Since I was a kid, I have always been fascinated with the Byers’ Castle on Prospect Street in Ravenna. My friends and I made up all kinds of stories about the Castle and dreamed of getting inside.
Ravenna police arrested two individuals, apparently both students, after school yesterday for having a gun on the campus of Maplewood Career Center, Superintendent Randy Griffith said in an email to the school community early this morning.
State Rep. Gail Pavliga has introduced legislation to construct a major airport and transportation hub north of Ravenna, with multiple high-speed rail lines connecting to cities throughout Northeast Ohio.
Housing construction techniques have come a long way since the Paleolithic Period, but that didn’t stop author and anthropologist Bob Kunst from building a Stone Age village in a stand of trees on the Portage County Historical Society’s 11-acre campus in Ravenna.
The Ravenna Special Services Department hosted its third annual Under The Sea dance for students with disabilities on Friday. Over 200 students and adults from 11 different school districts attended the dance.
Shortly before sunset on Aug. 31, several Ravenna Thunderbirds RC Modelers Club members filled the skies with remote controlled aircrafts of varying sizes and models. The meeting continued after dark, thanks to colorful LED strip lighting attached to the planes.
The Rev. Carl Kish is being honored with a retirement reception on Sunday, June 25, beginning with celebration of Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Cortland. The reception will follow from noon to 4 p.m. After 61 years as a priest in the Diocese of Youngstown, Rev. Kish is retiring on July 1. Friends and former parishioners are all invited to attend.
Big news – Karen’s Hair Design is relocating! Karen is moving her beauty salon to the Medical Arts Building at 6693 N. Chestnut St., across from Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna. She plans to move when remodeling is completed around May-ish.
Summer events are sprouting up all over Portage County. From May to September, the area has a lot in store. If you live in Kent, check out a full family events list here. This roundup includes the highlights and details of what’s promised to be a fun couple of months.
Don’t miss Family Health and Safety Days from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 17 at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center, 6549 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna. This is a chance for you to get screenings you have been putting off.