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MADISON VILLAGE – Council finished 2018 with a brief meeting to wrap up some business and hear some brief reports.

PERRY TOWNSHIP – While Ohio law requires dogs to be properly confined to the owner’s property and always under reasonable control, even good owners sometimes have their dogs wander off.

LAKE COUNTY – Commissioner Dan Troy attended his last meeting on the Board of Commissioners, after 20 years of service, Dec. 27.

LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will be the recipient of updated computer programming systems thanks to a resolution passed by the Board of Commissioners Dec. 27.

PERRY TOWNSHIP – Lucy, the young pit bull abandoned by her owners in Willoughby on Dec. 4, is continuing to heal with treatment, according to Lake County Dog Warden Rodney Shelton in a Dec. 27 interview.

ASHTABULA COUNTY – In hopes of educating the public on the Ashtabula Train Disaster of Dec. 29, 1876, Beacon Productions will be filming a documentary in February and March throughout Ashtabula County and Kinsman (with the help of a PBS-sponsoring station of Erie, Pa.) in order to cover the important piece of history that occurred in Ashtabula County that year.

The Conneaut Spartans hosted the Edgewood Warriors in game two of the Conneaut Holiday Tournament.

The Lakeside Dragons hosted the Youngstown Ursuline Irish in a recent-non conference basketball game.

ASHTABULA – The Edgewood Warriors dominated in a recent All-American Conference win over the visiting Campbell Memorial Red Devils.

PAINESVILLE – Health insurance is still out of reach for many people, which makes the Lake County Free Clinic an important healthcare provider for many residents of Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga and eastern Cuyahoga counties.

PAINESVILLE – Each year the Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce names a Business of the Year, with Conway Land Title, owned by Neil and Maureen Conway, being named the 2019 winner.

ASHTABULA - Several Ashtabula organizations are planning special events to honor the Jan. 15, 1929, birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

CONNEAUT/ASHTABULA - The Greater Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed its new executive director, but it will also have to say goodbye to its Events & Marketing Coordinator this month.

JEFFERSON - Ashtabula County Treasurer Dawn Cragon’s office announced last week that the 2018 real-estate values and taxes have been certified by Auditor Roger Corlett and are available online by using the Property Search at www.AshtabulaCountyTreasurer.org.

JEFFERSON - In 2017, Ashtabula County Prosecutor Nicholas Iarocci initiated the first Ashtabula County Prosecutor’s Law Enforcement Community Service Award in order to recognize the outstanding service work of law enforcement in our community.

HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP - After living and serving in Harpersfield Township for over 42 years, Linda and Bill were awarded Citizens of the Year for 2018.

ASHTABULA - The River Bend Hotel will make its appearance in 2020, with 26 rooms and a region-only scenic rooftop wine bar.

KINGSVILLE - If you’ve been to the Ashtabula County Protective League on Green Road recently, no doubt you’ve seen the positive changes that have occurred in the past year or so.

PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP – The Board of Trustees passed a resolution creating a tax incentive district (TIF) at a special meeting Dec. 19.

MENTOR – Mentor City Manager Ken Filipiak has a second career other than running the largest city in Lake County. He's a rock singer.

MENTOR - To celebrate its 200th anniversary, Mentor Public Library is hosting an item donation drive for a different local nonprofit each month in 2019.

MENTOR - In 2019, Mentor Public Library will celebrate its 200th anniversary. And the library is inviting everyone to join the party by – what else? – reading.

The District has announced four Community Farewell Open House dates for each of the elementary schools that are closing at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

 PIERPONT – Graydon Hoover has agreed to fill the spot of Gaylord Millard for a one year term as trustee in Pierpont Township for 2019.
According to Hoover his position as trustee came about after trustee Bob Jackson approached him about the vacancy.(From Jan. 11 edition).

My grandmother used to keep a diary, and that same trait was passed on to my dad. I seemed to have inherited that same goofy quirk. I keep tabs of each passing year, somehow believing future generations will be grateful for learning how I passed my time.

WILLOUGHBY HILLS – The decorated showroom of Pat O’Brien Chevrolet on Bishop Road was the setting for 1,000 stuffed animals, the signing of an agreement concerning a police substation and a surprise award Dec. 19.

MADISON – About 50 volunteers packed 320 boxes of food for the Madison Christian Ministers Association’s Christmas Box program Dec. 14 at the Madison Board of Education, 1956 Red Bird Rd. Another 20 came early the following morning to distribute the boxes

ANDOVER – After what appeared to be an even more challenging test than usual against students from other Ashtabula County Schools, eight students were awarded as this year’s Americanism test winners on Monday, Jan. 7 at PV High School through Andover American Legion Post 226 Commander Bob Hitchcock.(From Jan. 11 edition).

 JAMESTOWN – When Sheri Brumbaugh decided to purchase a house around 2008 at 505 Depot Street in Jamestown little did she know she would be turning it into a preschool ten years later.(From Jan. 11 edition).

NEW LYME – As professional baseball executive Frank Lane once said, “If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.”
For owner of God’s Country ATV tours, at its location of 1919 Route 6 in New Lyme, Mike Kromer this quote seemed to ring true several years ago as he watched the clouds clear over a hill on his property after a heavy storm envisioning how fitting the hill could be for some purpose.(From Jan. 11 edition).

 ANDOVER – While they may be meeting at a new time this school year, Andover Christian Church’s Journey Youth Ministry is still going strong by drawing in teens grades seventh through twelfth grade Sunday nights from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. within Andover.(From Jan. 11 edition).

JEFFERSON - The Board of Ashtabula County Commissioners held the first of a planned two public hearings on proposed changes to the Building Code as enforced by the Ashtabula County Building Regulations Department on Thursday, Dec. 27.