Roger Gordon

A dedication for the new Veterans Point will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Shalersville Park. This marks a major milestone in the township’s ongoing efforts to honor local veterans and enhance community spaces. 

A “Meet the Candidates Day” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Shearer Community Center at 9355 Newton Falls Rd.

Hiram Village Council has rezoned two properties in the village to allow for college properties to be sold and transitioned out of the institutional district.

Mogadore Village Council passed legislation to put on the Nov. 3 ballot the renewal of an existing 3.5-mill tax levy with an increase of 1.23 mill for a total of 4.73 mills for the continuation of the full-time Mogadore Fire Department.

Streetsboro City Council has been discussing the installation of six Flock cameras at the major approaches to the city: along state Route 14, state Route 43 and state Route 303.

The fifth annual Paris Township Car Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Shearer Community Center at 9355 Newton Falls Rd. The car show will benefit the Paris Township Fire Department. All makes, models and years are welcome.

The village of Hiram will join the America 250 reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8 at the Historical Society Century House in Village Park at 11617 Garfield Rd.

When the Atwater students of this class were in fifth grade, they buried a time capsule at the old Atwater school building. They believe it was buried next to a tree by the front of the building.

The Rootstown Historical Society will put on the township’s America 250 celebration Saturday, July 4 at the township park.

“We’re working with our code. We went to Regional Planning, and they had some changes and suggestions, so we’re still doing that back and forth,” township Vice Chair Rich Gano said.

The Village at St. Edward partnered with developer Dan DeHoff to construct a 107-unit, 101,000-square-foot residential care facility that will serve independent, assisted living and memory care residents in Brimfield.

On May 13, Ravenna Township Trustee Vince Coia and staff from the Portage County Engineer’s Office attended a virtual meeting with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to discuss some troubled intersections that travel through the township.

The Rootstown Lions Club’s annual Rootstown Memorial Day Parade and Flag Raising will take place Monday, May 25. The parade lineup will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the NEOMED parking lot.

Garrettsville Village Council President Tom Hardesty and Council Member John Brachna recently presented the opportunity to form a Joint Economic Development District between Garrettsville and Nelson Township.

Members of the Atwater High School Class of 1963 Jim Manion, Jerry Michael, Chuck Brockett and Steve Crites attended a recent board of trustees meeting to talk about a request they have made to the Portage County Engineer’s Office.

The planning commission forwarded a resolution to Streetsboro City Council to put a 12-month moratorium on accepting applications for data centers and/or cryptocurrency centers.

The Rootstown Lions Club’s Annual Rootstown Memorial Day Parade and Flag Raising will be held Monday, May 25.