Windham School Board News
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) held their most recent meeting via Zoom due to the high COVID-19 numbers. They had all board members in attendance, along with the superintendent and the treasurer. A discussion was held on an Ohio house bill that looks good initially, but when delved into, it takes more money from already financially strapped...
Doc’s Southern BBQ Opens this Week in Windham
Windham - A taste of the south is arriving in Windham this week, when Doc’s Southern BBQ opens its doors on Friday July 26th. The restaurant will feature baby back ribs, briskets, chicken, pulled pork, wings and other daily specials. The sides will have a southern flare, featuring okra, coleslaw, corn on the cob, BBQ baked beans and more....
Village of Windham Public Water Continues ‘Do Not Drink Advisory’ for Infants Under 1-Year-Old and Nursing and Pregnant Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2018 CONTACT: Village of Windham: Maurice Hankins, (330) 281-1742 Ohio EPA: James Lee: (614) 644-2160 Portage County Health District: Mary Hellen Smith, (330) 296-9919 ext. 106 Village of Windham Public Water Continues ‘Do Not Drink Advisory’ for Infants Under 1-Year-Old and Nursing and Pregnant Women Village Officials, Portage County Health District and Ohio EPA Work to Resolve Manganese Issues at Village Water Plant The Village of Windham water...
Junior High Students Rock History Day
Windham Junior High buzzed with historical excitement at their annual History Day competition! Ten projects captivated the judges, earning them a spot in the next round at Youngstown State University. But the accolades don’t stop there! Local history whizzes, Talon Kellar and Aniyah Madgett, rocketed all the way to the state competition with their project on the Atomic Bomb. Congratulations...
Windham’s Student Food Pantry is in the Running for the Neighborhood Assist Grant
Windham - Windham School’s Student Food Pantry is in the top 200 for a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grant. The application was submitted by Crystal Hickman. On the application, Hickman stated, that the student food pantry focuses on meeting the needs of the students. They knew the kids had two meals a day during the week because they...
Windham BOE Fills Vacancies Before School Starts
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met for their regularly scheduled meeting recently with one board member absent. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance recited before board president Mandy Berardinelli turned the floor over to guest John Harris of the Portage County District Library (PCDL). Harris was there to share about the library...
Local Man Shares UFO Experience – Part II
You’ll recall from the first part of Joe’s story, which appeared in the December 25th issue, where he shared what he experienced one night on Shanks Downes Road on his way home from work. You’ll remember that Joe set the phone aside, and didn’t think about them again until he sat down to remove old contacts and download photos...
Windham Board of Education News
Windham - They did it! They graduated without the usual “Pomp and Circumstance”, the class of 2020 are now graduates of Windham High School. Windham High School seniors had a chance to experience graduation in a different way. Instead of the usual band, lots of family members and friends offering congratulatory hugs and hand-shakes, it was a quiet, intimate...
Windham Puts a 1.5 Mills Replacement Levy on the November Ballot
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met for their regularly scheduled meeting last week with all but one member in attendance. The board approved the usual -- minutes, expenditures, and financial report. Superintendent Aireane Curtis said, they are placing a replacement 1.5 mills on the ballot in November. Residents can look for it under Issue 29 on the...
The WVFD Changes Meeting Times and Makes Staff Adjustments
Windham - The Windham WVFD Fire Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting with all board members and fiscal officer in attendance. The board approved the minutes, expenditures and bank reconciliation for the month of October before moving on. The board voted unanimously to change the meeting time from 7pm to 6 pm until further notice. In the chief’s report, Chief...
Garfield G-Men basketball defuses rival Windham Bombers
Finding a spark at the end of the season is not ideal timing but it is better late than never. The Garfield G-Men boys’ basketball team avenged last season’s loss to neighborhood rival Windham by winning 77-51 in the regular season finale, spoiling the Bombers’ senior night last Friday evening at Marty Hill Court. “It does not matter what time...
Windham Township News
Windham Twp - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting, with a budget meeting prior to it. In the budget meeting, Fiscal Officer Casey Timmons presented the budget for 2022. After answering questions and going over it, the trustees unanimously approved the budget for 2022. Trustee Brian Miller reported that the trustees want to thank Father James Lang, for...
Contactless Pick Up at PCDL
Portage County District Library (PCDL) is happy to announce that we will be entering the second stage of our return-to-service plan. On Monday, June 1, patrons were able to schedule times to pick up their holds at all of our branches. Holds may be placed through our online catalog, or by calling any of the branch locations. If you don’t...
We’re All Invited
Book Review at YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays OUTLIVE The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr J Patella: A manifesto on living better, longer, challenging conventional medical thinking, revealing an approach to prevent chronic...
Windham Residents File Referendum Over Ordinance Changes
Windham - Earlier this year, on March 24, 2020, Windham Village Council passed Ordinance O-2020-3, amending section 505.15. The ordinance prohibits farm animals, exotic animals, reptiles, or other pets, except dogs, cats, household birds, other creatures indigenous to the area or other creatures exhibited as part of a duly recognized circus show. No person shall keep or harbor within...
