Windham

Hello Windham Family! October is halfway over already. Outside, our beautiful Windham rural landscape is changing, air is getting colder, nights are getting longer, and the leaves are all changing colors. Embrace the changing beauty of our little Bomber community; there are many things to look forward to as you read below.

A statue of the 20th president of the United States, who resided in the village of Hiram for several years, including graduating from what is now known as Hiram College, will be relocated to the village from Wilmington, Delaware, where it has been on display for 131 years.

We are incredibly honored to share that Windham Exempted Village Schools is one of 1,175 schools (almost 1,000 less than last year) nationwide to apply for the T-Mobile $1 Million Friday Night 5G Lights Grant to put a track on our football field.

Though the rumors that it was an ajar door that enabled a gunman to enter Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and kill 19 students and two teachers in May of 2022 turned out to be false, the incident still inspired Southeast Local Schools to invest in increased precautionary measures.

The Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to celebrate the grand opening and relocation of the Crestwood Community Center (CCC).

Windham’s PTO will be hosting a Back 2 School Bash for all Windham students on Thursday, Aug. 27 during Meet the Teacher Night.

Hiram Village Council has rezoned two properties in the village to allow for college properties to be sold and transitioned out of the institutional district.

The Windham High School Hall of Fame needs community help. On Sept. 18 at the football game that night, the 1974 Windham Bombers team of Coach Stan Parrish that reached the semi-finals of the state playoffs will be inducted as a team into the Hall of Fame.

The village of Hiram will join the America 250 reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8 at the Historical Society Century House in Village Park at 11617 Garfield Rd.

Summer is here, Bomber Country. School is out, and the weather is so much warmer – we welcome June with open arms! Barbecues, bonfires and summer fun. Here are some exciting events and important information coming up in our little town.

“We’re working with our code. We went to Regional Planning, and they had some changes and suggestions, so we’re still doing that back and forth,” township Vice Chair Rich Gano said.

Happy May Bomber Country! May is always an exciting time. With things like the school year end, graduations, beginning of wedding season, warmer days for ball games, Memorial Day weekend, the kickoff to summer and more. Warmer weather is finally in the air and here are some exciting events and important information coming up in our little town.

Garrettsville Village Council President Tom Hardesty and Council Member John Brachna recently presented the opportunity to form a Joint Economic Development District between Garrettsville and Nelson Township.

Join Windham Village and Township for a joint community clean-up weekend from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. Clear your clutter and put it in the dumpsters at the wastewater plant at 9958 E. Center St. (next to the American Legion).

The Village of Hiram’s Downtown Revitalization Spring Fest will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26 on Hayden Street. Approximately 25 vendors, five of which are food trucks, will be selling a variety of goodies.

The New Hope Baptist Church will be providing free hot lunches for Windham students during spring break. Kids and teens 18 and under are invited to stop in and have lunch.

Brad Ehrhart, president of the Portage Development Board, spoke recently to Garrettsville Village Council about the village’s interest in perhaps at some point becoming part of a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) with other communities.

Bigfoot sightings in Portage County? The Bigfoot Society (yes, there is one) claims it’s true, and points to multiple recent sightings in Garrettsville, Windham, Mantua, Mantua Center and Streetsboro.