Cardinal School District hosts Military Appreciation Breakfast & Assembly on Nov. 11
Pride in the United States Armed Forces has existed in the Middlefield community for several decades and the Cardinal School District will demonstrate its support by hosting a Military Appreciation Breakfast & Assembly on Nov. 11 at Cardinal High School. “From everything I have seen, it has been a very important event and something our students and staff look forward...
Crestwood Scarlet Guard Roars Into 2025 Season!
The Crestwood Scarlet Guard Marching Band has kicked off its 2025 fall marching band season with a roar, earning top honors and national recognition with their competition show Wild Things. At their first competition on September 13, the band qualified for the OMEA State Finals, and was also named 1st place in Class A and Best Percussion. Just one...
Hiram volleyball sweeps tr-match, extends winning streak to 10 matches
The Hiram Terriers’ volleyball team has announced its presence in a big way this season, as they pushed their winning streak to 10 matches by sweeping Presidents’ Athletic Conference foe Saint Vincent College 25-11, 25-13, 25-23 and storming back to edge the University of Mount Union 23-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-16, 15-7 last Saturday at Hiram College’s Price Gymnasium. “In the...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary entertained–and were entertained by–painter and muralist Dean Olson, who will be working on the latest iteration of the Welcome to Garrettsville mural project, which has been much-delayed but still in sight. He is the principal mover of the Wall Werks Studio doing Faux & Mural Painting Since 1995, “Your Walls Are My Canvas” and is willing to...
20th Century Club News
Members of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville met on September 18, 2025 for an informative meeting reviewing the history of the organization–one hundred and twenty-five years-worth–as well as conversation and appreciation of a new venue in town–The Gathering Place, party and event space located at 8052 State St., Garrettsville. The amenities included serving spaces for food arrangements, a...
Garfield G-Men football strikes fast to dominate Southeast
The Garfield G-Men football team has finished the first half of Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier play with an undefeated record. They are in a position to keep rolling through the rest of league play after defeating MVAC Grey Tier and Portage County rival Southeast 48-10 last Friday evening at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. “Our kids played well,” said...
Books A Go Go Bookstore takes root in Ravenna
After several years of travelling around Portage County, the mobile independent bookstore Books a Go Go has found a permanent home, opening its doors to a brick-and-mortar store on Aug. 30 at 220 Main Street in Ravenna. “It has been everything I wanted it to be, plus some. I have loved the response of everybody, and I am happy to...
Shirley Ann Matzek
Shirley Ann Matzek, of Hiram, passed away on September 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 6, 1935, and on June 6, 1954, she married the love of her life, Jack E. Matzek. Together, they shared many wonderful adventures, traveling the country in their motor home and spending winters in Florida. Shirley was a devoted wife,...
Wayne Edward Hall
On September 21, 2025, Wayne Edward Hall departed this life peacefully and entered the Gates of Heaven, leaving behind a legacy of faith, love, and strength. Wayne was born on March 20, 1936, in Revere, PA, the son of the late Earl Hall and Thelma (Riggar) Hall. He grew up in the Uniontown, PA, area, where he developed a strong...
Burton Public Library to host 42nd annual Community Art Show
Once again, the creative talents of Geauga, Lake and Portage County residents will be on full display as the Burton Public Library will host its 42nd annual Community Art show next week beginning on Tuesday and running through Saturday at 14588 West Park Street. “I would say it is a way for the community to be able to showcase their...
Ravens’ football plagued by early miscues in loss against Colts
The Ravenna Ravens’ football team has shown flashes of success periodically this season but are still searching for a complete game. The Ravens were defeated 23-7 by Metro Athletic Conference Rival Cloverleaf last Friday evening at Portage Community Bank Stadium in Ravenna. “There are things we cannot do,” said Coach Brian Coman. “Some of it is discipline. Some of it...
Porter Xavier Lyons
Porter Xavier Lyons, a writer, poet, linguist, and game master, passed away on September 16, 2025, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Born on October 29, 1993, Porter’s life was filled with creativity and passion for literature and the arts. He graduated from the University of Dayton, where he was a resident assistant at Founders Hall (making it into the RA...
Adult Book Club
This adult book club brings the community together for dinner and an off-site, after-hours discussion of hot new titles! Registration preferred. Looking for a chance to chat about the latest titles in popular fiction, romance, and sci-fi/fantasy? Consider joining Sarah (the Reference Librarian) once-a-month at Cal's II (8301 Windham St, Garrettsville, OH 44231) from 6:30 – 8:00 pm for dinner...
Haunted Places Around Ohio
Sit back & prepare to be captivated by stories & more from haunted places around Ohio! Greg will bring ghost hunting equipment to the Aurora Library on Friday, October 10 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm and explain how it works. Limited to 25 participants. Register here: https://events.portagelibrary.org/event/14126089. Join speaker, author, and investigator Greg Feketik of Tri-C Ghost Hunters as he...
JA Garfield Historical Society News
The September 15, 2025 meeting of the James A. Garfield Historical Society covered a broad range of topics, including : The return of the time capsule rock…Crane’s crane to be placed in the Society’s small–but lovely–garden…technical difficulties with the replacement of metalwork in the Maple Ave. cemetery–a learning opportunity…expansion of the project involving the summer intern, some high school students...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. 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,...
