Hiram College Entrepreneurs Share $2,300 in Prize Money at 2025 Ideablitz!
A team of four Hiram College entrepreneurship students walked away with $1,000 to share in early November after winning first place at the 2025 Ideablitz!, Hiram’s annual, Shark Tank-like competition in which student teams promoted their business ideas to a panel of local entrepreneurs. The team of Macy Fry, Elizabeth Doup, Ilyana Sterrett, and Ayrica DeHart won the competition...
Mantua Rotary Presents Another Merry Christmas Tree Silent Auction
Merchants, businesses, and Community Groups in the Mantua area have volunteered to decorate a three-foot tall table-top Christmas Tree for Rotary Club of Mantua’s silent auction. Each tree of the 20 trees is unique, festive, and may reflect the business responsible for decorations. Trees, to be displayed at Crooked River Flowers, Gifts, and More at 10676 Main Street in...
Marsha Loomis
Marsha Loomis, 78, lifelong resident of Garrettsville, OH, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025. She was the eldest child of Clyde and Dorothy (Moss) Loomis, born June 22, 1947, in Ravenna, OH. She was a proud graduate of James A. Garfield High School, belonging to the class of 1966. Marsha retired from a long career with ODOT. She was a...
Geauga SWCD’s Painted Rain Barrels Keep Conservation Flowing!
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) wishes to thank everyone who participated in our 2025 Rain Barrel Yard Art Campaign. Five talented artists painted barrels that uniquely reflected Geauga County’s natural, cultural, agricultural, or historical resources. This year's artists, masterpieces, and buyers included: Dreamcatcher painted by Julie Bell and purchased by Karen Hillman, Tender Pause at Water’s...
Shalersville Historical Society News
Members and friends of the Shalersville Historical Society are invited to share in our Christmas Pot Luck on Thursday December 4 at 6 PM at the museum located at 9154 St Rt 44 in Shalersville. Please bring a dish to pass; beverages and table service will be provided. This is always an enjoyable evening of fellowship and sharing memories...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: Garrettsville YMCA, 8233 Park Ave, (330)469-2044. NO book or fees required. Farmington Senior...
Garrettsville Eagles Club hosts Fill-A-Truck holiday charity drive
The Garrettsville Fraternal Order of Eagles will once again be celebrating the giving spirit by hosting their fourth annual Fill-A-Truck charity drive at the corner of 8149 Water Street on Nov. 26 beginning at 12 p.m. “We find it real exciting,” Auxiliary President Kelley Reynolds told The Weekly Villager on Nov. 20. “We put a truck out on the corner....
Split River Social Is Ready For Your Events
If you haven’t been to Newton Falls, OH (zip 44444) here is yet another reason to go! In addition to the beautiful town, the two rivers, the many parks, the lit-up water tower, the statue of Liberty, the historic USO Building-Community Center, the Covered Bridge and the wonderful unique shops lining the downtown, Tracy and Tom Colosimo proudly adds...
Red Devil girls’ basketball prepared to start slow but build momentum
After capturing the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division banner and earning a berth in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV final last year, the Crestwood Red Devils’ basketball team will have a different look but. “I would say the expectations are always going to be elevated and high but within reality, understanding that we did lose a lot...
Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball returns as more well-rounded squad
After a decade of sustained success, the Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball team has seen its fair share of trials over the last two years with a pair of losing records. The G-Men will feature a more well-rounded approach along with improved depth as they seek a resurgent campaign. “We have a little bit more experience under our belt with the...
Terriers’ volleyball swept by Wolverines in PAC championship match
Despite tearing through the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in the regular season, the Hiram Terriers’ volleyball team learned about the intensity of postseason play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III postseason. The Terriers were swept by conference rival Grove City 25-20, 25-20, 25-23 in the PAC championship last Saturday evening at the Coleman Center’s Price Gymnasium. “We had an...
Windham grad Sheila Moore appointed Village Zoning Inspector
Although the Village of Windham is on its third Zoning Inspector in less than two years, Sheila Moore plans to establish some continuity with the position, when she was formerly announced as the newest Zoning Inspector by Windham’s Village Council on Nov. 7. “It feels right, it feels like this is what my life has been leading up for the...
Freedom Historical Society holds Veterans Day Exhibit
The Freedom Township Historical Society rounded out a year of celebrating Freedom Township’s Bicentennial by hosting a Veterans Day Exhibit Open House last Saturday at the FHS Building at 7276 State Route 303. “Hopefully, it is very impactful,” FHS Member Judy Thornton told The Weekly Villager. “We had a Vietnam Veteran and his wife come on Tuesday night, we had...
Garrettsville Council Honors Officers, Reviews Finances and Considers Chamber Upgrades
Garrettsville Village council recognized two police officers for exceptional acts of bravery and life-saving intervention, reviewed October financial reports, advanced two resolutions on first reading and discussed insurance renewals, meeting improvements and ongoing village projects. Council members Tom Hardesty, John Chambers, Sheri Johnson, John Brachna, Richard Beatty and Jeff Kaiser were present, along with Mayor Rick Patrick, Fiscal Officer Donna...
