Windham Township News
Windham Twp - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting, with a budget meeting prior to it. In the budget meeting, Fiscal Officer Casey Timmons presented the budget for 2022. After answering questions and going over it, the trustees unanimously approved the budget for 2022. Trustee Brian Miller reported that the trustees want to thank Father James Lang, for...
One Year Later: Signs of Life Beneath the Ashes?
Garrettsville - Everything changed on March 22, 2014. Like the day the music died, that date altered local history irreversibly. The Great Garrettsville Fire ripped through the Buckeye Block on Main Street, taking with it 14 businesses, a once-familiar skyline, and 160 years of history.
Aurora’s Best wins Suburban League diving crown, Kennedy finishes as runner-up
According to Aurora Greenmen sophomore Zachary Best, it had been a while since he competed in an 11-round one-meter diving competition. Best still excelled and captured the Suburban League American Conference diving title by scoring a personal best 249.60 points last Thursday at Solon High School. “It feels good, honestly,” Best said. “It was definitely a close meet between myself...
Battle of the Beards Comes to Summerfest
Garrettsville - The Great Gathering of the Beards Beard Battle will be coming to Garrettsville’s Summerfest during the first weekend in August. Not surprisingly, the Barber of G’Ville sponsors this unusual event with the assistance of the Bearded Sinners Beard Club. The competition will take place at Summerfest -- on Saturday, August 7th from 10 am until 2 pm on...
Cardinal softball walks off Fairport Harding
Although the Cardinal Huskies’ softball team’s four-run lead evaporated in the top of the seventh inning against Faiport Hirding, they were still in the game deadlocked in a 19-19 tie. Freshman catcher Adelyn Grant ended it when she blasted a walk-off two-run home run to left field, clinching a 21-19 victory for the Huskies last Saturday afternoon in Middlefield. “That...
Doc’s Southern BBQ Opens this Week in Windham
Windham - A taste of the south is arriving in Windham this week, when Doc’s Southern BBQ opens its doors on Friday July 26th. The restaurant will feature baby back ribs, briskets, chicken, pulled pork, wings and other daily specials. The sides will have a southern flare, featuring okra, coleslaw, corn on the cob, BBQ baked beans and more....
Rockets wrestling finishes as runners-up at MAC tournament
It is almost impossible to win a conference wrestling tournament not having eligible wrestlers in three weight classes. The Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling team almost pulled off the improbable, taking second place at the Metro Athletic Conference Tournament by crowning five champions to score 168.0 points last Saturday at Woodridge High School in Peninsula. “We were that close,” said Coach Mark...
The Internet to Go! Library Announces Mobile Hotspot Lending
No Internet access at home? Would you like the convenience of home Internet access? Try the Internet to go! Portage County District Library is very excited to announce that it is now lending Mobile Hotspots. The hotspots are available to Portage County District Library cardholders 18 and older. They work in any area covered by the Verizon network, and...
Streetsboro Bicentennial Community Cookout, Time Capsule Burial, “The Big Picture” and Historical Blast 5k & Fun Run
Streetsboro - The City of Streetsboro continues the Bicentennial celebrations with a day filled with historic fun for all. Festivities kick off the Bicentennial day with the Historical Blast 5k & Fun Run throughout the City of Streetsboro starting at 9:00am. Runners and participants for the one-mile Fun Run and 5K will receive a Bicentennial Finisher Medal and a commemorative...
Jeff Stanley Memorial Scholarship Dinner a Hit
Windham - The weather didn’t stop the Second Annual Jeff Stanley Memorial Scholarship spaghetti dinner fund-raiser from being held on Friday the 13th before the basketball game with the Garfield G-Men. The dinner was a hit with both teams’ fans as they were spotted enjoying the never ending spaghetti before the big game. The all-you-can-eat spaghetti was served with...
Crestwood Board of Education Reaches Contract Agreement with Employee Groups
Mantua - The Crestwood Board of Education voted June 27 in favor of extending the Master Agreement with the Crestwood Education Association (CEA), which freezes teacher base salaries for both 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, and freezes step increases for the 2012-2013 school year. “Reaching this agreement was an important step in our efforts to keep the district solvent through...
8 Signs That Your Aging Parents Aren’t OK To Live Alone Anymore
The holidays bring scattered families together -- giving adult children the perfect opportunity to closely inspect how aging parents are managing. It’s not by chance that calls to Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care communities spike just after the holidays. This is when families detect hints of trouble or see catastrophes on the horizon. So while you’re enjoying the...
9-11 Remembrance During Potato Festival
Mantua - The officers and members of the Mantua-Shalersville Fire Department were joined by officers and members from the Auburn, Aurora, Garrettsville, Kent, Ravenna City, and the Windham Fire Departments during the Potato Festival Parade to pay respects on the 10th anniversary of 9-11. A piece of structural steel from one of the towers was displayed on the bumper of...
The 900 Coalition Presented “Tools of the Trades”
Garrettsville - Last Saturday, the 900 Coalition presented their second Tools of the Trades. The event was held in the side parking lot of Sky Plaza IGA. It offered many vehicles and large equipment used everyday in various trades. The Tools of the Trades gave one a chance to get an up close view of the vehicles and some...
University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center Auxiliary awards scholarships
Geauga County Four 2013 high school graduates from the Geauga County area are the latest recipients of the UH Geauga Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship Grant. The grant is awarded to exceptional students who are going on to pursue a career in the health care field. The Auxiliary received more than two dozen applicants for this year’s grant. “To be eligible,...
