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All are welcome to a Mother's Day Breakfast at First Baptist Church in Atwater from 9:30am-10:45am. $5.00 for ages 12 and up and $3.00 for ages 3-11. Immediately following breakfast, please make plans to join us for Worship Services at... 

Iraq War Vet/ Musician Comes to Kent for Historic Concert and Fundraiser after appearing in new CSNY film "Deja Vu". Kent, Ohio, May 2, 2008 ----Josh Hisle, an Iraq War veteran noted for his recent performance with Neil Young and Graham Nash at the Sundance Film Festival, recently announced that he will be traveling to Kent, Ohio for an anti-war... 

Randolph Community Foundation Presents Miles for the Mitchen's SUNDAY, MAY 18th 11am- 4pm MOYER FIELDS in RANDOLPH You can come to walk anytime from 11-4. All proceeds from the walk will benefit the Mitchen family. Prizes to the top 2 Fundraisers... 

Free Community Dinner in Atwater on May 5th @ 5pm. The event is being held at First Baptist Church in Atwater. For more informaion, call 330-947-2259 or visist us online @... 

A Huge Charity Yard Sale will be held on Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27. All proceeds to benefit Relay for Life-American Cancer Society. Donations accepted. 9-5, 1245 Munroe Falls Ave., Cuyahoga... 

18 people will die today while waiting for an organ transplant. On March 21,2006, my grandfather, John Neloms was 1 of the 18. April is National Donate Life Month. In honor of this month, I want to introduce you to my grandfather, and tell you his... 

Now that they put up the gate on west shore, you cant launch you boats any more? Or can you? I dont care. Im wondering if you are still aloud to fish down there? Dose anyone know? I live right there and love fishing down there. But all of the boats comming and going last year got a bit... 

There are many trailer parks or mobile home communities through out the state of Ohio and many of them are located right here in Portage County, and many if not all do not follow the fair housing laws, they do discriminate! A lot of it is for monetary gain, where they can rip off the mobile home owners of their... 

Laura Gentile , of Hudson , received the Reserve Grand Champion award at Chagrin Valley Farms for her outstanding performances on her horse, Forte, at the 5-show Winter Dressage series. Laura boards and trains with Kirsten Rall at Kirgis Farm in... 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stephens Memorial Observatory of Hiram College will be open, weather permitting, Saturday, April 19 from 9:00 to 11:00 PM. The amazing ringed planet Saturn will be the focus of the night's viewing. Mars may also be... 

Natividad and Cora Delarca will be at the First Baptist Church in Atwater on May 4th between 10am-12pm. They have been missionaries to Honduras for the last thirty-years. They have established nineteen churches in Northern... 

Dillon Family Hosts Dinner and Carnival to Benefit Cpl. Benjamin C. Dillon Scholarship Fund Community invited to attend event in memory of local fallen hero (Edinburg, OH) April 3, 2008 " The family of fallen Army Ranger,... 

Saturday, April 12, 2008 7 AM - 12 Noon "Come and enjoy breakfast with us!" Fire truck rides & Fire prevention program for kids of all ages!! Portage County DARE Officers Plus many fantastic door prizes could be yours- Donations from: White's Farm Supply, Circle K Gift Cards, Libertys Bible Church-Giant Eagle Gift Card, Free Oil Change from KJ Auto... 

With the recent slump in manufacturing, several local residents are seeking to train for a career with the opportunity for longevity. That goal can be achieved in less than one month at the Trumbull Career & Technical Center in Warren, OH. The Adult Training Center at TCTC will begin a four-week course for Nurse Assistants (STNA's) on Monday, April... 

The foundation will now be meeting on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. 8 AM at the Randolph Town Hall. Please come show your support as a volunteer for our fundraising efforts!! Donations are needed and accepted anytime (and are tax-deductible): Randolph Community Foundation, 4759 Alexander Road, Atwater, OH... 

My mother's bookstore closed last month. My mother, Lucille Canterbury, was a voracious reader. Around 1980, my mother and her best friend, Marie Spencer, took all their books and started having garage... 

Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) is seeking volunteers to assist with important functions at the Hospice of VNS Care Center, and to visit patients in their homes or skilled nursing facilities throughout Summit, Medina, Stark and Portage Counties. Volunteers may lend compassionate support at the Hospice Care Center in Fairlawn through visiting patients, answering telephones, filing papers, assembling charts,... 

The Pony Pals 4-H club held a meeting at advisor Mrs. DeYoung's home on February 12 2008. Members present were Rachel,Mary Louise,Rory,Julia. We did our own ideas to amke valentine cards for residents of local nursing... 

(Sorry...this is really a thank-you disguised as a news story!) In the hopes that you subscribe to the "better late than never" philosophy, I just wanted to take a moment to thank every editor and webmaster who included information about the Lutheran schools' open house in your papers/website way back in January. With all the great publicity, many of our... 

How much noise can two people make? Well, a heck of a lot if you are talking about the band DICK (Degenerates in Constant Khaos). Dick consists of Sally Sick on drums and Hagatha Rude, from Kent, Ohio, who sings and plays the "buitar""a creative hybrid bass/guitar combination. DICK has recently brought their original punk/hard rock sound to local venues,...