Middlefield Mourns ‘Everybody’s Fire Chief’
For nearly four decades, when the call went out in Middlefield, Bill Reed answered it. William G. “Bill” Reed, who served 39 years with the Middlefield Fire Department — 21 of them as chief — died Oct....
View ArticleSafe, Spooky & Sweet
The trunks will be packed and the treats will be back as Geauga County Sheriff’s Office’s popular community tradition returns Oct. 28 from 5:30–8 p.m. in the parking lot of the Geauga County Safety...
View ArticleStoddard Named Regional Supt. of the Year
Visitors applauded during the Oct. 12 Berkshire Schools Board of Education meeting as Reno Contipelli, of the Ohio School Boards Association, presented Superintendent John Stoddard with the 2026 OSBA...
View ArticleMiddlefield Introduces 5% Utility Rate Increases
Middlefield Village water, sewer and fire sprinkler customers would have to pay 5% more beginning Jan. 1 under three proposed ordinances placed on first reading by village council Oct. 8, as officials...
View ArticleHuntsburg Township Working to Address Audit Findings
While a recent independent audit of Huntsburg Township did not report any findings for recovery, it did find the township deposited some checks weeks after receiving them and backdated entries in its...
View Article100 Jeeps Hit the Road for Geauga Veterans
Jeep enthusiasts gathered for the seventh annual Geauga Jeep Invasion Oct. 11 at the Mayfield Road Drive-In Theatre in Chardon, filling the event to its limit of 100 participating Jeeps while raising...
View ArticleAuburn Career Center Students Serve Up a Taste of Fall
Student chefs from Auburn Career Center’s culinary arts program offered a tantalizing taste of their fall menu to community members Oct. 8 at the Auburn Room Restaurant. Students in Amy Ryan’s class...
View ArticleBody Found in Burned-Out Garage in Munson Township
An unidentified body was found inside a car in a burned-out garage in Munson Township the evening of Oct. 11, after firefighters extinguished the blaze, according to Geauga County Sheriff Scott...
View ArticleNewbury, West G Begin Talks on Former School Campus
Newbury Township Trustees and the West Geauga Schools Board of Education agreed to form an ad hoc committee to negotiate the future of the former Newbury Schools campus during a special meeting Oct. 8....
View ArticleThompson Trustees Raise Pay for Fire Personnel
Thompson Township Trustees approved Fire Chief Dorothy Battles’ request to increase base pay for fire department personnel at their Oct. 7 meeting. Battles said she hopes the raises will help the...
View ArticleChardon Moves Toward Sale of Geauga Theater to Fairmount
Two local groups vied for the chance to take ownership of Chardon’s historic Geauga Theater, but Fairmount Center for the Arts is poised to take center stage after Chardon City Council unanimously...
View ArticleMunson Twp. Offers Scholarships
Munson Township is offering a minimum of two scholarships for graduating seniors. To be eligible, the student must be a Munson resident, have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 and plan to attend an accredited...
View ArticleSenior Events
Advance Directives Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to noon The Geauga County Department on Aging will offer a free advance directives program for Geauga County residents age 60 and older at the Chardon Senior Center,...
View ArticleGeauga Happenings
RC Swap Meet Oct. 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cleveland Radiocontrolaires is sponsoring the 15th annual RC Swap Meet at 4200 state Route 306, Willoughby. The event also features hot food, Chinese auction and...
View ArticleChardon Schools Officials Weigh Options as $4.2M Deficit Looms
With Chardon Schools projecting a deficit by 2031, Treasurer Deb Armbruster presented the board of education with a “30,000-foot-view” of the district’s finances and options moving forward Sept. 24....
View ArticleChagrin Falls School News
Chagrin Falls Intermediate School Tigers of the Month for September Chagrin Falls Intermediate School has named its Tigers of the Month for September. The students were chosen by their teachers for...
View ArticleAuburn Career Center News
Auburn Career Center Celebrates Renovations Auburn Career Center will host a Ribbon Cutting Celebration and Employer & Community Partner Open House from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at...
View ArticleLions Golf Advances to States
One stroke, that was the margin that Phillips needed in order to win the OHSAA District Championship for the second year in a row at Windmill Lakes Golf Course in Ravenna on Dept. 29. Similarly, the...
View ArticleSeniors Spark New Energy for Young Hilltoppers
Match photos click here. Vance Kalingo has entered his second season as head coach of the Chardon Hilltoppers girls volleyball team. In his first season, the Hilltoppers finished 11-13 overall and 5-5...
View ArticleBuilding A Legacy Brick By Brick, Lions Dominate Bruins
Game photos click here. For the 2026 season, the NDCL Lions are focused on a “brick by brick” process approach in which they are trying to leave a legacy by becoming the first football team in school...
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