Garrettsville BPA News
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Board of Public Affairs met on July 10. Present were Board President Ed Maresh and Board Members Ben Coll and...
JAG Marching Pride Wraps Up Successful Band Camp, Gears Up for Exciting Marching Season
Garrettsville - During the last week of July, the James A. Garfield Marching Pride successfully completed its 2023-2024 school year band camp, in preparation...
Garfield High School Football Prepares for Upcoming Season
Garrettsville - As summer transitions to fall, the excitement is palpable at Garfield High School as the football team readies itself for the upcoming...
Streetsboro Library to Hold Programs on Sextortion and Teen Dating Violence
Streetsboro - In November 2022, Tamia and Tim Woods of Streetsboro tragically lost their 17-year-old son James to suicide. Too late, they learned that...
Local Potter Tracy Shea to Offer Wheel-Throwing Experiences at Garrettsville Farmers’ Market
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Farmers’ Market continues through Thursday, August 24. If you haven’t visited yet this year, please come and join us to...
GOOD COMPANY: Use Social Media to Connect and Sell
Social media has been proven to be an influential tool for driving sales and connecting with your community and customers in today’s digital world....
Garrettsville Village Council Discuss Speeding, Four-Wheelers, and More
Garrettsville, OH - The Garrettsville Village Council convened on July 12 for a regular meeting, presided over by Mayor Rick Patrick and attended by...
St. Ambrose Chicken Dinner Festival Winners
Everyone who attended last weekend’s Chicken Dinner Festival went home a winner (or at least with the satisfaction of having a delicious meal). However,...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club Holds Meeting Under New President Mark Brady
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club convened its latest meeting, with newly elected President Mark Brady leading the proceedings. The meeting encompassed a wide...
Kent State to offer Ohio’s first evidence-based suicide prevention course in partnership with Ohio Suicide Prevention FoundationClass will be taught through Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program, but open...
Kent – Recent data from the Ohio Department of Health shows Ohio averaged over 1,700 suicide deaths between 2016-2021, with those numbers expected to...
G’ville Summerfest Announces Winners
Hamburger Eating ChampJack Hawkins Summerfest RaffleGrand Prize Golf CartTravis AshBonner Farms Steak BundleOrville NicholasDomino’s Pizza For a YearAnita Sidwell Garrettsville’s Got TalentFirst Prize - $10008th Count...
Portage County Soap Box Derby
Mantua - As the dust clears from one of the most exciting Derby races in the 20 years of racing at Buchert Park in...
Art on the Hill Returns to Mantua on July 8th
Mantua - The annual art festival and wine tasting returns to Mantua on Saturday, July 8th. At this year’s festival, organizers once again expect...
Garrettsville Farmers’ Market Receives Grant from the Hiram Community Trust
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Farmer’s is entering its sixth season. Navigating the pandemic was a challenge but it appears as if the Market is...
Crestwood Cuts Ribbon on Student Resource Room
At a ceremony last Tuesday, Crestwood Local Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially opening the district’s new Center for Academic Resources and Educational Supports....
Celebrate the 4th in Hiram
Hiram - The Village of Hiram will once again be celebrating the 4th with a variety of family-friendly activities this year. “The festivities have...
“Joy Had by All” at Ravenna Rocks Concert
Ravenna - A cool breeze lofted through the historic district of Meridian and Main Street. The amplified echo of a guitar hovered in the...
David E. Van Oss
David E. Van Oss, 35 of Garrettsville, OH joined the Lord with his wife by his side Wednesday the 24th of May, in their...
Doris J. Marshall of Painesville, OH
Doris J. Marshall, 86, of Painesville, formerly of Garrettsville, went home to her Lord and Savior on June 11, 2023. She was born in...
Linda Simera of Asheboro, NC
Linda Simera, 62, of Asheboro, NC, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023, with her loving husband by her side. She was born July 29,...
Mary M. Sterpka of Windham, OH
Mary M. Sterpka, 96, of Windham, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 7, 1927,...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary News
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club met on June 19, 2023 to discuss the following items of business: The required donation to the Rotary International...
Garrettsville Council Approves Updated Village Plan and Recognizes the Achievements of JAG Students
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Village Council meeting convened on June 14th, 2023, at 7:00 pm for a productive session attended by council members, village...
Heads Up….. Hearts Too!
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville F & AM Masonic Lodge will be joining with four other lodges in Portage County in support of the Portage...
Board of Elections Needs Precinct Election Officials for August 8th Election
Ravenna - The Portage County Board of Elections needs registered voters to work as precinct election officials for the August 8, 2023 Special Election. ...
Garrettsville/Nelson Boy Scouts Observe Flag Day
Nelson Twp - Flag Day commemorates the anniversary of the day the Continental Congress approved the design of a National flag (June 14, 1777)....
Summerfest Schedule of Events
Friday, June 23rd 6:30 pm – Festival Commencement (Main Stage) Grand Marshall presentation to Mark Apple and Summerfest Sponsor DayStar Ford 6:45pm – Ty’s Tunes...
Geauga County’s Favorite Flea Market Returns to West Woods
Russell Twp - Sign on as a vendor or shop for treasures like antiques, collectibles, household/garage sale items, crafts and other miscellany during a...
Mark Apple Named 2023 Grand Marshall of Garrettsville Summerfest
Garrettsville - Mark was born and raised in Garrettsville’s “east side” on the west side of Water St. He grew up delivering newspapers, baling...
Walk On: Rotary Golf Event Raises Funds for Walking Trail
Garrettsville - One of the more famous quotes about sports is attributed to Mark Twain, saying, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” Alas, this...
