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The city of Ravenna will wish America a happy anniversary, inviting people to its America’s 250th Anniversary Community Picnic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ravenna City Hall and America’s 250th After Party Concert at Sunbeau Valley from 7 to 9 p.m. July 11.

Anyone interested in helping with the event should contact Clerk of Council Chelsea Gregor at 330-297-2155. With enough volunteers, people can take shifts and still go out to enjoy the celebration day.

The Edinburg Historical Society, Edinburg Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Edinburg Township Trustees will host an Old Fashioned Fourth of July Ice Cream Social at Edinburg Town Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 4.

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Door-to-door peddlers and solicitors in Streetsboro must now submit to stricter guidelines, thanks to a new ordinance that city council approved June 8.

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Shalersville Town Hall housed a more than standing-room-only crowd June 16 as area residents fired questions at Geis Companies and Bitdeer Technologies Group brass and sometimes lobbed accusations at the township trustees.

The bulk of Adkins’ time was spent in a discussion on the potential renewal of the township’s contract for Flock cameras. Adkins asked for a one-year renewal for the four cameras in the township.

Pollinators such as birds, bees, butterflies, and some small mammals help produce about one out of every three bites of food we eat. By helping plants reproduce, they also support ecosystems and many of the natural resources people depend on.

Summer is here, Bomber Country. School is out, and the weather is so much warmer – we welcome June with open arms! Barbecues, bonfires and summer fun. Here are some exciting events and important information coming up in our little town.

Palmer then kicked off the community reports. The bulk of his report centered on a request for approval for two expenditures. The first was in the amount of $65,969 for the purchase of a power cot for the ambulance. The second was for $205,587 for a new chassis for that same ambulance.

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Hoping to generate a mutually beneficial revenue source, Garrettsville is shopping the idea of a Joint Economic Development District to its neighboring townships.

In yesterday’s paper I read that my church, United Church of Christ, has been eliminated from the Pentagon’s list of approved faith denominations in what seems to be their latest attempt to control the religious freedom of our military. 

The Garrrettsville Farmers' Market is open Thursdays through Aug. 27 from 4-7 p.m. on Main Street. The market also features a number of community events and programs throughout the summer. Here is the full schedule.

Remembering those we've lost in Portage County

Once in a while I like to escape into Amish romance. It’s comforting, it’s clean and wholesome, and there’s almost always a happy ending.

With temperatures rising, Portage County residents may see an increase in yellow hard hats and road closures, as the county prepares for more construction.

Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day, has been celebrated since 1866. President Joe Biden declared it a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, but Portage County communities celebrated it before that and continue to do so.