University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Aids County Domestic Violence Task Force
UH Portage Medical Center and the Portage County Prosecutor’s Office are working to provide the community with robust resources to better ensure victims of violence can seek care close to home. Friday, January, 24th marked the launch of the Portage County Domestic Violence Task Force meeting at UH Portage Medical Center. UH Portage Medical Center has SANE, sexual assault nurse examiner...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” 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...
Red Devils’ basketball overwhelms Huskies to strengthen lead in conference
Sometimes it takes a while for the offense to click when a high school basketball team plays a road game. That was not the case for the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball squad which pummeled Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division rival Cardinal 90-46 to remain undefeated last Friday night in Middlefield. “Offensively, I thought we did really well,” said Crestwood...
Carlos Bruton breaks 1000 points
On Saturday, January 25th, during the Waterloo vs. Windham basketball game, Windham senior Carlos Bruton hit a huge milestone, scoring his 1,000th career point. The gym was packed, and as soon as the shot went in, the crowd went wild. It was a special moment for Carlos, his teammates, and everyone who’s been cheering him on throughout his basketball...
Hiram Historical Society and Hiram College to Showcase Historic Garfield Campaign Flag
The Hiram Historical Society, in partnership with Hiram College, will present a special event titled “The Garfield Flag,” featuring the James A. Garfield 1880 presidential campaign flag. The event will be held at the Kennedy Center on the Hiram College campus from 12 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, and Friday, Feb. 21, as well as from 9:30...
Celebrate Galentine’s in Mantua
Mantua’s first annual Galentine’s Day event kicks off on Saturday, February 8 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Lulu Tru Salon. The village-wide event is the perfect way to shake off the winter blues! Start your evening at Lulu Tru and pick up your Galentine’s stamp card. (Completed cards will be entered into a prize drawing.) Book a hair treatment...
Portage Park District Seeks Commissioner Applicants
Portage Park District Commissioner Chuck Engelhart recently completed his 9th year on the Park District’s and decided to retire his commission instead of seeking reappointment to another term. Commissioner Engelhart is greatly appreciated for the knowledge, experience and integrity he brought to Portage Parks at a time of great growth after the passage of its first levy. The Park District...
Bras Across the Bridge: Celtic Club’s Ongoing Fight Against Cancer
The 15th Annual Celtic Club Fights Cancer event took place on the West Main Street bridge over the Cuyahoga River in downtown Kent on Oct. 18. The Club displayed bras to help raise cancer awareness. The display, which began as Bras Across the Crooked River in 2010 to promote breast cancer awareness, now promotes awareness of all cancers. Kent...
Garfield G-Men girls’ bowling triumphs against Champion to remain undefeated
Since joining the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier Division for the 2020-21 season, the Garfield G-Men girls’ bowling team has been a staple of consistency. The G-Men continued rolling by defeating MVAC Grey Tier foe Champion 2017-1570 last Wednesday afternoon at the Skylane Bowling Alley in Garrettsville. “We were pretty close to our average,” said Coach Joe Brigham. “It...
Crestwood wrestling earns fourth place at Battle of the Belt
It is at that time of the high school wrestling season when it is time to get down to business. The Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling received a nice boost of confidence when they finished in fourth place with a team score of 106.0 points at the Battle of the Belt Tournament last Saturday at Berkshire. “It was nice to go...
Red Devil girls’ basketball amps up pressure in second half to beat G-Men
After a stretch of eight straight losses, the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ basketball team has finally reclaimed the edge in their Portage County rivalry against the Garfield G-Men. Crestwood secured its second straight victory with a defensive clinic in the second half, beating the G-Men 45-34 last Saturday afternoon at Hiram College’s Price Gymnasium. “I think for the girls it...
Be Part of the Journey: Help Fund The Obsidian Mirror
Local filmmaker and JAG High School alum Vinny Sisson has embarked on an ambitious project with The Obsidian Mirror, a supernatural thriller blending the eerie nostalgia of 1980s and 1990s horror classics with a deeply personal narrative. Serving as both cinematographer and producer, Sisson collaborates with writer-director-producer Adam Deierling on this feature-length film currently in development and seeking crowdfunding...
Streetsboro boys’ basketball dominates Akron Springfield in rematch game
The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ basketball team’s second time playing through the Metro Athletic Conference continues to go as well as it did the first time. The Rockets overpowered MAC foe Akron Springfield 69-16 last Friday evening at Streetsboro High School. Not only did it keep the Rockets (12-2, 9-0) undefeated in conference play, it also marked the 200th career coaching...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” 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...
Shepherd’s House (formerly Haven of Portage County) Announces $50,000 Match Challenge to Support Local Homeless Shelter
Anne Marie Noble, Executive Director of Shepherd’s Hours, is thrilled to announce a $50,000 match challenge to benefit Shepherd’s House, a vital resource in our community dedicated to providing shelter, meals, and support services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Through March 1, 2025, every dollar donated will be matched, doubling the impact of each contribution. “This match challenge is...
