Ravenna School District holds sealed bid auction for former West Park Elementary
Just several months after officially closing West Park Elementary, the Ravenna School District will continue moving forward without using the building by holding a sealed bid auction, which will conclude on Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. “We were not operating the building at full capacity, with our enrollment dropping over the years,” Superintendent Ben Ribelin told The Weekly Villager on...
Jenna Canale Name 4-H State Achievement Award Winner
Jenna Canale, a 16-year-old from Portage County, has been recognized with the prestigious Ohio 4-H Clothing and Textiles Achievement Award. This award also earns her the honor of being a state delegate at the 2025 National 4-H Congress in Georgia this fall. Jenna’s exceptional accomplishments were celebrated at the Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards Banquet in Columbus in June. Jenna was...
Hiram alum Molly Middleton picked to be Ravenna’s new cross country coach
Longtime cross county/track Coach Molly Middleton discovered that retirement from coaching was not all that it was cracked up to be. Almost two years after stepping down as Marlington’s girls’ cross country/track coach, she is stepping back into action, having been announced as Ravenna’s new cross country coach on June 20. “When one of the Ravenna cross country parents reached...
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Ravenna alum DaVante McKinney takes over as girls’ basketball coach
Ravenna graduate DaVante McKinney said he can remember the rich tradition of basketball during his playing days. McKinney will try to bring the Raven girls’ basketball team to its former glory, having been announced as the new head coach on June 20. “This community has giving me so much just from growing up here,” the first-year coach said. “Friends, family...
Patti Hicks Commemorated at Honorary Way Recipient
Longtime Ravenna resident Patti Hicks’ memory will still still shine brightly on the corner of the Courthouse Lawn in front of the Portage County Courthouse on 203 West Main Street. The Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce officially commemorated her as the Honorary Way Recipient, renaming the street sign at the corner of the Courthouse lawn. “She was a wealth of...
Maplewood Career Center Offers Adult Evening Classes
Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Education Department offers occupational classes for adults in the evening. Classes include: Cosmetology; Dental Assisting; Phlebotomy; Medical Billing & Coding; Industrial Maintenance: Electrical, Mechanical, or Fluid Power; Welding Technologies; Modular Welding; or Precision Machining. We have scholarships available for adults for most of our classes listed. Don’t forget our 36- week Welding Technologies program is Pell...
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Thriving Together in Ravenna
You may have noticed by now how this reporter often chooses her topics…yep, the good ol' drive-by! On my weekly grocery trip into town, I noticed that the Portage County Health Department (next to Marc's) had a Farmers' Market. Again, the car pulled in of its own volition. (Maybe I should get that checked?) Not yet the size of...
UH Portage Medical Center & Raven Packs offer summer food markets
For the second straight year, University Hospitals Portage Medical Center and Raven Packs are finding ways to provide low-income families with fresh food. The organizations are bringing summer farmer’s markets which offer fresh produce to different locations across the Ravenna community. “This year we are serving eight different communities in Ravenna,” Raven Packs Founder Laura Wunderle told The Weekly Villager...
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TownHall II & Neighborhood Development Services break ground for Serenity House crisis center
Mental health outreach will soon be more accessible to Portage County residents. TownHall II Integrated Health Services and Neighborhood Development Services officially broke ground on the site for the new Serenity House crisis care center at 3761 Lovers Lane in Ravenna last Thursday morning. “It is a day of just being so grateful and thankful for our community collaborators that...
Alaina Davis jumps in as new Ravenna girls’ soccer coach
As Alaina Davis’ playing career drew to an end, she wanted to still keep soccer as a key part of her life. Just months after graduating from Malone University, Davis has landed her first coaching job by becoming the Ravenna Ravens girls’ soccer coach. “It is really exciting,” Davis said. “I have played soccer since I was 8-years-old and I...
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Patricia “Patty” Campbell
Patricia "Patty" Campbell, 65, of Ravenna, Oh passed away unexpectantly on Friday July 4th, 2025. Patty was born March 13, 1960 in Warren, Ohio to Roslynn Campbell (Zielke) and the late Wilbert Campbell and raised in Garrettsville, Ohio. Patty was a 1978 Valedictorian graduate of James A. Garfield HS and attended Hiram College. Patty had several careers including, a Police...
Ravenna Rocks Concert features The Voice of Ravenna
The annual Ravenna Rocks concert series has added a new wrinkle to the popular summer event. The event will feature the first ever Voice of Ravenna competition which will occur at the West Main Street Winery & Brewery on Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. “It is basically kind of a mix between The Voice and American Idol in a way,”...
Scavenger Hunt returns to Ravenna after hiatus
After a year off, it is time for Ravenna citizens to go searching for hidden gems. The annual Scavenger Hunt will be making its return to downtown Ravenna on July 19 at 11 a.m. “I think it is going to take time to build because it is a different concept, so it is basically starting fresh and new,” Ravenna Area...
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TownHall II and Neighborhood Development plan groundbreaking for Serenity House
Portage County residents who need somewhere to go for help will soon have access to TownHall II Integrated Health Services and Neighborhood Development Services. The new facility will hold a groundbreaking for its residential crisis care hub Serenity House at 3761 Lovers Lane on July 17 at 11:30 am in Ravenna. “Think like a hub where somebody can walk through...
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Portage County Veterans Service Commission hosts grand opening for new site
The Portage County Veterans Service Commission discovered that they did not have to look far for a new building. The PCVSC held its official “grand opening” for its new location at 466 South Chestnut Street last Saturday in Ravenna. “We were upstairs in the Portage County Administrative Building, we were there for about 40 years,” PCVSC Officer/Director Sherwood “Woody” Truman...
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Justin Rahin embraces Ravenna roots as new boys’ basketball coach
The City of Ravenna has always been like a second home of sorts to Justin Rahim. Rahim will be joining the Portage County ranks of high school coaches, when he was announced as Ravenna’s new boys’ basketball coach on May 13. “It is not something I thought about. If you had told me I was going to be a coach...
Cynthia “Cindy” H. Hoskins
Cindy passed away on June 7, 2025 at her home. Cindy was a very well know substitute teacher at Garfield, Crestwood, Windham, Ravenna and St. Joseph’s school in Mantua. She spent many years touching the so many students’ lives. She was stern but her love was unconditional. She was always eager to help grade papers and step in where ever...
Portage County Historical Society Open House on June 28
The Portage County Historical Society will be holding their Annual Summer Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 28. The Lowrie-Beatty Museum, Carter House, Strickland House, Log Cabin, Campbell Land Office, Ford Seed Store, Mahan Barn, and Indian Village will all be open for tours. Visit the newly renovated Carter House and the new handicapped entrance. The PCHS will...
Adult Education Cosmetology Education Program
Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Education Department has a new Cosmetology Program, which starts on Monday, July 28, 2025. Class will be held Monday-Thursday between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., which runs for 1500 clock hours or 15 months, whichever comes first. It’s a great program that prepares you with hands-on experience and lecture in order for you to take your...
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Ravenna’s Bobby Melzer lands eighth place in shot put
Ravenna Ravens’ senior Bobby Melzer had come close to making it to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet for several years. Having finally earned a state bid, Melzer did not waste a moment, earning eighth place in the shot put by throwing a distance of 54 feet, 8¼ inches last Friday morning at The Ohio...
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