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Under Investigation: 10 years later, Joseph Mullins’ murder remains unsolved in Portage County

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Under Investigation: 10 years later, Joseph Mullins’ murder remains unsolved in Portage County

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Joseph Mullins vanished from his Ravenna home in 2014. Ten days later, his body was found in Cleveland. A decade later, his murder remains unsolved.Read Article

TownHall II and Neighborhood Development plan groundbreaking for Serenity House

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TownHall II and Neighborhood Development plan groundbreaking for Serenity House

Portage County residents who need somewhere to go for help will soon have access to TownHall II Integrated Health Services and Neighborhood Development Services. The new facility will hold a groundbreaking for its residential crisis care hub Serenity House at 3761 Lovers Lane on July 17 at 11:30 am in Ravenna. “Think like a hub where somebody can walk through the door and we are going to meet them right where they are,” Neighborhood Development …Read Article

Portage County Veterans Service Commission hosts grand opening for new site

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Portage County Veterans Service Commission hosts grand opening for new site

The Portage County Veterans Service Commission discovered that they did not have to look far for a new building. The PCVSC held its official “grand opening” for its new location at 466 South Chestnut Street last Saturday in Ravenna. “We were upstairs in the Portage County Administrative Building, we were there for about 40 years,” PCVSC Officer/Director Sherwood “Woody” Truman told The Weekly Villager. “We moved into the building in 1978 but we …Read Article

Justin Rahin embraces Ravenna roots as new boys’ basketball coach

The City of Ravenna has always been like a second home of sorts to Justin Rahim. Rahim will be joining the Portage County ranks of high school coaches, when he was announced as Ravenna’s new boys’ basketball coach on May 13. “It is not something I thought about. If you had told me I was going to be a coach in Ravenna, I probably wouldn’t believe you, so I am still processing it,” the first-year coach said. “It is just something I am humbled by.”…Basketball · Ravenna Read Article

Cynthia “Cindy” H. Hoskins

Cindy passed away on June 7, 2025 at her home. Cindy was a very well know substitute teacher at Garfield, Crestwood, Windham, Ravenna and St. Joseph’s school in Mantua. She spent many years touching the so many students’ lives. She was stern but her love was unconditional. She was always eager to help grade papers and step in where ever she was needed. Many people requested Cindy because she was the sub they trusted. She spent this year subbing …Ravenna · Ravenna Read Article

Mary West Sanborn Lybrook

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Ravenna, Ohio - In Loving Memory of Mary (West, Sanborn) LybrookRavenna · Ravenna Read Article

Ravenna’s Bobby Melzer lands eighth place in shot put

Ravenna Ravens’ senior Bobby Melzer had come close to making it to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet for several years. Having finally earned a state bid, Melzer did not waste a moment, earning eighth place in the shot put by throwing a distance of 54 feet, 8¼ inches last Friday morning at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. “It feels good,” Melzer said. “I know I could have done b…Ravenna · Ravenna Read Article

Gang member arrested in local prostitution sting

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SALEM, Ohio (WKBN) -- A convicted felon from Ravenna was arrested in a prostitution sting in Salem Thursday. Investigators say 34-year-old Erick Stewart responded to an undercover ad and agreed to pay $60 for sex. When he arrived and saw the police, he tried to drive away but got stuck in traffic and was arrested. Stewart, a known gang member with a violent criminal past, is on probation in Portage County. He's now in the Columbiana County Jail …Ravenna · Ravenna Read Article

Local firefighter accused of Mahoning County date rapes now facing charges in Portage County

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[See violent crime statistics in the player above.] RAVENNA, Ohio (WKBN) -- A Springfield Township firefighter facing rape charges in Mahoning County is now facing similar charges in Portage County. An indictment filed Thursday in Portage County Court of Common Pleas charges Brian Swansiger, 28, with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery, gross sexual imposition and two counts of kidnapping. Ohio school board makes unanimous deci…Ravenna · Ravenna See the Story

Reed Memorial Library commemorates new pavilion with Summer Concert Series

With the summer season fast approaching, Ravenna’s Reed Memorial Library is putting its new outdoor pavilion to good use by hosting a series of music festivals, named the Summer Concert Series over the next several months. “We are very excited to offer it this year,” Reed Memorial Library Executive Director Amy Young told The Weekly Villager on May 21. “We do hope that it will become an annual tradition and something that we will be able to off…Ravenna · Ravenna Read Article

Patti Hicks announced as Honorary Way Recipient

Although it has been close to a year since her passing, former Ravenna resident Patti Hicks is gone but certainly not forgotten. Her memory continues to live on as the Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce named the late Hicks as the newest Honorary Way Recipient. “She received a lifetime achievement award last year right before she got sick and to her that was a huge honor so this is the biggest honor you could possibly have in Ravenna,” Duane Hicks…Ravenna · Ravenna Read Article