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Tracing its roots back to 1867 when it launched under the name 'The Garrettsville Journal', the 'Villager' has served as the local source of community news for over 200 years. The Villager is published and distributed weekly by The Weekly Villager, Inc. Our website is available 24/7 and includes access to our digital archives.

Let’s get down to brass tacks. I am, to put it politely, unreliable. Gimme a week off and, “Lo, and Behold !” I’ll take ...
10/31/2025

Let’s get down to brass tacks. I am, to put it politely, unreliable. Gimme a week off and, “Lo, and Behold !” I’ll take whatever the traffic will bear–one week, two weeks, whatever. The danger is, will anyone even notice and say, “Whatever happened to that non-sport columnist that wrote about odd stuff from the almanac and such? Who knew that timber rattlesnakes moved to winter dens at the end of October?...

Let’s get down to brass tacks. I am, to put it politely, unreliable. Gimme a week off and, “Lo, and Behold !” I’ll take whatever the traffic will bear–one week, two weeks, whatever. The danger is,…

Anyone driving along Pioneer Trail Road in Mantua Township can’t help but notice a bold outcropping of large signs in fr...
10/31/2025

Anyone driving along Pioneer Trail Road in Mantua Township can’t help but notice a bold outcropping of large signs in front of most homes between Mantua Center and Diagonal Roads. Up since September, they say: “NO, Christine Craycroft. We DO NOT want a hike and bike trail through our front yards!!!” Christine Craycroft, Executive Director of Portage Park District, says this opposition is based on unfounded fears....

Anyone driving along Pioneer Trail Road in Mantua Township can’t help but notice a bold outcropping of large signs in front of most homes between Mantua Center and Diagonal Roads. Up since Septemb…

Garfield G-Men freshman Lina Kaufman is not quite finished with her breakout season in her first year of varsity cross c...
10/31/2025

Garfield G-Men freshman Lina Kaufman is not quite finished with her breakout season in her first year of varsity cross country. The G-Men freshman clinched a state berth at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III regional meet, finishing in 11th place with a time of 19:44.01 last Saturday at Boardman High School. “It is just spectacular to see what she has achieved in such a short high school career so far,” said Coach Matt Pfleger....

Garfield G-Men freshman Lina Kaufman is not quite finished with her breakout season in her first year of varsity cross country. The G-Men freshman clinched a state berth at the Ohio High School At…

Halloween may come once a year, but for many people, anxiety around money and the future lasts far longer. Debt, stretch...
10/31/2025

Halloween may come once a year, but for many people, anxiety around money and the future lasts far longer. Debt, stretched budgets, or savings goals that never seem to stick can feel intimidating—and easy to avoid. This year, many Americans are confronting a tough mix of financial realities: higher living costs, increasing energy bills, record household debt, and an uncertain job market....

Halloween may come once a year, but for many people, anxiety around money and the future lasts far longer. Debt, stretched budgets, or savings goals that never seem to stick can feel intimidating—…

On October 20, 2025 the James A. Garfield Historical Society hosted a trio of locally-connected historian types, Tim Smi...
10/31/2025

On October 20, 2025 the James A. Garfield Historical Society hosted a trio of locally-connected historian types, Tim Smith, Dave English and Kirt Kirtland who related to the group of members and guests their Western Reserve Journey. They were searching for the four markers at the corners of the original survey of the Western Reserve, to be found in Conneaut (NE), Poland (SE) ,Catawba (NW) and Willard (SW)....

On October 20, 2025 the James A. Garfield Historical Society hosted a trio of locally-connected historian types, Tim Smith, Dave English and Kirt Kirtland who related to the group of members and g…

Ravenna graduate Jake Smallfield has always been drawn to a calling where he can help people, much like his family with ...
10/31/2025

Ravenna graduate Jake Smallfield has always been drawn to a calling where he can help people, much like his family with its decades of service in the Ravenna Fire Department. Smallfield has worked his way up the ranks in the Ravenna Police Department and has reached the top, having been sworn in as the new Chief of Police by Mayor Frank Seman on June 23....

