New Meeting Time Announced by Families Anonymous
FAMILIES ANONYMOUS of Portage County announces a change in our meeting times. Starting on May 14, 2018, our meeting will begin at 7:30 pm (instead of 7:00pm) every Monday except holidays. Our sessions usually last about one hour. Meeting location remains at Coleman Behavioral Services, Sue Hetrick Building, 3922 Lovers Lane/Loomis Parkway in Ravenna. FAMILIES ANONYMOUS is an independent, non-profit fellowship...
Mantua Potato Stomp Race and Fun Run
The 37th Annual Potato Stomp race will take place on Saturday, September 12th. The Potato Stomp is a classic road race through the scenic streets of Mantua Village and the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley. There is a one mile Fun Run that begins at 8:30am and the 3.5 mile and 9 mile races begin at 9am. All races start at...
Gardens Galore, Art and More
If you are a gardener, you don’t want to miss this event. There’s so much going on and over 1500 perennials, trees, bushes, herbs, annuals....all donated by Master Gardeners, friends of Master Gardeners, arboretums and Master Gardener nursery friends. Admission is free. People from out of state have come each year to this event. The Geauga County Master Gardeners...
Hotter Than Hades In South Dakota
Neutrinos: An uncharged elementary particle that has 2 forms associated respectively with electrons and muons and is massless…… Websters Dictionary It is the week of the fourth of July and we are in the Black Hills. The temperature is a suffocating 102 degrees today, 99 degrees yesterday, and forecast to be 99 tomorrow. The rest of the seven-day forecast calls...
“A GIFT OF LOVE” Benefit/Event for Synthia Suzelis
Newton Falls - On Friday April 2nd, Synthia Suzelis had a massive hemorrhagic stroke. She spent a week at University Hospitals in Cleveland, then went to Hillside Hospital in Warren. She is now at home. The stroke has left her with total left sided paralysis, along with various mental deficits. She will be out of work and not receiving a...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Portage County Historical Society at 10:00 a.m. The Society is located at 6549 North Chestnut Street, Ravenna Ohio. The chapter will have a business meeting followed by a power point presentation by Barb Petroski. The topic will be What Mistakes to...
Mantua Fire Association Donates UTV to the MSFD
Mantua - At a recent meeting, Firefighter Mike Pender shared that the draft contract for fulltime firefighters was close to complete, and would be presented to the Fire Board for review at their final meeting in October. Moving forward, the Board regretfully accepted several resignations for a variety of reasons. Jeff Barker resigned, effective immediately, due to limited availability given...
Crestwood Students Hold Cruise-In for a Cause
Mantua - On a crisp October Sunday morning, the day following Homecoming at Crestwood High School (CHS), the parking lot was full of vehicles of all kinds. No, these were not cars belonging to students who danced the night away; they were those of car lovers and collectors of all kinds attending the Crestwood Cruise-In for a Cause, a...
Ohio Turnpike announces 3rd annual W82TXT Teen Video Contest
The Ohio Turnpike today announced a fun and important contest for high schoolers to encourage distracted drivers to kick their dangerous habit. Students entering grades 9-12 and graduating seniors can encourage their peers to drive safely and win some great prizes by participating in the 3rd annual “W82TXT” Teen Video Contest. By producing and submitting a video, high schoolers can have...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville - The members of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club are getting their stuff together. Organizing is the name of the game. Task sheets, planning outlines, continuity, transparency, alacrity are all part of the plans. They’re hoping to promote the student exchange programs of Rotary, having found such success with Jessica Lyons and the Lyons family this year with her experiences in...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - Regarding water and sewer systems, Village Administrator John Trew suggested conducting a lead line study among village residents to ascertain how many homes within the village still have lead pipes. To that end, Mayor Linda Clark is asking residents to photograph the waterlines that enter their homes at the water meter site and email them to her...
Windham Township Board of Trustees host emergency disaster relief meeting following EF1 tornado
In the aftermath of an EF1 tornado that touched down near State Route 303 and Stanley Road in Windham and then traveled northeast across Bryant Road and the Ohio Turnpike, the Windham Township Board of Trustees held an emergency disaster relief meeting last Sunday afternoon at the Windham Township Hall. The focus of the meeting was for insurance claims specialists...
No School Means Corn Maze on Friday!
Mantua - If you’re looking for a fun way to spend this Friday’s NEOEA Day with your kids, why not celebrate the season by spending the afternoon at the Derthick’s Corn Maze? Corn maze admission includes the 60s-themed maze, which features likenesses of the Beatles, a VW bus, and other groovy 60s-era icons, gives you and your family acres...
Auditions for Steel Magnolias
Curtains up Theatre is holding auditions for Steel Magnolias on April 30 and May 2, 2024 at 7pm in the James A. Garfield Iva Walker auditorium. No monologue required. All female cast. For more information contact Director- Justin Steck- 216-310-1913 Show runs July 12, 13, 14, 19 and 20th.
