Hiram hires interim fire chief after disagreements between department, mayor
- Jeremy Brown. Early this year, a dispute between Hiram Mayor Anne Haynam and former Hiram Fire Department Chief Bill Byers came to a head.
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Hiram engages the community to imagine a new village downtown
- Jeremy Brown. The recently formed Downtown Hiram Revitalization committee is currently surveying the community about what the future of the village should look like, and they’re hosting events like a spring festival.
County roundup: Spring cleanups pop up around Portage County
- Roger Gordon. The Village of Hiram’s Downtown Revitalization Spring Fest will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26 on Hayden Street. Approximately 25 vendors, five of which are food trucks, will be selling a variety of goodies.
County roundup: Garrettsville considers JEDD; Freedom, Hiram, Mantua, Nelson and Windham news
- Roger Gordon. Brad Ehrhart, president of the Portage Development Board, spoke recently to Garrettsville Village Council about the village’s interest in perhaps at some point becoming part of a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) with other communities.
County roundup: Hiram Village poster contest opens, plus news from Garrettsville, Mantua and Windham
- Roger Gordon. As part of a Village of Hiram Downtown Revitalization project, Hiram College students are leading a poster contest within the Crestwood and Garfield school districts.
Villages dispute sheriff's comments on Hiram-Mantua police collaboration
- Wendy DiAlesandro. The Portager reported on Jan. 26 that the Village of Hiram was paying Mantua police $100 a day to handle its police dispatch needs until a more permanent contract could be finalized with another provider.
New arts group aims to support creativity near Hiram
- Wendy DiAlesandro. Art enthusiasts in northern Portage County finally have a space to call their own.
Mantua will temporarily oversee dispatch services for Hiram
- Wendy DiAlesandro. A month after Mantua signed an agreement handing control of its police department to Hiram, Hiram found itself in need of Mantua’s help.
President James A. Garfield’s life and Northeast Ohio ties are on display
- Jeremy Brown. On March 4, 1881, James A. Garfield was inaugurated as the 20th president of the United States. He’d sought to end the spoils system and promised to address the injustices of slavery, but his time in office was curtailed when he was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau.
Coyote’s Express Mexican Grill opening new space in Hiram
- Jeremy Brown. The Coyote Mexican Grill & Cantina, a Mexican eatery with locations in Chagrin Falls, Kent and Atwater, will soon have its fourth brick-and-mortar location at the corner of state Route 82 and state Route 700 in Hiram.
Hiram takes control of Mantua’s police department, dispatch center
- Wendy DiAlesandro. Mantua Village Council on Dec. 16 unanimously approved a $170,000 contract handing Hiram Village control of its police department and dispatch center. Hiram’s village council has already authorized the contract.
Pilot program at Hiram College designed to better support students with autism
A program new to Hiram College this year could help students with autism and other neurodivergencies succeed, while also boosting the school’s graduation rate.
County roundup: Fire takes Hiram assistant fire chief’s historic home, plus news from Garrettsville, Mantua and Windham
- Roger Gordon.
House fires are always awful, but the timing couldn’t have been worse for the searing blaze Nov. 11 that burned Hiram Village Fire Department Assistant Chief Jason Groselle and his family’s historic home on Ryder Road to the ground. Fortunately, nobody was home when the fire happened.
Portage County voters pass most levies, choose among crowded fields
About a quarter of registered voters in Portage County — 26,525 individuals — cast ballots in the Nov. 4 election. Here’s a look at some of the candidate races and issues that were decided this Election Day.
Election preview: Crowded races fill the ballot in Portage County
Development is a major concern for candidates running for trustee in Brimfield Township, while communication is a hot topic in Hiram Village.
County roundup: Mantua to host public forum about DORA proposal, plus news from Freedom, Hiram, Mantua and Nelson
- Roger Gordon.
The Mantua Village Council will hold an open meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 and welcome your comments on the DORA proposal. The Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce has requested that the downtown area be designated as a “Designated Outdoor Recreational Area,” which would exempt that area from open-container laws.
Historic Hiram farm to become community center
A historic Hiram farmstead is in the process of being revitalized to create a community-oriented volunteer education center. The center will feature instruction on eco-friendly living and will include hands-on programs on topics like growing heirloom apples, nut trees and other fruit crops, as well as making apple cider.
County roundup: Main Street Mantua gets a face lift, plus news from Freedom, Garrettsville, Hiram, and Windham
- Roger Gordon.
The Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting celebration at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 for the completed Facade on Main Street in Mantua.