- Rachel Abbey McCafferty
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.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Five townships. Five fire chiefs. Five fire stations. Finances so tight that equipment is often purchased secondhand and departments rely on part-time and volunteer personnel. Sometimes stations aren’t staffed at all.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
The Palmyra Historical Society will kick off its summer fundraiser May 23 with an online auction.
- Bethany Ulrick
Palmyra Township has been invited to meetings regarding the creation of a new joint fire district, which would cover an area of five townships. This new system would be more expensive, but supporters say it would result in faster response times to EMS and fire calls.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
In a 3-1 vote, the Southeast Local Schools Board of Education on Jan. 15 appointed Danielle Buckner to fill a seat recently vacated by Dave Fesemyer.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Two children and a school bus driver were transported to the hospital with minor injuries early Friday morning when a Southeast Local Schools bus veered off the road to avoid hitting another vehicle.
- Jeremy Brown
At least 12 different schools throughout Northeast Ohio received social media threats last week, including one directed at Streetsboro City Schools.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
With the passage of Issue 2 in November 2023, communities across the state have been enacting a wide range of regulations covering recreational and medical marijuana facilities.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
These days, Palmyra Township’s Old Stagecoach Inn is a deteriorating hulk, but it’s soon to be the subject of a Discovery Channel documentary set to air in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Roger Gordon
Palmyra The Palmyra Township Trustees approved the township’s 2024 chip-and-seal project for 5.5 miles of roads. The roads that will be done are Scotts Corners Road, Henderson Road, two sections of Whippoorwill Road and some roads in West Cemetery. Melway Paving will do the job. “It should be done by the end of September,” township Chair Tom Grund said. The two batting cages at Palmyra Park were recently concreted. The batting cages are used by the Palmyra Softball League. “Some […]
- Wendy DiAlesandro
The Palmyra Historical Society is launching an online fundraiser to continue its work of restoring the township’s oldest grave markers.
- Roger Gordon
The annual community Easter egg hunt, a fundraiser for the Palmyra Fire Department, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23 at Palmyra Park on State Route 225. There will be games, candy and prizes. Also, the Palmyra Fireflies, which is the ladies auxiliary for the fire department, will sell donuts, coffee and hot chocolate.
- Roger Gordon
A resolution was passed to have the Portage County engineer move forward with the bid specs to pave the mile-long Rootstown Community Park road, which is currently made of gravel.
- Ryan Lind
The board voted to appoint Mary Kaley as president pro tem from Jan. 1-Jan. 8 of 2024.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Palmyra West Cemetery is the final resting place of a not-so-famous woman whose stepson was once known as the “King of Hollywood.”
- Wendy DiAlesandro
As the 50th anniversary of the close of the Vietnam War approaches, one Palmyra organization is determined to let veterans know they are remembered and appreciated.
- Roger Gordon
The bridge by the corner of Newton Falls Road and Holcomb Road has been closed by Portage County until a new bridge is built. Brick barriers were put up on both sides.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
The Grinch and Santa will square off in an epic battle on Dec. 16 at the Palmyra Township fire station, 3956 Route 225 in Diamond.