Windham JR High Students Recieve Grant To Visit War of 1812 Sites
Windham Jr High School’s Stephanie Smith and her junior high students grade classroom will soon head to Put-in-Bay, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program. This trip will provide students with an exceptional, hands-on history learning opportunity. Grants are awarded based on a competitive national application process, demonstrating Stephanie Smith’s commitment to...
Windham lauded for bravery and resilience in tornado response
After experiencing severe damage in less than 10 minutes in the wake of an EF1 tornado on April 17, 2024, Windham’s response was immediate. The Township’s quick and effective response was recognized as Portage County Emergency Management Agency Director Ryan Shackelford presented the Township with a building plaque for Windham’s courageous response and recovery to the tornado and the...
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Streetsboro baseball shuts down Windham in Portage County duel
It has been several years since the Streetsboro Rockets’ baseball team took on Portage County rival Windham. The Rockets celebrated senior day in style by shutting out Windham 10-0 in six innings last Friday at American Legion Field. “It was nice,” said Streetsboro Coach Chris Scisciani. “It was a great night for our seniors. They played really well, and I...
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Ohio Rep. Heidi Workman provides Legislative Update at Windham Board of Trustees Meeting
Ohio House of Representative Heidi Workman of District 72 attended the Windham Board of Trustees Township meeting last Thursday at the Windham Town Hall to provide updates on the current legislative session in the Ohio Legislature. Workman was elected to Ohio House in District 72, mainly Portage County, after she defeated incumbent State Representative Gail Pavliga last year in the...
Harold G. Metheny, Jr.
Harold G. Metheny, Jr., 87, of Windham, OH, went home to his Lord and Savior Saturday, May 3, 2025. He was born January 12, 1938, in Uniontown, PA, to the late Harold and Margaret “Ellie” (nee Fosbrink) Metheny, Sr. He was raised in Uniontown, PA, and moved with his wife and family to Ohio around 1965. Harold worked as a...
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Honoring The 2024 Windham Tornado Response And Recovery
Gratitude, resilience and pride were on the minds of Windham Township community members and representatives of organizations that gathered last week at the township hall to honor the community’s response and ongoing restoration from the 2024 tornado. They shared gratitude that no residents were injured and for the coordinated response from government and non-government agencies, on the local, county and...
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Bombers’ baseball stifled by Lakers in season’s first loss
Through the first four games of the season, the Windham Bombers’ baseball team has been an offensive force. That was not the case on Friday, when the Bombers fell into a deep hole and could not slug their away out of it, losing 12-3 against Northeastern Athletic Conference rival Pymatuning Valley in a crossover game at Windham Community Park. “It...
Windham juniors Ethan Thornton and Matt Kolaczek selected for Buckeye Boys State
Once again, Windham High School will be well-represented at the American Legion Buckeye Boys Program as juniors Ethan Thornton and Matthew Kolaczek have each been selected to attend as the school’s delegates. “They are exactly everything Windham stands for,” Windham junior high history teacher Stephanie Parish-Smith told The Weekly Villager on April 10. “Individually, I know whatever classroom I go...
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Windham 6th grade students compete at National History Day Regional Competition
For the first time, the Windham School District had three 6th grade students compete at the 2025 Region 4 National History Day Regional Competition. Macabee Takacs, Diana Martin and Mia Miller were selected to participate. Miller and Martin’s group exhibit project of Laika, the dog that went into the space, was selected as a state qualifier on March 29...
Windham Board of Trustees create new zoning fee amendment
The Windham Township Board of Trustees continued to make changes to its zoning policies at its meeting last Thursday evening at the Windham Town Hall. The Board approved a new amendment that eliminated fees for applications for area and use variances and appeals. “If we are going to have no fee for three reasons, conditional use, variance and appeal,” Vice...
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Bombers’ baseball blends youth and experience for bounce back season
For a small program like the Windham Bombers’ baseball team, injuries suffered in other sports during the fall and winter season can have a huge impact on the spring season. After an injury-plagued season, the Bombers return with a small but talented senior class but are also bolstered by the arrival of a dynamic freshmen group. “We like our squad,”...
Windham softball ready to enter next phase with young roster
It has taken some time but as the Windham Bombers’ softball team enters its third season in the Tom VanKirk era, the team has slowly but surely rediscovered its pride. Despite returning only five starters amid a younger roster, the talent level is at its highest as Windham pursues its first winning season with VanKirk at the helm. “One of...
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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...
Windham Twp. Board of Trustees plans to commemorate one-year anniversary of tornado
The Windham Township Board of Trustees convened for their monthly meeting last Thursday at the Windham City Hall. One of the items that they discussed was holding some sort of special event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the EF1 tornado. “I don’t know if we had any ideas of how we celebrate or commemorate the day. Are there any...
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D. Jeffrey “Jeff” Miller
Our hero, D. Jeffrey “Jeff” Miller, passed away peacefully at the age of 63 after his hard fought 8-year battle with brain cancer on February 26th, 2025, with his family lovingly by his side. Born on August 27, 1961, in Ravenna, Ohio; he was a lifelong resident of Windham, Ohio. He is survived by his loving wife Lisa (Crews) Miller,...
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Bombers’ basketball exits playoffs in opening-round loss against Blue Devils
The Ohio High School Athletic Association basketball playoffs are sometimes viewed by teams as a rebirth after the regular season. But the Windham Bombers boys’ basketball team could not shake off their four-game losing streak entering the postseason and were defeated by Berlin Center Western Reserve 65-44 in the OHSAA Division VII Northeast 1 sectional championship last Friday evening...
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