???? Empower your New Year resolutions with an I’MPOWER Fitness Center gift certificate
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At I’MPOWER Fitness Center, we offer fitness and friendship. Make 2023 your year for healthy fun.
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Are you once again struggling to find that “perfect” gift for the loved ones on your list? Travel is your answer! This gift doesn’t get returned and years from now will be remembered.
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Best Bib and Tucker is known for their beautifully curated selection of consignment clothing and accessories. Do you know the Hartville shop is also home to a handmade market and boutique?
Reporter’s notebook: Covering the elections in Portage County can be a harrowing experience
So I started my day outside Silver Creek Church in Aurora. No lines, and half the people exiting from voting agreed to speak with me. The other half said they had to get back to work.
Waterloo school levy fails by 405 votes, raising chances of a multi-million-dollar deficit
- Mason Jones.
Voters in the Waterloo Local School District once again rejected a proposed school levy by a margin of 405 votes.
Portage County voters send Republicans to victory in near-sweep of midterms
- Ben Wolford.
Republicans will control the Board of Portage County Commissioners, the Auditor’s Office and both state House of Representatives districts after voters in the county decided overwhelmingly for GOP candidates in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Portage County obituaries for Nov. 7-8
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
???? Gifts from the heart, straight from your phone
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Our cell phone cameras are with us constantly, capturing special moments along with the everyday memories of our lives. Turn those images into keepsakes for everyone on your list easily and quickly with the help of J9 Gifts, a local Portage County business.
???? Pamper your loved one (or yourself)!
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Nail Biz by Wendy is a one-person nail salon where your nails and hands will be beautifully transformed. Sit back, relax, and let Wendy work her magic.
???? Find locally produced and environmentally friendly gifts at Bibury & Co in Mantua
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Bibury & Co sells a variety of items including home decor, gifts, cards, journaling supplies and kitchen supplies from their shop at 4672 E. Prospect St. in Mantua, Ohio.
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VersaNotes™ is the latest innovation in reusable writing from Boogie Board™. This groundbreaking technology is changing the world for waste-conscious, clutter-free consumers. It is the thinnest LCD in the world, a revelation in adaptable writing systems. VersaNotes™ are a reusable alternative to single use paper sticky notes. They are mess-free and environmentally-friendly with clear, easy-to-read writing.
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Kent Historical Society’s annual holiday sale has begun!
Brimfield / Business / Deerfield / Franklin / Garrettsville / Mantua / People / Randolph / Rootstown
More than a diner, these are the places Portage County comes together
In a business climate dominated by national and even international chains, people all around Portage County still appreciate local, independently owned diners. From Mantua to Deerfield, and Brimfield to Garrettsville, timeless restaurants offer something more like community than commerce.
Portage County JFS is hiring for multiple positions at an open interview event Nov. 6
Portage County Job and Family Services will hold open interviews to staff its own department as the county’s primary social services agency works to restore pre-pandemic staffing levels.
Op-Ed: Why should Portage County care about what is happening in Ukraine?
It was a packed house at the Kennedy Center Ballroom Thursday night, including several dozen students from Streetsboro, Aurora and other local high schools, to see General Wesley Clark, the former commander of NATO.
Been There, Done That: The season for wheezin’
Everybody kept saying that I’d caught something, that I had some kind of ick. But I didn’t have an ick. I had a bout with my allergies and asthma. If I stay away from the things that trigger my asthma, like smoke, mold and mildew, and dust, I do pretty well.
Portage County obituaries for Nov. 4-6
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Want to buy an alpaca? Pure Passions Farm opens in Franklin Township
- Mark Baxter.
When their neighbor objected to their three pet alpacas, Stow residents Scott and Sigga Westberg started a journey that has led them to their very own alpaca farm and attraction.
Report: Portage County saw seven fatal crashes last quarter
- Staff Report.
There were seven fatal car crashes between July and September this year, according to the third quarter report from the county’s Fatality Review Board.
New county union contract includes extra overtime pay and a small raise
Portage County commissioners on Thursday approved a three-year contract for employees covered under Teamsters’ Local Union 436.