- Wendy DiAlesandro. Interested in establishing a central donation and request-fulfillment hub in the Crestwood community? Plan on attending an organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 29 at the Village of Mantua Town Hall.
- Roger Gordon. On May 13, Ravenna Township Trustee Vince Coia and staff from the Portage County Engineer’s Office attended a virtual meeting with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to discuss some troubled intersections that travel through the township.
- Roger Gordon. The planning commission forwarded a resolution to Streetsboro City Council to put a 12-month moratorium on accepting applications for data centers and/or cryptocurrency centers.
- Roger Gordon. The Streetsboro City School District and the City of Streetsboro entered into a memorandum of understanding to be able to utilize WSTB 88.9 FM, Streetsboro High School’s radio station, as the city’s go-to emergency radio broadcasting center.
- Roger Gordon. The grant will support the creation of Veteran’s Point, featuring a U.S. flag installation, benches and landscaping enhancements.
- Roger Gordon. Ravenna City Council voted to extend its moratorium on storage facilities six months before it considers allowing any more to go in.
- Staff Report. The Portage Park District recently partnered with Western Reserve Land Conservancy to purchase and conserve a 550 acre property in Shalersville.
The Aurora Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau Annual Holiday Luncheon celebrating the 2025 Person of the Year and Business of the Year will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at the Bertram Inn & Conference Center at 600 N. Aurora Rd. These honors recognize the remarkable achievements and significant contributions made by local individuals and businesses.
- Roger Gordon.
Aurora The groundbreaking ceremony for Aurora Park at Geauga Lake took place Oct. 23. The city purchased approximately 47 acres of lakefront property at the former SeaWorld site from Industrial Commercial Properties in 2024. “It was a great event,” Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin said of the event that drew 50 to 60 people. Because a section of the park spills over into Bainbridge Township, the Bainbridge Trustees had to approve Aurora’s preliminary design plan for the park, which they did. […]
- Roger Gordon.
Aurora The City of Aurora purchased a bit more property to add to its park property at Geauga Lake. “Our new park that we’re building has a small residential street right along its border called Fairview Avenue,” Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin said. “We have, during the last year, purchased some property on Fairview, and council recently approved the city buying three vacant lots on Fairview. The lot with the house won’t close until next year.” This property will save the […]
- Roger Gordon.
The Aurora Fall Festival will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The Fall Festival is a beloved annual tradition presented in partnership with the City of Aurora and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce.
- Roger Gordon.
Aurora The Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf outing has been renamed the “Aurora Chamber of Commerce, David M. Benjamin Memorial Golf Outing” in memory of longtime Chamber board member David M. Benjamin, who passed away last year. Benjamin was a passionate supporter of the Aurora community and an avid golfer who truly loved the game. He was also the beloved husband of Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin. A longtime lawyer, municipal law director, and college and law school professor, Benjamin’s […]
- Roger Gordon.
An in-house committee within Ravenna City Council was formed to aggressively look into constructing a new building that would be shared by the Ravenna police and fire departments. The proposed site is the property owned by the city where Ravenna High School was located.
- Roger Gordon.
Streetsboro City Council authorized participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation project scheduled for April 2026 that is going to be a complete rebuilding and resurfacing of the center of town.
- Roger Gordon.
Of the three bridges in Aurora that had structural issues, two have been replaced with new bridges during the last two years. The third, an 80-foot ravine bridge by the Paddock River Preserve that goes across the Chagrin River, was just approved to be built by Jagger Construction at a cost of $397,703.
- Roger Gordon.
City of Ravenna This year’s Raven Awards Ceremony will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4 in the Ravenna High School auditorium at 6589 N. Chestnut St. The ceremony will recognize award recipients from 2024. Nominations are still being accepted, and sponsorships are available. For more information, call 330-296-3886, email ryann@ravennaareachamber.com or visit ravennaareachamber.com. A groundbreaking was held April 15 for the brand-new Veterans Administration building on North Chestnut Street. The new structure will be twice the […]
The trustees updated zoning regulation to require non-residential projects to have plans for emergency response and clean-up incidents. They are also required to provide the fire department a copy of the plans every year.