Mantua Rotary to Hold Poker Paddle on Sept 17
Mantua - Enjoy a late summer paddle down the Scenic Cuyahoga River and take a chance to win prize money. Rotary Club of Mantua is excited to host its 2nd Annual POKER PADDLE on Saturday, September 17 from 1:00 to 6:00. Participants will paddle from Camp Hi on Abbot Road to Buchert Park in Mantua Village. Along the way...
Crestwood Lions Club Will Be At Mantua Potato Festival
The Crestwood Lions will be at this years’ Mantua Potato Festival from Friday, September 9th, through Sunday, September 11th. The Lions Club will be selling their delicious Festival food in addition to holding a plastic drive thru collecting soft plastic from 10am until 2pm at Buchert Memorial Park. Plastics accepted are grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, dry cleaning...
Historical Society Hosts Special Event
Mantua - On Thursday, September 15th, the Mantua Historical Society will be hosting an Ohio History Connection/Open Doors program from 10 am until 4 pm. The event, billed as a, “Behind the Scenes Look at Small Town Ohio History,” takes place in the Mantua Historic District near the Mantua Township Hall (4122 State Route 82). That day, visitors will be...
Mantua Historical Society News
Mantua - The Mantua Historical Society held its annual Flea Market on Saturday, July 16. The Flea Market included the museum being open to the public and a bake sale by The Smile Team of Mantua Center Christian Church. Members of the Mantua Historical Society attended the Northeast Ohio Inter-Museum Council meeting on July 19. The meeting featured a tour...
News From Mantua Village
Mantua - Prior to last month’s regular meeting council held a public hearing regarding potential Ordinance 2022-29 which would limit the number of household pets permitted in village homes. To begin, resident Lorraine Chism asked Council how the need to limit household pets came to their attention. She remarked that it wasn’t wise to punish all village residents for...
Mantua-Shalersville Fire District News
Mantua - At the July 11th meeting, Fire Board members looked on as Chief Matt Roosa conducted a swearing-in ceremony for Jacob Bennett. Bennet is a Streetsboro resident; his mother, sister, brother-in-law, and nephews were present to witness the ceremony. Bennet received his pin from his nephew Aiden, while nephew Mason looked on. In other news, Chief Roosa shared that...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - In the public comment Drema Herron asked the Board to put focus or more a focus on retaining excellent staff to preserve the quality of the district. Her concerns stemmed from a large amount of recent resignations at the June Board meeting. Next, she shared her concerns relating to the higher cost of school lunches, which have increased...
44 Chrome Shop Now Open
Mantua - A new chrome shop is open in Mantua, poised to serve a trucking client base from across the US, with easy access via the Ohio Turnpike and State Routes 44 and 82.One of the shop’s owners, Michelle Stebbins, has built a reputation in the industry, having worked in a chrome shop for 20 years. While she left...
News From Mantua Village
Mantua - Prior to the last regular meeting, village council held a public budget hearing to allow residents to comment on the village’s proposed 2023 budget. As no residents provided feedback, no changes were made to the proposed budget. During the legislation portion of the regular meeting, council approved Ordinance 2022-25 approving and adopting a permanent budget for 2023....
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - In his Superintendent’s Communications, Dr. David Toth congratulated educators Janice May and Sue McClure on each receiving a Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award for the 2021-2022 school year. The board was pleased to accept several generous donations, including one from the estate of Robert A. Corbett in the amount of $334,000. The board also accepted $8,000 from...
Come To The St. Joseph’s Ox Roast Fair
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 15th, at 6:00 to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, July 16th, from 1:00 to 11:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 17th, from Noon to 10:00 p.m....
Plein Air Painting in Mantua
Mantua - According to the Artists Network, plein air painting is about venturing outdoors to paint or draw the landscape while out in the landscape. While the practice dates back for centuries, it was transformed into an art form by the French Impressionists. Fueled by their desire to paint light and its ever-changing, qualities together with the invention of...
It’s Time for Art on the Hill
Mantua - This Saturday once again, the 13th annual Art on the Hill festival takes place at Prospect Street and State Route 44 in Mantua. “We have a great mix of artisans this year,” shared event organizer Christine Pitsinger. “At 80 artisans, it’s a record number for us, with lots of new craftsmen and women joining us this year.” The...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At Council’s last meeting, Mayor Clark and Police Chief Joe Urso presented a Proclamation honoring the village’s Head Dispatcher.Mayor Clark noted, “Today marks the end of an era. Linda Wilke, our Head Dispatcher, retired after almost 31 years with the Mantua Police Department.” Wilke was presented with a Proclamation at the May Council Meeting, a day that...
Kira’s Sweet Bakes Now Open in Mantua
Mantua - At the recent grand opening, Kira Crawford was pleased to see that her favorite offering -- peach cobbler -- sold out within 45 minutes of opening. As the event took place over Memorial Day weekend, folks flocked to the new shop to snap up sharable apple and cherry pies, cinnamon rolls, whole cakes, and bakery items by...
