JA Garfield Board Adopts Re-opening Plan
The JA Garfield Board of Education met on Monday evening to approve the reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year.Teams of staff members have...
ODA Asks Ohioans to Send in Unsolicited Seeds
After increasing reports of Ohio citizens receiving packages of unsolicited seeds in the mail, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is again urging the...
Local Family Remembers Loved One While Supporting Others
Each year, local quilter Nora Brant has created a beautiful quilt in honor of her daughter, Meghan, who passed away from ovarian cancer at...
PCDL Reopens to the Public
Portage County District Library (PCDL) is pleased to announce that we have reopened our doors to the public. There will be a number of necessary...
Windham Residents File Referendum Over Ordinance Changes
Windham - Earlier this year, on March 24, 2020, Windham Village Council passed Ordinance O-2020-3, amending section 505.15. The ordinance prohibits farm animals, exotic...
Program Pairs Local Youth with Local Businesses
Garrettsville - Ty’Shaun Caples and his sisters live with their grandmother in Windham. Two years ago, when his grandmother suffered a heart attack, then...
Windham Fire Board News
Windham - Windham Joint District Fire Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting with one board member unavailable. The fire board approved the expenditures,...
Mantua’s Newest Mural Is Complete
If you’ve driven through Mantua, you’ve no doubt seen the colorful mural taking shape in the heart of the historic village this summer. On...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Karen Bordonaro, assistant district governor for Rotary District 6630, zoomed into the July 13, 2020 meeting of the Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram. Here’s what...
Red Cross needs local volunteers to help respond to disasters due to COVID-19
While summer is a time to enjoy the weather and spend quality time outdoors, it is also a time for disasters. Here in Northern...
Public Comment Needed At July 23 Online Meeting For County Mitigation Plan Update
The Portage County Hazard Mitigation Plan is due for updating. The Hazard Mitigation Plan addresses threats from potential hazards and identifies possible strategies and...
NEOMED Giving Day Pushes Blue Fund to Record Results
Rootstown – The generosity of the Northeast Ohio Medical University community once again shined through as a total of $118,802 was raised from 195...
Forage & Feather Collective Coming Soon
Mantua - The Village of Mantua is experiencing resurgence as storefronts are renovated and new tenants bring their wares and new life to the...
Windham Township News
Windham Township - Trustee Brian Miller reported that Windham Township road crew has finished up the ditching for now, took care of the eight...
Hiram Village News
Hiram - At the last Council meeting, resident Brenda Smith voiced her desire for the Village to review policies and training for Village employees...
YOU Can Be a SUPERHERO
The American Red Cross is asking the public to be a superhero for patients by donating blood or platelets now to help address an...
34th Annual Sugar Bush Golf Classic to benefit Hattie Larlham to be held August 17th
Held annually since 1986, the Sugar Bush Golf Classic to benefit Hattie Larlham has become a much-anticipated tradition! The outing is a scramble-type tournament...
BBBS Cancels 2020 Golf Outing
The 2020 Big Brothers Big Sisters Golf Outing has been cancelled due to the coronavirus. The annual golf outing event was successful due to the...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At the last Council meeting, residents Brian Perkins and Kim Ule requested that Council consider allowing an abbreviated Potato Festival this year,...
UPDATED: Megan Dye Was Located in Cincinnati on July 10
Update: Megan Dye was safely located by the US Marshal Service in Cincinnati. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Kent Police...
Ehresman Is Celebrating 102!!
Grace Shively Ehresman, now of Ravenna, is celebrating her 102nd Birthday! Grace was born on July 3, 1918 at home in Edinburg to Blanche...
Mantua Police Department Recipient of GEA4HEROES Program
Mantua - The Mantua Police Department would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to GE Appliances (GEA), for their recent...
Hiram Police Continually Working to Better our Community
Hiram - Racial unrest has erupted in cities large and small across the country, and even rural Ohio is feeling the pressure. Good police...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The last official meeting for Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary President John Crawford was an upbeat review of two excellent years of projects and activities documented by...
Windham School News June 2020
Windham - Windham Schools are moving forward with plans to open in the fall. Now, just because the district is being pro-active in getting...
Geauga SWCD Fall Fish Sale is Making a Splash!
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders for the annual Fall Fish Sale. Whether you are stocking a new pond or...
Windham Village Council News
Windham - Windham Village Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting through Zoom. All council members, the mayor, fiscal officer, solicitor and administrator were...
Thank you Garrettsville Chamber
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce has replaced the information kiosk, which stood the test of time at the intersection of SR...
R44 Expands In Mantua
Mantua - Back in 2018, three couples shared the idea that coffee could connect a community. That shared vision was realized in the Restoration...
PCDL Teen Poetry Contest
Portage County District Library (PCDL) is holding a poetry contest for all Portage County teens who live in the PCDL service area (excludes Kent...