Portage County Job & Family Services will hold a Presents For Kids holiday toy drive-through event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Portage County Administration Building, 449 S. Meridian St. in Ravenna. New, unwrapped gift donations will be accepted.
Voters easily passed the three county-wide levies on the ballot for Portage County residents.
Portage County leaders gathered again earlier this week for the second and possibly the final summit to address the problems plaguing the public transportation system.
Ravenna city officials would like to clean up the mess from the demolished buildings at 645 S. Chestnut St., once home to Oak Rubber. But there's one problem: Nobody owns it.
USCRI and The Church in Aurora have partnered with the community to meet the needs of our new neighbors. A posting of immediate donation needs is listed below. Members may drop off urgently needed items at the Church in Aurora on Sept. 16, 2023, between noon and 4 p.m. in the parking lot.
The Ravenna Kiwanis Club has completed the Community Action Council Youth & Family Center Playground project — and it persevered through years of pandemic-related delays to get it done.
The Portage Foundation Board of Trustees named Janice Simmons-Mortimer the foundation's executive director, effective today.
The 2023 Celebrate Portage! Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, Sept. 28.
Participants in Saturday’s drug march gathered in front of the Portage County courthouse to pray, enjoy refreshments, and hear speakers....
County roundup: Rootstown Pig Roast celebrates 10 years, plus more news from Rootstown and Deerfield
The 10th annual Pig Roast will take place Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Randolph K of C Hall at 2697 Waterloo Rd. The event raises money for Rootstown Youth Football players, cheerleaders, the community and the schools.
Unfortunately the Windham Fall Festival has been canceled for 2023. There were multiple factors causing the cancellation. The Village of Windham is considering multiple options for next year.
Founded 28 years ago, the nonprofit has provided 118,702 meals, more than 31,588 snacks and 5,820 shelf-stable weekend meals for children in lower-income neighborhoods across the county, the organization said. And they've accomplished this despite having no permanent home.