LoveLight, Inc., has long wanted to acquire land for a headquarters, but has struggled to raise the funds to do so. Its latest dream is to buy a Franklin Township property to establish an intergenerational child development and lifelong learning center.
- Tom Hardesty.
Piggybacking off my most recent Round Two column centered around Memorial Day, and with yesterday being the 80th anniversary of D-Day, today I’m going to tell the story of three veterans I met on the World War II Memorial Battlefield Tour of Western Europe that my wife and I took in June 2002.
Charlestown Community Yard Sale Day will be Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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To be on the Excellence Roll, students must have earned a grade point average of 4.0 or above for the fourth nine weeks.
- Staff Report.
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It was just a typical Tuesday, or so I thought. I got home from work, put dinner on the table and made out my list of things to do.
- Jeremy Brown.
Edinburg needs a new firehouse. The current facility isn’t equipped to house staff. It’s lacks a sufficient kitchen, adequate sleeping provisions and only has one shower, which makes it difficult and hazardous for multiple firefighters to clean decontaminates from their gear and their person after a fire call.
The Village of Mantua is throwing a mulch party. Buchert Park’s playground needs new mulch and people willing to spread it where it needs to be.
- Staff Report.
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- Shirley Mars.
Has anyone ever actually won an argument with a 4-year-old? One morning this past week, I was driving our little grandson to our home to spend the day. I was excited about a program at the library that I was sure he would enjoy. The conversation went as follows:
Palmyra The Palmyra Township Trustees approved the township’s 2024 chip-and-seal project for 5.5 miles of roads. The roads that will be done are Scotts Corners Road, Henderson Road, two sections of Whippoorwill Road and some roads in West Cemetery. Melway Paving will do the job. “It should be done by the end of September,” township Chair Tom Grund said. The two batting cages at Palmyra Park were recently concreted. The batting cages are used by the Palmyra Softball League. “Some […]
Having taken in 27 sick, injured and abandoned kittens and cats in the past week, the Portage Animal Protective League is looking for caring foster parents.
- Kathy Baker.
As I grow older, I find that I take humor to the extreme. You might say I take seriously the concept of NOT taking things too seriously. Some of my friends and family have referred to my humor as “outrageous,” “crazy,” “offbeat” or “weird,” and those are the kinder comments. But for me, life works best and is most enjoyable — no matter what is going on — if I can find humor in everything… and I do mean everything.
- Staff Report.
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The village of Mantua is considering regulations on short-term rentals, including but not limited to those listed on Airbnb, HomeToGo, Vacasa and Vrbo.
- Sally Kelly.
It’s raining, the flowers are blooming, and the bees are everywhere (at least at our place). It is time to venture outside again. When the sun is out, it feels so good to just stop and sit down and enjoy it!
- Lauren Cohen.
For years, Kira Crawford has dreamed of owning her own “teeny, tiny bake shop.”
Main Street Kent’s annual Art & Wine Festival is set for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 1. The event features more than 50 artists, 13 Ohio wineries, eight live music performances and many food trucks. Admission to the downtown fest is free, and wine tasting tickets will be available for sale. Valid IDs are required.
- Staff Report.
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The Palmyra Historical Society is launching an online fundraiser to continue its work of restoring the township’s oldest grave markers.
