2019 Potato Festival
Mantua - Mark your calendar for the 46th Potato Festival, which takes place in Mantua the weekend after Labor Day. In addition to the rides, games of chance, and fun fair foods, potato chip and mashed potato eating contests you’ve come to expect, this year’s festival has even more to offer. If you love a great live band experience, then...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - Regarding water and sewer systems, Village Administrator John Trew suggested conducting a lead line study among village residents to ascertain how many homes within the village still have lead pipes. To that end, Mayor Linda Clark is asking residents to photograph the waterlines that enter their homes at the water meter site and email them to her...
Potato Festival To Select Queen
Mantua - The 46th annual Mantua Potato Festival will once again take place the weekend after Labor Day, from Friday, September 6th through Sunday, September 8th. Once again, the Festival will be crowning a new Potato Festival Queen and court. The 2018 Queen, Ms. Cidney Lynn Furner, will crown this year’s winner and her court. Young women, aged 4 through...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At the last meeting, village residents Trish and Scott Snider raised their concerns in moving forward a project they hope to complete. The couple voiced their concerns that delays on behalf of the village are holding up their ability to move forward on a construction project. The couple is interested in converting the upper floor of their...
Change to Mantua Center Pig Roast
Mantua - The family-friendly event that was highlighted in last week’s paper has been changed. The event will still be held at the Mantua Township School on Saturday, August 17th from 1 - 5 pm. The event will still feature kid-friendly activities, including bounce houses, face painting, and balloon art. Families will still have the chance to play corn...
Crestwood Kids Meet K9 Guapo
Mantua - Last Friday, kids from Crestwood Local Schools summer program received the special opportunity for a personal meet-and-greet with a local celebrity -- Hiram Police Department’s K9 Guapo. Although Guapo has been on duty since this spring, this was the first chance the crime-fighting K9 has had to meet with a large group of his best supporters --...
Crestwood Seeks Renewal Levy
Mantua - At their last meeting, the Board voted to place a renewal levy on the ballot for the upcoming November elections. So, Crestwood Schools will be on the ballot on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, for a tax renewal in the amount of 4.27 mills, to cover emergency needs. According to information shared by the district, the proposed levy...
“Teens, Tweens, Toddlers & Tot” Event in Mantua
Forest Field K9 Search & Rescue, Inc., founded in March 2019 by Garrettsville resident, Shawn Cisney, invited Portage County students to submit artwork for the team’s logo design. The winner is to be announced and presented with the contest prize, a Nintendo Switch at the “Teens, Tweens, Toddlers & Tot” event to be held on Sunday July 28,...
56th Ox Roast Fair This Weekend
Mantua - Plan to attend the largest, three-day fair in Northern Portage County where you’ll enjoy delicious food and find family fun for all ages. St. Joseph’s Ox Roast Fair in Mantua begins on Friday, July 19th, at 6:00 to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, July 20th, from1:00 to 11:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 21st, from Noon to 10:00 p.m. The 56th...
Crestwood School Board Bans Use of Personal Communication Devices
Mantua - At the last Crestwood School Board meeting, the board approved a policy that states that usage of personal communication devices (PCDs) are not permitted during the school day. The policy defines PCDs to include computers, tablets, electronic readers, cell phones, smartphones, and/or other web-enabled devices of any type. The policy notes, however, that students may use PCDs...
Poetry Installation in Mantua
Mantua - A ribbon-cutting event was held for the first poetry kiosk in Mantua last Friday evening, the first official day of summer. After more than our fair share of rain, the sun shone brightly at the unveiling, which took place at Mantua’s mini-plaza at the corner of Prospect and Main Streets, next to Restoration 44 Coffee Shop. According...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At their last meeting, council discussed the RFP/RFQ for the Water and Wastewater Treatment facilities. They shared that one entity -- Portage County -- had submitted proposals for review. Resident Jason Wysong inquired about several key features of the RFP/RFQ, including rate stabilization and ownership of the land on which the plants reside. According to Village Solicitor...
Xtinguish Torch Fest in Mantua
Mantua - This year is the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River that prompted massive clean up efforts along the waterway. Many community organizations are holding events in order to celebrate the amazing comeback of this valuable local resource. Close to home, the folks at the DMRC and the Chilling Station will be hosting...
Crestwood HS Class Shows 1800’s Frontier Life in 2019 Mantua
Mantua - For those who’ve ever wondered about how Ohio looked back in the 1800s, a trip back in time is as close as Crestwood High School, at least during Frontier Days in May. That’s when students from the American Experience Academy class showcase what they’ve learned all year in a replica of a colonial settlement constructed on school...
R44 Coffee Company Perks Up Mantua
Mantua - What this sleepy town really needs is a double shot of espresso. …And that’s exactly what it’s getting when Restoration 44 Coffee Company opens for business on May 6. R44 will provide a welcoming gathering place for old friends to meet over a fresh-brewed cup and a just-baked cinnamon roll. Professionals will have a sophisticated setting to conduct...
