Humane Society Seeks $600,000 for Needed Facility Expansion
Plans to expand and remodel Geauga Humane Society’s Rescue Village animal shelter passed the sniff test with society board members and private donors pledging $2.4 million of the $3 million goal, said...
View ArticleThree Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Chardon
A Geauga County grand jury has indicted three men for drug trafficking in the City of Chardon. Douglas S. Day, 20, of 12860 Mayfield Road, Claridon Township; Joseph S. Garrett Jr., 21, of 424 South...
View ArticleChardon Schools Hire New Treasurer
The Chardon Schools Board has hired Ashley Brudno, assistant treasurer with Orange Schools, to be the district’s new Chief Financial Officer, according a news release after Thursday night’s special...
View ArticleTucholski Given Standing O as New Middlefield Police Chief
Joseph A. Tucholski Jr. received a standing ovation from Middlefield Village Council and a packed meeting room after Mayor Ben Garlich swore him in as the new village police chief Thursday. Council’s...
View ArticleBlair to Join Maple Syrup Hall of Fame
Members of the Geauga County Maple Syrup Hall of Fame showed up at Thursday night’s Burton Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Welshfield Inn in Troy Township. They were there to make a special...
View ArticleNewbury Schools Projects Finishing 2015 in Black
Newbury Schools Superintendent Richard Wagner told the board of education Monday he understood Berkshire’s board was going to vote that night whether or not to put the school consolidation issue on...
View ArticleKenston Lacrosse Sails Under Closen
The Kenston Bombers are off to the best start in program history under new head coach Kelsey Closen — 5-1, with their lone loss coming to undefeated Thomas Worthington last Saturday. Closen played...
View ArticleBerkshire Puts Hold On Consolidation Plans
The Berkshire Schools School Board formally delayed a vote on potential consolidation with Newbury Schools at Monday’s school board meeting. However, the board itself did not take an actual board vote...
View ArticleTigers Return Deep Roster
The Chagrin Falls baseball team has a deep roster led by the return of not only two of the Tigers’ top two pitchers from last season, but their entire starting infield. Last year the Tigers went 22-8...
View ArticleSheriff’s Sales
Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 08-F-000259 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE...
View ArticleKirtland Hills Police Chief Resigns
Kirtland Hills Police Chief Gerald J. Smith Jr. has resigned after becoming the subject of a federal investigation for alleged theft of credit card and petty cash funds from the village. Mayor John...
View ArticleEx-Cardinal Secretary Receives Jail Time in Embezzlement Case
Money wasn’t the only object Shannon Mares stole from the Cardinal Schools community in the past two years. She also stole a community’s trust, said Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge David L....
View ArticleButcher No-hits Black Knights
Cardinal senior Zack Butcher is the team’s ace pitcher. And just in case anyone had forgotten as much, Butcher threw five no-hit innings against the Newbury Black Knights Wednesday (April 9) to earn an...
View ArticleLove Takes on Fur and Four Legs in UH Pet Pals Program
Love and compassion come in many shapes and sizes. On Thursday afternoons, its name is Shawn, a “flat-coat wannabee” rescue from outside of Nashville and a current canine member of the Pet Pals program...
View ArticleChardon Schools Brings New Treasurer on Board
The Chardon Schools Board has hired Ashley Brudno, assistant treasurer with Orange Schools, to be the district’s new chief financial officer, according to a news release after an April 3 special...
View ArticleBerkshire Schools
Career Day March 26 The Berkshire, Ledgemont and Newbury school districts came together to host a career day at the Kent State Geauga campus on March 26. Tenth-graders from all three districts...
View ArticleParks and Recreation
GEAUGA PARK DISTRICT For more information, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org. Total Lunar Eclipse Over the course of a few hours the night of April 14,...
View ArticleMunson Townsip
Township Meetings At Munson Township Hall: April 17, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:30 p.m.; April 22, Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m.; April 24, Zoning Inspectors Meeting, 6:30 p.m.; April 28, Zoning...
View ArticleReal Estate Transfers
Following is a list of real estate transfers for the week ending March 28, provided as a public service by the Geauga County Auditor’s Office. Transfers may involve the sale of land only. AUBURN...
View ArticleWG Makes a Run at a New Turf Field
Huge fundraising efforts are underway with the ultimate plan to update and replace the more than 50-year-old West Geauga Howell Field with a modern turf field. In the fall of 2012, Bill Patterson, a...
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