On Wednesday, March 20, Jefferson Area High School is going to practice a lock-down drill that coordinates the police department, fire department, EMS and street department. The drill will begin at 1 p.m. and will end around 1:45 p.m. This drill will impact only the junior/senior high school. This will not impact Jefferson Elementary or Rock Creek.
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce will honor the stars of the community during its annual banquet in April.
JEFFERSON - The Ashtabula County Treasurer’s office closed 1st half 2018 real-estate tax collection on March 1, 2019, with the highest revenue ever collected, both in total dollars and in proportion to percentage billed.
JEFFERSON - The Ashtabula County commissioners have officially chosen the architect for the jail project.
COLUMBUS – Last week, before an audience of county children services agency leaders, including Ashtabula County Children Services Board Executive Director Tania Burnett, Gov. Mike DeWine announced an unprecedented 95-percent increase in the state’s investment in protecting abused and neglected children.
JEFFERSON - Jefferson Elementary School revved up a new initiative during an assembly on Tuesday, March 5.
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP – Students and faculty stood perfectly still, in character, for thirty minutes as they participated in the Living Museum display to celebrate Black History Month on Friday, March 1.
GENEVA - Nearly five hundred people crowded the commons area at Geneva High School last spring to network with local business owners, to reconnect with friends and neighbors and to sample chocolate in every imaginable permutation at Geneva Rotary’s annual Chocolate Fest and event organizer Terri Vincent said she expects a big turnout again this year.
FAIRPORT HARBOR - Mayor Tim Manross opened his State of the Village address Feb. 19 by giving Council credit for all the time and effort they put into running the Village.
MADISON TOWNSHIP – After recognizing the departments for doing additional work when the area had high winds the previous week, Trustee Max Anderson called for a Township plan for short-term power outages at the Feb. 26 meeting.
PERRY TOWNSHIP – Administrator Karen Sundy proposed the Spring Clean-up be held April 20 and 27 this year at the Feb. 26 Board of Trustees meeting. Pickup north of the railroad tracks will be one week and south of the tracks will be the other week.
Trustee Chair Rick Amos said they could have just one bidder again this year.
LAKE COUNTY – People often say something doesn’t smell right or something stinks when they believe something wrong is going on. In the case of Painesville Township residents who live near the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, the something wrong is literally the bad smells.
MENTOR – Mentor City officials are all smiles about the Cleveland Clinic’s decision to build a full-scale hospital in the city, although they don’t know how big their smiles will become until the clinic unveils its design plans.
Mentor - Local artists have a unique opportunity to showcase their talent and beautify their community during Mentor Rocks the Bears.
MADISON – On Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Madison High School, people can drop off their tech items to be recycled. This will be a joint effort between PCgone Recycling and members of the Madison High School Tech Club.
WILLOUGHBY HILLS – A spirit of cooperation was a major theme reflected during the State of the Cities breakfast sponsored by Willoughby Western Lake County Chamber of Commerce (WWLCCC).
ANDOVER – Primary student Tucker Compan and High School Student Kali Siembor were given recognition as January students of the month (as they had been absent last month), as was fourth grader Haylee Lane and High School Student Logan Mason as February students of the month during Pymatuning Valley’s monthly board of education meeting on Monday, March 11 at the high school.(From March 15 edition).
ASHTABULA – The Perry Pirates boys’ basketball team was unable to hold off a second half charge from the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings in a recent division II district semifinal game.
ANDOVER – Several items of old business were the main topic of discussion on Wednesday, March 13 during Pymatuning Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting within the meeting room of Andover Public Library.(From March 15 edition).
ORWELL – While it’s never an easy task policing a busy village, Orwell Police Department has continued to strive over the years in being visible and proactive for the community of Orwell.(From March 15 edition).
SAYBROOK – The Geneva Eagles boys’ basketball team felt to the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings in a recent division II District Championship game.
DORSET – A lot of changes have been taking place at First Baptist Church of Dorset within the last couple of years, first beginning with the remodeling of their sanctuary (after experiencing a fire in 2017), the resigning of their pastor Randy Brooks in 2018, and now the installation of their new Pastor Gary Lockwood.(From March 15 edition).
ASHTABULA – The Geneva Eagles boys’ basketball team continued their upset tour with a division II district semifinal win over the number two seeded Lake Catholic Cougars.
ROAMING SHORES – Through the joining of a special meeting on Thursday, March 7, at the Village Hall, Roaming Shores Village Council met and
voted to pass Ordinance 704-07-18: Amending the Zoning Code Regarding Authorized Variance and General requirements in order to allow a detached garage in the village up to 1,200 square feet.(From March 15 edition).
SAYBROOK - The St. John Heralds boys’ basketball team won their first tournament game in over a decade against the visiting Chalker Wildcats.
GENEVA – The Geneva Eagles boys’ basketball team won their Division II sectional basketball game over the visiting Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Doug Fender is the new warden at Lake Erie Correctional Institution.
Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce 2018 Citizen of the Year Mike Joslin surely earned his peanut buster parfait on the way home from the award presentation at the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.
The mutual aid agreement between North Kingsville Village and Kingsville Township rescue squads appears to be on again, according to North Kingsville Village Councilwoman Tammy Andrew.
Bucking a trend to start the school year earlier and earlier, the Boards of Education of Conneaut Area City Schools and Buckeye Local Schools are expected to approve next month a 2019-20 school calendar with Aug. 26 start date for students.
Echoing nearly everyone who elects to step down from a board, retiring Port Authority member Bill Cooper says simply, “It’s time.”
The first Conneaut Fourth of July Fireworks Dinner Dance Feb. 16 at the Conneaut Human Resources Center was an overwhelming success.
– Joslin-Landis Insurance co-founder Mike Joslin says that he is honored, humbled, and surprised to have been named the Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce 2018 Citizen of the Year.
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