Portage County DD Board Honors Hattie Larlham Employee with Community Service Award
Mantua – Hattie Larlham employee Maggie Wooten has been selected as a recipient of the Earl and Mary Lohr Community Service Award presented by the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities. This award recognizes high-performing professionals and engaged citizens in the developmental disabilities services field. Award recipients have a known reputation for providing exemplary advocacy, services or supports to individuals...
Crestwood To Honor Graduates at Midway Drive-In
Mantua - Recently Dave McMahon, Principal of Crestwood High School, shared details on the graduation plans for the class of 2020. He noted that based on guidelines released on April 29th by Governor DeWine and the Ohio Board of Health, schools are not permitted to conduct face-to-face graduations at any time this summer. He noted that Crestwood is working...
Crestwood School Board Bans Use of Personal Communication Devices
Mantua - At the last Crestwood School Board meeting, the board approved a policy that states that usage of personal communication devices (PCDs) are not permitted during the school day. The policy defines PCDs to include computers, tablets, electronic readers, cell phones, smartphones, and/or other web-enabled devices of any type. The policy notes, however, that students may use PCDs...
Crestwood HS Class Shows 1800’s Frontier Life in 2019 Mantua
Mantua - For those who’ve ever wondered about how Ohio looked back in the 1800s, a trip back in time is as close as Crestwood High School, at least during Frontier Days in May. That’s when students from the American Experience Academy class showcase what they’ve learned all year in a replica of a colonial settlement constructed on school...
Fall & Stebbins Automotive, Inc. Earns Trust Award
Mantua - Dean Stebbins Sr. from Fall & Stebbins Automotive, Inc. of Mantua, OH received the American Towman Trust Award in Atlantic City on December 61h, 2019 at the world’s largest trade show for towing professionals, the American Towman Exposition. A towing company that receives the award was nominated by a third party organization in the towing trade who...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At their last meeting, Crestwood Superintendent David Toth shared that at the start of that week, the district’s nutrition team had distributed 35,172 meals to local families. While the school year has progressed virtually, Toth noted that no new instruction will take place after May 22nd. He shared that each school will determine the review and practice...
Corn Maze Opens Early at Derthicks
Mantua - While Derthicks Corn Maze has been in operation for 15 years, many folks have made a tradition of visiting from near and far. This year, the Derthick family is delighted to once again invite visitors to the farm -- something they weren’t sure would happen due to Covid-19. “Being cooped up is no fun,” MaryEllen Derthick Hamlin...
Los Venados Mexican Restaurant Grill & Cantina Now Open in Mantua
It’s hard to miss the new restaurant that opened at the busy corner of State Route 82 and State Route 44 in Mantua in December. You may not have known that the location is the third Los Venados location that’s popped up in Northeast Ohio in as many years. The first location in Orwell opened in September 2021. The...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At their recent organizational meeting, the Crestwood School Board elected Karen Schulz to serve as Board President and Kristen Cavanaugh to serve as Vice President in 2021. They determined that the board would continue the pattern of meeting monthly at the Crestwood Primary School building at 7 pm. In their first regular meeting of 2021, which was held...
Mantua’s Newest Mural Is Complete
If you’ve driven through Mantua, you’ve no doubt seen the colorful mural taking shape in the heart of the historic village this summer. On a gorgeous evening last weekend, the mural completion was officially celebrated by a socially distant gathering of some of those who helped make it possible. “It’s official. The mural is completed!” marveled local photographer and mural...
Crestwood Schools Public Notice
The Crestwood School District Board of Education hereby gives public notice in accordance with Section 3307.353 of the Ohio Revised Code that Elizabeth Marlow, who is currently employed by the Board of Education as a Teacher, will be retired and seeking reemployment with the School District in the same position following her service retirement. The Board of Education will...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At the last board meeting, Superintendent David Toth asked the board to consider approving placing a request for new revenue on the November 3rd ballot. He reiterated that such a measure was necessary in order to provide the same services and programs to students in light of state budget cuts and inflationary increases. Toth noted the district...
Crestwood High School Students Continue Cuyahoga River Clean-Up
In the middle of June, 1969, the Cuyahoga River burst into flames when a spark from a passing train flew down and ignited debris on the surface of the river. Although fires on the river were common at the time due to industrial waste and high levels of water pollution, it was this event that served as the...
Art on the Hill Returns to Mantua
Mantua - Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation (DMRC) is excited to announce the return of their popular, award-winning, arts and crafts show, Art on the Hill, on Saturday, July 10th from 10 am until 6 pm on East Prospect Street in Mantua Village.“We’re really looking forward to the excitement and energy of having events in town again,” DMRC President Edie...
Mantua Celebrates Christmas in the Village
Mantua - This holiday season, shopping local is even more important, as area restaurants and businesses move forward amidst a pandemic. Local folks have appreciated the convenience of having access to small stores close to home during this strange year, appreciating that much of what they spend at local shops remains in the community. According to data gathered by...
