Aurora City Council on Jan. 13 approved its 2025 annual budget, which includes almost $23.2 million in general fund appropriations, $20.4 million of which is reserved for salaries and benefits.
This year, several friends have decided to focus on words like “rejoice,” “beauty” and “awe” instead of making New Year’s resolutions. So, instead of shaming themselves for not keeping New Year’s goals during challenging times, they are choosing to shift their thoughts to an attribute that is uplifting.
The property at 645 S. Chestnut St., which includes 13 parcels totaling more than three acres, was once the site of Crest Rubber Co., a historic manufacturing concern that ceased operations in the summer of 2015. The buildings deteriorated, and the site became an eyesore that presented what the Ohio EPA termed in a flyer as “serious safety concerns for the community.”
St. Ambrose Church is hosting bingo on the first and third Tuesday of the month; doors open at 5:45 p.m. There is an early-bird game starting at 6:45 p.m. The location is inside the St. Ambrose Hall on Freedom Street. All participants must be 18 years or older.
Before alumna Nikki Sweet, the Windham Exempted Village Schools went without a Parent Teacher Organization for over a decade.
The second annual members-only “progressive dinner” for the Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20.
Ravenna City Council on Jan. 6 made good on its pledge to financially back Serenity House, a soon-to-be-established warming center/residential facility on Lovers Lane.
The WYBSO 2025 Spring season registration is now open for Baseball, Softball, and Tee ball! This year registration will be online only.
A dog named Emma found herself on thin ice shortly after Christmas – right before the ice shattered below her, sending her into the freezing water of a local pond.
Village of Mantua Police Officer Miranda Brothers is suing Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski and the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, alleging malicious prosecution, violation of her constitutional right “to parent her child,” removing her child and prosecuting her without probable cause.
On Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, high winds and rain from Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina with ferocity causing $60 billion in damage and taking over 100 lives in the state.