Area Realtors Recognized At Ceremony
On Saturday, January 26th the Portage County Association of Realtors recognized realtors from MB Realty at their awards ceremony. “Rookie of the Year” honors were bestowed on Lauren Patrick. In addition, Patrick and Delores McCumbers were honored as Million Dollar Producers, Crist Miller received recognition for being a 2.5 Million Dollar Producer and Mark Brady was honored as Past...
Operation Valentine
Garfield Middle School students Robert Torres, Riley Swigonski, Lauren Whan and Haley Ihrig show off a few of the cards that were made in their class. The students in Mrs. Gilmer’s classes created handmade Valentine cards with sentiments of thanks to our troops through Operation Valentine; 150+ cards from our students were delivered to the local sponsor, Mallory- Dehaven...
Take A Hike in Hiram!
Hiram - Hiram College’s James H. Barrow Biological Field Station is a living, learning, and research lab, but it’s more that just a resource for college students. When the buildings are open, visitors have the opportunity to view wildlife including snakes, turtles, and frogs -- all of which are cared for by college students and staff. During the spring...
Freedom Township Historical Society News
Freedom Twp. - Freedom Township Historical Society is always looking for old pictures of Freedom homes, families, businesses and old schools, especially our one-room schools # 2 (the one we’re restoring on Rt 303) and # 8 (on Rt 88 where Hewins Rd ends). Please DO NOT THROW THOSE AWAY! Call Judy at 330.527.7669 & I’ll be happy to...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At the last Crestwood School Board meeting, Superintendent David Toth discussed the results of the most recent survey. The survey was created through the superintendent’s office, and was posted on the district’s website for the community to fill out; in addition, according to Toth, the survey was also available to potential respondents at school events, local churches,...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram was pleased to have Jon Harris, new director of the Portage County District Library as their speaker on January 28, 2019. He has recently assumed the leadership position after being in children’s services in the PCDL Aurora branch (The district also has branches in Garrettsville, Windham, Streetsboro and Randolph.).He offered the information that, of...
David Belknap Sworn in to Mantua-Shalersville Fire District
Mantua - At the last Mantua-Shalersville Fire District meeting, the board witnessed the swearing in of full-time firefighter David Belknap. Belknap, a Windham resident, is a 2012 graduate of Windham High School. He worked for three years as a part-time firefighter prior to earning the full-time position. In other news, Chief Roosa shared the results of the department’s 2018 Incident...
Holy Dexterity Challenge, Batman! Garfield Hosts Cubing Competition
Well, the 2019 Garrettsville G-Men Classic is now history, but what an event. At least ninety-one participants were registered and the space at the James A. Garfield Elementary School was teeming with “cubers” and their fans. Oh, yes, there were fans; cheering broke out at some particularly outstanding moves or rapid completions. Competition was overseen by representatives of the World...
Art Exhibition at Hiram College to feature Greg Martin
Hiram - Hiram College will unveil “Archaic_1851.2003.2019,” an exhibition featuring the work of Greg Martin on February 1 in the College’s Gelbke Fine Arts Gallery, 12000 Winrock Road in Hiram. The exhibition opens with a 5-7 p.m. reception and Martin will speak about his work at 6 p.m. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Martin is an artist and designer known...
First Annual Winter Writing Festival set for February 23
Ravenna - Do you love to write? Interested in working with other writers or learning more about writing in all its forms? Main Street Ravenna is hosting the first annual “Winter Writing Festival” on Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 11a.m. to 4p.m.in collaboration with the Northeast Ohio Writing Centers Association (NEOWCA) Annual Conference being held at Ravenna High School...
A Sweet-heART of A Day in Mantua
Mantua - This year the Sweet-heART Auction and Cookie Walk has something new: fifteen specialty desserts. Ten of them would look right at home on the cover of a food magazine. The other five are by well-known local cooks whose creations people line up for: Nora Brant’s legendary apple dumplings and Leone Krohn’s lemon meringue pie, just for two....
CHS Musicians Perform at KSU
This blustery weekend, young musicians from several area high schools were invited to participate in the 2019 Kent State All-Star Band. In spite of the inhospitable weather, eight CHS students and their families braved the elements to take advantage of this prestigious honor. This honor band opportunity brought over 175 high school students to Kent State’s main campus for a...
Giving Back: St. Joseph Church Achieves Premier Blood Partner Status
Mantua - St. Joseph Church in Mantua has been recognized by the American Red Cross as one of its Premier Blood Partners for 2019, a prestigious honor, for its support of the community and national blood supply. Last year, St. Joe’s helped the Red Cross collect 136 blood donations as part of its deep-rooted commitment to help save lives...
PCDL Fine Amnesty
Portage County District Library (PCDL) is pleased to announce that its fine amnesty will remain in effect until June 30, 2019. During this time, Library administration and the Board of Trustees will take steps to make the library permanently fine-free on most materials. This only pertains to overdue fines and not to lost or damaged materials, and does not...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Learns About Opioid Crisis
Speakers at the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club on January 14, 2019 were Mantua mayor Linda Clark with Start Talking Portage and Karen Kravitz of the Portage Mental Health and Recovery Board who both spoke of programs dealing with the opioid crisis facing the county and the nation. These included making known information on signs, resources, steps to use in dealing...
