Park Board Might See Major Shake-Up in 2014
The attacks on the Geauga Park District Board of Commissioners’ decision not to renew the contract of Executive Director Tom Curtin have become increasingly personal, said Geauga County Probate Court...
View ArticleUH Geauga Donates Life-Saving Equipment, Supplies
Although 2013 is coming to an end, new equipment for first responders will ensure effectiveness in the new year — and beyond. Over the past year, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center donated...
View ArticleMunchos Memories
“I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.” Harvey Pekar Blame it on Ohio.When I lived in the Empire State, friends would often remark on my...
View ArticleBerkshire Begins Consolidation With Newbury
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School seniors Natalie Giarelli and Meghan Weigard are on the precipice of a life-changing event in the future — graduation from high school next spring.On Monday night, the...
View ArticleGlimpse of Yesteryear
On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I, which was then called The Great War or even The War to End All War. Shortly thereafter, the Amish faced the first real challenge to their...
View ArticlePetruziello, Fischbach Will Step Down from Park Board.
Geauga Park District Board Members Mike Petruziello and Nick Fischbach will step down effective Dec. 31, wrote Geauga County Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Timothy Grendell in an editorial to news...
View ArticleGeauga County Dog Warden
The following dogs are available for adoption at the Geauga County Dog Shelter, 12513 Merritt Road, Claridon Township. For more information on animal adoption and hours, call the shelter at...
View ArticleDec. 12 Sports Shorts
Chagrin Falls senior to Lakeland Community College Grace Wilson, a Chagrin Falls senior volleyballer, has been named the first recruit to Lakeland Community College women’s volleyball team by Lakeland...
View ArticleDiBlasio Dunk Highlights 20-3 3rd Quarter
The Berkshire Badgers beat Cardinal in three of four quarters. And they put three of the Huskies’ starters in danger of fouling out. All this in front of a home crowd, yet it wasn’t enough. The...
View ArticleBerkshire Honors Past Athletes
If you told those who know Berkshire and Burton athletics that the high school was starting an athletic hall of fame, Jim Kellogg would have been one of the first inducted. A three-sport athlete who...
View ArticleNotre Dame-Cathedral Latin
Artists Capture Nine Art Awards Last week Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin received early notification that its student artists have won nine of the 63 awards in the Cleveland Clinic’s eXpressions Art...
View ArticleNewbury Pharmacy Robber Gets 10 Years
Before being sentenced to 10 years in prison, Zachary Tiggs said he felt remorseful for his actions on July 11, when he and three accomplices held up Newbury Pharmacy owners Colleen and Bob Martin at...
View ArticleThe First Step Has Been Taken Toward District Consolidation
Newbury Schools Board of Education bowed to the inevitable Monday night and passed a resolution that is the first step toward consolidating with neighboring Berkshire Schools. Emotions ran high among...
View ArticleChardon Council Tables RID in Face of County Concerns
Chardon City Council tabled a controversial residential incentive district Thursday until council’s Jan. 18 meeting. Representatives from seven entities in Geauga County that depend on tax dollars from...
View ArticleBombers Start Hot Despite Injuries
The Kenston boys basketball program has reached the level that people expect the Bombers to contend for the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division each year regardless of how many starters return...
View ArticleODOT Names Newbury in Top 100 for Serious Crashes
Newbury Township has received a “Top 100” distinction in Ohio that township officials were not celebrating last week. It was named as one of the most dangerous townships in the state for serious...
View ArticleVolunteers Ask Park District Board to Move Forward
Kristi Schmitt Burr remembers where she was Nov. 22, 1963, when then-President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.A day short of a half-century later, the Claridon Township resident told the...
View ArticleNotre Dame Elementary
Christmas Band ConcertStudents from Notre Dame Elementary School in grades 4 through 8 shared beautiful Christmas music in the annual Christmas band concert on Dec. 5. Under the direction of Mr. Kevin...
View ArticleGeauga Happenings
Czech Christmas Bread Sale DTJ Taborville is selling the traditional Czech Christmas bread by order only. Vanocka, or houska, is a sweet dough with golden raisins and almonds baked into a braided loaf....
View ArticleObituary Notices
Mary Boe Doerr THOMPSON TWP. Mary Boe Doerr, age 73, of Thompson Township, passed away at home on Dec. 9, 2013, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Her loving family was at her side. She was...
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