ADULT EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Change your career direction today! Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Education Department is offering full scholarships this spring for the following evening programs: Dental Assisting; Medical Billing & Coding; or Phlebotomy. Our scholarships are provided through the State of Ohio’s program called Ohio Work Ready, which provides programs at no cost through Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Education Department. The adult student...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Portage County Historical Society, 6549 N. Chestnut St., in Ravenna, Ohio at 10:00 a.m. The guest speaker will be Mary Jamba, who will explain “Epitaphs & Icons: What you can Discover in the Graveyard.” With over 26 years of genealogy research...
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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...
Maplewood Career Center Adult Education Classes For Free
Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Education Department has scholarships! In May and June, the following classes are free-of-charge: Dental Assisting, Phlebotomy, or Medical Billing & Coding. This fall our upcoming classes include: Industrial Maintenance: Electrical, Mechanical, or Fluid Power; Industrial Maintenance Automation Controls Technology; Precision Machining; and Welding. Check out our classes at www.mwood.cc and click on Workforce Development. To see if...
Events Planned For Child Abuse Prevention Month
The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Portage County Job & Family Services (PCJFS) is aiming to raise awareness. The PCJFS CARES Line investigates an average of 276 reports of alleged child abuse or neglect each month. In 2024, 3,316 reports were received to investigate allegations of physical/sexual abuse or neglect. The social work staff at...
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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...
White House Tavern enjoys ribbon-cutting ceremony
Since 1843, the Jennings House on North Chestnut Street has been the home of several restaurants in Ravenna. The newest eatery, the White House Tavern sports bar, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday afternoon. “I think that it is great because Preston Stewart and Joshua Smith seem young and vibrant, wanting to get things reinvigorated and they have a good...
Former Ravenna boys’ basketball assistant Mike Fuline becomes Mount Union’s winningest coach
Any time Mount Union University men’s basketball Coach Mike Fuline has started as a new head coach, he has not needed a lengthy adjustment period. The former Ravenna Ravens boys’ assistant coach etched his name in Purple Raiders’ history by becoming the winningest coach in program history this season when his squad defeated Ohio Athletic Conference foe Otterbein University...
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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...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Portage County Historical Society, 6549 N. Chestnut St in Ravenna Ohio at 10:00 a.m. The guest speaker will be Roslyn Torella, who will delve into “Finding More on Passenger Lists.” Torella, with roots in the Mahoning Valley, is a member of...
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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...
Maplewood Career Center students assist with Renaissance Family Center renovations
The Windham Renaissance Family Center originally only needed some electrical work to be provided to the Calvary Chapel Church’s lighting, but it has blossomed into much more. Thanks to the hard work of the students in the Electrical program and also in the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning at Maplewood Career Center, the building has undergone extensive work over...
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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...
Longtime Portage County softball Coach Luke Darrah ready to resurrect Ravenna
For Luke Darrah, there were no plans for a sixth act as a high school softball coach after he retired as Kent Roosevelt’s softball coach last year. Darrah’s retirement only lasted briefly and will help turn around the Ravenna Ravens’ softball team, having been announced as their new head coach on Jan. 1. “I enjoy working with kids that want...
Progam To Distribute Computers Announced
Portage County Job and Family Services is announcing the Renew Tech 2.0 Program. This program aims to reduce e-waste in the county office by offering equipment no longer being used by the agency to eligible Portage County residents. Beginning March 3, the Renew Tech 2.0 Program will accept applications to distribute office equipment including desktop computers, monitors, and speakers. The...
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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...
Rising Costs Challenge Shepherd’s House
Shepherd’s House( has released updated statistics on the number of homeless individuals utilizing the shelter. As of February 20, 2025, 52 individuals, including 2 families (6 children) and 46 single adults, have sought refuge at the Shepherd’s House. (17 of those individuals are utilizing the warming center.) Since opening its doors in April of 2022, this is the...
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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...
This & That New and Used Goods store provides different twist
There are plenty of thrift stores and discount stores around Ravenna. But there has never been a store that offers both thrift and discount shopping until the This and That New and Used Goods store opened its doors on Jan. 31. “We have two aspects,” store owner Diana Wilson told The Weekly Villager. “We have the thrift store section-everyone enjoys...
Hometown Urgent Care holds “ribbon-cutting” ceremony
Before 2021, there were no Urgent Care & Occupational Health centers located in Portage County. Now there are two Urgent Care centers in the county and the Hometown Urgent Care Center officially hosted its “ribbon-cutting” ceremony last Thursday afternoon in Ravenna. “As far as Ravenna is concerned and the Chamber’s perspective, it is awesome,” Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce Executive...
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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...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at the Portage County Historical Society, 6549 N. Chestnut St in Ravenna Ohio at 10:00 a.m. The guest speaker will be Cheryl Brown Abernathy. Abernathy will speak about the numerous Lineage Societies that are available through the Ohio Genealogical Society and other societies...
Maplewood Evening Programs for Adults
Now is the time to sign up for evening adult classes at Maplewood Career Center. Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Education Department has scholarships for adults for most programs starting at $500 per program. We have no-interest payment plans and placement services to help adult students gain employment after program completion. Upcoming spring programs include: Cosmetology, Dental Assisting, Medical Billing...
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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...
Ravenna gets Hollywood experience during week of filming
The City of Ravenna has started the 2025 year on a high note after getting a taste of the Hollywood experience. The City spent all of last week experiencing what it was like to film a movie having been selected as the backdrop for the movie “Divorcing the Mob.” “It is awesome,” Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ryann...
Streetsboro boys’ basketball flattens Ravenna in league showdown
Any chance for a Metro Athletic Conference victory is always a nice incentive for the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ basketball team, but whenever Portage County rival Ravenna is involved, the conference implications take a backseat to the Battle of Lake Rockwell. The Rockets played stout defense to prevail 64-28 against Ravenna last Friday evening at the James L. Coll Gymnasium. “Any...
Ravens finish as runners-up, Rocket girls clinch third at MAC bowling tournament
It has been a season of resurgence for the Portage County bowling programs in the Metro Athletic Conference. The Ravenna Ravens boys’ bowling team earned second place in the MAC postseason tournament by knocking down 3774 pins and the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ bowling team finished in third place with a score of 2900 last Saturday at the Spins Bowling...
Domestic Violence Task Force expected to combine Portage County resources
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the founding of the 24/7 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners services in the emergency room of the University Hospitals Portage County Medical Center, Portage County is making an effort to start combining community resources to better aid domestic violence victims. The UH Portage Medical Center held the inaugural meeting of the Domestic Violence Task...
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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...
Movie Filming Shines Spotlight on Ravenna
The city is serving as a backdrop for Divorcing the Mob, a film produced by Polestar Pictures. Written by John Reign, with contributions from John P. Wood, Rich Varville, and Harry Schenawolf, the movie blends crime and comedy as it follows mafia boss Vincent “Blue Eyes” Berlusconi’s attempt to leave his criminal past behind—while secretly entering the FBI Witness...