“This Is How We Roll”
Travis Horner had the top game and top series in the 9:00 Trio League on April 6. Travis rolled a 128 game and 332 series. Sydney Coburn continued her good bowling. Sydney’s 118 game was 61 pins over her 57 average. Sydney was also 105 pins over for series with her 276. Other good scores: Paige Collins, 108 and...
Rado Named National Merit Semifinalist
Garrettsville - Congratulations to James A Garfiled senior Jack Rado for being named a National Merit Semifinalist! This is a distinct honor that places Jack in the top one percent of high school seniors nationwide. The National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional academic ability based on their performance on the PSAT taken during the junior year. Jack...
Pinwheels for Peace in Windham
In today's world, peace needs to become more than just a word. Students at KT Elementary School took part in an International art and literacy project, Pinwheels for Peace by "planting" pinwheels with messages of peace at their school in Windham.
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 at Arlington Cemetery on April 25. Serving with the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division in 1969, then-Sergeant Armstrong distinguished himself in two separate incidents. In one – a massive ambush in the Mang Yang Valley...
Windham Lights Parade a Success
Windham - Folks flocked to the streets and braved the bitter cold Sunday night to watch the first Winter Lights Parade sponsored by Community in Action for Windham (CIAFW). The event was held in conjunction with the Windham Community Church Fellowship Tree Lighting in the gazebo on the township green. The parade line-up began at Dollar General, stepped off at...
Motorcycle Cannonball Rides Through Hiram
Ten years ago, one man set out to become the first person to take a group of like-minded antique motorcycle riders across the United States on machines that were often only seen in museums and private collections. In 2010, Lonnie Isam Jr’s dream and bold sense of adventure took him and his friends from one ocean to the other,...
20th Century Club explores local history
The Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville convened on February 15, 2024, at the residence of Carol Smith, complete with valet parking. The purpose of the gathering was to delve into the history of inventions and inventors hailing from Garrettsville and its surrounding areas. Pam Montgomery, who initiated her research following the devastating Garrettsville fire, shared insights into the inventions...
Rockets basketball pulls away from Dukes to advance
The Streetsboro Rockets’ basketball team has been living on the edge all season. It once again came down to the final minutes but the Rockets prevailed against Marlington, winning 55-47 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II Northeast 1 sectional championship game last Friday night at Streetsboro High School. It marked the first time since the 2019-2020 season...
Garfield Football Players Learn Why They Are Called The G-Men
Garrettsville - Last week the Garrettsville youth football players took a break from practice and enjoyed a presentation by Julie Thompson who explored the 1935 Garrettsville train heist and how it paved way for modern FBI techniques. The players now have a better understanding why this is G-Men Country.
Aurora High School adopts lacrosse as newest athletic program
Aurora Greenmen athletes have never shied away from the challenges of learning a new sport. Aurora’s list of athletic programs continues to grow by having a lacrosse season for the first time in school history. “It’s a day I did not think would ever come but I am so thrilled that this is happening,” Aurora High School speech pathologist Megan...
Fortis College – Ravenna Invites Business Leaders and Prospective Student to Experience State of the Art Meti-Man Simulation
Ravenna - Fortis College in Ravenna will host an open house at 3 p.m. on April 24 featuring a unique attraction that has revolutionized medical education. The campus is located at 653 Enterprise Pkwy., Ravenna (330-297-7319). As part of the event, attendees will get to see and interact with Fortis College in Ravenna’s technologically advanced METIman patient simulator. METIman is...
Berkshire Local School District plans to build new softball and baseball fields
The Berkshire Local School District is in the final stages of completing it transition to the Kent State University Geauga Campus. The Kent State University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the BSLD’s plans to build new baseball and softball fields on the campus on Sep. 20. “It really completes our project and brings us full circle, having all of our...
Public Comment Needed At July 23 Online Meeting For County Mitigation Plan Update
The Portage County Hazard Mitigation Plan is due for updating. The Hazard Mitigation Plan addresses threats from potential hazards and identifies possible strategies and projects to reduce the impacts, protect people and property and reduce or eliminate long-term risk.It is necessary to update the Plan every five years so that the county and participating communities remain eligible for pre-disaster...
Hangin’ with the Literati…or just hangin’?
Cool event in Hudson recently. The Hudson Library and Historical Society--in their amazing facility in back of Off Main (It really IS off Main St.) entertained a whole slew of Ohio authors, who proved to be pretty amazing in their own right. Straight ahead from the entrance was the section for writers who aimed their works at the younger...
Eagles Make Donation
Garrettsville - In September, the Garrettsville Eagles Club F.O.E., donated $2,500 to the National Diabetic Research Center. The funds were generated by the third annual golf outing, co-chaired by Matt Eisenmann and Brian Mullins. The Fraternal Order of the Eagles Grand Aerie in partnership with the University of Iowa established the Research Center at the University. The University is responsible...
Is Fracking Against Your Religion?
Fracking has become a hot political and economic issue in Portage County, as more permits are granted and more wells are drilled. For some, however, fracking has also become a religious issue. Grounded in the belief that calls us to be faithful stewards of our planet’s resources, a group called Faith Communities Together (FaCT) opposes fracking, as it is...
