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The Garfield Historical Society will be revealing the 100-year-old contents of Garrettsville’s time capsule during a fun-filled day of events titled ‘“The Great Reveal,” taking place on Saturday, July 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Streetsboro City Council on Monday tweaked its zoning code to regulate marijuana dispensaries and businesses selling unregulated psychoactive substances.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

These days, Palmyra Township’s Old Stagecoach Inn is a deteriorating hulk, but it’s soon to be the subject of a Discovery Channel documentary set to air in late 2024 or early 2025.

Streetsboro City Council should have a price for the construction of the new City Hall within about two weeks.

On June 15th from 1 to 4 p.m., the Kent City Health Department will host its second annual Health Fair at the recreation center on Franklin Avenue. All screenings and resources provided will be free of charge, and attendees will receive a $5 Haymaker Farmers’ Market token and entry into a raffle.

For over 50 years, the Mantua Potato Festival has been a vibrant thread in the fabric of our village’s life.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

LoveLight, Inc., has long wanted to acquire land for a headquarters, but has struggled to raise the funds to do so. Its latest dream is to buy a Franklin Township property to establish an intergenerational child development and lifelong learning center.

Piggybacking off my most recent Round Two column centered around Memorial Day, and with yesterday being the 80th anniversary of D-Day, today I’m going to tell the story of three veterans I met on the World War II Memorial Battlefield Tour of Western Europe that my wife and I took in June 2002.

Charlestown Community Yard Sale Day will be Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To be on the Excellence Roll, students must have earned a grade point average of 4.0 or above for the fourth nine weeks.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

It was just a typical Tuesday, or so I thought. I got home from work, put dinner on the table and made out my list of things to do.

Edinburg needs a new firehouse. The current facility isn’t equipped to house staff. It’s lacks a sufficient kitchen, adequate sleeping provisions and only has one shower, which makes it difficult and hazardous for multiple firefighters to clean decontaminates from their gear and their person after a fire call.

The Village of Mantua is throwing a mulch party. Buchert Park’s playground needs new mulch and people willing to spread it where it needs to be.

Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County

Has anyone ever actually won an argument with a 4-year-old? One morning this past week, I was driving our little grandson to our home to spend the day. I was excited about a program at the library that I was sure he would enjoy. The conversation went as follows:

Palmyra The Palmyra Township Trustees approved the township’s 2024 chip-and-seal project for 5.5 miles of roads. The roads that will be done are Scotts Corners Road, Henderson Road, two sections of Whippoorwill Road and some roads in West Cemetery. Melway Paving will do the job. “It should be done by the end of September,” township Chair Tom Grund said. The two batting cages at Palmyra Park were recently concreted. The batting cages are used by the Palmyra Softball League. “Some […]

Having taken in 27 sick, injured and abandoned kittens and cats in the past week, the Portage Animal Protective League is looking for caring foster parents.