Frank Gergely, Jr.
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Frank J. Gergely, Jr., 66, of Garrettsville, OH, who went home to his Lord and Savior Sunday, May 4, 2025, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 12, 1959, in Welch, WV, to the late Frank, Sr. and Teresa Gergely. Frank graduated with a BA from...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary met on May 5 (Cinco de Mayo), 2025 to discuss the following business : Receipts from HopeTownOhio are pending. Ditto for Renaissance Family Center benches–community gardening, plates to mark/identify benches, event to present benches. District Conference report–great displays/projects,much info, exchange students in attendance also RYLA kids (some transportation issues), website development assistance available, youth protection officer now required for...
May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental health has a profound impact on us all. Approximately one in five Ohioans is affected by mental illness. That’s why the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County is joining with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and RecoveryOhio throughout the month of May to champion mental health awareness throughout the community in observance...
Register Today For The Headwaters Adventure Race
Register today for the Headwaters Adventure Race on June 7! You (or your team) can run, pedal, and paddle in support of the Portage Park District Foundation! This year’s race is being held in conjunction with Mantua’s Triple Trail Fest, so you can enjoy food, drinks, and trail fun after the race. The RACE STARTS at 8:00 AM SHARP at...
Eleanor Roosevelt – A Whole New Light
Freedom Township Historical Society combined with Mantua Historical Society & Shalersville Historical Society is proud to present Susan Cannovino's program entitled Eleanor Roosevelt: A Whole New Light. This will be a 2 part series. Part 1 on TUESDAY, MAY 13 focuses on her relationship with her parents, her unhappy childhood, her brilliant education, and relationship with Franklin. This informative...
SHINEFest 3.0: Transcend The Ordinary
Prepare to elevate your mind, body, and spirit at ShineFest 3.0, the premier wellness, spirituality, and professional growth event! Hosted by Shine Ohio, this transformative experience will take place on May 18, 2025, from 10 AM – 2 PM at Fred Fuller Park (Kent, Oh) and promises an unforgettable day of high-energy inspiration, connection, and celebration. This year’s theme, “Transcend...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” 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, (330)469-2044. NO book...
Crestwood School Board Updates
At the start of the April School Board meeting, Board members received updates from Crestwood Principals. From the Primary School, Principal Cindy Ducca recognized teacher Monica Grebb for having brought two grants into the building. The first grant was provided by Destination Imagination in the amount of $1,000. These funds will be used to cover the cost of students...
JAG Track & Field Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Mark your calendars - Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9:30am JAG will hold the ribbon cutting ceremony for the JAG Track and Field Complex. This event is open to the community.
Honoring The 2024 Windham Tornado Response And Recovery
Gratitude, resilience and pride were on the minds of Windham Township community members and representatives of organizations that gathered last week at the township hall to honor the community’s response and ongoing restoration from the 2024 tornado. They shared gratitude that no residents were injured and for the coordinated response from government and non-government agencies, on the local, county and...
Garfield G-Men softball outlasts Mineral Ridge in walk-off fashion
The Garfield G-Men softball team did not plan on their first extra innings affair of the season coming in a game when they held a five-run advantage in the seventh inning. After their five-run lead turned into a one-run deficit, the G-Men rallied to walk off Mineral Ridge 8-7 in nine innings last Thursday at Garrettsville. “I tried to tell...
Northeast Organics, LLC
It is said that if you love what you do, you won’t work a day in your life. Though the work she puts in is hard, it is work that is loved by Alexis Lane, owner/operator of Northeast Organics, LLC. Located on Whippoorwill Road in Newton Falls Township, near the Love’s Station on 225, this is her second year...
Greenmen girls’ track snags 10th place at Amherst Comet Relays, boys place in three events
The Aurora Greenmen track and field team has not competed in many invitationals so far this year. In their biggest invitational of the early spring, the Greenmen girls finished in 10th place at the 69th annual Amherst Comet Relays last Saturday at Amherst High School. “A lot of them are district competitors and a lot of them are regional competitors...
20th Century Club News
The Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville celebrate the closing of the 2024-2025 club year with the traditional Spring Party in the Aerie 2705 dining area of the Garrettsville Eagles club. Following the appetizers arranged on the tables, the delicious meal was served buffet-style . Diners were seated at tables adorned with flowers primarily of the club colors–yellow & white....
Cardinal baseball doomed by big third inning in loss against Perry
The Cardinal Huskies’ baseball team has been searching for a lot of answers this season, including where to find offense. That question remained unanswered when the Huskies were routed by Chagrin Valley Conference foe Perry 16-2 in five innings in a crossover game last Thursday in Lake County. “We struggled hitting the baseball,” said Coach Dan Wolf. “We made a...
