Garrettsville Artist Featured in Local Show
In honor of Developmental Disabilities Awareness month in March, the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities (DD) held their first ever art show. And...
Geauga & Portage SWCDs Announce a New Educator Workshop! Wonders of Watersheds: Soil, Water, Climate
For over 20 years, the Portage and Geauga Soil & Water Conservation Districts have offered the Wonders of Watersheds (WOW) workshops as valuable, affordable,...
Middlefield Police Collect Donations for Samaritans Society
The Middlefield Police officers collected donations of more than1,200 food items and monetary donations from Middlefield Walmart customers on Saturday, April 2. These items...
Middlefield Bank After Hours Event- April 26th
You’re Invited to attend an informational meeting about Social Security benefit options and how they may influence your retirement decisions. Topics include: Maximizing Social Security...
A Primer on the Ohio Canals, featuring the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal
The Portage County Historical Society will present a Primer on the Ohio Canals, featuring the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal on April 23rd at 2pm. Guest...
Musical Musings ~ The Marilyn DeFrange Trio
It was a blustery spring Friday evening in Portage County. This reporter had a bit of cabin fever, so decided to engage in a...
Garrettsville Nutrition Now Open!
Garrettsville - After months of anticipation, the newest storefront in Garrettsville is finally open for business. In case you haven’t had the opportunity to...
Hiram Village News
Hiram - At their March meeting, Village Council, Police Chief Brian Gregory announced that the department’s annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser will take place on...
Hiram Village Enhances 9-1-1 Services and Emergency Notification with Smart911 & Rave Alert
Hiram - Public safety officials in Hiram Village announced today that Smart91 l Alert is now available to all individuals and families. Smart911 is...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Daily Specials Fridays only, 50% off all merchandise in our Second Blessings Thrift Shop. Includes all furniture. Every day fill one of...
A Little Wine… And A Ghost or Two…
Ravenna - Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Or a glass of good wine? Or some local history? Maybe some live music? If...
JAG goes “Under the Sea”
Garrettsville - Every year for as long as can be remembered, James A. Garfield High School has performed a spring musical. That was true...
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF KENT HOSTS APRIL 2 FACE2FACE COUNTY CANDIDATE FORUM
KENT—Voters can talk in person with county candidates in contested May 3 Primary races at a forum organized by the League of Women Voters...
Senator Cirino Visits Crestwood
Mantua - Recently, Senator Jerry Cirino, Ohio’s 18th District State Senator visited Crestwood’s 7-12 campus to learn first-hand from students about some of the...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At their last meeting, Village Council heard from representatives from the Historic Landmarks Commission. In a special hearing prior to the regular...
Leadership Portage County Conference
Mental Health in the Workplace is the theme for this year’s Leadership Portage County Annual Conference being held April 7 at the NEW Center...
DMRC Holds Spring Event
Mantua - After a two-year hiatus, the Downtown Mantua Revitalization( DMRC) will hold a spring fundraiser to help with the organization’s efforts to help...
SmartAssemblage?
he Mighty G-Men came away with the top standing in the very small school division and one of the top ten individual scorers in the entire meet. Varsity team members at the competition included Jack Rado, Cameron Edwards, Rene Fenshaw, Cass Swenson, Lillian Kercher; team members unable to attend included Katey Cisney, Emma Huter and Ellie Shay; they deserve credit too, a team doesn’t get to be good unless practices and competitions are an over-all effort, you know, a TEAM.
Susie K’s Cafe and Tea Room
Ravenna - It was a typical Wednesday, and this reporter had errands to run. Okay, it wasn’t too typical for North Eastern Ohio in...
Garrettsville Hiram Rotary News
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club met on March 7 & 14 to discuss the following business items : ? Possible grants–a walking loop at the South...
Geauga’s Home & Garden Show
Middlefield – Save the date! Geauga’s premier Home and Garden Show will kick start your long-awaited spring. March 25 (9 a.m. -7 p.m.) and...
Friends of RML Book Sale
Ravenna - Thursday March 17 through the 20th, get great deals on used books, movies, and music and support the Friends of Reed Memorial...
Little Porkers 4H Club News
Sunday, March 6, 2022 was our monthly meeting at the Bass Lake Preserve in Munson, Ohio. Our meeting was called to order. We discussed...
Ravenna Community Choir 45th Anniversary Concert
The Ravenna Community Choir will present its 45th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m. at the Ravenna Assembly of God. Special...
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...
Toy Exchange at Library
Ready for spring? Are the kids tired of those holiday toys? Looking for something new? Join us at the Garrettsville Library on Saturday, April...
NGCC Awarded Burton D. Morgan Foundation Grant
The Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard (NGCC) has been selected as a recipient of a $10,000 grant award by Burton D. Morgan Foundation for general...
Local Group Fights Hunger with Maple Syrup
For the past eight years, a determined group in Hiram returns to a donated sugar bush off Norton Road to brave the mud and fickle weather to collect sap from Hiram trees that will help rural farmers feed communities across the globe.
JAG Quiz Masters Capture Tournament Championship
Garrettsville - On Friday, March 4th, the James A. Garfield High School Quiz Masters hosted the Portage Quiz Bowl League Tournament at the Garrettsville...
Looking For An Old Beetle
It’s been in the back of my mind for quite a while now, that bucket list thing. Gotta have one more Volkswagen, my all-time...
