Amish Corner
We had a much needed rain on Oct. 9, as it was getting very dry. It will be a big benefit for the farmers’ new seeding. Quite a few funerals this past week. The funeral of Mrs. Joe Dora Hostetler, of...
View ArticleBrenda’s Recipe
Pie is my first recollection of dessert growing up. My mom rarely baked cookies or cakes, as she loved to bake homemade pies. Although most of her pies were fruit or cream pies, I have received this...
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Cardinal Senior Crowned Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival Queen
The 48th annual Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival was held Oct. 7 & 8. Huntsburg resident Megan Maddox, a senior at Cardinal High School, was crowned the 2017 queen. Mega plays in the marching band, is on...
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Come to Russell, Township’s Lawyer tells Grendell
The lawyer for Russell Township has told Geauga County Probate Court Judge Tim Grendell his clients will not meet with him in Chardon to discuss the township park district. However, they will meet with...
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Chester Township’s Angela Spalsbury Named New Dean of KSU Geauga
Angela Spalsbury, of Chester Township, has been selected as the new dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Geauga and Kent State’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg. A...
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Accusations Fly at Newbury BOE Meeting
The Newbury Schools Board of Education Monday night meeting became tense and heated after one resident accused the district of hoarding money and another questioned Superintendent Michelle Mrakovich’s...
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Sheriff Continues Prescription Drug Take-Back Program
The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration is offering residents an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired,...
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Letters to the Editor
Strong Leadership for Chester Throughout Geauga County, we are blessed with some amazing and dedicated local elected officials. From our mayors, to our township trustees and beyond, we have so many...
View ArticleSheriff’s Report
The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Oct. 6-12. In total, the sheriff’s office handled 388 calls during this seven-day period. ANIMAL PROBLEM Oct. 6...
View ArticleCommunity Meetings
Listed are public meetings and executive sessions in the county for the coming week, unless otherwise noted. To have a public meeting included in this section, fax information to 440-285-2015 or email...
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Real Estate Transfers
Following is a list of real estate transfers for the week ending Oct. 6, provided as a public service by the Geauga County Auditor’s Office. Transfers may involve the sale of land only. AUBURN TOWNSHIP...
View ArticleChardon stopped on 2-Point Conversion; Falls to Brush
A matter of inches may be the difference between Chardon making the postseason and the Toppers staying home in week 11. A missed two-point conversion was the difference as Brush edged Chardon 21-20 and...
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Freaky Friday for Newbury on Homecoming Night As Fog Rolled In
GAME PHOTOS: http://smu.gs/2ytDrwD The Newbury Black Knights faced a very large order on Homecoming night when they hosted a powerful Windham Bombers team. The game had Division 7 playoff implications...
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Rivalry Lake Catholic Tops NDCL in 5 Sets
MATCH PHOTOS: http://smu.gs/2xIVbji There are several certainties in life — death, taxes and a five-set volleyball match between Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin and Lake Catholic. Needless to say, when NDCL...
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Chardon and Kenston Fight for Playoffs in Week 9
With Friday’s Week 9 game between the Chardon Hilltoppers (6-2) and Kenston Bombers (6-2), played at 7 p.m. at Memorial Field, a lot is at stake for both schools. The Hilltoppers sit in the No. 12...
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Cyclist Hit on Chardon Square
(Photo by Ann Wishart/KMG) Chardon police Lt. Troy Duncan carries a damaged bicycle after a cyclist was hit by a car on Chardon Square Thursday morning just before 10:45 a.m. The incident happened at...
View ArticleBerkshire Schools Focus on Ready-to-Work Programs
Among the many ducks Berkshire Schools administration needs to get in a row to be ready for a new school in 2022 is a change in the focus on the district’s curriculum. Superintendent John Stoddard said...
View ArticleBrenda’s Recipe
The Indians were found growing and using pumpkins when the colonists landed in North America. Pumpkin may be prepared in almost any way suitable for winter squash and is a good source of vitamin A....
View ArticleSheriff’s Sales 10-19-17
first RUN Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 12-F-000368 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO GMAC...
View ArticleSheriff’s Bulletin 10-26-17
DATE OF SALE: Thursday, October 26, 2017 — 10:00 A.M. MINIMUM APPRAISAL BID Bainbridge Township Case No. 15-F-000658 — Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Scott J. Goglin, et al., 8446 Rockspring Drive (0.34...
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