Ravenna News

A badly beaten elderly man was taken by a medical helicopter to Akron City Hospital after he was assaulted at his home.

One woman and three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the beating and robbery of a man at his home in Portage County.

A 36-year-old Ravenna Township man was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle in Rootstown early Wednesday evening.

A Ravenna man is facing four charges in two cities after he was involved in a pair of incidents Saturday and early Sunday.

Registration is underway for the Aug. 3-7 Crisis Intervention Team Education Collaboration training in Ravenna for school personnel.

A charity that relies on volunteers and donations to help those in need still needs money to keep the lights on.

Robinson Memorial Hospital will open a new $21 million health center on July 13, consolidating medical services in Streetsboro.

The Ravenna woman accused of killing her ex-husband remains in the Portage County jail after a motion to reduce her bond was denied Friday.

For centuries, the well-known symbol of local fire stations has been a Dalmatian who resided outside the station and rode on the back of firefighter's trucks.

A new trial date will be scheduled for a Ravenna woman charged with murder and aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of her ex-husband earlier this year.

Alyssa Mauser's community gardens in Ravenna are finally in full bloom after more than a year of planning the project to receive her Girl Scout Gold Award.

A Ravenna, Ohio, man was jailed Sunday morning, accused of removing a Kawasaki KX250F motorcycle from behind an equipment trailer parked at Highpoint Raceway in Dunkard Township, according to state police.

Linda Kovacs was sentenced to six months in jail today by a Portage County Common Pleas Court judge in Ravenna.

The Great Depression was at its height when Doris Wise graduated as the valedictorian of Ravenna Township High School in 1934.

Nothing runs like a Deere, not even a burglary suspect. Portage County Sheriff's Detective Danny Burns spotted Scott Tuggle, a 39-year-old Ravenna man wanted on suspicion of a burglary walking down Infirmary Road Thursday.

Tallmadge senior Amanda Bennett has been there and done that. Bennett qualified for four events at a Division II regional track and field meet, which concluded May 30 at Ravenna High School.

The economy might keep you from taking a summer vacation, but if you can't stick your toes in the sand, stick your nose in a book.

The Portage County FOP Lodge #70 Golf Outing is scheduled to take place June 19 at Paradise Lake Golf and Banquet Center, 1900 Randolph Rd.

Motorists can look forward to smoother travel later this summer. Resurfacing work is scheduled on several county roads, according to Portage County Engineer Michael Marozzi.

Students at Ravenna High School received quite a surprise recently in their class - through the U.S. Postal Service.