Crestwood Intermediate School unveils book vending machine
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Crestwood Intermediate School speech pathologist Caitlin Fritsch said she has noticed a gap in reading at the elementary level. With an $8,000 grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and a $750 grant from the Walmart Store in Streetsboro, Fritsch has pioneered an initiative that introduced a book vending machine near the cafeteria at the...
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Craft Show Vendors Wanted Call Today Craft Show Vendors are wanted for a show on Nov 8 from 4:30-9 and Nov 9th 9 - 3:00 at the Ravenna Elks Club 776 North Freedom Street Ravenna. Contact 330.697.8863 for an application. Cost is $55 and covers both days. Farmington Senior Center Breakfasts Mondays The Senior Center is open for breakfast Mondays from 7a-Noon. A full...
Rocket girls soccer pulls away from Red Devils in second half
After a 2023 season filled with offensive struggles, the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ soccer team has no intention of letting history repeat itself. After a lackluster first half, the Rockets unleashed an offensive flurry against Portage County rival Crestwood to win their season opener, 6-2, last Friday evening at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua. “You always want to get off on...
Crestwood football will rely on depth to make another deep push
Crestwood Red Devils’ football Coach Jack D’Amato said he had a vision for what the program would look like when he first took the job five years ago. Five years later, the program is exactly where he hoped it would be as Crestwood has one of its deepest rosters as it prepares for a new season. “We lost only four...
Streetsboro boys soccer trumps Crestwood in season opener
What the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ soccer team may lack in roster size, they make up for in quality as evidenced by an 8-1 victory against Portage County rival Crestwood last Friday evening at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua. “It is always good to get your season off on the right foot,” Rockets’ Coach Paul Krzeminski said. “Especially with the result...
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Craft Show Vendors Wanted Call Today Craft Show Vendors are wanted for a show on Nov 8 from 4:30-9 and Nov 9th 9 - 3:00 at the Ravenna Elks Club 776 North Freedom Street Ravenna. Contact 330.697.8863 for an application. Cost is $55 and covers both days. Farmington Senior Center Breakfasts Mondays The Senior Center is open for breakfast Mondays from 7a-Noon. A full...
Next Door General Store Opens in Mantua, Offers Bulk Foods
Next Door General Store, a new addition to the Mantua community, is now open for business. The store operates Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It offers a variety of bulk foods, including baking goods, grains, pasta, and candy. Terri Vechery, a long-time resident of Mantua and the...
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Craft Show Vendors Wanted Call Today Craft Show Vendors are wanted for a show on Nov 8 from 4:30-9 and Nov 9th 9 - 3:00 at the Ravenna Elks Club 776 North Freedom Street Ravenna. Contact 330.697.8863 for an application. Cost is $55 and covers both days. Farmington Senior Center Breakfasts Mondays The Senior Center is open for breakfast Mondays from 7a-Noon. A full...
Ellerhorst Dentistry Welcomes New Patients in the Greater Mantua Area
Ellerhorst Dentistry is now taking new patients and looks forward to serving the dental needs of the greater Mantua area, including Shalersville, Garrettsville and beyond. Dr. Lydia Ellerhorst, DDS is from Garrettsville, OH. She graduated from James A Garfield High School as a salutatorian in 2001. She then obtained her undergraduate degree at Mount Union College in 2005, and a...
51st Mantua Potato Festival Canceled Due to Multiple Challenges
As of a news release dated August 10th, the 2024 Mantua Potato originally scheduled for September 6-8 has been cancelled according to Andrea Selvaggio, President of the Mantua Potato Festival Association. She noted that the difficult decision was made after careful consideration of several critical factors. The primary issue was the loss of the village park’s electrical system and...
Andy Auble maintains local roots as multi-business owner
Growing up in a rural community like Mantua, Andy Auble learned what hard work truly meant, developing a work ethic that has shaped him into becoming a successful multi-business owner. “When I was starting the businesses I am doing now, I was using a lot of the skills and work ethic I learned when I was growing up,” Auble told...
Crestwood football takes on Rootstown for annual alumni game
No matter how many years have gone by, the tradition of high school football has remained strong in the Mantua community as evidenced by the annual Crestwood alumni football games before the start of each season. The Red Devils’ alumni team will hit the road and take on Portage County rival Rootstown at Robert C. Dunn Field on Saturday...
