98th Reunion of Newton Falls Schoolmates and Friends
The Newton Falls Schoolmates and Friends 98th reunion was celebrated June 17th at DiVieste’s Banquet Room in Warren, with 336 persons in attendance. Welcoming...
Renegades United Soccer Tryouts and Sign Ups
Renegades United Soccer Club (RUSC) is holding tryouts for youth soccer players to join our program this fall outdoor and winter indoor seasons. Tryouts...
Hiram College Principal’s Scholarships Awarded to Five James A. Garfield High School Seniors
Hiram – James A. Garfield High School seniors Tommy Bissler, Marissa Cremers, Claire Workman, Stella Stevens and Danielle Tuttle were selected to receive Hiram...
Mantua’s Art On The Hill A Success
Mantua - Mantua’s award-winning ART on the HILL was quite the place to be last Saturday, as a whole slew of groups, individuals, commercial...
St. Ambrose Chicken Dinner Festival Winners
Garrettsville - Everyone who attended St. Ambrose’s Chicken Dinner Festival went home a winner (or at least with the satisfaction of having a delicious...
Ox Roast Fair Begins July 21st
Mantua - Plan to attend the largest, three-day fair in Northern Portage County where you’ll enjoy delicious food and find family fun for all...
Community EMS Receives Grants and Donations
Garrettsville – Community EMS District has been awarded grants recently. These grants include: • $40,000 from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Safety Intervention Grant...
Crestwood School Issue on August 8th Ballot
Mantua - On Tuesday, August 8th, local voters have the opportunity to show their support of the Crestwood School District at a special election...
Garrettsville Tractor Parade
Have you attended the Tractor Parade in the past ten years? Don’t miss your chance this year! BIG AND SMALL TRACTORS WANTED. The parade...
Shannon Gallagher Wingert to vie for National Title
Shannon Gallagher Wingert, former Freedom Township, Portage County, Ohio resident now residing in Alexandria, Pennsylvania, will be competing for the national title of Mrs....
CJ Carlisle Receives Promotion
On June 19, 2017, CJ Carlisle, was promoted to the position of Assistant Human Resources Manager of Nestle Purina PetCare in Allentown, PA. Carlisle...
Crestwood Middle School Recognizes Local Heroes
Mantua - Nearly every year since 2010, Kim Marfy and fellow staff at the Crestwood Middle School have encouraged eighth-graders to log volunteer efforts...
GCPL introduces Club Ink, with writing workshops, author presentations and cultural events
Geauga County Public Library is proud to introduce Club Ink, an engaging series of events and workshops celebrating culture and the written and spoken...
Garrettsville Summerfest Schedule of Events
Friday, June 23rd 6:30 p.m. Festival Commencement (Main) Grand Marshall Award to Roger Angel 6:40 p.m. Summerfest Cash Grab (Main) 6:45 p.m. Invincible - Pat Benatar Tribute (Main) 7:00...
Garrettsville Skatepark Relocated & Upgraded
The Garrettsville Skate Park is no passing fancy. The skateboard course was established 12 years ago on the site of the tennis courts at...
Aurora High School Grad Studer Helps Build Electric Paraglider at Mount Union
Alliance - Hands-on learning experiences at the University of Mount Union can happen on campus, in the community, or in this case, a...
Technology Updates At Garfield Schools
This summer, the James A. Garfield Local Schools will be updating three areas of technology in an effort to make communicating with our parents...
An Environmentalist’s Journey through Hiram College’s James H. Barrow Field Station
Hiram – Starting this month environmentalist Carol Agnew will lead nature enthusiasts on a series of intimate journeys through the woodlands of the...
Get Involved in the Fun at Garrettsville Summerfest
Garrettsville Summerfest is right around the corner and you’re all invited to jump in on all of the fun by signing up for one...
Duke’s K9 Dash N’ Splash Holds Grand Opening
Mantua - You may have noticed a new pool and dock complex on State Route 82 near Roundup Lake in Mantua. But you won’t...
Got Painted Wine Bottle? Next “Crafting with Marian” at Garrettsville Library
Crafting enthusiasts are invited to the Garrettsville Library for its next “Crafting with Marian” program on either Monday, June 12 or Monday, June 19...
New Library Opens In Mantua
Late last week, Mantua added a new, free resource to the Village when they held a ribbon cutting and officially opened a brand-new Little...
James A Garfield High School Class of 2017
Valedictorians Christian Crawford • Joseph Emrick Lauren Jones • Jane Rader Riley Van Kirk • Mikhala West Heidi Wickli Jesse Arnett Marcus Arnett Robert Barnett Thomas Bissler Christopher Blewitt Elisha Bly Hayley Bolton Kyle Borrelli Francesca Bowman Alexis...
Crestwood High School Class of 2017
Academic Top 10 1.Olivia Jordan Brady* Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, NHS 2. Evelyn Pauline Head* Salutatorian, Summa Cum Laude, NHS 3. Emily Taylor Graves Summa Cum Laude 4. Madeline Augusta Turner* Summa...
Portage County Joins National “See Something, Say Something” Campaign To Raise Awareness
Ravenna — Portage County Commissioners and the Portage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management have become local partners with the U.S. Department...
Click-it Or Ticket At JAGHS
On Thursday, May 25th, members of the Garrettsville Police Department visited the James A. Garfield Local Schools’ campus in an effort to keep kids...
Mantua Celebrates River Day
Mantua - Special events and opportunities abounded as communities along Cuyahoga River celebrated River Day. From Cleveland to points further south, communities and organizations...
Super Heroes, Helicopter rides, Cash Grab and More Coming to Garrettsville Summerfest
It’s official -- summer is coming, and on the heels of it is Garrettsville Summerfest, June 23-25th. While we’ve all been waiting for...
Baseball Duo Captures All-NCAC Awards
Hiram - With the 2017 season being at a close, the Terriers have added three conference accolades to the books, announced the North Coast...
Garfield’s Victory Bell
In 1969 the Journal published an article about the Garfield School bell. For four years the Garfield School bell rang atop Garrettsville...