Lars A. Peterson
Lars A. Peterson, 82, died Thursday, November 6, 2025, at The Kensington at Anna Maria, Aurora, OH. Born May 25, 1943, in Ware, Massachusetts, he was the son of Carl J. Peterson Jr. and Maxine (Fuller) Peterson. A long-time resident of Belchertown, MA., he also lived in Vermont and Florida before moving to Ohio in 2014. Lars was a proud...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The November 17, 2025 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary covered a variety of topics. Among them were the following: *Planning for the lockbox project–money is in, *Venue for the upcoming Centennial Celebration party, *Centennial Celebration Project–what and where, finances, donation to the village? Maintenance, * Decorating the gazebo for Christmas, *Lining up next year’s programs and projects–change of routine–sign up...
Deck the Paws Giving Tree Holiday Drive Brings Cheer to Shelter Pets
This holiday season, two Garrettsville businesses are inviting the community to help make spirits bright not just for people, but for pets in need. From November 17th to December 22nd, visitors can participate in the Deck the Paws Giving Tree at two convenient locations, each offering a unique way to support Portage APL. Natural Radiance Studio (8098 Main Street) features a...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: Garrettsville YMCA, 8233 Park Ave, (330)469-2044. NO book or fees required. Farmington Senior...
Who Killed Zeus? Garfield High Brings Myth and Mystery to the Stage
Garfield High School’s Drama Club is turning Olympus upside down this fall with “Pandemonium”, a sharp and witty modern-day murder mystery by JD Atkins. Performances will be held Nov. 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. in the Iva Walker Auditorium, 10233 State Route 88, Garrettsville. Set in New York City, Pandemonium reimagines the ancient...
Garfield G-Men football thumped by Cardinal Mooney in regional semifinal
The curtain has closed for the Garfield G-Men football team’s 2025 campaign. Garfield bowed out of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Region 17 playoffs, losing 56-14 against Cardinal Mooney in the regional semifinal last Friday evening at Youngstown State University’s Stambaugh Stadium. “We got banged up really quick on Friday night,” said Coach Mike Moser. “We lost...
Streetsboro football bows out of postseason in shutout loss against Lake Catholic
Playing in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Region 13 continues to be a gauntlet for the Streetsboro Rockets’ football team. The Rockets were eliminated from postseason play, losing 16-0 against Lake Catholic in the quarterfinal last Friday evening at Great Lakes Cheese Stadium in Burton. “Obviously you don’t want to lose first but we don’t want to...
Windham Township Board of Trustees decide to allocate NOPEC money to repair garage furnace
The Windham Township Board of Trustees needed to come up with a new idea on how to allocate $3,000 from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council grant and decided to apply the money to fixing the Town Hall’s garage furnace last Thursday evening at Windham’s Town Hall. “I just don’t want to see it given back,” Trustee, Vice Chairman and...
Twentieth Century Club News
Edibles were what it was all about at the November 6 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville. Linda Fitt was the hostess, assisted by Jane Hill. Members were asked to respond to roll call with their favorite edible flowers, then the evening’s speaker, Angie Smithberger of Always in Bloom presented a bouquet of ideas and suggestions for plants...
Garfield G-Men football strikes back to triumph against St. Clairsville
The Garfield G-Men were not about to let their football season end on their home turf for the second straight season. The G-Men responded in a big way and countered 17 unanswered points from St. Clairsville, beating them 48-31 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Region 17 quarterfinal last Friday evening at JAG Stadium. “They showed a...
Anna Hamid skates in as Terriers’ first women’s ice hockey coach
Anna Hamid’s hockey playing days may have ended earlier than she would have liked, but her love for the game never went away. Hamid has transitioned from player to coach, having been announced on Oct. 8 as the coach of Hiram College’s first women’s ice hockey team. “It is such an honor truly,” Hamid told The Weekly Villager. “It is...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Success ! The 2025 Rotary Reverse Raffle was in the rearview mirror as having delivered a good time and a good support for ongoing Rotary projects in the community. Planning for next year will begin soon, no doubt. A gratuity for caterers will be going out soon. A shopping expedition to fulfill commitment to the People Tree children (8) for Christmas...
Middlefield Resident Annie Peters crowned Burton Art Show’s 3-D Champion
Middlefield artist Annie Peters has been a frequent participant in the annual Burton Public Library Art Show. She can now say she has experienced the honor of submitting a winning piece, as her three-dimensional creation Basket for Your Thoughts won first place at the Show in October. “It was very nice,” Peters told The Weekly Villager. “I have been making...
William “Bill” Reynolds Kitelinger
William “Bill” Reynolds Kitelinger, 96, of Windham Township, Ohio, went home to his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 3, 2025. He was born on July 27, 1929, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, to the late William and Lydia (Reynolds) Kitelinger. On December 9, 1950, Bill married the love of his life, Shirley, with whom he shared 74 wonderful years until...
Terriers’ hockey strikes early to in shutout victory against Trailblazers
The Hiram Terriers’ hockey team has made school history, earning its first victory in program history by shutting out Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 4-0 to cap off their first weekend of home play last Saturday afternoon at The Pond in Auburn Township. “Everybody in the locker room, they all battled hard,” said Coach Jeffrey Curto. “This is their win....
Home Delivered Holiday Meals for Geauga County Seniors
The Geauga County Department on Aging and local Thanksgiving Sponsors, Cherished Companions Home Care, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center and the Chardon VFW will provide FREE traditional holiday meals to any Geauga County Senior, age sixty (60) and older, who will be home and alone on Thanksgiving Day, November 27! There will be no regular Home Delivered Meal delivery or...
