ODOT Proposes Roundabout at SR82 & Chamberlain
Mantua Twp. - In an effort to improve safety in Mantua Township, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) proposes the construction of a roundabout...
Windham Village Council News
Windham - The Windham Village Council met recently via Zoom with all village council members in attendance. Zoning Inspector Tom Brett was excused for...
Fire Prevention Kits Delivered To Area Fire Departments
Shannan Jursa State Farm was selected to help the National Fire Prevention Association and State Farm by providing community toolkits to support two local...
Artist Robert Kroeger Tours Portage County Barns
Portage County - Artist and barn aficionado Robert Kroeger, from Cincinnati, visited Portage County last week in order to tour some of the area’s...
R44 Improvements Continue in Mantua
Mantua - Those who adhere to the Stephen Covey idea that ‘What you do has far greater impact than what you say,’ may see...
Windham Puts a 1.5 Mills Replacement Levy on the November Ballot
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met for their regularly scheduled meeting last week with all but one member in attendance. The board...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary zoomed into discussion of their yearly fundraiser, the Reverse Raffle, deciding the NEW and IMPROVED format during this ?Wild? and ?Crazy?...
Library Levy a Do-or-Die Issue on the November 2020 Ballot
While all eyes are focused on the 2020 presidential election on voting day, don’t lose sight of what’s at stake at the local level....
Windham’s Student Food Pantry is in the Running for the Neighborhood Assist Grant
Windham - Windham School’s Student Food Pantry is in the top 200 for a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grant. The application was submitted...
Governor DeWine Approves Order to Reopen Senior Centers
Six of the SCOPE operated Senior Centers in both Trumbull and Portage County are now reopening in October, thanks to the approval of the...
Streetsboro Quilt Guild’s 2020 Virtual Quilt Show
Streetsboro - The Streetsboro Quilt Guild, which turns 41 years old, is presenting a Virtual Quilt Show this year, which will take the place...
Troop Sign-Ups October 4 for Local Boy’s Adventure Organization
Just when you thought the pandemic was closing more doors and keeping your kids from getting involved in activities outside of school, here comes...
Change & Progress For Freedom Township
Freedom Twp - Change and progress are coming to Freedom Township. This fall more than just leaves will be coming down. Trees and shrubs...
Jr. Cavs Youth Basketball is back at Garrettsville for the 2020 Fall season!
This league is for ages 3-15 and all skill levels. Each player will receive a NEW Jr. Cavs jersey and a ticket to a...
Portage County Senior Center Slated To Re-Open In October
The Portage County Senior Center is busy prepping for a scaled back opening tentatively scheduled for some time in early October. In the meantime,...
United Way Kicks Off Annual Fundraising Campaign for Needed Services in Portage County
Ravenna – Each year, United Way of Portage County (UWPC) hosts a workplace campaign to collect donations from those working and living in our...
State Farm teams up with Rootstown Township Fire Department to Serve Up Kitchen Safety
Rootstown - The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm Agent Eric Schlaubach are teaming up with the Rootstown Township Fire Department to...
Middlefield Hosted Geauga Veterans and Sport Fest
Middlefield - Respect, honor, and support ran deep for veterans and first responders Saturday as Middlefield played host to the Second Annual Geauga Veterans...
Barn Artist/Writer visits Mantua, OH
Robert F. (RF) Kroeger is a second-generation artist using the palette knife impasto painting methods onto Masonite or linen panels to preserve a memory...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At the last School Board meeting, which was held the evening after the first day of the new school year, Superintendent David...
DMRC Supports Local Businesses
Mantua - Since Covid-19 has had a detrimental affect on small businesses across the nation, closer to home the Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation (DMRC)...
Restaurant Impossible Returns to the Mill
Garrettsville - Most people remember that last fall, Robert Irvine and the Restaurant Impossible crew visited Garrettsville to help Garrett’s Mill owners Brian and...
Windham Township Sets Fall Clean-up Days
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees welcomed Todd Peetz from Portage County Regional Planning at their most recent meeting. Peetz presented a plan to...
Garrettsville Council Applies for Diesel Grant
Garrettsville – Village officials present at the village council meeting on September 9th were Village Solicitor Michele Stuck, Mayor Rick Patrick, Assistant Fiscal Officer...
GFN Joint Fire District Awarded Grant
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Freedom Nelson Joint Fire District has been awarded a FEMA grant. This grant was applied for by in-house personnel in...
SR 88 & 305 To Become 4-Way Stop
Nelson Twp. - Starting September 22 ODOT will be changing the traffic pattern at State Route 88 and State Route 305 from a 2-way...
Talk with Portage County Candidates at Face2Face Forum
Voters in Portage County will have an opportunity to talk virtually with county candidates in the general election during a Voters and Candidates Face2Face...
Functional Medicine Helps Patients Revive Health
Ravenna - “For typical doctors, functional medicine just isn’t on their radar,” Dr. Bill Blueter, a certified functional medicine practitioner, explained. “Patients are in...
Independence of Portage County Opens New Facility
Ravenna - We all want to feel respected and valued for who we are as individuals and what we have to offer society. Those...
Windham Village Council News
Windham - Windham Village Council met for their regularly scheduled remote Zoom meeting. Anyone interested in attending, contacted the fiscal officer prior to the...
