For the second time in school history the Edgewood High School Warriors boys basketball team made it to the regional semifinals, but fell short to the Mogadore Wildcats by a final score of 69 to 65 on Wednesday night.
LAKE COUNTY – The Board of Commissioners passed a resolution at the Feb. 28 meeting accepting the Feb. 23 resignation of auditor-elect Edward H. Zupancic.
PAINESVILLE - Remarkable Lake County Night with the Mentor Ice Breakers takes place at the Mentor Civic Ice Arena Friday, March 22. Doors open at 6:35 p.m.
ORWELL – Mitchell Lake takes over as the head coach of the Grand Valley Mustangs softball team. Lake had worked as a junior varsity coach for the Mustangs last season.
JEFFERSON - Seth Gilman enters his third season as the head coach of the Jefferson Falcons softball team.
Scott Barber returns as the head coach of the Jefferson Falcons baseball team.
Lessons learned and shared this week. I was an attendee and a speaker at the 7th Annual Southeast Regional Drug Prevention Summit. The summit was hosted by the National Drug Free Foundation! I found this experience to be very rewarding on a personal and professional level.
Hello, Ashtabula County! This week I wanted to take an opportunity to speak to an endeavor that just kicked off this past week.
MENTOR – Ohio’s new law allowing use of medical marijuana to treat certain illnesses is complex and considered to be incomplete, according to a consultant who spoke to Lake County chambers of commerce members March 6.
ANDOVER – Do you know an individual, organization or business that deserves to be honored for their volunteer work or outstanding community service this year? (From March 22 edition).
ANDOVER – Following a discussion that took place at a work session, Andover Village Council brought up briefly the idea of whether it wants to change the name of John Overly Recreation Park during a meeting on Tuesday, March 12, within the village hall.(From March 22 edition).
ANDOVER – Several members of the community gathered together on Thursday, March 14, to discuss this year’s Andover Police Auxiliary/PACOC Easter Egg Hunt as scheduled for the community of Andover.
Those in attendance that evening included President of Andover Police Auxiliary Lisa Gentry, Police Chief Christopher Baker, PACOC President Lara Reibold and volunteers Juanita Rider and Marie Broughton.
KINSMAN – If you’re looking for a closer location to find the products you need for your main mode of transportation you may want to check out A.G. Birrell Company’s new auto parts store at their location of 8211 Main Street in Kinsman.
ANDOVER – A persuasive piece on why you should adopt a pet from an animal shelter received the most points, thus granting it the win as presented by Pymatuning Valley High School senior Brooke Hancock on Monday, March 18, during Andover Rotary Club’s annual 4-Way Speech contest at Scooters by the Lake.(From March 22 edition).
ORWELL – The Grand Valley Interfaith Services are readying for its fourth community cross walk/service once again this year as held on Good Friday, April 19, within Orwell.(From March 22 edition).
ANDOVER – As part of its annual tradition, the Pymatuning Valley Ministerial Society will once again host its Good Friday Cross Walk event in Andover at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19, two days before Easter.(From March 22 edition).
MENTOR - The Paradigm Building was the site for the 2019 State of the City Address for Mentor. It seemed fitting given the definition of paradigm is the standard, example, or archetype, and the bustling suburb of Mentor has often fit that mold.
MENTOR - The Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce annual State of the City meeting started with Neil Stein, chair of the Board of the Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce, welcoming everyone.
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.
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