ Knowledge of Celebrities – How Many...
Hiram – Let’s face it. We live in a celebrity-obsessed culture. We’re fascinated by Charlie Sheen’s meltdowns, Lindsey Lohan’s on-going rehab saga, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s...
Spotlight on Main: Bettina’s Opens it Doors in Ravenna
Bettina’s Antiques and Miniatures Company, located at 264 West Main Street, recently opened its doors for business. Owner Sue Sheppard said owning a Victorian...
Car Show Raises Funds For Shop With A Cop
“It’s for the kids, we will be there!”The Middlefield Police and Fire Departments held the second annual “Middlefield Car Show” event as a fund...
Adult Learning Highlighted at Hiram’s Weekend College SuccessFEST
Hiram – On Saturday, October 29, 2011, the Weekend College program at Hiram College, along with the Office of Graduate Studies, will celebrate the...
DC Event Celebrates Garfield Legacy
Hiram, – The Garfield Institute for public Leadership at Hiram College will host a celebration of the legacy of James A. Garfield, Saturday October...
Youth Bowling News
Last week in the 11:00 Trio League, Collin McGurer rolled his first 600 series ever, a very nice 613. Collin rolled 191 and 198...
Friday Night Lights
Last Friday the winless Bombers took the field against a much-improved Waterloo football program. The results of the game were very disappointing for the...
Social Networking
There are so many social networking sites now that it is amazing how people are changing something so basic and putting it on a...
My Kind of Month
October is my kind of month. It’s interesting.
The harvest is winding down; those shocks of corn so prized by decorators are actually passe’ . ...
“I really enjoy audio books, but my CD player broke. I...
Our caller said, “I really enjoy audio books, but my CD player broke. I would like to try something other than a CD one....
Choosing The Right Caregiver
As medical science continues to find ways to help Americans live longer, it also requires us to examine some of the challenges of people...
Delightful and Sometimes Dangerous Decomposers
Since mushrooms have been in the news of late, we thought we would try to enlighten our readers about one of the most unusual...
Freedom Township News
Freedom Township - The Regular Meeting of the Freedom Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Hammar at 7:30 pm on...
Windham Historical Society News
Windham - The Windham Historical Society is back in business after the stunning success of the Windham Bicentennial celebration in July, in which the...
Raffle Tickets On Sale Now!
Garrettsville - Garrettsville Chamber of Commerce holds a $750 cash raffle with proceeds from the raffle going to scholarships for J. A. Garfield and...
Middlefield Mayoral Candidate Forum
Middlefield - By community request, the Middlefield Library will be hosting the “Middlefield Mayoral Candidate Forum” on Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 pm. Learn...
PDA – Public Display of Art
Garrettsville - Garrettsville’s newest piece of public art is quite smashing. Pictured on the cover you can see the progression of their work –...
Hiram Village Council News
Hiram - In the Mayor’s report to Village Council, Mayor Bertram thanked all who have offered condolences after the death of his business partner...
Notes from the Vineyard
What an amazing Summer we had. A good mixture of temperatures, a great mix of sun and rain and a few days just hot...