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Craft Show Vendors Wanted Call Today Craft Show Vendors are wanted for a show on Nov 8 from 4:30-9 and Nov 9th 9 - 3:00 at the Ravenna Elks Club 776 North Freedom Street Ravenna. Contact 330.697.8863 for an application. Cost is $55 and covers both days. Farmington Senior Center Breakfasts Mondays The Senior Center is open for breakfast Mondays from 7a-Noon. A full...
Mantua Rotary and Downtown Mantua Revitalization Committee Make Their Mark
On Friday, July 12th the Village of Mantua celebrated the completion of the sidewalk project on Main Street and Prospect Street. The project included demolition of the 90+ year-old stairs, building a raised, ADA-compliant sidewalk, and installing new stairs and historic light posts. The project was funded by a Community Development Block Grant for $173,325.80, Rotating Loan Funds (PCC) for...
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Craft Show Vendors Wanted Call Today Craft Show Vendors are wanted for a show on Nov 8 from 4:30-9 and Nov 9th 9 - 3:00 at the Ravenna Elks Club 776 North Freedom Street Ravenna. Contact 330.697.8863 for an application. Cost is $55 and covers both days. Farmington Senior Center Breakfasts Mondays The Senior Center is open for breakfast Mondays from 7a-Noon. A full...
Ellerhorst Dental Opens in Mantua
Dr. Lydia Ellerhorst was born and raised in Garrettsville. She began her education at Mount Union, completing her dental degree at The Ohio State University. Afterward, she served in the United States Army Dental Corps from 2009 to 2014. “It was five years of hard work, caring for the dental needs of soldiers in and out of deployment.” During...
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Book Review at YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays OUTLIVE The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: A manifesto on living better, longer, challenging conventional medical thinking, revealing an approach to prevent chronic...
Crestwood senior Josh Delaney embarks on global trip as Global Experience Grant winner
To this point of his life, the majority of Crestwood Red Devils’ Josh Delaney’s traveling experience has been taking vacations on the west coast. He will broaden his horizons by spending the month of July traveling across Europe as Crestwood’s first Global Experience Grant winner. “It means the world to be able to have this experience which is cost-free before...
Beacon Hues Glass Now Open
As a young girl sitting in church, Denise DiLellio was fascinated by the beams of light shining through the stained-glass windows. She made it her goal to learn how to create stained glass pieces of her own. While she’s been working with glass since her youth, she’s just recently opened a gallery space and workshop in Mantua where she...
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Book Review at YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays OUTLIVE The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: A manifesto on living better, longer, challenging conventional medical thinking, revealing an approach to prevent chronic...
Crestwood grad J.P. Wrobel ready to grapple with fire
Crestwood Red Devils’ graduate J.P. Wrobel is used to being in high-pressure situations throughout his four years as a varsity wrestler. The winningest wrestler in school history may have retired his singlet, but he will continue putting it all on the line as he prepares to begin his training to become a firefighter in Mantua. “It takes a lot of...
Celebrating Creativity at Mantua’s Summer Festival
On Saturday July 13th, the much-anticipated summer art festival returns to the heart of Mantua. The day-long street festival encompasses both sides of East Prospect Street, and features local and regional artisans selling ceramics, paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, metal art, woodwork and hand-blown glass. Local wineries will offer tastings, and local restaurants and food trucks will be available to...
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Former Crestwood football Coach Tom Hannan takes the helm at Rootstown
Former Crestwood Red Devils’ football Coach Tom Hannan can recall that during his 16 years with the program as he was always the first one in and the last one to leave football practice. The winningest Red Devils’ football coach in school history is sliding back into old habits, having been appointed as Rootstown’s new football coach. “It is just...
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Aireane Curtis departs Windham to become new Crestwood superintendent
Current Windham Superintendent Dr. Aireane Curtis did not envision herself leaving anytime soon. But when opportunity knocked, she seized the moment and will begin a new chapter in her career, having been named Crestwood’s new Superintendent by the Crestwood Board of Education last Tuesday evening. “Crestwood is a bigger district with a lot more kids and a lot more staff....
Get involved at Mantua Historical Society’s Thursday Sessions
The Mantua Historical Society is inviting you to join us “at the table” to help us process donations of artifacts, share memories of Mantua Village & Township, and have some fun! Whether you are a current member or want to become a member, join us on Thursdays, 10am to noon, at the Mantua Historical Society located upstairs (not handicap...
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