The Garrettsville Curtains up Theatre announced that for its 20th anniversary in January 2026, it will do a production of “Phantom of the Opera.” This is the non-musical adaptation from the book. Watch for more information on auditions.
The installation of the pickleball courts is on schedule with the installation of fence posts. Akerley met earlier with Tim Perrin of Perrin Asphalt on the Hudson Road repaving project.
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Portage County recently celebrated the achievements of its 4-H youth participants at the Portage County 4-H Life Skills Awards at the conclusion of judging for the Life Skills Projects in July. The awards recognize the exceptional dedication and hard work of the county’s 4-H members.
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Anyone wishing to go solar in Streetsboro will have to wait: City Council on Aug. 11 extended its moratorium on solar facilities another six months while it finalizes an amendment to the zoning code.
Some of the players in the health industry want you to be as healthy as possible for as long as possible. Others couldn’t care less; they’re in it for as much money as they can make, and if you die, … meh. Here are three informative nonfiction works.
The trustees altered their contract with Nelson Granite to purchase one columbarium for the cemetery instead of two. They expect the project to now cost around $20,000.
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A developer is proposing a 102-unit housing development in Kent, this one bordering Mogadore Road south of West Summit Street. It would alter the city’s historic South End, long known as the mother neighborhood of Kent.
- Angie Reedy.
Junior Thursday Literary Club is having a 70th anniversary open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at Reed Memorial Library, 167 E. Main St., Ravenna.
- Roger Gordon.
Aurora The Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf outing has been renamed the “Aurora Chamber of Commerce, David M. Benjamin Memorial Golf Outing” in memory of longtime Chamber board member David M. Benjamin, who passed away last year. Benjamin was a passionate supporter of the Aurora community and an avid golfer who truly loved the game. He was also the beloved husband of Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin. A longtime lawyer, municipal law director, and college and law school professor, Benjamin’s […]
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Despite public controversy, Brimfield Township Trustee Nic Coia on Aug. 6 swore in the township’s new fiscal officer: Jasmine Golden.
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Jasmine Golden, Brimfield Township’s intended fiscal officer, has faced headwinds after township trustees learned she had been found fiscally liable in two related cases filed in Portage County Common Pleas Court.
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- Roger Gordon.
The Paris Township Trustees are in the process of looking into joining a possible combined fire district that would include Charlestown, Palmyra, Deerfield and Edinburg.
- Sally Kelly.
I recently received our monthly “AARP Bulletin” and, as always, it was filled with a wealth of information on the national perspective on aging. One of the articles caught my attention, and I decided to bring it back to our local concerns and reality.
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In 2018, Kitrael Chin was contacted by a music group for those with special needs based in St. Petersburg, Russia. The group, named Sunny Notes, wanted Hearts for Music – the Mantua-based orchestra for people with special needs that Chin founded – to play for them, and vice versa. Chin liked the idea.