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FAIRPORT HARBOR – Soon people will be able to shop in Fairport Harbor with the deepest discount possible—100 percent. Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church Fairport Harbor is opening the Solid Rock Free Store in its Luther Center at 525 Eagle St.

PAINESVILLE - Blake Edward Sargi, 27, of Oakridge Drive in Concord Township appeared with his attorneys, Ian N. Friedman and Brad Wolfe for a preliminary hearing Jan. 14 before Judge Paul Malchesky in Painesville Municipal Court.

PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP – Lake County Fair Board members, county commissioners and other officials all participated in the groundbreaking Dec. 19 for the new Youth and Community Center at the Lake County Fairgrounds.

PAINESVILLE - Following the announcement of his retirement as executive director of the Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority Jan. 31, Mark Rantala gave a presentation about the accomplishments of the LCOPEDA at the Jan. 9 Board of Commissioners meeting.

LAKE COUNTY – County Sanitary Engineer Randy Rothlisberger’s comments about an upcoming water line project included a “warning” to the public at the Board of Commissioners’ Jan. 9 meeting.

LAKE COUNTY – The Board of Commissioners held its annual organizational meeting the morning of Jan. 9.

PAINESVILLE – Ross McDonald, director of the Lake County Board of Elections, advised the Board of Commissioners Jan. 9 about the upcoming March primary and the urgent need for poll workers.

PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP – The Jan. 7 meeting began with Chuck Hillier as chairman for the year, Josh Pennock as vice chairman, and Gabe Cicconetti as fiscal officer pro tempore.

PAINESVILLE – Council suspended readings and approved the purchase of a new aerial truck for the Painesville Fire Department at the Jan. 6 meeting.

CONNEAUT – Matt Crawford, a Conneaut transplant from New Castle, Pa., who founded the Outdoor Learning Center, and became a volunteer with the Conneaut Convention & Visitors Bureau, a Conneaut Cable TV show host and videographer, has been voted Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce 2019 Citizen of the Year.

CONNEAUT – The Conneaut Arts Center started off the new year with new leadership.

NORTH KINGSVILLE – Former Ashtabula County Auditor Roger Corlett has had no shortage of offers to join boards and volunteer since leaving office at the end of the year, and appeared content to slow down in retirement.

The Lakeside Dragons wrestling team hosted the Geneva Eagles in a county wrestling match-up on Tuesday, Jan. 16th. Geneva won the match 59-18. Lakeside won all three of their matches by pin in the loss. Johnny Wayslaw, of Geneva, recorded his 130th career win to break the all-time school record.

The Lakeside Dragons hosted the Edgewood Warriors in a recent Chagrin Valley Conference basketball match-up. The Dragons won the game 65-50 to improve to 4-6 on the season. With the loss Edgewood fell to 5-5 on the year.

JEFFERSON - Ashtabula County OSU Extension Office staff attended the OSU Extension Annual Conference in December, and one staff member walked away with a high honor.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP – Ashtabula County freshmen and sophomore students are looking ahead to their future career goals.

JEFFERSON - Ashtabula County Auditor David Thomas announced the next Forfeited Land Sale to be held at the old County Courthouse on Feb. 5.

Interested students have until Feb. 7 to apply

ASHTABULA - Juniors and seniors from schools throughout Ashtabula County’s had the opportunity to learn about Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County paid Summer Intern Program for 2020 during an informational program held Monday, Jan. 13, at Kent State at Ashtabula.

JEFFERSON – Ashtabula County is featured in a recent video series on the history of county courthouses across Ohio.

MADISON – When driving down Middle Ridge Road in Madison, it’s hard to miss the historic brick edifice that sits majestically back from the road, just east of the state Route 528 intersection.

Purchase before Feb. 1 to receive free raffle ticket

ASHTABULA - Are you feeling lucky?
If so, or if you simply want to have a fun evening out for a good cause, the Greater Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce has just the answer.

AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP – For years, the property on the corner of state Routes 45 and 307 has been dormant and damaged.

Lakeside senior Ashanti Young wins the contest

ASHTABULA – Four local students from Lakeside High School, Edgewood High School and St. John School took part in the Kiwanis Club of Ashtabula’s Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical contest.

ASHTABULA - LEADERship Ashtabula County is excited to celebrate 31 years of civic engagement within Ashtabula County with its annual fundraising event - Mardi Gras Masquerade.

ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP – It was a day filled with competition, plans for the future and entrepreneurship as students from three Ashtabula County schools filled the community room at the Ashtabula Towne Square for the Junior Achievement (JA) Entrepreneurship Challenge on Friday, Jan. 17.

PAINESVILLE - Lake Erie College has recently been added to the National Votes for Women Trail, a series of historical markers across the country telling the untold story of suffrage for all women.

MADISON – Kathleen Smychynsky, EA, is ready to offer year-round tax and accounting services to individuals and business owners.

KINSMAN – In additional to reorganization matters, Kinsman Township trustees announced that JET excavating would be returning to work on Lake View Drive’s dam area for two to four weeks during their monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 13, at the township hall.(From Jan. 24 edition).

ANDOVER – If you have an interest in growing or gardening, you may want to check out Pymatuning Garden Club in 2020. (From Jan. 24 edition).

PIERPONT – Following Trustee Grady Hoover’s term expiring at the end of 2019, Barb Hudson was sworn in as Pierpont Township’s newest trustee on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Pierpont Town Hall.(From Jan. 24 edition).

JEFFERSON – Plenty of questions and concerns continued to circulate around the table during the Ashtabula County commissioners’ Pierpont sewers district meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, within the old Courthouse of Jefferson that afternoon.(From Jan. 24 edition).

ANDOVER – Get ready to grab your tapping shoes—especially your vintage ones as Pymatuning Valley High School are starting rehearsals for this year’s spring musical, “Guys and Dolls, Jr.” (From Jan. 24 edition).