Based on community need and current income, the Village of Hiram decided to lay off a police officer.
The township got the OK to reduce the speed limit on Udall Road from 55 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour.
The Village of Hiram is looking for ways to save money, including relying more on part-time officers to fill the third shift.
Round-the-clock police coverage in the Village of Hiram will continue despite financial concerns that threatened to reduce staffing.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bertram at 7 p.m. with a moment of silent prayer/meditation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Chris Szell was unanimously chosen to retain the position of council president.
Freedom Township’s Hankee Road project involves repaving the road and replacing a deep culvert.
It was a packed house at the Kennedy Center Ballroom Thursday night, including several dozen students from Streetsboro, Aurora and other local high schools, to see General Wesley Clark, the former commander of NATO.
For our October Leadership Portage County session, the class took an all-day tour of Portage County. Traveling together by bus, the trip helped the class of 2023 gain a better understanding of some of the most important places in this 504-square-mile county we call home.
Hiram College has sold its Cooley Telescope, which has been scanning the heavens since 1901, to a private buyer in Canada for an undisclosed amount.
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.
Supervisor Matota has had “no luck” finding a part-time employee to join his department. He also said that the county has two open positions for drivers and has received no applicants as well.
Portage County leaders are asking residents to fill out a survey about their home internet connection, hoping to learn — down to each household — who needs better broadband access.