MENTOR - Jason Wuliger announced that he is seeking to be Lake County’s next commissioner during a gathering at the Fredon Corporation in Mentor June 26.
Wuliger made clear the focus of his efforts would be to grow Lake County’s economy.
Mentor - United Way of Lake County’s Women’s Leadership Council will feature local entrepreneurs Virginia Marti Veith and Anna Dey at their July 25 Speaker Series Breakfast. The breakfast will be held at the American-Croatian Lodge in Eastlake from 7:30 – 9 a.m.
MENTOR – Leadership Lake County is pleased to announce Painesville Township resident Dave Enzerra is a recipient of the Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association of Leadership Programs.
PAINESVILLE - Approximately 50 community members gathered in the community room on the lower level of the Extended Housing Wellness Center in downtown Painesville, for Extended Housing, Inc.’s 2019 annual meeting March 5.
PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP – Project Hope for the Homeless received a $5,000 grant from the CareSource Foundation that will finance 128 individual nights of shelter for guests in the Families Moving Forward program.
As of July 1 Crossroads and Beacon Health are officially merged as one organization, Crossroads Health, a non-profit organization that provides a continuum of behavioral health services to clients of all ages.
MENTOR – The Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) of United Way of Lake County awarded $28,982 in grants to 18 organizations that support the goal of uplifting and empowering women and girls in Lake County.
MENTOR – Prayers, hymns and the mournful sound of bagpipes filled the air during a June 24 memorial at the Mentor Fine Arts Center honoring Mentor Police Officer Matthew Mazany, killed a year ago on state Route 2.
MENTOR – She never tracks anything.
Virginia (Ginny) Marikis never tracked how many teddy bears she made, then donated, to the Mentor Fire Department for children affected by a fire. She never tracked the bibs and shoulder pads she made, then donated, to Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.
ANDOVER – Twenty-seven-year-old Jesse Reed, of Windsor, was indicted by the Ashtabula County Grand Jury on Thursday, June 25, following an incident that occurred in Andover back in May in which he fired two shots with a semi-automatic rifle within and outside the residence on Hickory Street.
JEFFERSON - Former Andover resident Cassandra Webster was given a 180-day jail sentence on Monday, July 8, through Eastern County Court following an incident that occurred last year at 5206 Stanhope-Kellogsville Road in Andover that involved the accidental death of four-year-old Remingtin Krzic of Painesville.
COLUMBUS – The All-Ohio State Fair Band & Youth Choir have announced their membership for the 2019 Ohio State Fair.
ASHTABULA - The City of Ashtabula is applying for a grant to widen a road near the planned pig-iron plant.
GENEVA – The rain didn’t stop the fun at the Geneva Water Battle in June, but Big Dog Bounce owner Don Ballard wanted hotter weather and more kids for the event.
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - The newly formed Crime Enforcement Agency of Ashtabula County conducted its first arrests on July 2.
Hello, Ashtabula County! I hope that everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July holiday with friends and family this past week.
JEFFERSON - The Ashtabula County commissioners have set the date for a public hearing on a proposed road improvement of Case Avenue in Andover Township.
JEFFERSON - Ashtabula County commissioners approved hiring an outside attorney with expertise in labor law to represent the county in a lawsuit filed by former Deputy Mark Mullett during their meeting on Tuesday, July 2.
The Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley is welcoming a new chair to its Board of Directors.
CONNEAUT – In real estate and fireworks, it’s location, location, location.
ASHTABULA - On July 1, 1904, the Ashtabula General Hospital welcomed its first patient.
ASHTABULA - Ivan Marchena was interviewing for a job when his potential employer told him about another possible position.
JEFFERSON/ANDOVER - It may not look like much yet, but the first element of the 1850 Queen Anne Victorian House in Andover has arrived at the 19th Century Jefferson Depot Village.
JEFFERSON - Ever wonder what life was like during the 19th century?
CONNEAUT – It took Conneaut City Council just 10 minutes in executive session Monday night to give Conneaut City Manager Jim Hockaday another sterling evaluation.
ASHTABULA - More buildings and land have been added to Renew Partners LLC’s next project for the City of Ashtabula.
CONNEAUT – When Randy Poore walked out the doors of the Conneaut Police Department upon retiring a few weeks ago, he never dreamed he would be working back inside City Hall just a few floors up. But he is.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - Monday, July 8, marked the first day of the Summer Manufacturing Institute summer camps, a manufacturing camp to help Ashtabula County students learn about manufacturing, teamwork and local production facilities.
The Ohio Thunder closed out the All American Showcase Tournament going 3-0 and won the championship game.
Andrew Vance, of Jefferson, was named the 2019 Ashtabula County baseball player of the year.
LAKE COUNTY – Contractors continue to work on the Lake County Administration Center project to enable county departments to start moving in before fall.
PERRY TOWNSHIP – The Board of Trustees briefly covered a number of topics at the June 25 meeting.
Fiscal Officer Chris Page stated she was closer to deciding on new software for the Township—either UAN or MIP. One drawback is, to view the software, the company representatives are one and a half to two hours away, but some training can be done online, she said.
LAKE COUNTY – The study done on county senior services at the request of the Lake County Board of Commissioners back in 2015 has again led to a new program to benefit county seniors. The study identified gaps in services and areas where beneficial programs could be developed.
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