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Windham football joins Northern 8 Conference

The Windham Bombers’ football team will look a little different over the next two years, as Windham has agreed to a two-year contract to...

Bomber girls’ basketball undone by poor third quarter in loss against Mustangs 

The Windham Bombers girls’ basketball team’s first half lead against Northeastern Athletic Conference foe Matthews evaporated in the second half as foul trouble and...

Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Portage County Historical Society, 6549 N....

Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report

The January 12, 2026 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary took place at the Garrettsville Family YMCA as the opening of this year’s “Lunch and...

Berkshire wrestling nets fourth place at John Matteucci Tournament

Berkshire Badgers

The Berkshire Badgers’ wrestling team’s season of revitalization continued trending in the right direction when they finished in fourth place by scoring 160.0 points...

New Year Resolution: Plan to Plant Trees with Geauga SWCD’s Spring Tree Sale!

Start off the new year by making a sound investment for your future... plant a tree!  There are countless ways trees positively affect us,...

Portage Foundation Announces Second Community Speaker Series Event: “A Foundation for Smart Investing”

The Portage Foundation is pleased to announce the next installment of their Community Speaker Series with a program titled Rules of the Road for...

Horseshoe Diner to host Murder Mystery Dinner on Valentine’s Day

In an ongoing effort to revitalize downtown Ravenna as an attractive destination, the Horseshoe Diner is partnering with the Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce...

Freedom Twp Historical Society concludes their Bicentennial year

Freedom Township Historical Society recently concluded their bicentennial year activities by placing Christmas wreaths on the graves of three American Revolutionary War soldiers who...

Matter of Balance Classes – 2 Classes Being Offered

Are you concerned about falling? Interested in improving balance, flexibility, and strength? Falls are preventable, and this class can make a difference! Set realistic...

Leave a Legacy! 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...

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...

Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce Sets 2026 Community Event Schedule

The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met on Monday, January 12, to finalize the schedule of community events planned throughout 2026,...

TLC Health & Fitness Club Under New Management

Angela Bailey and Dr. Jeffrey Ellerhorst at TLC Fitness Turkey Trot 5K in Garrettsville last November.

“Exercise is primary prevention at its best,” notes Family Practitioner Dr. Jeffrey Ellerhorst. In his Garrettsville practice, it’s common for Ellerhorst to encourage his...

Streetsboro wrestling captures Portage County Tournament title

The Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling team announced themselves as the top team in Portage County in a big way, winning the Portage County Tournament by...

Red Devil boys’ basketball stumbles early, falls to Mayhem

Crestwood Red Devils

The Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball team’s joy about capturing their first victory of the season was short-lived as 24 hours later, they were...

Mike Moser adds to Garfield coaching legacy by reaching 100+ victory milestone

Finding stability as a football coach is no easy task but that is something that Garfield G-Men football Coach Mike Moser has achieved, having...

Windham Township Board of Trustees make plans to purchase a columbarium for cemetery

Windham Township Hall/Photo by Daniel Sherriff

At the first Windham Township Board of Trustees meeting of the New Year last Friday evening at the Windham Township Hall, the trustees covered...

Marvin Litz

Marvin Litz

Marvin Litz age 79 passed away Thursday January 1st, 2026 after a long illness. Born January, 22nd 1946 in Clearfield, PA to Rudolph and...

Colleen Ann Kyle

Colleen Ann Kyle

Colleen Ann Kyle, 91, of Newton Falls, OH, went home to her Lord and Savior Thursday, December 18, 2025.  She was born September 22,...

Harvey Louis Wensel

Harvey Louis Wensel, aged 84, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on December 28, 2025.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew...

Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report

The January 5, 2026 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary was all about going forward, first covering current projects–lockboxes, dictionary distribution. RYLA(Rotary Youth Leadership Awards),...

Hiram Athletic Department holds fundraisers for Groselle Family

Brenda Groselle (middle right), Hiram Village Assistant Fire Chief Jason Grosell (middle left) and their two children/Photo courtesy of the Groselle Family

Hiram Village Fire Department Assistant Chief and volunteer assistant swimming and diving coach Jason Groselle and his wife, Brenda, are accustomed to being on...

Townhall II now provides Xylazine Test Strips in Harm Reduction Vending Machines

TownHall II Integrated Health Network

Townhall II Integrated Health Network wants the community to know it now operates free Harm Reduction Vending Machines at its offices in Kent, at...

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...

Council member Terrie Altiere appointed as Windham’s new Mayor

Longtime council member Terrie Altiere takes over as the new Mayor of Windham/Photo courtesy of Terrie Altiere

The Village of Windham now has a new mayor in place, as longtime council member Terrie Altiere was officially sworn in as Windham’s Mayor...

Portage County Junior High Tournament crowns champions at Garfield

The Portage County Junior High Wrestling Tournament was dominated by local junior high athletes/Photo by Ben Coll

Wrestlers from across Portage County competed Friday, Jan. 2, at the Portage County Junior High Wrestling Tournament, hosted by James A. Garfield High School,...

Crestwood grad Charlie Schweickert returns to boys’ basketball program in coaching role

Crestwood graduate Charlie Schweickert operates as the Red Devils' new freshmen boys basketball head coach/Photo courtesy of Charlie Schweickert

2024 Crestwood graduate Charlie Schweickert has always believed he has the voice to become a play-by-play television sports announcer, but he is also now...

Ravenna boys’ basketball outlasts Akron Coventry in gritty battle

Ravenna Ravens

Ravenna Ravens boys’ basketball Coach Justin Rahim has emphasized that his team not just play with a physical edge but also a mental edge....

Rocket boys’ basketball grounded by Falcons in last-second defeat

The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ basketball team’s early season struggles continued, as they were edged by Metro Athletic Conference rival Field 51-50 on a game-winning...

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