JAG Schools to Celebrate "Family First Night" in March
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 we will celebrate something very dear to us…our families. Our third “Family First Night” will be held in our...
Child Find Awareness
Child Find is an effort by the Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children, to ensure all children from birth to 21 with...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The February 3, 2020 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary was all business. The following topics were under discussion : There was a review of the...
Mantua-Shalersville Fire District News
Mantua - At the final meeting of 2019, the Board approved the part-time contract and approved a 3% raise for full-time employees for 2020....
Portage County Senior Center Events
The Portage County Senior Center Thursday Card Group is looking for a few interested seniors who would like to join them to learn a...
Windham Village Council to Amend Its Farm Animal Ordinance
Windham - Windham Village Council met for their first council meeting of the year. New to council are Lawrence (Mac) Cunningham and Sherri Pennington....
Reverse Raffle At St. Ambrose Church
The St. Ambrose Church is holding their first Reverse Raffle on February 15, 2020 at Sugar Bush Golf Club -- proceeds to benefit the...
Crestwood Musician Achieves Honor
Mantua - Crestwood High School junior Alexis Wilson was one of 92 students selected from across Ohio to participate in the 2020 Ohio Music...
$4.9 Million for Windham Village Senior Housing Project Announced
Windham - Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $4,937,980 to be used for 30...
Make A Wreath Fundraiser For Apple Tree Preschool
We are super excited about our new fundraiser this year for the Apple Tree Preschool! We have been offered an opportunity to have a...
Partnership with ESC Makes KSU-Geauga a Valued Job-Training Site
Burton - Kent State University Geauga Campus is not just an academic institution. It’s also a workplace where young adults with special needs receive...
Puzzle Swap at the Garrettsville Library
What can you do with a puzzle that you’ve already put together? Bring it to the Garrettsville Library and exchange it for one that...
Diabetic Alert Dog Fundraiser
Garrettsville - Angels in the Innfield, Sky Lanes and Champion Lanes sponsored several fundraising events to provide Barbara Stauffer of Mineral Ridge with a...
Family-to-Family Education Program registration under way
Registration is now open for the Portage County Family-to-Family Education Program, a free, 12-week class for family members and caregivers who have a loved...
Reed Memorial Library Foundation Honors Junior Tuesday Club at Benefit
Ravenna - Many of my fondest childhood memories are from time spent at Reed Memorial Library - experiencing new worlds through literature and having...
Commissioners Sworn In For Portage Park District
Ravenna – On January 2 and 7, respectively, Thomas J. Hrdy of Garrettsville and Scott A. McKinney of Kent were sworn in for a...
Portage Treasurer Debuts New Card Payment System
Ravenna – Portage County taxpayers now have a more secure, modern, and lower-cost option for paying their property tax bills with debit and credit...
Cardinal Students earn $4,000 for Veterans
Middlefield - On Jan. 22, more than 30 pieces of patriotic artwork went up for auction at Ohman Family Living at Briar in Middlefield....
Local Author’s Book on Gangster ‘Creepy’ Karpis to be Sold at Alcatraz
Ironically, 57 years after this infamous prison closed down, Alcatraz is more populated than ever. Now that it’s a museum operated by the National...
In 2020, Take the First Step
Many people find themselves at the beginning of a new year assessing what happened during the previous 12-months and wanting to make changes for...
Windham Board of Education News
Windham - The Windham Board of Education (BOE)met for their regularly-scheduled meeting on January 21, 2020. After the pledge of allegiance and moment of...
AARP Chapter #4527 Meeting News
The Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP #4527 will meet on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at 1 pm, at a new venue starting February, 2020. We are excited to...
Community Generosity Provides Smiles For Orphans
Some Garrettsville area residents may remember in May of 2015-2018 a used clothing drive throughout town focused on donating childrens’ summer clothing and shoes...
Critical type O blood shortage: Red Cross urgently needs donors
The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across...
“Saving a Piece of History”
Premiering Thursday, February 6th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network. Chef Robert Irvine tries to save a piece of history in Garrettsville, Ohio, by rescuing...
Protecting the Protectors
Monday, January 13, 2020 Shannan Jursa, State Farm Agent, delivered Canary Home Security Systems to the Braceville Fire Department of Trumbull County. This followed...
Geauga County Public Library to offer Deterra bags for safe, at-home drug disposal
Geauga County – January 20, 2020 - In order to help manage the amount of excess medication and to help prevent prescription drug abuse,...
Crestwood Primary School Celebrates Milk
Mantua - In honor of National Milk Day, which commemorates the first time dairy milk was delivered to homes in sterilized glass bottles, Crestwood...
Chem Technologies Celebrates!
Middlefield - On Dec. 13, more than 100 employees gathered in Parkman and were treated to the annual Christmas luncheon by the leadership team...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society To Meet
Ravenna - The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, February 2, 2020 at the Portage County Historical Society at...