Windham Village Council News
Windham - Windham Village Council met for their regularly scheduled remote Zoom meeting. Anyone interested in attending, contacted the fiscal officer prior to the meeting so she could send out an invitation link to join the meeting. The meeting was called to order with all but one council member in attendance at the meeting’s start. The one council member who...
Neikirk Retires After 20 Year with Windham Township
Windham Twp. - The Windham Township Trustees opened their meeting in the usual fashion and moved right to the business at hand. They approved the minutes from February meeting and the expenditures. Rich Gano introduced Sara Blake to the trustees and said Blake was interested in serving on the zoning commission. Blake has been a township resident for about...
Windham Twp. Trustees discuss placing a moratorium on miniature solar farms
The Windham Township Board of Trustees convened on November 2 at Township Hall and discussed the possibility of establishing a moratorium on the installation of miniature solar farms. “I tried to get some more language for it and was not able to get any,” said Board Member Rich Gano. “Similar to what Shalersville did by imposing a moratorium, we should...
Bombers Volleyball Stays Hot, Sweeps Lordstown
No matter how far the Windham Bombers volleyball team travels, they never forget to pack their “A” game. The Bombers continued excelling in road contests, spoiling Northeastern Athletic Conference Stripes Division rival Lordstown’s senior night and defeating them 25-20, 25-13 and 25-21 last Thursday evening in Warren. “It was a really nice win,” said Coach Lauren Gintert. “They are having a...
WVFD to Place a 4-mil Renewal Levy on the November Ballot
Windham - The WVFD Joint Fire District meeting was called to order. They opened the meeting with a memorial prayer and a moment of silence to honor their comrade who died suddenly this past week. The district offered their prayers and support to the members of the fire department. The board then moved on to the business at hand. The...
Mary M. Sterpka of Windham, OH
Mary M. Sterpka, 96, of Windham, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 7, 1927, in Cleveland, to the late Martin and Ann (nee Timko) Kralik. She was a proud member of St. Michael Church in Windham, where she was the organist for more than 50 years. Mary worked as a...
Windham Village Council News
Windham - The Windham Village Council met recently with all the members of council in attendance. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Scott Garrett. Council members are President Lawrence (Mac) Cunningham, Cheryl Belknap, Cindy Cale, Cheryl Taylor, Terrie Altiere and Sherri Pennington. The village administrator is Deborah Blewitt, zoning inspector Tom Brett and solicitor is Tom Reitz. The...
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JAG Kindergarten Registration Register today! It’s time to register for a Screening appointment if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2024. To complete online documents, visit our website, www.jagschools.org, click on Menu, scroll down to the FinalForms link. Please call Kristine @ the Elementary office, 330-527-2184, for a screening appointment on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Book Review...
Eight Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
Windham - Congratulations to the 2019 Windham National Honor Society! There were eight students inducted into NHS this year. Students were recognized and inducted on Friday, March 8 at 8:30 AM with the Windham student body and families. Sportswriter, Jonah Rosenblum, was the guest speaker for the event. Rosenblum spoke about the importance of choosing a direction in life,...
WVFD Board Discusses False Alarms
Windham - The WVFD Joint District Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting with all board members and fiscal officer in attendance. The board approved the minutes, the expenditures and bank reconciliation before moving on to the chief’s report. Chief Rich Gano reported that the average response time in September was 3 minutes and 33 seconds. He also reported that...
Ohio National Guard 1st Battalion 145th Armored Regiment is Being Deployed
This past Sunday, around 700 soldiers from the Ohio National Guard out of Stow had their Call to Duty Ceremony at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. The men and women of the 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment answered the call to duty as they prepare to head to Kuwait later this year as a part of Operation Spartan Shield....
Fire District Approves Chassis Swap on Ambulance
Windham - Windham Volunteer Fire District (WVFD) held a long discussion on what to do with ambulance 2812 at their most recent meeting. This ambulance has been a “problem child” since day one. The ambulance starts but doesn’t restart immediately if it’s turned off. After having it looked at, it was determined that the problem would be labor intensive...
“First Snow” Rocks Windham
Windham - Pleasant surprises come from all places. Mine started in the form a flyer in the Nelson town hall for the “First Snow” concert. I figured that if they weren’t that good, it was still only $6 and for a good cause. Then I found that low price sometimes is no indicator of quality. “First Snow” is a Trans-Siberian...
Windham Lions Club Holds Recycling Program
Windham - The Windham Lions are joining the challenge to help dispose of some of the common plastics that enter your house but aren’t acceptable for traditional curbside recycling…It’s the TREX Recycling Program – The aim is to divert certain kinds of plastics from landfills and turn them into sturdy wood alternative products. The Windham Lions will be hosting a...
Windham Township Sets Fall Clean-up Days
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees welcomed Todd Peetz from Portage County Regional Planning at their most recent meeting. Peetz presented a plan to try to obtain a USDA Grant to bring broad band to the region. Lack of good reliable internet service is a problem for people trying to run businesses in the area, as the internet connections...