Association Adds New Life to Cemeteries
Newton Township - For months now, members of the Newton Township Cemetery Association have volunteered their time and energy to bringing new life to a piece of local history – several pieces, in fact. Multiple headstones, monuments, and other grave markers – many as old as the early 1800s – have fallen into disrepair due to age, the elements, and...
Portage Financial Wellness Fair Receives State Recognition
Ravenna – The Portage County Financial Wellness Fair, a free program held in November and aimed at helping area residents improve their financial lives, has been recognized by the Ohio Treasurer of State with a Compass Award for December 2021. The monthly recognition program commends organizations, programs, and individuals across the state who are working to guide Ohioans toward...
Straw Bale Gardening in Ravenna
Ravenna - Please mark your calendar and join us LIVE and in person at SWCD, 6970 State Route 88 Ravenna, Ohio, on Saturday morning, June 19th from 9:30 to 11:00. What is Straw Bale Gardening? Straw bales can be used like raised beds in the yard so that no additional soil is needed. That’s good news for older...
Hiram College announces three new majors and enhanced online program
Hiram - Following an extensive review of academic programs, Hiram College is pleased to announce the addition of three new in-demand majors to join the list of existing degree programs available to students. Beginning in fall 2021, students enrolled on campus will have the opportunity to major in supply chain management, esports and gaming administration, and digital marketing. Supply...
Go for the Gold
Do you know a couple in the Garrettsville-Hiram-Windham community who’ve been married fifty years or more…your charming spouse and yourself, perhaps? The neighbors down the street? Friends, grandparents, the possibilities are nearly endless. Well, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club would like to recognize and honor folks who have reached this significant milestone as part of their Family Week activities this...
Dolley Madison at Bristol Public Library
The Bristol Public Library will present Dolley Madison on Tuesday, October 24th at 6:30 p.m. This one woman performance will be presented by Carol Starre-Kmiecik. Carol Starre-Kmiecik, a Cleveland actress, has been performing on stage for over 35 years. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech and Theatre Arts from Baldwin-Wallace College...
Monroe’s Orchard enters 25th year of Harvest Festivals
For Monroe’s Orchard, a Portage County local apple farm, it has always been important to adapt to the changing times but also maintain the essence of what has made it so beloved in Hiram. This is the model for Monroe’s Orchard’s hosting of its 25th annual season of Apple Harvest Festivals being held on the farm on three Saturdays in...
First Hole In One Wins A Car!
Newton Falls - Each year AMVETS Post 112, Newton Falls Ohio provides scholarships to the students at Newton Falls High School. As a not for profit veterans organization we rely on fundraising events to be able to provide this service to our community. Our annual golf outing is going to be held this year at Riverview Golf course on Saturday,...
Windham High School Honor Roll
9th Grade *Cali Apthorpe, Ja’Mario Brown, Alexis Knight, *Benjamin Knight, *Elizabeth Richmond, *Kathlyn Richmond, Erik Roche, Paige Simpson, Mahlia Smith, Cassandra Snyder, Sara Taylor, Holly Thompson, Jordan Wildman 10th Grade *JosephBarnes, Chandler Bee, SamanthaDean, *Tristan Hankins, Logan Hershberger, *Nicole James, *Brittany Knight, *Brooke Lissy, *Jasmine Nevarez, Joseph Prasky, Alexia Rushnok, *Lauren Simmons, Adam Tanner, Brianna Workman 11th Grade Zachary Cottrill, Alexis Fabry, Daisy Fleming,...
New Menu and Vision For Garrettsville’s Main Street Grille & Brewing Company
Garrettsville - On October 19th, the Main Street Grille & Brewing Company had a soft opening to introduce new Chef James St. Ours and launch his new menu and vision for the Garrettsville landmark restaurant. A part of the Cleveland/Akron culinary scene for twenty years, St. Ours comes to Garrettsville after working with the likes of esteemed chef Dante...
Geauga County Job and Family Services Host Foster Parent Meeting
Geauga County has been experiencing an increase in the needs of families and children in the past several years. This has caused the demand for certified foster and adoptive parents to increase as well. There are many families in crisis in our own neighborhoods that require the supportive services of our agency. You and your family could be part...
Bigger and Better Than Ever…Windham’s PTO Carnival
This year the Windham PTO Carnival was bigger and better than ever. We had our usual games set up in the gym with a huge prize selection for all of our winners as well as delicious treats and baskets for raffle in the cafeteria. But we know how wonderful our KT kids and families are and wanted to offer...
Harlem Ambassadors Wow the Crowd
Marty Hill Court was filled beyond capacity last Friday night as folks from around the region came out to see the Harlem Ambassadors take on the Hometown Heroes of Windham. The Hometown Heroes are a co-ed team comprised of former Windham High School (WHS) basketball stars. The oldest player was Jim Moore who graduated in the class of 1966....
Garrettsville Lions Club Soccer
The Garrettsville Lions Club soccer team just concluded a very successful indoor session at the Tallmadge Rec Center. With three new players this year and missing four players for the first game against the Akron Futbol Club (a team that plays together year round), the Lions were losing 4 to 0 and came all the way back to tie...
Garrettsville Eagles Announce Scholarship Winners
On June 26, 2019, the Garrettsville Eagles announced the winners of the 2019 scholarship awards. They are: Madeline Vaughan, granddaughter of Jeanne Tancos. Madeline is a 2019 graduate of Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine. She was a member of the National Honor Society, earned academic honors in English, Acting, Physics, Biology and AP Human Geography. ...
