Staff Reporter

Geauga County - Works of art will be accepted for the 6th annual Juried Art Show hosted by the Geauga Council for Arts & Culture on Monday, August 8, from 12:00, noon until 4:00 p.m.  The exhibit will be housed at the Geauga West Library, 13455 Chillicothe Rd. in...

Summer is almost over but the bargain hunting has just begun. Last month the ordinarily sleepy little town of Newton Falls was filled with crowds looking for some Fourth of July excitement. This weekend the same streets will be flooded with yard sale shoppers looking for a great deal....

Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met for their regularly-scheduled meeting for August with one member missing.  The meeting was opened with the pledge and a moment of silence before moving forward with the agenda. The first item on the agenda was a technology update from Brian Shanower who...

Freedom Twp. - The regular meeting of the Freedom Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Hammar at 7:30 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2011. All  trustees  were present. Mr. Hammar led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Martin made the motion, seconded by Mr. Zizka,...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if stores offered free gifts for just walking through the door?  That is exactly what will be happening for sewing enthusiasts when 9 area sewing stores band together for the first annual Charming Quilt Shop Tour August 25 through Sept 3. What makes it even better...

Keep digging in the attic.  Keep swamping out the basement.  Tote that barge.  Lift that bale!  Clear those cupboards.  Empty those shelves. The Antique Appraisal Fair is on the way.  August 20 at the James A. Garfield Middle School there will be a flea market/rummage sale benefitting the Garfield Middle...

Closed Circuit TVs Available For Rent On-Going The Portage County Society of the Blind has closed circuit televisions (CCTVs) available for rent. Rental fees are $5 a month. A CCTV magnifies printed material onto a monitor. Reading mail and the newspaper are things that may be possible again. If you know...

Garrettsville - Nice job by the Marching Pride at their Premier performance last Friday.  It was a showcase for all of the music and routines they worked on during a super-heated week at BAND CAMP and a thank you to all of the contributors to the program--this year and...

Cortland - Don A. DeWitt, of Cortland, Ohio, author of U.S. Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announces the release of his third book. Mr. DeWitt is also the author of Former Marine’s Unbroken Spirit, and of, Traditional Shotokan Karate-Do: Brief History, Katas and Masters in Shotokan’s Development. Mr. DeWitt will...

From kittenhood through the twilight years, our feline companions continually bring joy, love, and laughter to the lives of their “staff.”  In  Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Cat’s Life you will share the experience of living through the natural life cycle with our cats — from the laugh-out-loud...

“A friend of mine died several years ago and I was trying to find the death certificate. I don’t want to have to pay for a copy; is there any way you can help me find the information?” The Newton Falls Public Library staff began the online search. The USGenWeb...

So here we are in the Fun Season...the Fair Season. Everyone comes up with a reason to promote hot grease and sno cones and enough sugar to sink the island of Puerto Rico. On any given weekend one can drive across the Buckeye State and catch a...

Columbiana – Eastern Ohio’s No. 1 family craft festival is celebrating its 29th year with three exciting weekends: August 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28, 2011. Shopping, food and entertainment are featured during this six-day event. The Shaker Woods Festival, founded to honor the 18th century Shaker community, offers more than...

Garrettsville – The James A. Garfield Historical Society met in the Mott Building headquarters on Main St. to speak of “ many things, of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings.”  Well, not exactly. They did accept a   pair of donations from Roslyn Bauman--a green bottle imprinted...

Nelson Twp. – The Nelson Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Community House with all members and fiscal officer present. The first item on the agenda was to hold a public meeting on the zoning amendments concerning  storage of vehicles on vacant lots. After some...

As this year’s Portage County District Library Summer Reading Club (SRC) comes to a successful close, Portage County children have  enjoyed activities at all five branch locations. “One World, Many Stories” was this year’s theme and library staff provided attendees with a great sampling all summer long. This year’s...

Garrettsville - Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians confronted a mystery at their recent meeting.  Speaker was Guy Alexander of Park Ave., Garrettsville, and he told of the boat in his house. Embarking upon an renovation/remodel of his house in 2007, he recalled a chance conversation some years before with Adelle Cline (nee Baird)...

The Mayfield Drive-In Theater and Geauga County Public Library will present Library Night at the Drive-In on Sunday, August 7. The movies to be shown that night are:  THE SMURFS (PG) at 8:45 p.m. and ZOOKEEPER (PG) at 10:25 p.m.  The box office opens at 7:00 p.m.  The sound will...

Columbus- The Portage County Board of Elections validated 11,958 signatures to Repeal SB 5, the unfair attack on employee rights and worker safety. Only 1,497 signatures were required to meet 3% of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election in Portage County.  According to this information from the...

Congratulations to the Garfield G-Men. These young men have worked really hard to accomplish their goal in making it to the state tournament in Alliance.

Newton Falls 12U Girls fast pitch team won the Meander District tournament defeating Austintown 11-1 to finish the regular season 15-0. This team has advanced to the Ohio Girls Softball Organization (OGSO) state tournament and won its first 2 games.  The girls will play in the OGSO State finals on...

Parents and fans would like to wish Head Coach Kristine Miller and the Garfield Thunder the Best of Luck as they head to Alliance for the State Tournament on Saturday July 30th and July 31st. We are so proud of all your hard work and dedication and PROUD to be...

Garrettsville - On July 21st, Ruth Zimmerman of Youngstown and members of  the Red Hat Lunch Bunch and Ladies On The Move spent the afternoon in Garrettsville. This active group of women makes a monthly trip to a new location to have lunch, shop and see the local sites! After a...

Cleveland Yoga and Western Reserve Land Conservancy are again teaming up for a complimentary morning of yoga Aug. 14 at the Geauga Park District’s Orchard Hills Park in Chester Township. “Practice on the Preserve:  A Celebration of Yoga and Conservation,” a free event featuring an all-levels class taught by a...

The Village of Garrettsville is in the process of updating (adding) names to the Veterans Memorial this fall.  Anyone who feels they have a friend or relative who should be added to the memorial should forward the individual’s name along with dates of service and address at the time...

Check out the James A. Garfield Marching Pride band on Friday as they reprise their  hard--and hot --work this week at band camp, offering a preview of the band shows coming up this fall for football season. Dennis Wolff is busting his buttons lately (and it’s not just from polishing...

Windham - The First Church Of God located at 9016 N. Main St. in Windham will host vendors for the Bicentennial Celebration. Amish homemade ice cream, Gyros, baked goods by the church,energy and water drinks as well as neck message and sports medicine education will be available. The church will also...

Portage County - Adult learners need your help and you can make a significant difference in someone’s life just by donating three hours of your time a week.   If you are a caring person who wants to help, who believes that adults can learn, has empathy, patience, flexibility, and...

Closed Circuit TVs Available For Rent On-Going The Portage County Society of the Blind has closed circuit televisions (CCTVs) available for rent. Rental fees are $5 a month. A CCTV magnifies printed material onto a monitor. Reading mail and the newspaper are things that may be possible again. If you know...

Windham - Windham’s Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) celebrated 200 years serving the community this past Sunday.  The celebration included the traditional morning worship, a catered dinner and a dedication service in the afternoon. The church was established in Becket, MA, on May 20, 1811 prior to the residents...