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PAINESVILLE - Have you wanted to learn how to research and find your ancestors and create your family tree? Join the Lake County Genealogical Society to share stories of successes in research, learn more about Lake County history and the surrounding areas, and learn how and where to conduct genealogical research from society members and local genealogy experts.

MENTOR – A new Mentor Department of Planning and Development created by Council Sept. 4 splits planning and economic development into two separate divisions and functions rather than one.

Mentor – It’s uncommon for authors to release their book at an event to benefit others. Yet, it is consistent with the approach Pat Perry has taken to build a successful business and a career spanning 40 years.

MADISON - Help out a group or organization, help out the Madison Food Center, and eat pizza, too, at Madison Public Library. On Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Madison Public Library is hosting the fourth annual Community Group Expo and the third annual Madison Pizza Cook-Off.

ASHTABULA - The Edgewood Warrior girls tennis team came away with a 3-2 win over the visiting Conneaut Spartans.

CONNEAUT - The Conneaut Spartans girls’ soccer team continued their impressive start to the season with a win over Sharpsville.

ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP – The county rivalry game between the Edgewood Warriors and Jefferson Falcons on Friday, Aug. 31 came down to the final seconds.

WILLOUGHBY – A new, larger and more fully equipped Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient medical clinic will open Sept. 17 in a three-story Willoughby office building.

JEFFERSON - The BP service station of Jefferson has closed, following the passing of its owner.

 ANDOVER – As a way of helping others remember Constitution Week, Venie Hinson, on behalf of local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution received a proclamation from the Village of Andover through Mayor Buddy French on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Andover Public Library. (From Sept. 21 edition).

MENTOR – Mentor City Council feels any attempt to mandate historic preservation would violate a property owner’s right to use land as they desire as long as it meets city planning and zoning regulations. That was Council’s unanimous decision based on an informal poll taken at a Sept. 18 work session.

ORWELL – When Orwell resident Kellie Brown’s daughter started riding horses and barrel racing about five years ago she was amazed at how expensive accessories were in the stores.(From Sept. 21 edition).

ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula County District Library’s One Book, One County initiative invites people who work or live in Ashtabula County to join in a conversation about the opioid epidemic affecting the county.

PAINESVILLE – The Lake County Chiefs of Police Association awarded Painesville Police Officer Ryan Cueni the Medal of Honor Sept. 5 for his actions of bravery taken without regard for his own safety in facing an armed suspect on Feb. 2, 2017.

ORWELL – The Grand Valley Mustangs improved to 2-0 on the season with a win over the Berkshire Badgers.

ANDOVER – Several local leaders, businesses and area residents joined together on Saturday, Sept. 15 to discuss the idea of collaboration on STEM efforts through a NASA at My Library grant that Andover Public Library has received and wants to utilize well within the community.(From Sept. 21 edition).

ROME TOWNSHIP - It’s a big year for Ohio’s Scenic River Act, as it celebrates its 50th year.

CHERRY VALLEY – In the day and age when church attendance can often dwindle Cherry Valley Church of the Nazarene has done the opposite.(From Sept. 21 edition).

ANDOVER - The Andover Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation has been serving its residents for over 35 years. The owner and staff continue to offer multiple health relates services including dialysis provided by DaVita Dialysis Center, which is attached by a hallway. (From Sept. 21 edition).

 ANDOVER – With all the separations and heartbreak in the world today several women from Andover UMC are choosing to take on a different approach by once again hosting a free Women’s Day event for any ladies in the community this weekend on Saturday, Sept. 22.(From Sept. 21 edition).

LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Visitors Bureau has taken a new direction since Scott Dockus was hired on as the executive director in 2017.

LAKE COUNTY - Commissioner Dan Troy, who was named to the state Voting Machine Acquisition Advisory Board, reported on the previous week’s meeting.

ASHTABULA – The Edgewood Warriors girls’ soccer team was unable to hold off the Crestview Rebels in a recent All-American Conference contest. 

LAKE COUNTY – Lake County is proud to announce the formation of a new Volunteer Guardian Program, a partnership between the Lake County Probate Court and Lifeline, Inc. The program is made possible with the help of several funding sources including the Lake County Senior Services Levy, Lake Health, the Lake County ADAMHS Board and Lifeline.

LAKE COUNTY – There was good news about the local economy at the Aug. 23 Board of Commissioners meeting.

LAKE COUNTY - Alyea Barajas, senior services coordinator for Lake County, helped announce the county’s new Volunteer Guardian Program, which she called “long overdue,” at the Aug. 23 Lake County Board of Commissioners meeting.

CONCORD TOWNSHIP – Fire Chief Matt Sabo gave an update on the Fire Station Project at the Aug. 15 Board of Trustees meeting.

PERRY TOWNSHIP – While Perry Village had acquired funds and repaired the southern portion of Center Road couple years ago, the northern section, from about the Perry Township Administration Building, remains in poor condition.

LAKE COUNTY – There is finally going to be some progress on the Vrooman Road Bridge Project, Lake County Engineer Jim Gills reported at the Aug. 30 Board of Commissioners meeting.

COLUMBUS, Aug. 29, 2018—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the 30 Days to Family Interim Report, tracking the progress the program has made since the first pilot counties were identified in December 2017.

MENTOR – Mentor City Council approved spending about $23,000 more for new police patrol vehicles at its Aug. 23 meeting without using the state’s competitive bidding process, but that’s because another Ohio law allows it to do so under special circumstances.

WILLOUGHBY - Registration has begun for the Willoughby Western Lake County Chamber of Commerce Turkey Bowl. Turkey Bowl 2018 will be Saturday, Nov. 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Wickliffe Lanes.