We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 or fees required. Farmington Senior...
Windham softball ready to wipe the slate clean
The Windham Bombers’ softball team has been searching for answers over the last several years to snap a long stretch of losing seasons but will enter the 2026 spring season with a renewed sense of purpose to right the ship. “We have a lot to prove as players and coaches,” said Coach Larry Jones. “As you can see, our record...
Portage County EMA Awards Rootstown Township Certification For New Preparedness Program
Rootstown Township becomes the first local government entity to successfully be certified as part of the Portage Preparedness Initiative created by the Portage County Emergency Management Agency. The free program guides communities, local governments and organizations to adopt policies and procedures, such as emergency planning, operations and hazard mitigation for meeting the challenges of disasters close to home. Township officials collaborated...
Events Planned for Child Prevention Month
The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Portage County Job & Family Services (PCJFS) is aiming to raise awareness. PCJFS operates a 24/7 CARES hotline to receive reports of suspected abuse or neglect. In 2025, 3,190 Child Protective Service referrals were received through the CARES hotline, and 754 reports of alleged physical/sexual abuse or neglect were...
Geauga Home and Garden Show Showcases the Best in Local Expertise
A celebration of home, garden and local craftsmanship returns to Amish Country The Geauga Home and Garden Show returns this spring with its largest footprint yet, bringing together more than 120 vendors across three buildings and two locations in Middlefield. Now in its 19th year, the annual event will take place Friday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and...
Summer Youth Aviation Camp 2026
The members of the Experimental Aviation Association Chapter 5 are proud to announce enrollment for their annual week-long day camp for middle school students (going into grades 7 through 11) who are interested in flying. The EAA Chapter 5 Summer Youth Aviation Camp will take place July 6-10 for new campers at the Geauga County Airport in Hangar 3 from...
Thomas “Tom” Blair
Thomas “Tom” Blair was born the night of January 15th, 1932 in an old farmhouse during a blizzard with a lady doctor who had come on horseback near Westerlo, N.Y. near the Katskill mountains. He grew up during the depression with father Alexander J. Blair and mother Katherine (Kawolski) Blair, both of whom preceded him in death. His half...
Crestwood’s Tye Berquist finishes in sixth place at D-III state meet
According to Crestwood Red Devils’ junior Tye Berquist, he knew that he needed to be much better after winning only one match at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Independence district tournament last year. Berquist made good on his resolution, taking sixth place with a 2-3 record at the OHSAA Division III state meet last weekend at...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Almost green, the March 16, 2026 meeting of Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary did a jig through the following business: # 1. The Storybook Trail is taking shape, with the advent of a first sponsor (more opportunities are open) and a demo frame is here to see; details coming. # 2. Next group project is emerging downtown, with info and photos about the possible...
Giving Back to the Community – One Wrapper at a Time
We’ve all done it. You walk or drive by some litter. “Aww, that’s terrible.’ ‘Somebody should do something about that.’ ‘Litterbugs!’ You think sentiments like this, even say something to your companions. But, do you actually do something about it? If you are like most of us, probably not. (Ethel included, most of the time.). One man, Zachary Amos,...
Geauga SWCD is Hiring a District Technician
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District is currently accepting resumes for a Technician until March 31, 2026. Be part of a team that works toward protecting, managing, and improving natural resources by reducing erosion, enhancing water quality, and advising landowners on conservation practices and solutions. The District Technician duties generally will include but are not limited to providing...
Family Crashes Classes to Support Teachers
Earlier this year, two local educators were surprised to learn they received a generous grant that they hadn’t even applied for. That’s the beauty of the Crash-A-Class grants provided by the Jursa family. Instead of relying on teachers to advocate for themselves and their projects, this new grant capitalizes on school administrators wanting to help support -- and surprise...
DMRC Art on The Hill Seeking Vendors
Downtown Mantua Revitalization’s Art on the Hill and Wine Tasting Too is seeking vendors for their Arts and Crafts Street Festival. Scheduled for Saturday July 11, 2026, this one day outdoor street festival offers artisans, wineries, and merchants a chance to participate in an event that was established in 2008. It is well supported by the community and promoted...
TWO-TIME STATE CHAMPION: Streetsboro’s Jarreau Walker repeats as D-II state champion
After capturing the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state championship last year, the target was firmly on Streetsboro Rockets’ junior Jarreau Walker’s back. The reigning Division II 106-pound champion once again captured a title, this time winning the 113-pound weight class with a 4-0 record last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center. “Once you get that...
