Ingenuity Bears Fruit As One Family’s Venture Allows Them To Reap What They Have Sown
Ravenna - “Red Red wine, you make me feel so fine. You keep me rockin’ all of the time!” And, oh man, is the Wade family of West Main Street Winery rockin’ and hoppin’ because their juicy business has burst onto the scene! Jim, DeAnne and A.J. Wade have brought a significant sense of history and community pride to Ravenna...
Hiram resident Jamie Sitko understands how services can change lives
Hiram resident Jamie Sitko understands how services can change lives Jamie Sitko, M.Ed, PC-CR, is the owner and counselor at Sitko Counseling in Hiram, which she established in 2010. Due to her own experiences of surviving abuse and depression, Sitko has made it her life’s purpose to help others who have been victimized. “I have experienced trauma, the black hole of...
Think Local: The Barber of G’ville
The early twentieth century was the golden age for the modern barbershop. During this golden age, many barbershops were classy places. Often barber chairs were ornately carved from oak and walnut and upholstered with fine leather. Marble counters tops held beautifully colored glass tonic bottles and ingrained in the wood and leather in the shop was the smell of pipe...
Changes Coming to PCDL Service Hours & The Library Box- and We Think You Will Like Them
Portage County District Library (PCDL) announces that all branch locations are now providing library service with newly-expanded operating hours. Effective immediately, the new branch hours are as follows:Aurora Memorial and Pierce Streetsboro Branches, Monday and Tuesday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm; Friday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; and Saturday 9:00 am...
Hiram Twp News
At an emergency meeting in December, Trustees swore in Interim Fiscal Officer Jill Corbett, Shalersville’s current Fiscal Officer. Corbett stepped in after the untimely passing of Diane Rodhe on December 8th. Corbett agreed to assist the Township until such time that Trustees could appoint a replacement. At December’s regular Trustee meeting, which was held in the Township’s new building...
Families Understanding Addiction Program on August 12
Townhall II is holding a free educational program on the addiction and recovery process for family members. The program is for any adult who has a loved one facing addiction or living in recovery. It will be held in on Saturday, August 11 from 9am to 3pm with lunch provided. Topics include the addiction cycle, family conflict and stress...
Walk On: Rotary Golf Event Raises Funds for Walking Trail
Garrettsville - One of the more famous quotes about sports is attributed to Mark Twain, saying, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” Alas, this is quoted in the Reader’s Digest in 1948, but Twain died in 1910, so he probably had very little to do with the sentiment. Neither did the participants in the Tom Collins Memorial Rotary Trail event...
WVFD News
Windham - The WVFD Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting with all board members and fiscal officer in attendance. The board approved the November minutes, expenditures and bank reconciliation. They also approved the temporary appropriations of $600,000 for 2019. Chief Rich Gano reported that they had 539 calls to date (11/30/18). The gear extractor is in however, only...
New scholarships at Hiram College to recognize Girl Scouts
Hiram - Hiram College, in conjunction with Girl Scouts of the USA, is excited to announce new scholarships that recognize personal motivation, service to others, and high achievement. As part of the agreement, exemplary Girl Scouts who have earned a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Award, and have been referred by their troop leader as a strong match for the...
Mantua Village Garden Club News
Mantua - Members of the MVGC had the installation of their 2019 officers during their annual Christmas party, held, this year, at the home of member, Linda Hurd. The members enjoyed socializing, and a lively gift exchange, after a delicious holiday meal. Members also brought paper products to donate to the 4-C’s Food Cupboard. Newly elected officers were installed...
20th Century Club Visits Happy Trails Sanctuary
Members of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville met at the home of Linda Fitt on November 2, 2023 to learn about the Happy Trails Animal Sanctuary from its director, Ilona Urban and to enjoy harvest bounty provided by the hostess and her co-hostesses, Shirley Danku and Sharon Miller. First came roll call, which was answered by naming one’s favorite...
Giving Back: St. Joseph Church Achieves Premier Blood Partner Status
Mantua - St. Joseph Church in Mantua has been recognized by the American Red Cross as one of its Premier Blood Partners for 2019, a prestigious honor, for its support of the community and national blood supply. Last year, St. Joe’s helped the Red Cross collect 136 blood donations as part of its deep-rooted commitment to help save lives...
Garfield High School Football Prepares for Upcoming Season
Garrettsville - As summer transitions to fall, the excitement is palpable at Garfield High School as the football team readies itself for the upcoming season. In a recent episode of JAG Student Media’s podcast, Beyond The Bureau, hosts Aaron Rodhe (’24) and Preston Gedeon (’25) sat down with senior football player Keegan Sell to discuss the team's progress and...
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas…. Walk That Is
Garrettsville - The Christmas Walk 2018 kicks off on Thursday evening, November 1st from 6:30-9 p.m. with the Candlelight Night Walk.Enjoy this wonderful evening with your friends and family strolling through a special night of the Christmas Walk. Start out the night at the historic Mott building with hors d’oeuvres, desserts and champagne punch. Choose from an array of...
