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Geauga SWCD’s Painted Rain Barrels Keep Conservation Flowing!
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District wishes to thank everyone who participated in our 2024 Rain Barrel Yard Art Campaign. Six talented artists painted barrels that uniquely reflected Geauga County’s natural, cultural, agricultural, or historical resources. This year's artists and their masterpieces included: The Guardian painted by Julie...
Portage Foundation Unveils Community Education Series
The Portage Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its new Community Education Series, designed to empower and educate the Portage County community on a variety of topics. The inaugural program, titled “Heir Conditioning: How to Make an Inheritance Mean Something,” will take place on Tuesday, February 11,...
Timeless Needs met with Compassion
As we enter the New Year, many of us reflect on how we can make a meaningful impact in our communities. It’s a time for new resolutions, fresh beginnings, and considering how we can give back to those who need it most. One incredible way to do this is...
Portage Park District seeks public comment on 2025 projects
The Portage Park District is seeking public comments on 2025 park and trail projects and planning efforts to help shape future park development. Portage County residents and park users are encouraged to visit the planning page on portageparkdistrict.org to view the plans and complete the associated surveys.
Site plans have...
Newton Falls Community Backpack Program Extends Gratitude to Supporters
The Newton Falls Community Backpack (food) Program continues to support local children, grades kindergarten through 5th, with supplemental food for the weekend and a book in each bag. The program would like to thank everyone for their support and particularly the following.
For much appreciated financial donations since our last...
Thank You from the Garrettsville People Tree Sharing Program 2024
Your donation provided toys and food for 170 Families (approx 1,000 people)
We would like to THANK everyone in our amazing community for coming together to help provide over 290 children something to open Christmas morning. We had so much help to make this season so successful.
A BIG THANK YOU...
Think Spring! Order now for Geauga SWCD’s Spring Fish Sale
Though it's snow time, the Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Spring Fish Sale will be here in no time! We are currently taking orders for fingerling-size largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill/sunfish mix, minnows, redear “shellcracker” sunfish, perch, and white amurs. Pond safety kits and Farm Pond Management...
Shirley Marie Kitelinger
Shirley Marie Kitelinger, 90, of Streetsboro, OH (formerly of Windham, OH), departed to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 10, 2025. Born on November 10, 1934, in Windham, OH, she was the beloved daughter of the late William and Elsie (Decker) Goss.
Raised in Windham, she attended...
Thank you
The family of Robert A. Andrews would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt condolences, cards, food, flowers and charity donations. Special thanks to Dr. Jeff Ellerhorst at Total Lifetime Care Center and Green Funeral Care for their help and compassion in easing our family’s loss of our beloved...
Robert Derwood Hoff
On January 11, 2025, the world lost a remarkable man. Robert Derwood Hoff, born on August 24, 1948, in Elizabeth City, NC to Robert Thomas and Mary (Griffin) Hoff, lived a life defined by integrity and unwavering love for his family.
Robert (Bob) will be remembered for his unconditional love,...
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Book Review At The YMCA
1st & 3rd Mondays
LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr...
It’s time to register for Kindergarten at JAG
It’s time to register for a Kindergarten Screening appointment if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2025. To complete online documents, visit our website, www.jagschools.org, click on Menu, scroll down to the FinalForms link.
Please call Kristine @ the Elementary office, 330-527-2184, for a screening...
Matter of Balance Classes
Attention Geauga County Senior Citizens sixty (60) years of age and older! Are you concerned about falling? Interested in improving balance, flexibility, and strength? Falls are preventable, and this class can make a difference! Set realistic goals for staying active, learn how to stay safe at home, complete exercises...
Volunteers Needed
The Geauga County Department on Aging is in need of volunteer Home Delivered Meal (HDM) drivers for Middlefield/Parkman route on Mondays and Fridays. The Meal routes start at the Middlefield Senior Center, located at 15820 Ridgewood Rd, in Middlefield.
The HDM program delivers warm, nutritious lunches between the hours of...
MHRB receives over $1.3 million investment in Substance Use Disorder Treatment,...
The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County received $1,365,871 to invest in local treatment, prevention, and recovery supports to advance ongoing efforts to fight substance use disorders and prevent overdose deaths.
These funds are part of the State Opioid and Stimulant Response (SOS) grant funds awarded throughout Ohio....
