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New Cub Scout Pack in Middlefield
A new Cub Scout Pack has formed and chartered in Middlefield. Under the guidance of Boy Scouts of America’s Lake Erie Council, Cub Scout Pack 3141 was chartered with the First United Methodist Church...
View ArticlePUBLIC NOTICE: Free & Reduced Price Meal Notice
Newbury Schools has announced its 2018-2019 program year policy for free and reduced price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch and...
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Chardon VFW Holds Community Day
Chardon VFW Holds Community Day at Post 6519. Below are the captions followed by the photos. The Schillace family, of Jefferson, are greeted by Geauga County Sheriff Mounted Unit Deputy Jim Fields and...
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Convicted Madison Township Sexual Predator Busted for Child Pornography
A Madison Township man who spent eight years in prison for raping a young boy and girl in 2006 has been arrested for sharing child pornography over the Internet. William H. McFadden IV, 35, was...
View Article4-H News
Geauga Prime Time Geauga Prime Time 4-H Club met June 19 at the school building on the Geauga County Fairgrounds. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by the president, Dillon Cox. The pledges...
View ArticleMunson Trustees Discuss Recycling Options
Fix it or finish it — that was Munson Township Trustee Jim McCaskey’s advice June 26 to the other trustees regarding the recycle center. Dozens of collection units from Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste...
View ArticleSheriff’s Report
The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office June 22-28, 2018. In total, the sheriff’s office handled 372 calls during this seven-day period. CITIZEN DISPUTE...
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Real Estate Transfers
Following is a list of real estate transfers for the week ending June 22, 2018, provided as a public service by the Geauga County Auditor’s Office. Transfers may involve the sale of land only. BURTON...
View ArticleBadgers Hire 2 New Boys Coaches
Berkshire has filled two coaching vacancies in two of its major boys varsity programs, pending school board approval in July. Ryan Dickard has been hired as the new varsity boys basketball coach,...
View ArticleLegal Notices 7-5-18
TAX FORECLOSURE SALES NOTICE OF SALE UNDER JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT LAND TAX Revised Code, Sec. 5721.191 Case No. 16-F-000800 CHRISTOPHER P. HITCHCOCK, TREASURER OF GEAUGA...
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First Run Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 16-F-000870 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff...
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Commissioners State Rationale for County Home Closure
At their meeting July 3, Geauga County Commissioners executed several actions related to the closing of the Geauga County Pleasant Hill Home, which will remain open until Aug. 4. Commissioners approved...
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Powder on Envelope Sets off Courthouse Scare
A white powdery substance found on an envelope mailed to the chambers of Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge Carolyn Paschke gave staff cause for concern this week, and testing is underway to...
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Letters to the Editor
Incomprehensible Is this how Geauga County treats its most vulnerable residents? I find it incomprehensible that county commissioners, with any sense of moral decency, would close Pleasant Hill, the...
View ArticleAppellate Court Denies Prosecutor’s Appeal of Juvenile Court Orders
The Eleventh District Court of Appeal has dismissed the state of Ohio’s requests to appeal orders removing the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office from two juvenile cases. While the appellate court did...
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Orange Barrel Alert for July 6: Geauga County
Geauga County Engineer Joe Cattell recently announced the start/continuance of construction on the following roads in Geauga County: Valentine Road in Thompson Township. Bridge and culvert replacements...
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Threatened Spotted Turtle Continues its Comeback in Geauga Parks (w/VIDEO)
For the first time since 2015, a female spotted turtle was safely released Tuesday in one of Geauga Park District’s properties. The small, threatened reptile will live in an enclosure — stocked with...
View ArticleAuburn to Seek Road Levy Renewal
Auburn Township voters are likely to see a five-year, 2-mill road levy renewal on the Nov. 6 ballot after trustees gave preliminary approval July 2 to notify the Geauga County Auditor’s Office of the...
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Special Event Saturday Marks Middlefield’s Oldest Building
What’s the oldest building in Middlefield Village? It’s the building now known as the Century Inn, formerly known as Thompson Tavern or Batavia House. It turns 200 years old this year. James Thompson,...
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Wolverines Select Experienced Basketball Coach
West Geauga hasn’t run a search for a girls basketball coach in more then two decades. By all accounts, the Wolverines most recent search can be categorized as a home run. West G has hired Bob Beutel...
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