Crestwood Students Hold Cruise-In for a Cause
Mantua - On a crisp October Sunday morning, the day following Homecoming at Crestwood High School (CHS), the parking lot was full of vehicles of all kinds. No, these were not cars belonging to students who danced the night away; they were those of car lovers and collectors of all kinds attending the Crestwood Cruise-In for a Cause, a...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - Regarding water and sewer systems, Village Administrator John Trew suggested conducting a lead line study among village residents to ascertain how many homes within the village still have lead pipes. To that end, Mayor Linda Clark is asking residents to photograph the waterlines that enter their homes at the water meter site and email them to her...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At a special meeting held on July 29th, council heard from video producer Mark Hamer from the Garage Creative Studios based in Brecksville. Hamer approached council to ask whether the village would be amenable to allowing his company to shoot video for an upcoming project in the village. He noted several sites around town that would be...
CHS Students Join Community Members for Annual Fall Clean-Up
Mantua - If you happened to be out walking or driving through Mantua on the morning of October 2, you might have seen several Crestwood High School students throughout the downtown area and Buchert Memorial Park working alongside members of the Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation (DMRC). Each year, students who participate in various service oriented classes and clubs volunteer...
Forage & Feather Collective Coming Soon
Mantua - The Village of Mantua is experiencing resurgence as storefronts are renovated and new tenants bring their wares and new life to the historic small town. Soon, another new shop will hang a shingle, offering yet another option in shopping local, in a natural new way.Forage + Feather: an Artisan Collective will be coming to the historic Mantua...
Mantua Potato Festival Celebrates 50 Years
This weekend, the Potato Festival will continue its long history of bringing folks to the small community to celebrate the lowly spud. What has been known over the past 50-plus years as the Mantua Potato Festival first began as a Potato Show in 1938.
Forage + Feather Welcomes New Owner Artisan
Mantua - When Forage + Feather opened its doors last August at the historic Mantua Grain building (4690 East Prospect), the shop provided visitors with the ability to browse among jewelry, body products, and home furnishings curated from over a dozen local artisans under one roof. Shop founders Tracy Fana and Hedy Laverdiere -- both artisans themselves, used their...
Crestwood Primary School Celebrates Milk
Mantua - In honor of National Milk Day, which commemorates the first time dairy milk was delivered to homes in sterilized glass bottles, Crestwood Primary School welcomed some very special guests to their school. Miss Becca and Farmer Nate (Rebecca and Nathan Goodell), from Goodell’s Family Farms, along with Farmer Larry (Larry Guyette) from Guyette Farms in Mantua came...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - In their first board meeting of 2020, board members Timothy Herron, Bonnie Lovejoy, and Karen Schulz took their oath of office. The group then elected Karen Schulz to serve as school board president and Kristen Cavanaugh to serve as board vice president for 2020.The board then approved a motion to set the calendar for regular meeting dates,...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - At a recent meeting, the School Board accepted the resignation of Charles McDougall “under protest” in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3319.15 and 3314.103. In public comment, parent Kathleen Slacas spoke advocating mask usage within the district’s schools. She asked the board to respect Science and set a good example for the students. In addition, Slacas shared documentation,...
Crestwood Seeks Renewal Levy
Mantua - At their last meeting, the Board voted to place a renewal levy on the ballot for the upcoming November elections. So, Crestwood Schools will be on the ballot on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, for a tax renewal in the amount of 4.27 mills, to cover emergency needs. According to information shared by the district, the proposed levy...
Crestwood School Board News
Mantua - The new school year brings lots of new faces throughout all the buildings at Crestwood Schools. The district’s new staff includes CHS Assistant Principal Angelina Berilla, Guidance Counselor Casey Vastag, Intervention Specialist Emily Carney, Band Director Angela Adkins, Choir/Band Director Nicole Nero, and CMS Principal Edward Kosek. In addition, the following teachers joined the district as well:...
Emily Hammonds Sworn In As Landmark Commission Member
Mantua - At the last meeting, Mayor Linda Clark swore in Ms. Emily Hammonds, a new member of the Landmark Commission, as council members looked on. Hammonds teaches Algebra at Crestwood High School and is a Red Devil graduate from 1995. She joins those appointed at the previous month’s meeting. Those include: Don Buchart, Ashlee Hawkins, Lisa Zamecnik, Scott...
R44 Improvements Continue in Mantua
Mantua - Those who adhere to the Stephen Covey idea that ‘What you do has far greater impact than what you say,’ may see that thought in action in Mantua these days. Restoration 44 opened its doors in May of 2019 offering coffees, teas, and a welcome meeting spot, its open doors invited those from near and far to...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At their last Council meeting, which was live-streamed due to Covid-19, Village Council voted unanimously to cancel the Soap Box Derby, Art on the Hill, and the Headwaters Adventure Race special events. The Village Park lodge, pavilion, and playgrounds will remain closed until Governor DeWine mandates they may be safely opened to the public. Next, Council discussed a...
