The Portage County Literacy Coalition’s 2014 Spelling Bee
Portage County - On Friday, April 25, 2014, at NEOMED’s Ralph Regula Conference Center there was a swirl of competitiveness at this year’s 23rd...
TOPS Award Winners
Ravenna - TOPS –Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Ravenna Chapter #1941, celebrated their annual awards and recognition recently. The theme of the program was “Follow...
Mantua Historical Society News
Mantua - Carol Denzinger, pictured, was the guest speaker at the April meeting of the Mantua Historical Society; she gave an excellent presentation of...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club met at Cal’s II on Monday, May 5, 2014, inducting two new members, Trish Danku and Ted Lysiak. The ceremony...
Freedom Township 96th Alumni Gathering
Freedom Twp. - The 96th annual banquet for Freedom Township Alumni Association and James A Garfield School District, was held April 26th at Maplewood...
Spring Battles On
He stands erect, like the captain of a ship, gazing out the upstairs window at the sea of lawn that surrounds our home. “We’re...
Come to our Museum BUT There is No Place to Park
You may recall about two years ago that I got very frustrated with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for not having anywhere near...
Portage County District Library Events
Registration for “Fizz, Boom, Read!” at the Library Begins May 28 The Portage County District Library announces that summer reading club registration begins on Wednesday,...
Loar Wins Top U.S. Bank Company Award
Newton Falls - Nicole Loar, U.S. Bank Lead Manager in Newton Falls, Ohio has won U.S. Bank’s Annual Pinnacle Award, the company’s highest employee...
GarrettsvilleStrong Softball Team Wins Tournament
Akron - The Garrettsville Strong charity softball team won the North Akron 2nd Annual Spring Warm up and raised over $1,000 (including fund raising...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At the April meeting of the Mantua Village Council, Mayor Clark announced that Mantua received a proclamation for Arbor Day denoting the...
CIS Visits CMA
Mantua - For the second year in a row, fifth grade students and parents from Crestwood Intermediate School toured the Cleveland Museum of Art...
Healthy Treasures in Newton Falls partners with Geauga Family Farms
Newton Falls - Geauga Family Farms, a cooperative of 10 certified-organic family farmers in Geauga County, has added a Trumbull County location to the...
Windham Township Considers Road Resurfacing
Windham Twp. - The Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting on May 1, 2014 with all trustees, fiscal officer, five residents...
Put Geauga Family Farms produce on your table this summer
Middlefield - Cold-hardy plants are already in the ground at the 10 farms owned by the farmers of Geauga Family Farms. GFF is a...
Crestwood Students Receive Gift
Mantua - Recently, students at the Crestwood Intermediate School received a surprise gift of technology to help them with their studies. According to Crestwood...
Armstrong Laid To Rest in Arlington Cemetery
Arlington, VA - Decorated Vietnam War hero and Class of 1965 Garfield High School graduate Robert Earl Armstrong was buried with full military honors...
Limited Edition Garrettsville Mugs Raise Funds for Rebuild Effort
Garrettsville - This view of Garrettsville is especially important to ceramic artist Missy Steele who moved from Garrettsville to Pittsburgh when she was 18,...
Free Alzheimer’s Training Now Available To Local Family Caregivers
Aurora - The local Home Instead Senior Care® office is offering a unique approach to help Portage County area families manage the challenges of Alzheimer’s...
Sky Plaza IGA Annouces Closure of Fuel Station
Garrettsville - Sky Plaza IGA announces the closure of the fuel station at 8283 Windham Street, with the last day of operation being targeted...
MHRB Shares In Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation Grant
Portage County - The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation awarded a $100,800 grant to the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County, Valley Counseling in...
Flipping Flapjacks For The Kids
Hiram - On April 19th the Hiram Police Department held its annual Pancake Breakfast fund raiser for the “Shop with a Cop” program. The...
Bowl SMART-er
Garrettsville - SkyLane Bowling Alley recently held their 3rd Annual SMART Scholarship Tournament. All of the Youth bowlers competed on April 19th for a...
Newton Falls Kiwanis Junior Olympics
Newton Falls - Saturday, May 3 turned out just fine for our 6- to 12-year-olds in Newton Falls. The sun even made a...
Join The Sierra Club For A Macroinvertebrate Hike In Mantua
Mantua – The Ohio Sierra Club Clean Water Campaign invites participants to learn about the Cuyahoga River and its wonderful aquatic critters in this...
GarrettsvilleStrong Fund Status Announced
Garrettsville – At Wednesday’s meeting of the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors provided a fund status report for the fund....
This is How We Roll
Alex Gage had the top series for the 9:00 Trio with 392; Alex rolled games of 112, 131, and 149. High game was Paige...
JA Garfield High School Honor Roll
12th Grade All A's - Morgan Aebischer, Ziad Al-Noubani, Simeon Brown, Holly Deyoung*, Michael Ebie, Tessa Flattum, Candace Glinski, Andrew Lininger, Savannah Lorinchack, Sarah Perkins,...
Crestwood High / Middle School Honor Roll
3.5+ SENIORS - George Baran, Landis Grant Bates, Tod Bevilacqua*, Lauren Bissell, Charles Blankenship, Mikayla Blankenship, Sarah Bridgman, Samantha Canepa, Olivia Cobb, Damon Daugherty,...
PeopleTreeStrong!
Garrettsville - There will be a benefit concert in conjunction with an art and craft silent auction on Saturday, May 17 from 6:30 to...