I attended a lovely baby shower on July 23 for Meredith Litzinger. It was held at Byers’ Castle on South Prospect Street in Ravenna.
Participants in Saturday’s drug march gathered in front of the Portage County courthouse to pray, enjoy refreshments, and hear speakers....
I had always admired and envied the Ravenna-Roosevelt rivalry from afar. We didn’t have an arch-rival like that at Mogadore. At one time it was Field, but the schools stopped playing each other after the 1977 season for whatever reason (depending on who you asked, one school was avoiding the other and vice versa).
Two people are in jail after Ravenna police executed a search warrant at an apartment on the 600 block of West Main Street.
Sitting in his air conditioned office at the Family & Community Services headquarters in Ravenna, Rodney Mack, 52, spoke easily of his two incarcerations for assault and of his transformation to a post-prison life of service.
City council approved a conditional zoning certificate allowing the possibility of The Church in Aurora having a preschool, possibly starting this fall.
The Ravenna Police Department fired one of its officers nearly three years ago, but he’s still fighting for his job and a chance to clear his name.
Save the date: Sept. 23. The Auxiliary of University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna will host “Fun, Fashion and Friends” at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center.
Portage Park District is hosting an array of programs this month. All programs require registration. All events are free, with the exception of the July 8 Headwaters Adventure Race. Visit Portage Park District’s website for registration and program information. Look for the “Things to Do” button at the top of the webpage.
The annual Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce “Only in Ravenna” event will take place downtown on Saturday, July 15. There will be live music, food trucks, DORA drinks and raffle prizes. The organizers are looking for acoustic musicians to perform on the corners of each city block to add to the ambiance and experience.
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.