Twentieth Century Club News
A hardy group of Eskimo emulators met in the Professional Development Center at the James A. Garfield Elementary School for the January 17, 2019 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville. In a reference to the upcoming program for the evening, the roll call was answered by naming what kind of dancer each of the various members would...
Treasurer Partners With Local Groups To Feed Seniors, Vets Finance Tips
Ravenna – Seniors and veterans in Portage County hungry for financial guidance now need look no further than under their plates, thanks to a new initiative from the office of Treasurer Brad Cromes. Called the “Pocketbook Placemats Program,” the effort seeks to help those in these commonly-targeted groups avoid scammers and make sound financial choices by providing easy-to-digest tips...
Sweet-heART Auction
Mantua - On Saturday, February 9, come to the 3rd Annual Sweet-heART Auction and Cookie Walk at the Mantua Center School building , 11741 Mantua Center Road. Art--Cookies—Whimsies--Specialty Dessert Auction (new)—Music by Skip Schweitzer and Cal Craig—home made food by The Mantua Restoration Society, Inc., plus two special raffle items. This is a fund raiser to continue The Mantua...
“Snapology” Classes Are Under Way at JAG Elementary
Garrettsville - Students in grades 3-6 have just begun a six-week after school enrichment program that teaches children about science, technology, engineering, and math (S.T.E.A.M) through hands on work with various LEGO models. Snapology is a franchise program that comes to Garfield Elementary courtesy of Alicia Lenczewski of Kent. Fifth grade science teacher Peggy Shay has used the program...
Crestwood Provides Local Help During Government Shut-Down
Mantua - Reaching an unprecedented 30 days, this latest government shutdown has meant that countless families living paycheck to paycheck with government jobs began 2019 in a tough financial position. Although Ohio doesn’t have a high number of government employees directly affected by the latest shutdown, cuts to the Department of Homeland Security, Treasury, Commerce and the EPA impact...
Positive Morning Greetings at Garfield Elementary
Garrettsville - Fist bump… High-five… Handshake… Hug. No matter what the greeting, this is sure to be another great day in Mrs. Livingston‘s classroom! To help build relationships and demonstrate kindness, students in Mrs. Livingston‘s kindergarten class each receive an individualized morning greeting from an appointed “student greeter” of their peers. Students choose the greeting they wish from a...
Hiram Police Raise Funds for New K9 Officer
Hiram - Corporal Devin Brown at the Hiram Police Department is expectantly awaiting the arrival of a new partner. While Brown doesn’t have a preference on whether his new partner is male or female, he’s certain his new partner will take a bite out of crime in local communities. Brown is fairly certain his new partner will be willing...
WVFD News
Windham - The WVFD Joint Fire District met for their regularly scheduled meeting recently with all board members in attendance. Jayme Neikirk opened the meeting with nominations for the chairman. Brian Miller nominated Ron Kilgore as chairman and Cheryl Taylor second the motion, the motion carried. Kilgore took over the meeting from there. The board chose Miller as...
Mantua Village Garden Club News
Mantua - Members of the MVGC had the installation of their 2019 officers during their annual Christmas party, held, this year, at the home of member, Linda Hurd. The members enjoyed socializing, and a lively gift exchange, after a delicious holiday meal. Members also brought paper products to donate to the 4-C’s Food Cupboard. Newly elected officers were installed...
Portage County Republican Women’s Club Monthly Meeting
The Portage County Republican Women’s Club first meeting of 2019 will be held on Monday, January 21st. 6;30 p.m. at Susie K’s Tea Room, 145 E. Main Street, Ravenna, OH 44266. Our speaker will be Faith Lyon, Director Board of Election. Reservation and dinner selection are required. Please call 330 687-4067. The Club meets...
News From Mantua Village
Mantua- At the December 2018 meeting, resident Jason Wysong presented Council with documentation from the Ad Hoc Committee that was convened with the goal of gathering facts, information, and ideas regarding the current state of the village’s water treatment plant & waste water treatment plant. Initially, the group reviewed the August 2018 WTP & WWTP Facilities Plan prepared by...
Preserving Geauga County Farmland for Generations to Come
The Clean Ohio Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP) provides funding to assist landowners in preserving farmland. The program purchases agricultural easements from landowners who volunteer to keep their land in agricultural production in perpetuity. For the third consecutive year, the Geauga County Board of County Commissioners, with assistance from Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District, is...
Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2019
Garrettsville - Most people recognize a Rubik’s cube when they see one - its multi-colored squares are pretty distinctive. And most people have, at one point in their life, tried to solve one. How fast could you do it? Would it take you a couple hours? A couple days? Or could you never solve one? Well, the world record...
Maple Tree Tapping Time 2019 – Burton Tapping Ceremony
Burton - Each spring Burton Village comes alive after a long winter to become Pancake Town U.S.A. The first step to this is the annual Tree Tapping Ceremony. The maple trees that grow in the Village Green will be officially tapped to kick off the 2019 maple season. The 2019 Tree Tapping Ceremony, sponsored by the Burton Chamber...
Garrettsville Area Chamber Sets Calendar
Garrettsville - On Wednesday, the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors met to set the 2019 Calendar of Events. Garrettsville will be going green in March ~ the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will once again happen with lots of corned beef, cabbage, green beer as well as entertainment and family fun! More details to...