Night at the Races fundraiser returns
No matter how much time has passed, the City of Ravenna still remains a football town first and foremost. After taking a one year hiatus, the annual Night at the Races fundraiser returns to the Immaculate Conception Hall on Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. “It is something that Athletic Director Jim Lunardi has been doing for years and we did...
Windham grad Cameron Pozsgai earns induction into Athletic Hall of Fame
It had been several years since Windham alum Cameron Pozsgai stepped foot on the Marty Hill Court where he played four years of basketball. In his return to his alma matter, the 2013 graduate was honored by the Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee on Jan. 10 at Windham High School and inducted into the Windham Athletic Hall of...
Portage Foundation Unveils Community Education Series
The Portage Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its new Community Education Series, designed to empower and educate the Portage County community on a variety of topics. The inaugural program, titled “Heir Conditioning: How to Make an Inheritance Mean Something,” will take place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Hobbs Hall in Kent, from 6:00 PM to...
Garfield G-Men basketball mows down Crestview Rebels
The Garfield G-Men boys’ basketball team has proven that they are not one-dimensional. They showed their versatility once again when they overpowered Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier foe Crestview 60-35 last Thursday evening in Richland County. “I told the guys after the game that we did not play anywhere close to our best game of basketball, and we still...
Windham boys basketball fends off Fairport Harding
As soon as the Windham Bombers boys’ basketball team began play in the New Year, things quickly turned around. The Bombers’ resurgence continued by snapping a four-game losing streak in Northeastern Athletic Conference and celebrated Hall of Fame Night by surviving NAC foe Fairport Harding 71-68 in a crossover game last Friday evening at Marty Hill Court. “We think we...
Portage Park District seeks public comment on 2025 projects
The Portage Park District is seeking public comments on 2025 park and trail projects and planning efforts to help shape future park development. Portage County residents and park users are encouraged to visit the planning page on portageparkdistrict.org to view the plans and complete the associated surveys. Site plans have been drafted for the Towner’s Woods Park trailhead in Franklin...
Aurora wrestling takes second place at Suburban League American Conference meet
At the halfway point of the high school wrestling regular season, Aurora Greenmen coach Jeremy Johnson said his team can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Greenmen crowned one conference champion en route to finishing as the runners-up by scoring 418.0 points at the Suburban League championship last Saturday at Medina Highland High School. “It gives...
Thank You from the Garrettsville People Tree Sharing Program 2024
Your donation provided toys and food for 170 Families (approx 1,000 people) We would like to THANK everyone in our amazing community for coming together to help provide over 290 children something to open Christmas morning. We had so much help to make this season so successful. A BIG THANK YOU TO IGA and Value Foods for allowing our bell ringers...
Red Devils basketball leans on defense to survive upset bid by Badgers
According to Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball Coach Josh Jakacki, he knew that despite his team trailing by 15 points at the halfway mark of the second quarter, all they needed was a spark to turn things around. The Red Devils caught fire to storm back and upstage Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division foe Berkshire 44-39 to remain undefeated...
Planning for growth and giving back at the January 13 meeting
The January 13, 2025 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club was all about organizing and planning for new recruits, new programs & people, scaling back to focus on what’s already on the plate (HopeTownOhio, for instance), invitations to “people who know”, as well as people who can connect. There were thoughts of possibly lighting the Tom Collins Trail, making...
Windham Board of Trustees lays out organizational alignment
The Windham Township Board of Trustees convened for their first monthly meeting of the New Year last Wednesday evening at Windham Town Hall and quickly agreed on what the organizational alignment of the Board would be like for 2025. The organizational layout of the Board for the 2025 will largely resemble the same organizational structure as last year, with Dan...
Garfield G-Men to Host Game Night Fundraiser for Pediatric Cancer Support
The Garfield G-Men boys basketball team is set to cap off their regular season with a meaningful matchup against the Windham Bombers on Saturday, Feb. 15. This isn’t just another game—it’s an opportunity to rally the community and make a difference for families affected by pediatric cancer. The team is hosting a fundraiser under the theme “Go, Fight, Cure,” selling...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” 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...
It’s time to register for Kindergarten at JAG
It’s time to register for a Kindergarten Screening appointment if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2025. To complete online documents, visit our website, www.jagschools.org, click on Menu, scroll down to the FinalForms link. Please call Kristine @ the Elementary office, 330-527-2184, for a screening appointment on Wednesday, March 5, Thursday, March 6 or Thursday,...
MHRB receives over $1.3 million investment in Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Prevention
The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County received $1,365,871 to invest in local treatment, prevention, and recovery supports to advance ongoing efforts to fight substance use disorders and prevent overdose deaths. These funds are part of the State Opioid and Stimulant Response (SOS) grant funds awarded throughout Ohio. These SOS 4.0 grants were received by the Ohio Department...
