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The Garrettsville Historical Society and Debbie Smith, Tim Smith and Denise Ellerhorst hosted the village’s recent Time Capsule Opening. With a stone note stating to open in 2024, they did just that. The time capsule was opened in front of a large crowd of people.

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With the passage of Issue 2 in November 2023, communities across the state have been enacting a wide range of regulations covering recreational and medical marijuana facilities.

Garrettsville revealed the contents of the time capsule buried in 1924, and Jeremy Brown captured photos of the items inside: a selection of local and regional newspapers.

The Portage County Historical Society will host a re-dedication event for its Salmon Carter House Aug. 17.

A year or so ago, I asked my granddaughter Kate, then age four, to tell me a story. As she spoke, I was intrigued by how her imagination flows from one thought to another. She has no boundaries; she simply lets her mind take her wherever it wants! Her story starred her favorite stuffed animal, Fox, that I gave her when she was two. Ready?

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Besides reading, writing and ‘rithmatic, students at Kent’s Holden Elementary School get regular gardening lessons.

Downtown Ravenna will host the annual Ravenna Rocks, an all-day concert that will also include a car show, cornhole contest and more, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10. Bring the family out to experience this fun summertime event.

Editor’s note: The Portager publishes letters to the editor from the community. The opinions expressed are published not because they necessarily reflect those of the publication but because we feel they contribute meaningfully to the local discourse on matters of public interest. Portage County has a strong history of family farms. This is a point of pride in many of the communities across Portage County and helps maintain Northeast Ohio’s thriving food culture, including an impressive number of farmer’s markets […]

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Talk On, an outpatient speech-language pathology company in Kent, recently began offering feeding therapy as another resource for the families they serve.

Our Beagle Boy Cletus had a vet appointment coming up and for once I was kind of excited about it. For the past several visits, we were told he had gained weight and the doctor was unhappy — with us. Us — because Dave and I have the power to control Cletus’ eating habits. Or so you’d think.

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Ohio voters in November approved Issue 2, legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. State officials got busy writing rules and regulations and haven’t finished the job yet.

It’s that time of year again for Vacation Bible School, and Edinburg United Church will be holding theirs from 6 to 8 p.m. July 8 to 12. The program is for children entering kindergarten through fifth grade, and registration is free.

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So … you are not interested in hiking, or gardening … but you still want to get out of your home, do something different, maybe even meet some new folks. That is one of the problems with growing older … we have outlived our old friends, even our spouse! We are alone and do not want to just sit around until we die! With this in mind, maybe you could try visiting one of Portage County’s senior centers. The Portage […]

Kent’s silk mill was the topic of a recent Tap Talk at the North Water Brewing Co., and it turns out that the building has been just about everything but a silk mill.

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