Portage County Administration Building Reopens; Treasurer’s Office Remains Closed
Ravenna – Portage County Commissioners reopened the County Administration Building to the public beginning Jan. 25, 2021 from 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday...
Garrettsville Area Chamber Sets 2021 Schedule
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met in a hybrid manner on Wednesday, January 20th for the annual organizational...
Portage CIT Officers of 2020
The Mental Health & Recovery Board is proud to announce the 2020 Crisis Intervention Team Officers of the Year awarded by the Portage County...
Portage County Health District starts vaccinating Portage County residents in Phase 1B
This week, Portage County residents aged 80 and older are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. To be placed on the Portage County Health District...
GCPL Offering Tours of Bainbridge Branch Set to Open in Early February
Geauga County – We are excited to announce that our new Bainbridge Branch is near completion and scheduled to open on February 1st. Before opening...
2021 Sportmen’s Dinner benefits Haven of Portage County
The ninth annual Sportsmen’s Dinner will be held Jan. 30 at Portage Community Chapel, 6490 S.R. 14, Ravenna. This year’s event will be a...
COVID-19 Vaccine distribution for Phase 1B populations to begin in Portage County
In conjunction with Ohio’s statewide efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to Ohioans in Phase 1B starting the week of January 19, Portage County Health...
Portage United Way Accepting Grant Applications for Income Focused Programs
Ravenna - United Way of Portage County (UWPC) invests funds raised during its annual campaign through a volunteer led review and recommendation process. Grant...
News From Mantua Village
Mantua - At their last meeting in 2020, Council approved Ordinance 2020-54, which amended Ordinance 2019-49, the “Mantua Village, County of Portage Water and...
Windham Trustees Select Burns as Chairman
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met recently with all trustees, fiscal officer and zoning inspector in attendance. The meeting was called to order...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At their recent organizational meeting, the Crestwood School Board elected Karen Schulz to serve as Board President and Kristen Cavanaugh to serve...
January is National Mentoring Month
At its most basic level, mentoring helps because it guarantees a young person that there is someone who cares about them. (Mentoring.org) What a simple...
2021 Wild Hikes Challenge: Celebrating 30 years as Portage Park District
The Portage Park District is pleased to present the Wild Hikes Challenge, a program designed to encourage healthy recreation in our parks and trails...
Local Man Competes at National Level
Kent - Recently, Jack Edwards from Martial Arts Ohio competed in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World Masters competition in Orlando, Florida. Edwards...
Hiram Township Trustee News
Hiram Twp. - At a recent meeting, it was determined that Fiscal Officer Diane Rodhe would submit proof of purchase for safety uniforms, road...
Crestwood Distributes Food and Holiday Cheer
Mantua - A week or so before the final meal distribution before the Christmas, Jennifer Bujak-Hirsch, Director of Nutrition Services at the Crestwood Local...
Who Will Be The Villager of The Year?
The Weekly Villager, in conjunction with the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce, is looking for “The Villager of The Year”. As we all dealt...
Local Man Shares UFO Experience – Part II
You’ll recall from the first part of Joe’s story, which appeared in the December 25th issue, where he shared what he experienced one night...
Portage County DD Board Honors Hattie Larlham Employee with Community Service Award
Mantua – Hattie Larlham employee Maggie Wooten has been selected as a recipient of the Earl and Mary Lohr Community Service Award presented by...
PARTA Awarded $40,000 Grant
Kent – Thursday, December 17, 2020 – PARTA has been awarded a $40,000 grant to study needed improvements along State Route 59 in Franklin...
Mantua Township Trustee News
Mantua Twp. - At a recent meeting, Township Fiscal Officer Susan Skrovan noted that CARES Act funds must be used by 12/31/20, necessitating the...
People Tree Sharing Program Gives Thanks!
What a year 2020 has been. The needs in our community have never been greater and the generosity of our community rose to meet...
Giving Thanks from NGCC
This holiday season, amidst the vast uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, NGCC has a great deal to be thankful for. Our community is a...
Windham School Board News
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) held their most recent meeting via Zoom due to the high COVID-19 numbers. They had all board...
Hiram Village News
Hiram - At the last meeting with Police Chief Brian Gregory, Village Council noted that the number of traffic stops is lower than average,...
Supporting each other in grief
Our community recently suffered a tragic loss of young life. The board extends sympathy to the families and friends of those involved in this...
Main Street Ravenna Announces a Virtual Winter Writing Festival for 2021
Ravenna - If you love to write or think you might like to write, join us Saturdays in February for a virtual version of...
Treasurer Announces Portage Property Tax Collection Processes For Winter 2021
Ravenna – With winter property tax collection season fast approaching, Portage County Treasurer Brad Cromes provided an update today to his office’s pandemic operations...
Local Man Shares UFO Experience
At the close of this year, even the most positive among us has had trouble dealing with 2020. With a global pandemic changing the...
Rebuilding The Freedom Honor Roll / War Memorial
The Committee to Restore the Freedom Soldiers Honor Roll is made up of concerned Freedom residents, veterans, and members of the Freedom Community Park...