Crestwood High School Student Council Arts and Crafts Show
Mantua - On May 4th, 2019, Crestwood High School is welcoming the community to join us in an Arts & Crafts Show from 9 AM until 2 PM. The entrance fee is $2 per person at the door, and will be hosted in the gym. Not only is this event open to the public to enjoy and purchase creative...
DMRC Brings Color to Mantua
Mantua - Springtime has brought splashes of color to Mantua Village, and it’s got nothing to do with the season’s blooms or new leaves. The colorful addition is in the shape of vibrant yellow and blue sun sails that have been installed by the Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation (DMRC) to provide shade and visual interest in the heart of...
Crestwood Hosts Career Café
Mantua - It’s lunchtime on a Thursday, and just like any other weekday, you find Crestwood Intermediate students filing in with their packed lunched, or lining up to buy tacos, that day’s special. But instead of the usual lunchtime banter among the fifth graders, in walks 20-year-old US Airman First Class Devon McDivitt, of the Air National Guard, ready...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At the last meeting, Mayor Clark shared that the village will be receiving OPWC funding for repairs to the Reservoir in the amount of $300,000 in grant funds and $150,000 in a low-interest loan for a total of $450,000. The fund will be released on July first for work this summer. In similar news, it was noted...
Mantua Twp. To Host Egg Hunt
Mantua Twp. - The Easter Bunny is coming to Mantua Township! You and your kids are invited! Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 20th at 10 am and hop on over to the Mantua Township Civic Center to hunt for eggs, greet your neighbors, and say hello to springtime’s most anticipated visitor. Other than the Bunny, the highlight of the...
Shaffer’s Meats & Market in Mantua
Mantua - When Lisa Shaffer began working at K & K last year, she enjoyed the customer interaction in the small community’s hub, sharing, “I got to meet so many local people.” She became enamored with Mantua’s small-town charm. Growing up in Erie, PA, she remembered the deli counter in her hometown --Tony Benito’s -- and admitted that she...
Mantua Township Historic Cemeteries Restoration Project
Mantua - The Mantua Township Historic Cemeteries Restoration Project will host a guest speaker on Tuesday, March 19 at the Mantua Township Town Hall. Mark Morton, of Gravestone Guardians of Ohio, will be evaluating the two Historic Cemeteries in the township for restoration needs and priorities and then present a program to the public at 6pm. Mark will be one...
Emily Hammonds Sworn In As Landmark Commission Member
Mantua - At the last meeting, Mayor Linda Clark swore in Ms. Emily Hammonds, a new member of the Landmark Commission, as council members looked on. Hammonds teaches Algebra at Crestwood High School and is a Red Devil graduate from 1995. She joins those appointed at the previous month’s meeting. Those include: Don Buchart, Ashlee Hawkins, Lisa Zamecnik, Scott...
Crestwood Primary Celebrates Works of Eric Carle
Mantua - Each year, Crestwood Primary School teachers Monica Grebb and Jennifer Gilles get together to select a special book that will be featured in the school’s annual One Book One School program. Over the following months, they work with CPS teachers from preschool through second grade to incorporate that special book into math and language arts lesson plans,...
CHS Student Awarded American Legion Trip
Mantua - “Congrats to CHS’s Zoe Simmons for earning High Honors on the American Legion’s Americanism & Government Test.” tweeted Crestwood High School Principal Dave McMahon. “Zoe will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington DC and Gettysburg, PA as one of 18 delegates from Ohio, along with other scholarships. Proud of you, Zoe!” McMahon beamed. Now in its 54th...
MCCC Story Time Celebrates Over a Decade of Learning & Fun
Mantua - If you stop by the Mantua Center Christian Church on any given Thursday morning, you may find the church overrun with singing, giggling preschoolers. That’s because from 10:30 - 11:30, the church hosts a free story time program for children aged two to five, their siblings, and caregivers. Now in its 11th year, the program began when MCCC’s...
Successful SweetheArt Auction in Mantua
Mantua - Last Saturday, folks joined their neighbors at the third annual art auction to help raise funds for a community center at the Mantua Center School. The afternoon event included music, art, comfort food, lots of cookies, and the opportunity for neighbors to banish their cabin fever for a few hours. The auctioneer, Rick Painley, encouraged bids on...
SweetheArt & Dessert Auction This Saturday
Mantua - Roughly 15 years ago, the Mantua Center School was purchased by Mantua Township from the Crestwood School District when the District consolidated elementary students on one larger campus. Prompted by the possibility of the building’s alternative use as a gathering space, as well as historical significance and sentimental for the structure, township trustees, with residents’ approval, purchased...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At the last Crestwood School Board meeting, Superintendent David Toth discussed the results of the most recent survey. The survey was created through the superintendent’s office, and was posted on the district’s website for the community to fill out; in addition, according to Toth, the survey was also available to potential respondents at school events, local churches,...
David Belknap Sworn in to Mantua-Shalersville Fire District
Mantua - At the last Mantua-Shalersville Fire District meeting, the board witnessed the swearing in of full-time firefighter David Belknap. Belknap, a Windham resident, is a 2012 graduate of Windham High School. He worked for three years as a part-time firefighter prior to earning the full-time position. In other news, Chief Roosa shared the results of the department’s 2018 Incident...