Up-Cycle a T into a Camouflage Shirt
Learn to customize black t-shirts into bespoke camouflage prints using foraged leaves and bleach gel! This event will take place at the Windham Library on Saturday, October 11 from 11:00 – 1:00 pm and will be outdoors. Limited to 6 participants. Register here: https://events.portagelibrary.org/event/14189866. Come and forage the AMETEK Food Forest for unusual leaves to use in this solar-fueled art...
Garfield G-Men volleyball sweeps Liberty, stays in hunt for MVAC Grey Tier banner
The Garfield G-Men volleyball team has shaken off an 0-2 start to the season. The G-Men’s resurgence continued when they swept Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier foe Liberty 25-15, 25-15, 25-6 last Thursday evening in Youngstown. “They were upset starting 0-2 at the beginning of the season and made sure that they showed up at practice,” said Coach Ali...
Church Mouse Thrift Shop Celebrating 40 Years In October
Newton Falls, Ohio has a great history of helping one another. This reporter has covered fundraisers and benefits ranging from Bar Crawls to Duck Sponsorships, helping veterans to making Christmas special for those in need. One can’t talk about the charity of Newton Falls without mentioning the Church Mouse. Located in historic downtown Newton Falls, it has an historic beginning. ...
Mantua Celebrates Project Completion
Last Friday evening, prior to Crestwood’s Homecoming football game, the Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation (DMRC) held a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the completion of the Façade renovation on Main Street. The event took place on the sidewalk in front of Crooked River Flowers (10676 Main Street), situated at the heart of the renovation which began this spring. In his...
Garfield G-Men girls’ cross-country takes third at Cardinal Invite
The Garfield G-Men girls’ cross-country team showed they could run with some of the top teams in Northeast Ohio, taking third place with a 3-14-16-27-40 finish to score 100 points at the 28th annual Cardinal Invitational last Saturday morning in Middlefield. “We had three personal bests and three seasons’ bests on Saturday and looking at what they did last year...
Badger boys’ soccer stifled by Warriors, continue losing skid
The Berkshire Badgers boys’ soccer team is getting closer to solving their offensive woes but have not figured things out yet. The Badgers’ losing streak reached five as they were defeated by Chagrin Valley Conference rival Edgewood 4-1 in a crossover duel last Saturday at Great Lakes Cheese Stadium in Burton. “They just did not break the back line,” said...
G-Men football starts fast, dispatches Golden Flashes
The Garfield G-Men football team continues to excel in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier, extending their conference winning streak to 17 games by routing Champion 56-22 last Friday evening at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. “We played well,” Coach Mike Moser said. “The kids played well, and we came out and scored right off of the bat. We played...
Windham football storms past Cardinal for first victory
The Windham Bombers’ football team’s first duel against the Cardinal Huskies as Northeastern Athletic Conference rivals earned them their first victory of the season, beating the Huskies 42-6 last Friday evening at Ed Liddle Field. “I am proud of our guys for getting our first win,” said Bombers’ Coach Jake Eye. “That is the biggest thing. We felt like coming...
O.U.R. Place in Ravenna Offers Help
Walking down beautiful Main Street Ravenna, I noticed a new (to me) tenant. Curiosity piqued, I wandered in, as the sign said that all are welcome. I entered O.U.R. Place, a safe place for those in recovery from addiction. Founded by Jessica Easterling, this is their third year at this location, 260 West Main, Ravenna. I was greeted by...
SkyLane Bowling Alley to host Fundraiser for Wade Johnston on Oct. 4
Friends and family of Garfield student Wade Johnston will come together and rally in support of his fight against cancer as SkyLane Bowling Alley in Garrettsville will host a scotch doubles benefit fundraiser on Oct 4. at 6:30 p.m. “It is just nice to know that because we do live out of the district, the teachers at James A Garfield,...
Rotary Club of Mantua News
Rotary Club of Mantua ended the summer by hosting their 4th Annual Poker Paddle. Participants paddled their kayaks from Camp Hi in Hiram to Buchert Park in Mantua Village, gathering a five-card poker hand along the way. Back at Buchert Park, after experiencing a beautiful fall-like day on the scenic Cuyahoga River, the poker hands were evaluated for winners....
Jeffery “Todd” Phillips
Jeffery “Todd” Phillips, 58, of Windham Twp., Ohio, passed away on Friday, September 19th, 2025. He was born May 19th, 1967, in Warren, Ohio, to the late Clarence “Ray” and Phyllis (nee Holley) Phillips. He was a proud graduate of Windham High School and Maplewood Career Center where he studied electrical trades. Todd worked at Hexpol Compounding in Burton, Ohio...
TownHall II Integrated Health Network Opens MAT Clinic in Ravenna
Townhall II Integrated Health Network is announcing that it’s Medicine-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinic in Ravenna is now booking appointments. The clinic is located at 512 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna, OH 44266. Townhall II’s MAT Clinic is part of the agency’s holistic approach to health, wellness and recovery. MAT is the use of medications, combined with counseling and the support of...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. 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,...
