A public hearing was held recently at Ravenna City Hall in which about a dozen people who live on a section of Park Avenue were present and voiced their displeasure about cars being parked on the street.
As harvest season begins, many of us in the farming community are entering one of the most stressful times of the year. The long hours, unpredictable weather, and financial pressures can take a toll on not only our physical health but also our mental well-being. Farmers, like anyone else, are not immune to anxiety, depression, or burnout, yet we often feel the weight of these burdens in silence.
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Every property owner in Ohio got one: a letter from the county auditor’s office saying what their properties are now worth.
Located at 165 E. Highland Ave., the building was constructed in 1910 as an addition to the 1883 version of Ravenna High School. Ravenna opened a larger high school at Clinton and East Main streets in 1923, but the old section was renamed Walnut School and served Ravenna’s grade school students until it closed in 1954.
Since my beloved elliptical died, I’ve gone through various pieces of exercise equipment with varying degrees of success. Most have been very limited amounts of success. I tried to keep my elliptical functioning, but literally the wheels were falling off. Eventually, I had to admit it was just scrap metal and out it went from my exercise space in our football room.
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Two men falsely accused of drug possession and trafficking are suing Portage County Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski and three of his deputies in federal court, asking for a jury to determine unspecified damages.
Ravenna’s old water tower is no more, but a new one will soon take its place.
Why are we here? What happens when we die? I found some authors who offer some answers and who say there’s no reason to fear death at all.
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The Portage County Board of Elections has dismissed the sheriff’s office from providing election security at the board office. Instead, security will be provided by Ravenna police.
The Rootstown Light It Up Committee, in coordination with the JEDD board, is painting a mural on the side of the Supreme Hair Design building at the corner of state Route 44 and Tallmadge Road.
- Kathy Baker.
Helping hands. Often we use that term metaphorically, as a way to illustrate the love and encouragement that others offer us. Lately, though, I’ve been considering helping hands more literally. I’ve been noticing the mystical language of hands — the hope, comfort and support they offer those in need.
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- Phil Keren.
About 150 people attended an emergency meeting of the Portage County NAACP at the Kent United Church of Christ to share concerns about social media posts made by Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski and its potential negative effect on voter behavior.
- Tom Hardesty.
Deerfield Township Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 17 to terminate Brian Kelderhouse, a part-time firefighter/paramedic with the department, who was accused of sexually harassing a female member of the fire department.
- Nicole Sweet.
Hello Windham family! Post-Labor Day in Bomber Country always seems to be a turning point or symbolic start of a new year. Some of us feel a bit restless – anticipating the change of season, but not really feeling it yet (because the weather has still been hot), and many of us feel energized – ready to embrace the coming autumn and feeling a sense of renewal.
Charlestown Historical Society recently received a donation of a pot bellied stove, found in the old Charlestown school that was located where the township park is now.
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