An ordinance amending the Village of Garrettsville Employee Handbook relating to mandatory employee training. Council Member Chris Knop explained that this amendment is to add ALICE Training (sometimes known as active-shooter preparedness training).
The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce has unveiled plans for a new Buckeye Block to rise from the ashes of downtown after a devastating fire in 2014.
Thomas Hardesty was re-elected. Mayor Rick Patrick appointed council members to their roles for the year. All of Mayor Patrick’s appointments were approved by roll call.
Freedom Township’s Hankee Road project involves repaving the road and replacing a deep culvert.
For children who attended the storytime program at the Garrettsville Library, Terri Lawless created a safe space for them to be happy, spark their imagination and build their love for reading. The kids called her Miss Terri.
It was a frosty night in downtown Garrettsville when the Earth’s shadow began its path across the moon’s surface. There were very few clouds in the sky to inhibit the visibility of our nearest natural satellite, making it an ideal situation for blood moon photography.
In a business climate dominated by national and even international chains, people all around Portage County still appreciate local, independently owned diners. From Mantua to Deerfield, and Brimfield to Garrettsville, timeless restaurants offer something more like community than commerce.
Portage County communities will receive an initial payment of $93,556 and additional tranches for the next 18 years as part of a national settlement with opioid companies responsible for the addiction epidemic that has killed over 900,000 Americans.
The Hiram High School alumni held their 29th reunion July 17 at the Troy Community Center in Welshfield after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Fifty classmates attended the potluck event that represented the graduating classes of 1946 to 1964, the last year the school was in service. The event was organized by Maryan Jenkins, Barbara Biltz, and Gary and Carol Bott.
Summertime is fun time in Garrettsville, where weekly car shows are a fixture on Main Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. This week’s entertainment will be Blue Cadillac which presents music from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.
An electric vehicle charging station is coming soon to Garrettsville. There was an idea to memorialize Tom Collins because of his work for the EV station. There were no objections to this.
At 9:32 a.m. on May 14, a Garrettsville police officer and a Portage County sheriff’s deputy responded to a 911 call about an armed woman trying to break into her neighbor’s house in Windham Township.