Berkshire’s Danny Tiller lands eighth place in D-III state tournament
Berkshire Badgers’ senior Danny Tiller ended the program’s three-year drought of not fielding a state placer at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state tournament, when he compiled a 2-3 record to take eighth place last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center. “It means a lot to come down here and see what I can...
STATE RUNNER-UP: Aurora’s Drake Brasiel finishes as D-I runner-up
Aurora Greenmen senior Drake Brasiel saved his best for his third consecutive appearance at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state tournament, tallying a 3-1 record to place second in the 175-pound weight class last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center in Columbus. “I think it goes back to getting down here last year and getting...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 or fees required. Farmington Senior...
Windham grad Colleen Thompson’s hay business booming with revamped broadband access
Since creating McGuire Hay Sales LLC two years ago, Colleen Thompson said that one of her biggest obstacles had been reliable internet access. Only one year removed from switching to Spectrum, the 2002 Windham graduate’s family business has been on an upward trajectory, becoming a reliable hay provider. “It has just made it easier,” Thompson told The Weekly Villager on...
Crestwood’s Rocco Wrobel nets sixth place at Division III state meet
Crestwood Red Devils’ junior Rocco Wrobel’s long-awaited state debut delivered, as he recorded a 2-3 record to finish in sixth place in the 126-pound bracket of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state meet last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center in Columbus. “After last year, it is a great honor to come down here and...
JAG Hosts Shamrock Shootout
The final games of JAG’s Unified Basketball season were held last Friday at James A. Garfield High School. “The program has been just awesome!” Abra Schweickert, Special Education Intervention Specialist at James A. Garfield High School shared. This was the first season of the Unified program at JAG. Schweickert learned about it after one of her student’s family inquired about...
Treasure Fever in Newton Falls!!
This reporter has been covering beautiful Newton Falls, Ohio for a few years. In that time, Ethel has come to love the town, the unique businesses, the community people and the lovely way it is nestled between two forks of a river. It is a sentiment that is shared by many! Especially Fieldview Acres Mercantile owner, Tom Colosimo. Tom...
Ravenna on Display Business Expo nears spring debut
As spring nears, the Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce will put on the annual Ravenna on Display Business Expo at Ravenna High School’s James L. Coll Gymnasium on March 21 beginning at 11 a.m. “We typically have held it in the past in the fall but a lot of chambers that do business expos do it then so we decided...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
A vast array of topics arose at the March 9, 2026 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club, including : *Review of the Rotary bike wash at the RoadApple Roubaix–well-receives and definitely welcome activity for local good wishes with the bikers *The lockbox program is on track; more information soon for those wishing to participate. *RYLA is coming to Hiram College. Local club...
Windham Teachers Association hosts Fill-The-Bus charity drive
According to Windham Teachers Association Union President Lisa Sampson, the time for giving is always present in the community, and WTA has put together A Fill-The-Bus charity drive, which runs from March 2 through March 12. “It is very pivotal,” Sampson told The Weekly Villager on March 4. “The people that are in need in our community we are aware...
Ralph Bates, Sr.
Ralph Bates, Sr., 82, of Garrettsville, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 28, 2026. He was born on November 25, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Thomas H. Bates and Gwendolyn A. (Stickland) Robertson. He worked for D. Hamilton Trucking for many years. Ralph was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather...
Get Your Hands (a little) Dirty!!
His Daughter Shop, located at 15425 W. High Street, Middlefield OH, will host their annual TERRARIUM WORKSHOP on the evening of Monday, March 23rd at 6:30 p.m. Join instructor, Teresa Runion, to design & create a gallon-sized mini ecosystem in a glass vessel. Instruction, substrate materials and your choice of plants, landscape accents, and décor provided. All participants will also...
Rockets’ wrestling spring three Division II state qualifiers
The Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling team continues to increase the number of state qualifiers each year. The Rockets had three wrestlers earn state bids at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II Kenston district and finished in eighth place as a team by scoring 65.5 points last weekend in Bainbridge Township. “It is an amazing feeling that we can add...
20th Century Club News
The March 5, 2026 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville was held at the home of Carol Smith , who was assisted in hosting by Shirley Danku and Carol Torda. The Spring Party will take place at the Welshfield Inn. The nominating committee presented the proposed slate of officers for the 2026-2027 club year to be :...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 or fees required. Farmington Senior...
Berkshire’s Danny Tiller wraps up D-III district title
A year after taking third in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III district tournament’s 190-pound bracket, it was full steam ahead for Berkshire Badgers’ senior 190-pounder Danny Tiller, who went 4-0 to claim the district championship the 190-pound bracket last weekend at Independence High School. “It was great to see,” noted Coach Dave Malkus. “In the finals, we...
