The start of every school year is like a form of time travel for me. Although I haven’t sat in a college classroom since 1992, a high school classroom since 1986 and an elementary classroom since 1981, I still get that little twinge in my gut every time I see the Stow-Munroe Falls school buses going down our road for the first time since June.
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Deadly mushrooms are cropping up in Portage County, health officials warn
Serious toxic mushroom exposures are on the rise across Ohio, including Portage County, the Portage County Health District said earlier this week.
The Church in Aurora is collecting donations for refugees and immigrants
USCRI and The Church in Aurora have partnered with the community to meet the needs of our new neighbors. A posting of immediate donation needs is listed below. Members may drop off urgently needed items at the Church in Aurora on Sept. 16, 2023, between noon and 4 p.m. in the parking lot.
A Ravenna couple turned their lifelong passion into a motorcycle museum for all to enjoy
The history of motorcycles is on display in Ravenna at Bear’s Vintage Motorcycle and Memorabilia Museum.
Around Brimfield: A salute to one dedicated Brimfield resident, news of upcoming events, and election previews
If you live in Brimfield, Patti Harjung has likely impacted your life in some way, even if you do not know who she is. Let me introduce you to her.
Ravenna Kiwanis celebrated playground opening after pandemic delays
The Ravenna Kiwanis Club has completed the Community Action Council Youth & Family Center Playground project — and it persevered through years of pandemic-related delays to get it done.
Road work will begin this week around Portage County
County road crews are set to resurface about 13 miles of roadway throughout the county.
County roundup: A Brimfest preview, plus news from Suffield and Atwater
Brimfield Township will hold its annual Brimfest from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 and 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 on the Kelso House grounds at 4158 State Route 43.
Rootstown plans major improvements at the Old Cemetery, thanks to state grant
Rootstown’s Old Cemetery, sometimes called Ye Olde Cemetery, is in for some changes thanks to a $60,000 gift engineered by State Rep. Gail Pavliga.
Documenters: Aurora City Council meeting for Aug. 14, 2023
AIM worked closely with Aurora’s director of economic development and has now made the decision to stay in Aurora. The company is purchasing a building that is in great disrepair.
Hardesty: How to get your copy of the new book on the history of the Windham Bombers
The chapter titles alone are enticing, like Marty Hill and the Impossible Dream: The 1975-76 Bombers, the Legend of the 1978 Bombers, The 84-86 Football Teams-The Evolution of a Champion, and even Windham’s Original Ghostbuster: Thomson Jay Hudson.
Construction will begin on a new Silica Sand Road bridge
The Silica Sand Road bridge in Nelson and Windham townships is about to be replaced. Construction on the $1,084,460 project will start this month, and the new bridge structure and accompanying road work are expected to be completed by October.
Portage Foundation board appoints new executive director
The Portage Foundation Board of Trustees named Janice Simmons-Mortimer the foundation’s executive director, effective today.
Celebrate Portage! announces nominees for this year’s community awards
The 2023 Celebrate Portage! Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, Sept. 28.
Documenters: Aurora City Schools Board of Education meeting for Aug. 28, 2023
Superintendent Mike Roberto addressed the board about the 5.9-mill operating levy scheduled to be on the Nov. 7 ballot.
A Garrettsville grandma and her family won 50 ribbons at the Randolph Fair
Ten-year-old Esther Potoczek of Tallmadge could barely contain her excitement as she recounted her experience at the 2023 Portage County Randolph Fair.