Mantua Village Council News
Mantua - At their last meeting, Mantua Village Council discussed proposed Ordinance 2017-21, which would amend the zoning ordinance relating to site and grading plan regulation. The proposed changes would require that where the existing grade of a lot or building is proposed to be changed by more than six inches, the property owner must request a permit from...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The upcoming gathering of the Ohio Genealogical Society’s Portage County Chapter is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2024. The meeting will take place at the Portage County Historical Society, situated at 6549 N. Chestnut St in Ravenna, Ohio, commencing at 10:00 a.m. We are delighted to announce that Claude Custer, a distinguished member of the Atwater Historical Society from Atwater,...
Windham Township Trustee News
Windham Twp. - The Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting with all pertinent folks in attendance. The meeting was called to order. The trustees approved the minutes and expenditures for the month of October. There were no guests willing to speak, so they moved on to roads. Brian Miller, road supervisor reported that they did ditch work...
Flippin’ Flapjacks For A Cause
Garrettsville - What’s not to like about a pancake breakfast – hot buttered pancakes smothered in real maple syrup!! To make things even better, the proceeds from these all-you-can eat breakfasts will benefit the Garrettsville Farmers’ Market “Farms to Families Program” and the Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard!! Thanks to our amazing sponsors, attendees will enjoy real maple syrup from...
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Kids of all ages will be thrilled to learn that Santa will be making a few stops in the area next Saturday, December 4th. The first Santa sighting will be in Hiram at 10:30 am when he joins the Kiwanis for family fun at their Pizza with Santa at the Hiram Christian Church Fellowship Hall (6868 Wakefield Road). The...
Windham Township Trustee News
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting recently with all trustees, fiscal officer and zoning inspector in attendance. The trustees are as follows: Chairperson Danny Burns, Brian Miller and Rich Gano. The fiscal officer is Casey Timmons and Joe Pinti is the zoning inspector. The meeting was called to order and the board of trustees approved...
JA Garfield Historical Society News
Garrettsville - The May 19, 2014 meeting of the James A. Garfield Historical Society was focused on three main items : ***The Mott building will be open on May 24 during the Main Street CAR SHOW and on June 7 for the regular, first-Saturday-of-the-month Open House from 10:00 to 2:00. ***Many of the surviving documents—maps, abstracts of land titles and transfers,...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram met remotely on May 6, 2020 to discuss the following: What to do about Memorial Day observances is being considered by Council and others normally part of the activities, possibly including live streaming, volunteer musicians to perform “Taps” and a recording of the Garfield Pride playing the National Anthem; more news later. The Nelson-Garrettsville Community Cupboard...
PCDL on November 3 Ballot- Issue #31
Portage County District Library (PCDL) will be appearing on the November 3, 2020 ballot as Issue #31. The Library is asking for a 1-Mill, 10-year property tax levy to supplement its operating budget. At present, PCDL is one of the only systems in the area that relies solely on state funding. Because it does not currently receive any money...
Barn Talk & Painting Demo on Saturday
Cincinnati-based painter Robert Kroeger has made several trips to Northern Portage County to document local agricultural buildings with oil paint. That’s because Kroeger is on a mission to create impasto oil paintings of historic barns before the structures succumb to time. In the course of his visits with barn owners, he finds out more about how they were used...
Spring Programs at Your YMCA
The Garrettsville Family YMCA has got you covered. Check out the programs offered—from Chair Yoga to Line Dancing or Pilates to Y-Cycle or anything in between—they’ve got your number, got your skill level, got your interest in getting more active. The Real You is an 8-week weight loss program unique to the Y, which includes nutritional...
Mantua-Shalersville Fire District News
Mantua - At their last meeting, Fire Board members unanimously passed a Resolution of Necessity, allowing Fiscal Officer Ashlee Hawkins to submit the required paperwork to the Board of Elections in time to permit a Fire Levy Replacement on the ballot for voters within the Fire District as early as March 2020. According to Fire Chief Matt Roosa, the levy...
Congressman David Joyce to Deliver Hiram Memorial Day Keynote Address
2017 marks the 150th anniversary of General John A. Logan's proclamation on General Order No. 11 declaring the 30th day of May as a day "...designated for the purpose of strewing flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country..." establishing "Decoration Day", or Memorial Day as we now know it, as a...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville - April 14 ~ Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club moves to new location, time. Beginning on April 21, the club will be trying out a change to meeting at noon in Cal’s II to accommodate today’s busier schedules and altered commercial circumstances. Give it a try. The president-elect, Delores McCumbers spoke of her visit to the Kent club to observe proceedings...
Miller’s Celebrates 15 Years
Garrettsville - Miller’s Family Restaurant located on Main Street in Garrettsville is celebrating 15 years! Owner Monica Miller decided to try her hand in the restaurant business and her customers are very glad she did! She opened first in Windham for a year until the building in Garrettsville became available. Monica moved her business and has been serving up...
Hiram Village News
Hiram - The November 18th meeting on the annexation has been continued to January 24, 2011 at 9am. At this continuation of the hearing, the Board of County Commissioners will make a decision on the annexation based on a series of guidelines. Eight bids were received for the Community Block Grant that was awarded to Hiram in August 2009 in...
