Department Heads Share Goals with Chester Trustees
In an effort to increase communication among trustees, department heads and the public, Chester Township Trustees invited Road Superintendent Rob Pealer, Fire Chief John Wargelin and Police Chief Mark...
View ArticleReturn to Oz with Plenty of Munchkins for Company
It’s a fact that many young people have started their acting careers as munchkins. The same is true in Geauga Lyric Theater Guild’s production of “The Wizard of Oz.” “Some of them are experiencing...
View ArticleFROM THE SIDELINES: Autumn Lang
Autumn Lang is a senior Ledgemont softball player who leads off and plays centerfielder for the Redskins. Her social media handles were chosen for The Weekend, an artist whose record label is XO. She...
View ArticleAmish Corner
It was a beautiful morning on May 5. Clothes were drying so nicely out on the clothes lines.. Birds were singing and early flowers were blooming … all signs of spring. I’m anxious to start digging...
View ArticleCounty Prosecutor Seizes Drugs, Arrests Two
Investigators with the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office raided an Auburn Township home Thursday afternoon and came away with cash, narcotics, drug paraphernalia, criminal tools and two arrests. With...
View ArticleWater Hydrant Flushing in Chardon
The City of Chardon Water Department will be doing water hydrant flushing May 12-16. It is recommended that residents do not wash clothes during this time. It is also recommended that hot water tanks...
View ArticleCity Dispatch Service Retained by Chardon Council
Despite recommendations from a performance audit, Chardon City Council agreed last Thursday not to disband the dispatch service at the city police department. The city finance committee studied the...
View ArticleAppellate Court Unanimously Upholds T.J. Lane Conviction
The 11th District Court of Appeals has upheld the mandatory juvenile bindover and life sentence without parole of Chardon Schools’ shooter T.J. Lane. Lane was sentenced last March after pleading guilty...
View Article2014 OHSAA Tournament Pairings
Baseball — Geauga County • #3 Kinsman-Badger vs. #5 Newbury — May 15, 4:30 p.m. at Badger High School, 7119 State Route 7, Kinsman, 44428. Div. IV Euclid District Bracket.. • #4 Ledgemont vs. WINNER OF...
View ArticleChardon BOE Denies Teachers’ Union Grievance
Chardon Schools Board of Education unanimously denied a grievance the Chardon Education Association recently filed regarding an additional half hour teachers have had to work since late March. The...
View ArticleBadgers Rout Newbury
Well that’s no way to treat your friends. The Berkshire Badgers and Newbury Black Knights, close communities who have been in talks of combining, although those plans are on hold, played their first...
View ArticleMath Club Adds Up Fun, Learning for Berkshire Students
“You need one square, one rhombus, one rectangle,” the student said, surveying the crowd at last Monday’s Berkshire Schools school board meeting. “You need one parallelogram, one trapezoid, one...
View ArticleLemon Brownies
A lemon is an excellent source of vitamin C, but lemons begin to loose their vitamin power as soon as they are squeezed. There is a 20 percent loss of vitamin C after eight hours at room temperature...
View ArticleArts & Theater
GLTG Summer Art Classes The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild will offer summer classes in the arts starting in June. A variety of classes in different art mediums will be available for preschoolers through...
View ArticleBrowns Fans Despair, Rejoice, and Now Will Wait
The counter at Danny Boys Italian Eatery in Chester Township serves tradition, pizza and quality time with family and friends. It also served up Johnny Manziel mania, as the Cleveland Browns selected...
View ArticleAmish Corner
It was a beautiful morning on May 5. Clothes were drying so nicely out on the clothes lines.. Birds were singing and early flowers were blooming … all signs of spring. I’m anxious to start digging...
View ArticleBurton Township Decides on Colors for Trailheads
“Blue and yellow, green and gold or blue and gold?” Burton American Legion Post 459 member Lee Koroshes asked Burton Township Trustees. Koroshes asked last Monday for trustees to choose the colors of...
View ArticleBerkshire Schools
FabLab at Burton Elementary On May 7, Andrea Lane, director of the FabLab from the Great Lakes Science Center, visited all of the students at Burton Elementary School to introduce the FabLab and...
View ArticleAppellate Court Upholds T.J. Lane Conviction
The 11th District Court of Appeals has upheld the mandatory juvenile bindover and life sentence without parole of Chardon Schools’ shooter T.J. Lane. Lane was sentenced last March after pleading guilty...
View ArticlePetition Drive Underway to Recall West Geauga BOE President
BREAKING: According to sources, West Geauga Schools Board of Education President Mike Kilroy has resigned, effective immediately. An effort is underway to call for the immediate resignation of West...
View Article