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GENEVA – Crafters, vendors and antiques dealers are needed for the Geneva Craft and Antique Fair on July 28.


“We’re actually moving the craft and antiques show inside the Geneva Recreation Center this year,” said Geneva Recreation Events Coordinator Margie Netzel. “This way we can beat the heat and keep the vendors nice and cool."

Last Tuesday was a hot, sunny day made more enjoyable because our grandchildren came to visit and help around the property. We had one other young man who also came to help, so with four young helpers and two adults, we really did some great extensive cleanup.

Mentor – Pending further discussion, the City of Mentor is planning on building a new, $1 million two-story mausoleum at the Mentor Cemetery at Jackson Street and Hopkins Road.

MENTOR – Leadership Lake County is encouraging organizations to submit proposals for community projects to be completed by Leadership Lake County Alumni, the Signature Class of 2019 or Junior Leadership programs.

CONCORD TOWNSHIP - It is truly hard to believe that all of the rides, the games, the food, and the raffle, have all come to a close once again as the 30th anniversary St. Gabriel summer festival was another wonderful year for the parish.

PAINESVILLE - Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) President, Bull, gave a very heartbreaking as well as inspiring verbal presentation to the Painesville Exchange Club June 4 at Hellriegel's Inn about what the local chapter of BACA is all about.

JEFFERSON – For 31 years, Bonnie Smith worked for the sheriff’s department.

The following grand jury indictments have been announced by the Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court.

JEFFERSON - Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County is now accepting nominations for 2018 Best of the County Awards.

ASHTABULA — The certified public accounting and consulting firm of Snodgrass of N.E. Ohio, Inc. is celebrating its 50th anniversary year.

ERIE/ASHTABULA COUNTIES - Late last month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finished an environmental assessment for the Risberg Line Project proposed by RH EnergyTrans, LLC.

ASHTABULA - We Can Code IT, an Ohio-based technology academy, in association with Ashtabula County community partners and businesses, announces the launch of Ashtabula County Web Tech. The Web Tech Training Program trains local adults for in-demand careers requiring technical skills like web design, social media management, and contact/email management.

JEFFERSON - Sound baseball execution is not something that one might expect to see from teams playing together for the first time in summer league action.

ANDOVER – If you have a girl between kindergarten and twelfth grade that may be interested in entering in this year’s 2018 Pymatuning Lake Festival pageant please note that this year’s deadline is Monday, July 16. (From July 13 edition).

ASHTABULA – The Ashtabula Titans completed a comeback against the Girard Swarm to win 6-5.

A view of several parade participants passing Andover Hardware and a few other local businesses that once existed within Andover Public Square around 60 or more years ago within the area.

ANDOVER – As a way of recognizing the hard work that all five valedictorians put in this past school year, PV Academic Boosters granted each recipient a $1,000 scholarship during PV BOE’s monthly meeting on Monday, July 9 at the high school.(From July 13 edition).

JEFFERSON – The 2018 All-Ashtabula County Baseball teams were recently announced with top honors going to the Grand Valley Mustangs. Logan Newell, of Grand Valley, was named player of the year and Grand Valley head coach Matt Brumit was named coach of the year.

LINESVILLE – If you have an interest in the past or are a native to Linesville, you may want to check out Linesville Community Business Alliance’s first annual Linesville Heritage Weekend celebration scheduled from 9 am until 7 pm on Saturday, Aug. 4 as well as from 10 am until 4 pm on Sunday, Aug. 5 within the Linesville area. (From July 13 edition).

KINSMAN – While many items of the past often fade with the times, Kinsman Historical Society has worked hard to maintain the opposite over the years by providing a variety of informational programs regularly to the local community.(From July 13 edition).

LINESVILLE – If you’re a flyer, a camper or a musician this year’s annual Hillbilly Fly-In may be just what the doctor ordered.(From July 13 edition).

It’s hard to believe that in just a few weeks it will be fair time here in Ashtabula County. As the commissioners’ representative to the Ashtabula County Fair, I’ve had the opportunity to work very closely with the fair board on several projects and I can tell you that there is a great amount of fun planned this year and I hope that you set aside time to visit our county fair.

JEFFERSON - The Ohio Bruisers Cowle Post 151 defeated the visiting B2 Bulls 1-0 in what shaped out to be a pitchers’ duel.

Ben Butler, of Conneaut, was recently named the Ashtabula County boys tennis Player of the Year.

JEFFERSON - One of Ashtabula County’s biggest agriculture advocates is leaving his position at the end of August, but don’t worry too much, as he promises to still promote the county and visit often.

 GENEVA – About 175 attended a candlelight vigil Thursday night at Geneva High School for a 14-year-old student who died from injuries sustained in a utility vehicle crash Tuesday evening, said Superintendent Eric Kujala.

Mentor - The City of Mentor is seeking at least $90,000 in state grant money for the purchase of playground equipment for children with disabilities.

KIRTLAND - Join a discussion on how to continue to live with Parkinson’s Disease at Kirtland Public Library July 10 and again July 17 at 7 p.m.

PAINESVILLE – The Painesville City Fire Department, through donations from the Painesville Elks Lodge and Mar-Bal Inc., has established a residential Knox Box rental program.

MENTOR - The Lake County YMCA Dream House is celebrating its 25th anniversary. This year's 4,400 square foot home was designed and built by JEMM Construction of Painesville.

Mentor – United Way of Lake County (UWLC) distributed 22,550 pounds of food June 18 to 50 Lake County food pantries. The food was purchased from funds donated during their annual spring Feed Lake County Food Drive.