Two Hiram Township men have been indicted on charges they decapitated a statue of President James A. Garfield on the Hiram College campus last spring.

Go left to the turnpike? Don't think so. Following posted directions to the Ohio Turnpike can take a toll on drivers in Portage County.

St. Joseph School in Mantua Ohio will be celebrating Catholic Schools week starting January 31 to February 7, 2010.

These are the newest Howard Hanna listings on the market in Portage County. The following list of homes for sale will be updated as new homes come on the market.

A former township trustee and his wife were hospitalized Tuesday after an early morning fire cost them their home.

A tree trimmed out of green construction paper lay on a table at Happy Days School.

Like the gleaners of the Bible, a group of local church members is helping feed the hungry by harvesting food that typically would go to waste.

The following list of new Howard Hanna homes on the market will be updated as new come on the market in Lake County.

By Mike Sever Record-Courier staff writer Portage County Local Health Departments will hold H1N1 vaccination clinics for the general public from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Portage County Administration Building, 449 S. Meridian St., Ravenna, in Room 134.

With double-digit unemployment continuing to plague the region, thousands of cash-strapped parents are looking to local charities to help them make sure their child has a gift under the Christmas tree.

Winter temperatures blew into Portage County starting Wednesday afternoon with gusts hitting in the 50 mph range.

At least six area fire departments responded shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday to a structure fire in a detached garage and workshop at the rear of 5422 New Milford Road, near the intersection of Hayes Road in Ravenna Township.

By Dave O'Brien Record-Courier staff writer An Akron man will spend two more weeks in the Portage County jail and became a registered Tier II sex offender after he was sentenced Monday in Portage County Common Pleas Court on a charge that he had sexual contact with a 5-year-old child in July.

Christmas beers will be pouring as Akron's Hoppin' Frog Brewery has joined forces with two local restaurants to host beer dinners.

By Diane Smith Record-Courier staff writer MANTUA - The Mantua Shalersville Chamber of Commerce is scrambling to provide Christmas gifts for nearly 200 area children.

Scam artists have been hitting Portage County in recent weeks, attempting to con residents out of their hard-earned money.

The city has been awarded $500,000 in state grant money to put toward the $2.9 million purchase of Spring Hill Farm, a 153-acre property that was the original homestead of the city's founder, Ebenezer Sheldon.

Robin Rose of the State Auditor's Open Government Unit will present the 3 hour Public Records/Meetings seminar at the Mantua Shalersville Fire Department noon - 3:15 pm, Wednesday, November 18.

Veterans Day is Nov. 11. It is a special time for all Americans to pause and reflect on the magnificent contributions and sacrifices made by our men and women who served with honor and dignity and those who died for the precious freedoms we enjoy and often take for granted.

A Mantua woman who for 10 years was the elected clerk/treasurer of the village of Mantua was indicted Tuesday by a Portage County grand jury on a total of six felonies and misdemeanors for allegedly stealing village funds while in office.