Schools Now Mandated to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Taking the approach that it certainly does take a whole village to raise a healthy child, the state of Ohio now mandates that schools...
Demolition Of “Project Buildings” Begins
Windham - The buildings, dubbed “the projects” had been constructed in the early 1940’s. They were originally built to house the workers that...
Crossword Puzzle For 11/12/2010
CLUES ACROSS 1. Not wet 4. Defensive nuclear weapon 7. Play a role 10. No longer alive 12. Not messy 14. Indian Hills Press poet 15. Silkworm moths 17. Scarlett’s home 18....
Youth Bowling News
It was a good week for a number of the 11:00 Trio bowlers. Collin McGurer had high series for the day with 459; high...
Windham Friday Club
Windham - The Windham Friday Club held its October meeting at Mimi’s Restaurant in Ravenna. Members welcomed guest Helen Gourley, the mother of member...
Friday Night Lights
The Garfield G-Men fell just short in their bid for first post season win in school history dropping a 22-7 decision to the Chagrin...
Rotary Report
Rotarians of the Garrettsville-Hiram persuasion were beavering away with last-minute preparations for their annual Reverse Raffle/Silent Auction fund-raiser. You can still get tickets from...
Amish Business Spotlight: Amish Home Craft & Bakery
Middlefield – If you are looking for a unique place to buy locally-made, handcrafted gift items, you need to stop by Amish Home Craft...
A New & Present Danger: Outliving Retirement Income
Garrettsville - “People are flying blind,” says financial planner Chris Perme of this generation of retirees and those soon approaching retirement. “We are living through...
Nelson Website Almost Ready
Nelson Township - Nelson Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting recently. Items on the agenda were website update, neighborhood watch program, and...
Newton Falls Calamity and Weather Delay Information
Newton Falls - Newton Falls Exempted Village School District has released the Calamity and Weather Delay Information for the 2010-2011 school year. New rules on...
“Little Miss Buckeye Tourism” Preparing Care Packages For Troops
Newton Falls - Cloey Essa is all girl. She loves wearing dresses and her pageant crown; however, there’s more to this 7-year-old first grader. Cloey...
Irwin Hardware Building Escapes the Wrecking Ball
Garrettsville – Main Street has avoided the wrecking ball and will retain its storefront profile, thanks to action taken by Garrettsville Village Council and...
History Influences Council’s Decision
Garrettsville - Garrettsville Village Council wrestled with the pros and cons of either demolishing or repairing the Irwin Hardware Building, with several members initially...
Windham Village To Purchase Cruisers
Windham - Windham Village Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting with all council members and the fiscal officer in attendance. The council approved...
Garrettsville Area Chamber News
Garrettsville - The November 3rd Garrettsville Area Chamber Meeting was held at the Nelson United Methodist Church. Thank you to Pastor Rick for hosting...
Garfield Grads Make Garrettsville Proud
Garrettsville - Where? Garrettsville. You know, north of Ravenna, tucked up in the corner of Portage County. And for the many who didn’t know...
A New Mayor For Newton Falls
Newton Falls - This election season residents of Newton Falls visited the polls, not once, but twice. In addition to the usual opportunity to vote...
Freedom Township News
Freedom Township - A large portion of the November 4 Trustee Meeting was a presentation by Mr. Ratiff of Western Reserve Farm Co-Op regarding...
Turli Tava Ensemble at Hiram College
Hiram - The Eastern European Ensemble, Turli Tava, will perform at Hiram College on Thursday, November 18 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. The location is Frohring...
Support For Survivors
Area residents who have lost someone to suicide will gather Nov. 20 to find support and to honor their loved ones at the 12th...
Roby Lee’s Donates Wedding Reception
Newton Falls - June is widely known as the typically popular month for wedding bliss, but November turned out to be the special time...
Veterans Day, How it Began
On Thursday of this week our country will observe Veterans Day, a day set aside to honor those who have served or are serving...
Friday Night Lights
The old cliché, “on any given day” never rang truer than last week. The 1-8 Newton Falls Tigers traveled to Orwell last week to...
Youth Bowling News
Costumes, candy, pizza, music....and bowling. The Youth Leagues celebrated Halloween on Saturday and everyone had a great time. Michelle Tushar and Jenny...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary members were awed by the scope of initiatives, activities and programs outlined by their speaker, Fred Youngen, of the Windham Bible Church,...
Middle School Girls Make History
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield girl’s Middle School cross country team made school history by winning the PTC Championship meet on October...