Yvonne E. Polifrone
Yvonne E. Polifrone, 77, of Ravenna, OH, formerly of Garrettsville, OH, passed away Monday, Tuesday December 23, 2024. She was born December 15, 1947, in Ravenna, OH, to the late Wilber and Gladys (nee Ramsdell) Miller.
She was raised in Garrettsville and a proud graduate of James A. Garfield High...
Lloyd Bryan McPherson
Lloyd Bryan McPherson, 79, of Windham, OH, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at his home with family. He was born January 25, 1945, in Confluence, PA, to the late Lloyd “Mac” and Betty (nee Lytle) McPherson.
He was raised in Windham, and was a proud graduate of...
Press Release Portage County Dec Senior Students of the Month
Owen Burrell
School: Rootstown High School Leadership & School Involvement:
● Member of the National Honor Society
● Active participant in Student Council
● Soccer Team Captain
● Four-year Varsity Letter recipient Community Engagement:
● Volunteer at Portage County Dog Shelter
● Supports homeless outreach initiatives
● Assists with Youth Football Tournaments
● Team member at Jersey Mike’s...
Linda Read
Linda Read, 73, of Garrettsville, OH, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 22, 2024. She was born August 2, 1951 to the late Willis and Alice (nee Gough) Read.
She was born and raised in Garrettsville, and was a proud graduate of James A. Garfield High School. Linda worked at Sajar...
Gay Noland
Gay Noland, 84 of Garrettsville passed away peacefully December 28, 2024 at home with her family by her side.
She was born August 16,1940 in Gasaway, WV to the late Arthur & Margaret Sponaugle.
Gay was married to Byron “Tub” Noland for 61 years and resided in Garrettsville...
Donna J. Duffield
Donna J. Duffield, 85, of Garrettsville, OH, went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, December 27, 2024. She was born May 31, 1939, in Ravenna, OH, to the late Zenas and Jean (nee McClure) Pfile.
She was a lifelong resident of Garrettsville, where she worked and managed at Huntington...
Billie Jean Baisden
Billie Jean Baisden, 66, of Freedom Twp., OH, passed away peacefully after a long illness with her loving family by her side on Friday, December 27, 2024. She was born October 24, 1958, to the late Roy and Evelyn (nee Mellin) Sayre.
She was raised in the Garrettsville area, and...
Beauta A. DeGenero
Beauta A. DeGenero passed away on December 26, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. She left physically, but her kind and loving spirit will be with us forever.
She was preceded in death by both her parents, Harold and Lucy Aliff; her brother, Harold Aliff; her sister, Cindy Aliff;...
Get Tech Help from Teens
Navigating the ever-changing world of technology can be overwhelming, but residents of Garrettsville have an exciting opportunity to get the help they need—straight from the experts of tomorrow. On Tuesday, January 14, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Garrettsville Branch Library is hosting an engaging “Tech Help from...
We’re All Invited
Book Review At The YMCA
1st & 3rd Mondays
LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr...
Mantua Village’s MLK Jr. Service Day project awarded funding through State...
ServeOhio, the Governor-appointed commission on service and volunteerism, announces grant awards to support 22 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service projects throughout January totaling more than $20,000. Much like Dr. King’s legacy, these grants will help nonprofits across the state improve their communities through service and volunteer activities....
Holiday Hours announced at Portage JFS
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 Years...
Help the Nelson-Garrettsville Community Cupboard “shut the door on hunger” in...
Since 2012, the Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard (NGCC) has been a lifeline for families struggling with food insecurity. As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the NGCC’s mission is simple yet profound: ensuring no one in the community goes hungry. Through its dedicated efforts, the NGCC distributes food every month to...
Why Does My Water Taste Bad Even Though It Looks Clear?
Water seems like an incredibly simple thing, right? Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom combine to create the most essential element in the whole world. It’s what fills oceans, rivers, ponds, lakes, and pools that make up a large percentage of every living creature’s body. Since its most...
Mary Enoch
We, the family of Mary Enoch, are heartbroken as we announce her passing. She arrived on December 25, 1925, in Francis Mine, WV, the ninth child of Isa Walls Fullen and William Felix Fullen. She was preceded by sister Rella, and brothers, Glenn, Denzil, Dale, Kenneth, Lester, Garnet, Johnny;...