Freedom Township News
Freedom Twp. - The November 18 meeting began with a presentation by Mr. Ratliff, Lease Acquisitions, Kenyon Energy, who presented a revised lease agreement based on discussions with Mr. Zizka and Attorney Dann Timmons. Added were a water testing clause before and after drilling and a water damage clause. The water testing would be done at the oil company’s...
How Did Stamm Road Get Its Name?
Freedom Twp. - Ever wonder where Stamm Rd got its name? The September 13th Freedom Historical Society program will feature 2 cousins who will present their family history and answer that question. Joe Stamm and Kathie Stamm Havener, whose fathers were twins, will share stories of the Stamm family in Freedom (different from the Stamms of Mantua). Their paternal...
Maplewood Carpentry Students Work On Schoolhouse
During these difficult times, the Freedom Township Historical Society is thankful for those in the community who have helped us. FTHS is renovating a former one-room schoolhouse and church on S.R. 303 to use as a museum and community center. One of the priorities of our renovation is to restore handicapped access to the building, which had fallen into disrepair...
Community Development Grant spurs transformation at Freedom Township Historical Society
The Freedom Township Historical Society is beginning the new year with a bang! This week contractors are supposed to start (weather permitting) tearing out the old front steps to the school and replacing them with a different design. We are also the recipients of a sidewalk on the west side connecting the new steps to two handicap parking spaces...
Freedom Historical Society News
The Freedom Township Historical Society will host local historian and author Julie Thompson at 7 pm July 9 at the Freedom Community Center, 8940 S.R. 700. She will speak about her new book The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio: Alvin ‘Creepy’ Karpis on His Road to Alcatraz, which details the life and crimes of the...
Freedom Township is Going to the Dogs
That’s what we’re all going to be able to do real soon now, doggone it. Here’s the skinny : Duke’s K9 Dash N’ Splash at 6948 State Route 303 ,Windham, OH, 44288--in case you want to find it with your phone--it’s in Freedom Township, between Freedom Center and Drakesburg, is getting ready to open up, any day now. You will...
K9 Business Muzzled by Local Trustees
Unbeknown to owner Michelle Filler, since the initial decision was made by then Zoning Inspector Gerald Apple, and construction moved forward, her business had been discussed at every trustee meeting from December until May 2021. In related news, the Zoning Inspector resigned from his role, citing “the harsh work environment and unpleasant verbal attacks, along with a perceived lack of support by the Trustees as a group,” as the reasons for his resignation. Upon his departure, Assistant Zoning Inspector Laura Chartier, a relative of Trustee Ziska, was put charge of enforcing the Township’s Zoning codes.
Portage County Commissioners announce rural broadband expansion
When talking about Portage County, it is easy to forget that the 15th largest county in the State of Ohio has several townships that do not have broadband. That is about to change, as the Portage County Commissioners announced a rural broadband expansion project at a luncheon last Thursday afternoon at Freedom Town Hall. “In 2021 we started looking into...
Freedom Fall Festival Scheduled for September 25th
Freedom Twp. - The Freedom Fall Festival Craft and Vendor Show will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Freedom Town Hall Pavilion at the intersections of St. Rt. 88/700/303. We still have vendor and entertainment/demonstrations spaces available. We will have our Cow Chip Bingo back this year. You can win...
Virtual Voter Forum
League of Women Voters of Northern Portage County is hosting a Virtual Voter Form on April 7th at 7 pm. The forum will present new tax issues on the ballot for the May 4th election that impact the communities we serve which are Aurora, Freedom, Garrettsville, Hiram, Mantua, Nelson and Shalersville. Register to attend the webinar by visiting https://www.northernportagecountylwv.org/ or...
