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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
Townhall II now provides Xylazine Test Strips in Harm Reduction Vending Machines
Townhall II Integrated Health Network wants the community to know it now operates free Harm Reduction Vending Machines at its offices in Kent, at 155 N. Water St, and now in Ravenna at 512 N. Chestnut St. Both machines are accessible to the public during regular business hours. The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County provides funding to...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
Portage County Junior High Tournament crowns champions at Garfield
Wrestlers from across Portage County competed Friday, Jan. 2, at the Portage County Junior High Wrestling Tournament, hosted by James A. Garfield High School, with champions decided across multiple weight classes. Tournament champions were determined through title brackets, with second place awarded to the championship runner-up. Additional placement matches were used to determine third, fourth and fifth place finishers. At 245...
Ravenna boys’ basketball outlasts Akron Coventry in gritty battle
Ravenna Ravens boys’ basketball Coach Justin Rahim has emphasized that his team not just play with a physical edge but also a mental edge. The Ravens achieved that goal when they used a late run to pull away from Metro Athletic Conference rival Akron Coventry 53-47 last Saturday afternoon at their James L. Coll Gymnasium. “I told the guys before...
Portage County Chapter of OGS Seeking Photos
The February program of the Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will focus on the people and homes of Charlestown, Freedom, Paris, and Windham Townships that were displaced by the U.S. government for the construction of the Ravenna Arsenal in 1940. The speaker for the February 7 presentation is seeking photographs of any homes or families that were...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
Ravenna resident Clyde Adams honored for 20 years as Foster Grandparent
Even after Ravenna resident Clyde Adams’ six children grew up and ventured out on their own, her work was not done, working as a Foster Grandparent for the AmeriCorps Senior program. AmeriCorps honored Adams for her 20 years of service at a retirement party last Thursday afternoon at Axess Family Services in Ravenna. “I just like to see people laugh,”...
Job and Family Services Announces Reduced Office Hours For Holidays
Portage County Job and Family Services is announcing a reduced schedule in office hours for the upcoming holiday season. The lobbies, phone lines, and offices of Portage County Job and Family Services will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. only on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and will be completely closed on Christmas Day and New...
Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball stays gritty, storm back to stun Southeast
After staying within striking distance throughout the game, the Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball team seized their opportunity in the fourth quarter, rallying in the final minutes to beat Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier and Portage County rival Southeast 53-46 last Friday evening at the JAG Fieldhouse in Garrettsville. “This was a big win for our girls,” said Coach Aaron...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
Elite Pharmacy acquires Ravenna’s Medical Arts Pharmacy
The local independently owned Elite Pharmacy’s expansion continues across Portage County, as it officially acquired the Medical Arts Pharmacy at 6693 North Chestnut Street in Ravenna on Dec. 1. “We have been having a relationship with the Medical Arts Pharmacy there in Ravenna for many years and first off we want to thank the team there that has been there...
Raven girls’ basketball plagued by bad habits in loss against Bulldogs
The Ravenna Ravens girls’ basketball team’s slow start in Metro Athletic Conference play continued when they were defeated by league foe Woodridge 56-17 last Friday evening at the James L. Coll Gymnasium in Ravenna. “First, I give credit for Woodridge and their coach and their players, they played tough, they played hard, and they played their game, and they came...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
Ravenna graduates relocate businesses to be adjacent of each other
Ravenna graduates Matt Ferrell and Chad Konkle have spent the last seven years splitting time between their two businesses but have found the perfect solution, relocating Buckeye Residential Solutions and Battlegrounds Gaming Center to become neighbors. They held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new site 228 South Sycamore Street last Wednesday afternoon in Ravenna. “We started Buckeye Residential in 2012...
PORTAGE COUNTY AGENCIES JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT PORTAGE COUNTY CARES CHRISTMAS
Free Public Event to Assist Community Members on Friday, Dec. 19 With the holiday season upon us and Portage County under the grips of winter weather, four Portage County agencies are pooling their resources to assist community members who may be in need. The Portage County Sheriff's Office, Portage County Health District, Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County...
Ravenna boys’ basketball uses stout defense to prevail against Newton Falls
The first game of the Justin Rahim era for the Ravenna Ravens boys’ basketball team is off to a good start, as the Ravens were fueled by a dominant second quarter to defeat Newton Falls 65-50 in their season-opener last Wednesday evening at their James L. Coll Gymnasium. “In the second quarter, it was huge,” said Coach Rahim. “We were...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
Lifelong Ravenna friends realize dream of owning a hair salon
Lifelong friends Sara Davis and Morgan Taylor have been bonded by their love of working as hair stylists. After 15 years of working as beauticians, the Ravenna locals are ready to be their own bosses as they have opened Rooted & Co Salon, which celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Wednesday afternoon at 256 West Main Street in downtown Ravenna. “For...
Ravenna Work Hub holds grand opening ceremony
The City of Ravenna’s downtown continues to undergo revitalization as the Ravenna Work Hub officially opened its doors and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday afternoon at 1010 North Park Way. “We want to use this as a catalyst as an idea for how other property owners can rehab buildings,” building Owner Ben Levenger told The Weekly Villager. “Ravenna has...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at the Portage County Historical Society, 6549 N. Chestnut St in Ravenna Ohio at 10:00 a.m. The guest speaker will be Brian Rhinehart, who will present “Uncovering an Unlikely Civil War Story through Federal Records, about a 60 year-old soldier, originally from New Hampshire. The...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays Surviving Death “ A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife” by Leslie Kean. 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 fees required. Farmington Senior...
UH Portage Medical Center provides Mobile Mammogram Unit for Portage County inmates
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center has taken the first step in its efforts to provide preventative medical care to the inmates at the Portage County Jail, recently providing a Mobile Mammogram Unit for female inmates. “It is aligning with the UH mission, which is to heal, to teach and to discover so we are proactively trying to address preventive medicine...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. 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,...
Ravenna alum Jake Smallfield settling in as new Chief of Police
Ravenna graduate Jake Smallfield has always been drawn to a calling where he can help people, much like his family with its decades of service in the Ravenna Fire Department. Smallfield has worked his way up the ranks in the Ravenna Police Department and has reached the top, having been sworn in as the new Chief of Police by...
Portage County Student Programs Welcomes New Members to 2025-26 Senior Board
The Portage County Senior Board is proud to announce the selection of twelve outstanding student leaders from across the county to serve as new members for the 2025-26 school year. These exemplary students have been chosen to represent their respective schools, and they take on the important role of selecting the Portage County Seniors of the Month throughout the...
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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays “THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOLUTION. A scientifically proven program for preventing strokes and heart disease” by Richard Morre, MD PhD. 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,...
Streetsboro football airs it out in lopsided victory against Ravenna
The Battle of Lake Rockwell once again went to the Streetsboro Rockets’ football team, extending their winning streak to seven games against Metro Athletic Conference and Portage County rival Ravenna, by defeating the Ravens 49-3 last Friday evening at Portage Community Bank Stadium in Ravenna. “We got our defensive legs under us but just the last two weeks, our kids...
