Staff Reporter
Township Plows Ready to Roll
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting recently. The road supervisor reported that he had heard back from the Ohio...
Public Awareness Release
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Police Department would like to take this opportunity to pass along some news important to the citizens and business owners...
Freedom Township News
Freedom Twp. - The November 18 meeting began with a presentation by Mr. Ratliff, Lease Acquisitions, Kenyon Energy, who presented a revised lease agreement...
Local Business Owners Announce Contest to Win A Christmas Wish
As many of our readers know, I normally write a column about Law & Government. That is great fun to write and I enjoy...
Wensel Family Donates to Pixley Park
Nelson Twp. - The Pixley Park Committee graciously accepted a $3000 donation from Suzanne Wensel for bleachers at the ball fields in Pixley Park....
Two Grand Richer
Garrettsville - The First Annual TWO GRAND DINNER reverse raffle and silent auction was held at the Sugar Bush Golf Club on Saturday,...
Ravenna Midnight Madness Shopping Event Friday, November 26, 2010
Ravenna - Shopping on the day after Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be stressful. After more than 29 years as a family celebration in downtown...
Head 2 Toe Wellness Center Opens in Mantua
Mantua – Just in time to curtail the tendency to pack on cold-weather pounds, Head 2 Toe Massage & Body Work at 4667 Prospect...
Start Your Holiday Fun in Burton this Weekend
Burton – The holiday season is fast approaching. Historic Burton, Ohio, has so many ways for you to celebrate this magical time of year. ...
NF Chamber of Commerce November Meeting
Newton Falls - The brief November meeting of the Newton Falls Chamber of Commerce Association was short and to the point.
Special guest, Mike Timko...
St. Joseph Parish Cookbooks Available
Mantua - Looking for a beautiful gift idea? St. Joseph Church in Mantua has a limited number of their parish cookbooks, “Taste and See...
Head Home 44444 The Holidays
Newton Falls - There are lots of exciting things happening with Home 44444 the Holidays!
The Jr and Sr high band and choir concerts will...
Garrettsville Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Garrettsville – The turkey has been eaten, pie plates hold nothing but the remaining crumbs, Thanksgiving has passed, and Christmas is yet to come....
Could Airport Expansion Generate More Jobs?
Shalersville Twp. - Portage County Regional Airport’s seven-member board of directors dreams about extending the runway to 5,000 feet so that it can...
“The Last Gladiator” Opens Friday
Newton Falls - The Newton Falls High School Drama Department will present the comedy “The Last Gladiator”, by Martin Follose, Friday and Saturday, November...
Newton Falls City Council Meeting
Newton Falls - Opinions were made known at Monday’s council meeting, the first open forum since the efforts to recall current mayor Patrick Layshock...
Christmas Walk Finale
The Christmas Walk must be over; a cat just upchucked on the carpet.
They’ve been ticked off for two week-ends now at being shut down...
Literary Musical Club News
Nelson Twp. - The Literary Musical Club of Nelson held the November 10th meeting at the Nelson Community Center. There were ten in attendance...
News from Newton Falls VFW Post 3332 and the Ladies Auxiliary
Newton Falls - The Newton Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3332 and the Ladies Auxiliary are collecting homemade cookies, non-perishable items, hard candy,...
Party On!
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians and their guests gathered for a festive evening to socialize and give back to the community and enjoy good food and...
Schools Now Mandated to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Taking the approach that it certainly does take a whole village to raise a healthy child, the state of Ohio now mandates that schools...
Demolition Of “Project Buildings” Begins
Windham - The buildings, dubbed “the projects” had been constructed in the early 1940’s. They were originally built to house the workers that...
Crossword Puzzle For 11/12/2010
CLUES ACROSS
1. Not wet
4. Defensive nuclear weapon
7. Play a role
10. No longer alive
12. Not messy
14. Indian Hills Press poet
15. Silkworm moths
17. Scarlett’s home
18....
We’re All Invited
People Tree Donations
This year the People Tree is in need more than ever before. The suppliers of our toys in the past years are...
Youth Bowling News
It was a good week for a number of the 11:00 Trio bowlers. Collin McGurer had high series for the day with 459; high...
Windham Friday Club
Windham - The Windham Friday Club held its October meeting at Mimi’s Restaurant in Ravenna. Members welcomed guest Helen Gourley, the mother of member...
Notes From The Vineyard: Sake is quiet different than South Korean...
In last week’s article I mention how I sampled a South Korean black raspberry rice wine. I had a number of people ask me...
One Down!
Whew! Do you remember a TV program from ages ago called TW3 (That Was The Week That Was)? Well, tweak it just a little...
Friday Night Lights
The Garfield G-Men fell just short in their bid for first post season win in school history dropping a 22-7 decision to the Chagrin...