Learn Wildflowers and Language
Annual naturalist-led wildflower walk utilizes Mandarin Chinese Get to know the surprising variety of Ohio’s native spring wildflowers while also learning some Mandarin Chinese – or bring your existing knowledge of Mandarin Chinese to learn even more about the wildflowers of Northeast Ohio! Naturalist Chris Mentrek looks forward to leading his annual Bilingual Chinese/English Wildflower Walk on Saturday, May 10, from...
JOURNALING THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Learn to slow down and observe Nature through keeping a mindful log Writing, sketching and taking photographs can be relaxing, thought-provoking ways to reflect on the world around us. Why not cast that reflection on the Great Outdoors and allow it to strengthen our mindfulness and connection with Nature? Geauga Park District’s monthly Nature Journaling series provides great inspiration to do...
Berkshire football program receives $3,000 helmet grant
The Berkshire Badgers’ athletic programs continues to make major strides. The Berkshire football program recently was awarded the $3,000 Leo Murphy Field & Equipment grant by the Cleveland Browns’ Cleveland Touchdown Club Charities, which will go toward purchasing new helmets for the middle school and high school football teams. “It helps a lot,” Berkshire Athletic Director Brian Hiscox told...
Shalersville Historical Society News
Shalersville Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting the first Thursday of the month which is May 1 at 7 PM at the society’s museum, 9154 St Rt 44. We’re returning to Thursday evening meetings because of daylight savings time when it doesn’t get dark until almost 9 PM. Our meetings are free and open to anyone interested in...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Having sprung into Spring, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary launched into the following business on April 29, 2025: Report from Dee McCumbers on the district conference, focussing on local goals(G-H Rotary in the book), new horizons for Club Runner, more relaxation. The bridge wrap project seeking traffic control for June 2 work date. Tom Collins Trail in use, consultation about adding electrical capabilities. Benches for...
“End of The Line” – JA Garfield Historical Society News
The April 22, 2025 presentation by the James A. Garfield Historical Society featured Dan Rager, writer and researcher and storyteller about the Northeast Ohio history of transportation, namely, the Interurban Railway/Electric Transportation systems across the area. These included the Cleveland & Chagrin Falls Interurban, the Cleveland & Eastern Railway, the Baltimore & Ohio Lake Branch, and even others which...
Rockets’ softball withstands late rally from Panthers
For the Streetsboro Rockets’ softball team, the final three outs of their game against Metro Athletic Conference foe Norton were the toughest ones to get as the Panthers scored four runs in the top of the seventh. The Rockets fended off Norton’s comeback bid to top their league foes 9-7 last Thursday evening at Veterans Stadium. “Although we weren’t off...
Hiram College James H. Barrow Biological Field Station announces May & June educational programming
The Hiram College James H. Barrow Biological Field Station is pleased to announce its schedule of programming for the months of May and June. These events are meant to engage the public in an understanding of the outdoors and environmental practices. All events are open to the public and require registration, please check the Field Station Events page by...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” 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, (330)469-2044. NO book...
Ravenna sophomores compete at National History Day state competition
When Ravenna sophomores Adelina Wunderle and Ella Ribelin teamed up to create a project in their Honors American History class, they had no idea that they were about to make school history. The Ravens’ duo became the first students to submit a project to the National History Day regional competition and became the first students to compete at the...
Stand Up and Be Counted
Remember Schoolhouse Rock? Okay, this reporter just aged herself...but I remember many history, grammar and civic lessons being taught through that informative, musical cartoon. Conjunction Junction What’s Your Function, I’m Just a Bill and many more. Ever wonder what they would do with the path of your vote? Me, too. Well, though a musician, I don’t think I would do...
Streetsboro track sweeps Jeep Davis Invitational titles
The Streetsboro Rockets’ track and field team has been blessed with a tremendous amount of depth on both sides this year. Streetsboro demonstrated that depth by sweeping the Jeep Davis Invitational with the boys winning the team title with 154 points and the girls capturing first place by scoring 203 points last Friday evening at Barberton High School. “We were...
Amanda Parsons rises up as Crestwood Boys’ Soccer Coach
Amanda Parsons has quietly but surely worked her way through the ranks of the Crestwood soccer program for the last seven years. Her time has now come as she was named as the new head coach for the boys’ soccer team on April 7. “I feel that there is a lot of trust that has been put in me,” the...
JAG Schools Earn Purple Star Recognition
We are proud to announce that EVERY BUILDING in the James A. Garfield Local School District has been awarded the prestigious Purple Star designation from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce! This honor recognizes our district’s deep commitment to serving the unique needs of students and families connected to military service. The Purple Star Award is given only to...
Badger boys’ volleyball stays hot, completes season sweep of Hilltoppers
Since the Ohio High School Athletic Association formally approved boys’ volleyball as a varsity sport, the Geauga County rivalry between the Berkshire Badgers and Chardon has leaned heavily in the Hilltoppers’ favor. The Badgers have now tilted the scales, by defeating Chardon 25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15 to cap off a season sweep last Thursday evening in Burton. “We are not...