Mantua Knights of Columbus & St. Joseph Church Hosted a Mass for People with Special Needs
The Mantua K of C along with St. Joseph Parish hosted a Mass for People with Special Needs on Sunday, May 15, at 9 a.m. We all know people with special needs resulting from physical, emotional, mental, or cognitive conditions are all around us in society: at school, at work, and in our families. Unfortunately, it can sometimes be...
Rotary Celebrates 75th Year in Mantua
Mantua - The Rotary Club is a global network of 1.4 million individuals in 46,000+ clubs working together to take action to create lasting change in local communities and around the globe for over 110 years, Rotary members across the country and around the world work to better the world through projects ranging from promoting literacy and peace to...
Crestwood Teacher to Participate in White House History Teacher Institute
Mantua - Crestwood Middle School Teacher Kimberly Marfy has been selected to participate in a week-long workshop in Washington D.C. to learn about the history of The White House. The White House History Teacher Institute is a program that is open to educators K-12 across the United States with only 30 available spots. The teachers that apply are evaluated using...
Mantua Rotary To Host Speakers From The Portage County Board of DD
Colleen Brown and John Vennetti from the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be speaking to Rotary Club of Mantua at their meeting Thursday April 21, 2022. Their program sponsors the Special Olympics for Portage County and provides numerous other programs for special needs children and adults in our area. The program will begin at 7:00 pm...
Senator Cirino Visits Crestwood
Mantua - Recently, Senator Jerry Cirino, Ohio’s 18th District State Senator visited Crestwood’s 7-12 campus to learn first-hand from students about some of the programs offered there. Senator Cirino represents school districts including Crestwood and James A. Garfield in Portage County, as well as districts in Lake and Geauga Counties. The Senator’s visit included student-led presentations with the CHS...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At their last meeting, Village Council heard from representatives from the Historic Landmarks Commission. In a special hearing prior to the regular council meeting, the group met to ascertain whether to dissolve the commission. Speaking on behalf of the commission, Clark Magdych noted that since 2013 when the Commission was formed, no business or property owners have...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At their last meeting, District Treasurer Sarah Palm presented board members with a basic summary of Ohio House Bill 110 -- the Fair School Funding Plan. According to Palm, this new funding initiative provides funding to districts based on what some refer to as “butts in seats” -- providing direct enrollment funding to the institutions where students...
Free Clothing Giveaway Returns
Mantua - St. Joseph Cares of St. Joseph Church in Mantua will be holding a Free Clothing Giveaway for the greater Crestwood area four times this year. A collaborative effort of area churches providing free clothing to families in need, the events will be held from 9 a.m. to Noon at St. Joseph Church’s Hughes Hall (11045 St. Joseph...
Forage + Feather Opens New Location
Forage + Feather, the Mantua-based shop that specialized in handcrafted, local goods, as recently relocated to the historic district of Aurora.The shop had been previously located in Mantua in the historic granary building. “We loved being in that beautiful, unique space,” Fana explained. “Leaving wasn’t part of our plan,” she noted. But when she learned owners were selling the...
Rail Display Added in Mantua
Mantua - Next time you’re out for a walk in Mantua, be sure to check out a new display that was installed near the kiosk at the Headwaters Trailhead on Main Street in Mantua (behind McDonalds). For those unfamiliar, this trailhead is part of the eight and a half mile limestone-paved trail, built on the former Cleveland-Mahoning Railroad line...
Patrolman Miranda Brothers Commended by Mantua Police Chief
In his Police Report, Chief Joe Urso commended Patrolman Miranda Brothers for her work in organizing the Christmas Fill a Cruiser event with local Dollar General stores. According to the Chief, the event in early December resulted in community members and organizations filling the cruiser an amazing six times! Urso noted that the generosity benefitted 20 area families, including...
2015 Crestwood Grad Jeremiah Fitzgerald Wins CLE Marathon
This past October, 2015 Crestwood High School graduate Jeremiah Fitzgerald took first place in the Cleveland Marathon. This was no small feat (no pun intended), even for someone who began his running career with the CMS and CHS Track and Cross Country teams. Fitzgerald continued running at the University of Akron, where he earned a degree in engineering while...
Give The Gift Of Music At PML
How many have passed the building, not knowing it is there? Even GPS lets you know “you have arrived” but, you seem to be in the middle of Route 44. However, look for the Portage Music sign, on the east side of Route 44, just north of the Route 303 junction, and turn in-you’ll be glad you did. The...
Scarlet Guard Earns Superior Rating
Mantua - At the last meeting, Superintendent David Toth acknowledged Crestwood High School Scarlet Guard for earning a Superior rating at the State Band Competition recently held in Medina. On a similar note, the District’s Nutrition Services team received a Super Star Award from the State of Ohio. The team, under the leadership of Director Jennifer Hirsch, served over 300,000...
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Kids of all ages will be thrilled to learn that Santa will be making a few stops in the area next Saturday, December 4th. The first Santa sighting will be in Hiram at 10:30 am when he joins the Kiwanis for family fun at their Pizza with Santa at the Hiram Christian Church Fellowship Hall (6868 Wakefield Road). The...
