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PAINESVILLE - Lifeline, which is Lake County’s community action agency, has a stated mission: To lead the community in the fight against poverty by offering programs and opportunities to empower our residents to achieve self-sufficiency.

LAKE COUNTY – The process to get a facility to handle materials dredged from Lake Erie was begun at the March 12 Board of Commissioners meeting.

MADISON VILLAGE - First reading was held on an ordinance establishing the new Village Hall at 33 East Main St. as the location for all future council meetings at the March 9 meeting.

MADISON VILLAGE – Council lent its support to Madison Township March 9 when it suspended readings and passed a resolution opposing reduction of marked lanes on U.S. Route 20 within Madison Township.

PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP - The Painesville Township Fire Department is the owner of a new Sutphen fire truck as of March 3. It replaces a 1995 pumper.

Jared Sziber returns as the head coach of the Lakeside Dragons baseball season for his second year. The Dragons were 8-12 a year ago. The Lakeside baseball team were just starting to go live before the delay was brought about by the COVID-19.

Jordan Vencill, of Geneva, was named the Ashtabula All-County girls basketball player of the year.

ORWELL – Dec. 14, 2012, was the date of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Before all the craziness of this quarantine, two of my children and I booked an Airbnb right off the square in Oxford, Mississippi. We returned on the day they shut down indoor dining in restaurants.

ASHTABULA COUNTY - The Ashtabula County Convention and Visitors Bureau is issuing a “Staycation Challenge” to county residents, with the aim of getting residents to enjoy Ashtabula County from their car - or at least from an appropriate distance away from others.

ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP – Buckeye Local Schools’ 2016 decision to introduce Chromebooks district-wide, starting with Edgewood High School freshmen, has paid off big time now that the coronavirus health emergency has closed most schools nationwide.

GENEVA – The National Space Society (NSS) has recently named Geneva-area resident Isaac Arthur as a recipient of the NSS’ Space Pioneer Award for Education via Mass Media.

ASHTABULA COUNTY – With all nonessential workers ordered to stay at home and many residents keeping themselves isolated from the outside world, it can be difficult to stave off feelings of boredom, loneliness, stress, fear and depression, and local mental-health experts are emphasizing important steps one can take to avoid or deal with these feelings.

GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE – The Geneva-on-the-Lake Village Council voted to hire a new chief for the police department during its March 16 meeting.

The Ashtabula County Health Department to meet electronically on March 31

The Ashtabula County Health Department will hold its annual Health District Advisory Council Meeting electronically on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held electronically due to COVID 19 and the Governor’s Order.
The phone number to attend this electronic meeting is 1-646-749-3122. When asked, please use access code 734-700-661.

The Ohio Development Services Agency and the Ashtabula County Community Action Agency are working to help keep Ohioans safe during this time of emergency.

ASHTABULA COUNTY – The decision undertaken by Gov. Mike DeWine to shutter Ohio schools may have been met with unrestrained jubilation by some students, but for some local seniors it’s a major disappointment.

ASHTABULA – A recently established yoga and meditation group has brought a measure of success for dozens of local residents who’ve been looking for help in managing their recovery.

JEFFERSON - The MANNA Food Pantry is still open during its normal hours and serving residents, says MANNA Food Pantry Director Lorna Westlake.

JEFFERSON - Ashtabula County officials and agencies are working together during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they are now warning residents about potential scams.

ANDOVER – Despite the hardship the world is facing right now with the coronavirus pandemic, Pymatuning Valley senior Sara Tilton finds herself looking back on her mission trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, last summer with Eagleville Bible Church to remind herself of all the reasons she has to be thankful.(From March 27 edition).

ANDOVER – The next foodbank of the Pymatuning area will take place at the Andover United Methodist Church on Friday, March 27, from 10 a.m. until noon.(From March 27 edition).

ANDOVER – Patrons and community members tuned in to Facebook Live at 1 p.m. Friday, March 20, as Andover Public Library Adult Programmer Sheila Privett instructed families how to make a simple butterfly craft using materials around the home. (From March 27 edition).

JAMESTOWN – With what started as two guys offering a blue band rhythm section for hire has now turned into the three-person band (soon to be four) Hannah in Jamestown, Pa.(From March 27 edition).

ANDOVER – Due to supplies being dangerously low in long-term facilities such as Andover Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, health-care workers are requesting the public to consider donating any personal protective equipment (PPE) to their facility, located at 486 South Main Street in Andover. (From March 27 edition).

MENTOR - Hundreds of motorists we’re forced to detour around the intersection of Center Street and Tyler Boulevard March 11 after an excavation crew installing new street lights accidentally hit and ruptured an underground gas line, causing a major gas leak.

Those struggling with the trauma of childhood rape and sexual abuse should know that at least one Ohio legislator is sympathetic to their painful plight.

PERRY – The Perry Public Library is asking residents on March 17 to renew its 0.75-mill tax levy, originally passed in 2015, to support programs offered there.

EASTLAKE – The future of the Willoughby-Eastlake Schools and its more than 8,000 students is on the line with Issue I on the March 17 ballot. The Willoughby-Eastlake School District serves students from Eastlake, Timberlake, Lakeline, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, Willowick and part of Waite Hill.

FAIRPORT HARBOR – The Fairport Harbor Exempted Village School District is asking voters for passage of a five-year, $250,000 emergency levy to help offset rising expenses in the district associated with declining enrollment, rising healthcare costs, and a higher ratio of students deemed special needs.

PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP – The Painesville Township Board of Trustees awarded a $363,700 contract to Stow-based Karvo Companies for resurfacing a number of the township’s roads during a March 3 meeting.

MADISON – The Madison Joint Recreation District (MJRD) is asking the public to support a continuing 0.64-mill levy on the March 17 ballot.