Ravenna graduate Jake Smallfield has always been drawn to a calling where he can help people, much like his family with its decades of service in the Ravenna Fire Department. Smallfield has worked…

Freedom Township Historical Society is busily preparing for a Freedom veterans display at our November 11 meeting/progra...
10/31/2025

Freedom Township Historical Society is busily preparing for a Freedom veterans display at our November 11 meeting/program. We are asking you and/or any veteran from Freedom to submit a short biography and picture if possible of your military service for display at our November program. The picture could be a copy or if it's the real deal, it would be returned to you....

Freedom Township Historical Society is busily preparing for a Freedom veterans display at our November 11 meeting/program.  We are asking you and/or any veteran from Freedom to submit a short…

The Berkshire Badgers’ football team closed out the regular season with an emphatic statement, shutting out Chagrin Vall...
10/31/2025

The Berkshire Badgers’ football team closed out the regular season with an emphatic statement, shutting out Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division and Geauga County rival Chagrin Falls 34-0 with a dominant second half last Friday evening at C.S. Harris Stadium in Chagrin Falls. “It was a very tight first half,” said Coach Josh DeWeese. “The guys responded to what we challenged them to do, and they came out and fought and finished the right way with power football.”...

The Berkshire Badgers’ football team closed out the regular season with an emphatic statement, shutting out Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division and Geauga County rival Chagrin Falls 34-0 wit…

The Portage County Senior Board is proud to announce the selection of twelve outstanding student leaders from across the...
10/31/2025

The Portage County Senior Board is proud to announce the selection of twelve outstanding student leaders from across the county to serve as new members for the 2025-26 school year. These exemplary students have been chosen to represent their respective schools, and they take on the important role of selecting the Portage County Seniors of the Month throughout the academic year....

The Portage County Senior Board is proud to announce the selection of twelve outstanding student leaders from across the county to serve as new members for the 2025-26 school year. These exemplary…

For the first time since 2018, there will be a regional playoff round for the Berkshire Badgers’ volleyball team. The Ba...
10/30/2025

For the first time since 2018, there will be a regional playoff round for the Berkshire Badgers’ volleyball team. The Badgers secured the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 2 district banner, fending off Triway’s comeback in a five-set thriller, winning 25-17, 25-11, 18-25, 16-25, 15-7 last Thursday evening at Magnificat High School. “We were super excited to do it,” said Coach Joan Prots....

For the first time since 2018, there will be a regional playoff round for the Berkshire Badgers’ volleyball team. The Badgers secured the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast…

There’s a party happening in Hiram on Wednesday, November 12th that’s been 17 years in the making. That’s because this C...
10/30/2025

There’s a party happening in Hiram on Wednesday, November 12th that’s been 17 years in the making. That’s because this Christmas Open House, which takes place from 5 – 7 pm that day is not only celebrating another year at Hiram House Salon, but an incredible 17 years for this family-owned business. Everyone is welcome to stop in and enjoy appetizers, prizes, and product discounts – stop in to get started on holiday gifts for your loved ones or yourself....

There’s a party happening in Hiram on Wednesday, November 12th that’s been 17 years in the making. That’s because this Christmas Open House, which takes place from 5 – 7 pm that day is not only ce…

Judith “Judy” Eckman (Leiendecker), 85, of Windham, OH, passed away on October 21, 2025, at UH Geauga Medical Center. Sh...
10/30/2025

Judith “Judy” Eckman (Leiendecker), 85, of Windham, OH, passed away on October 21, 2025, at UH Geauga Medical Center. She was born on October 30, 1939, at her family home on East Center Street in Windham, to the late Lloyd and Alice Leiendecker. Judy was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William Eckman, and her sister, Betty Cooper. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Williams; her sons, Lloyd Eckman and Lawrence (Dana) Eckman; sisters, Bonnie Furr and Carolyn Altieri; seven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; two great-great-great children, as well as many friends....

Judith “Judy” Eckman (Leiendecker), 85, of Windham, OH, passed away on October 21, 2025, at UH Geauga Medical Center. She was born on October 30, 1939, at her family home on East Center Street in …

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The Weekly Villager has served as the local source of community news for over 45 years. Headquarted in Garrettsville, OH, our coverage area includes communities in northern Portage county; western Trumbull county; and southern Geauga county. Each week over 10,000 readers turn to the Villager for information from their communities. The Weekly Villager is published and distributed weekly by The Weekly Villager, Inc. Our website is available 24/7 and includes free access to our digital archives.