by admin | May 10, 2022 | Area News, County
BOWERSTONBy Mary Anna Cotter Congratulations to Nolan Caldwell, who was chosen to the first-team All-Conference bowling team and first-team Stark County league for bowling. He is the son of the Ryan Caldwells and grandson of the Dan Chews. Congratulations to Jim...
by admin | Aug 29, 2018 | Area News, Featured
FREEPORT — Family Dollar Stores, Inc., a leading small format and convenience retailer, has announced plans for a renovated store’s grand re-opening in Freeport, Ohio. “Family Dollar is proud to be a part of the Freeport community and we’re excited to welcome...
by admin | Jul 24, 2017 | Area News, Featured
Veterans Service Officer Jim Thompson will be at the Freeport Public Library on Tuesday Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to speak to Veterans, Veterans widows and any family member that have questions on Veterans benefits. Veterans that would like to receive a Veterans...
by admin | Jul 17, 2017 | Area News, Featured
July 28 and 29, Freeport Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Fireman’s Fair: Friday schedule will include: Parade at 7 p.m. (line up at 6), Baby Contest crowning at 7:30 and “Lacey and Her Attitude Band” from 8-11. The day on Saturday starts with a tractor...
by admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Obituaries
Maureen Martin Moore, age 84, of Freeport, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at her home. She was born January 4, 1930 to the late John and Mary C. Kennedy Foley. Also preceding her was a former husband Richard Martin Sr. Visitation and a Mass of Christian Burial will be...
by admin | Apr 14, 2014 | Obituaries
Robert E. “Robbie” Harmon, Jr., 52, of Cadiz, Ohio formerly of Freeport, Ohio and Cudahy, California, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. He was born August 30, 1961 in Dennison, Ohio, a son of Robert Harmon Sr. and Beverly...
by admin | Apr 9, 2014 | Obituaries
Elizabeth Anne Williams Buck age 85 died Tuesday morning, April 8, 2014. Her mother, Sara Williams and her father Dean Williams, precede her in death. Her brother, William Bryant, a B-24 bombardier, was killed in World War II. Friends may call Thursday, April 10, 2014...
by admin | Feb 12, 2014 | Obituaries
Maurice Elvin “Moe” Tedrick, age 76, of Freeport and formerly of Mesa, Arizona, died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Beacon Pointe Rehab Center, Uhrichsville. Born May 23, 1937 in Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, he was a son of the late James...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | Featured
By AMY GAREIS, News-Herald Staff Writer FREEPORT – Lakeland Academy Community School is beginning a new year with a refurbished space and more students yearning to learn. The school has completed renovations at its site along 101 Main St. Superintendent Chuck...
by admin | Jan 20, 2014 | Obituaries
Herbert Steven “Steve” Miles, age 64, of Freeport passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at Twin City Hospital in Dennison. Born in Birch River, W.Va., on Nov. 10, 1949, he was a son of the late Herbert A. and Ethel M. (Brown) Miles. He was preceded in death...
by admin | Dec 9, 2013 | Obituaries
Bertha Mae Phipps, age 96, of Fisher Road, Freeport, died peacefully at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 surrounded by family at her daughter’s home in Sugarcreek, Ohio, where she had resided the last several years. Born Sept. 1, 1917 in Tippecanoe, she was a daughter of...
by admin | Sep 11, 2013 | Obituaries
Mary Ann Riggs, age 80, of Freeport died peacefully at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 in Beacon Pointe Rehab Center. Born Aug. 16, 1933 in Conotton, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Martin Trushell and Anna Rosalie Grace Trushell. She married Edward Blair...
by admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Obituaries
Robert (Bob) L. Harding, age 84 of Freeport, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia surrounded by family. He was born May 25, 1929, at Freeport, Ohio, the son of the late George and Lily Smith Harding. He was preceded in death by his...
by admin | May 3, 2013 | Area News
FREEPORT – This year the Clark Memorial Branch Library is participating in Helmet Head, a bike safety education campaign organized by Carol Infante, RN of the Harrison County Health Department. Young families are invited to attend the presentation May 9 at 11...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | Obituaries
Mildred Maxine Lake, age 89, of Freeport died Sunday, March 31, 2013 in Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. Born Dec. 27, 1923 in Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, she was a daughter of the late Homer Charles Lake and Florence Telena Arnold...
by admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Obituaries
Charles “Larry” Martz, Freeport died at Wheeling Hospital, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. He was born at Akron, July 23, 1944 to the late Charles Irvin and Jane Neal Martz. A Memorial Service will be held at His Word Ministries Church, Moorefield, Saturday, March 9 at 2 pm...
by admin | Jan 15, 2013 | Featured
By AMY GAREIS News-Herald Staff Writer FREEPORT – TJ’s Gas N Go is looking vastly different these days with added customer convenience. Co-owners Jim and Tana Fortney built an estimated 2,000-square-foot addition to their business along 237 E. Main St. in an...
by admin | Dec 26, 2012 | Obituaries
Harold Roger “Bud” Haas, 77, of Elk Run, Freeport, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 at his home. He was born July 14, 1935 in Akron, a son of the late Harold Edward and Effie Edith Rogers Haas. Friends may call Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 from noon until time of...
by admin | Dec 11, 2012 | Obituaries
Larry Eugene Arnold, 74, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, December 10, 2012 at Union Hospital in Dover following a brief illness. A son of the late Marie Helen (Arnold) Strange, Larry was born January 30, 1938 at Piedmont, Ohio. Larry was also preceded in death by...
by admin | Dec 3, 2012 | Obituaries
Delbert Edward (Bud) Lynn, age 92, Freeport died at 10:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 in his home. He was born in Freeport, Harrison County, on Oct 15, 1920, a son of the late Raymond Zellers Lynn and Mary Alice Nolan Lynn. Bud was preceded in death by two...
by admin | Nov 29, 2012 | Obituaries
Rosemary Persons Ripley, age 82 of Hopedale, formerly of Freeport, passed away at Gables Care Center on Nov. 28, 2012. Born October 31, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Dempsey Chalmers and Oda Mae Persons of Piedmont. Rosemary is preceded in death by her...
by admin | Nov 26, 2012 | Obituaries
Frederick P. Baluch passed away at age 88 in his former home at Greenbelt, Maryland surrounded by family and friends on Sunday Nov. 18, 2012 after many years of failing health. Fred was born Jan. 3, 1924 in Youngstown, the youngest of three children of Stephen J. and...
by admin | Nov 26, 2012 | Featured
FREEPORT – Bob and Louise Harding, of Freeport, are feeling pretty thankful for the kindness of neighbors who helped fulfill one of Bob’s wishes recently. A longtime truck driver, Bob was diagnosed three years ago with kidney failure but longed for one more trip...
by admin | Nov 20, 2012 | Obituaries
Arlene M. Cox Age 89, of Freeport Route died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 at her home. She was born in Holmes County, Aug. 2, 1923 to the late George and Irene Conrad Kaser. She was a member of the former Chestnut Hill EUB Church. She married George Cox and he died in 2001....
by admin | Oct 1, 2012 | Featured
By AMY GAREIS News-Herald Staff Writer FREEPORT – It took 75 years but the life of an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper murdered in the line of duty was recognized in Freeport on Thursday. A stone memorial now stands near the former Lakeland High...
by admin | Aug 20, 2012 | Featured
FREEPORT – Freeport area residents and prospective students got a preview of Lakeland Academy Community School, which is undergoing construction at the former Freeport Market on Main Street. A meeting was held with organizers and the new community school board...
by admin | Jul 30, 2012 | Featured
By AMY GAREIS News-Herald Staff Writer FREEPORT – Longtime efforts to begin a charter school in Freeport are paying off as the Lakeland Academy Community School plans to open its doors in September. Organizer Jennifer Fisher said the school would be located...
by admin | Jul 25, 2012 | Featured
By AMY GAREIS News-Herald Staff Writer FREEPORT – The summer of festivals and fairs continues this month as the Freeport Firemen’s Fair kicks off July 27-28. Organizers said this year’s event will include food, fun, music, games and a parade, and...
by admin | Jul 18, 2012 | Featured
FREEPORT – Elizabeth Brooks’ lifelong love of books has led to her new role as manager of Clark Branch Library in Freeport. The Freeport native and longtime teacher began duties on July 2 and is taking a personal leave of absence from the Harrison Hills City...
by admin | Jul 3, 2012 | Featured
FREEPORT – Rich Rensi, left, is thankful after friend Melvin Allen saved his life during a serious heart attack on July 11. Allen, a 46-year member of the Freeport Volunteer Fire Department and E-Squad, performed CPR until emergency crews arrived. Rensi, a...
