City of Chardon
Happy New Year As people ring in the new year, they sing “Auld Lang Syne” to close out the year 2014 with a tradition that goes back to the song’s inception as a poem by Robert Burns in 1788. Here is a...
View ArticlePark Commissioner Won’t Seek Reappointment
Geauga Park District Commissioner Brian Johnston said he has completed the two goals he hoped to achieve when he was appointed to the board in June. Those were the collective bargaining agreement,...
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St. Helen School
SubmittedCatherine Holloway, from Etiquette Consulting Services, recently came to St. Helen School to teach the children table manners. Demonstrating for the school are eighth-graders (l to r) Mason...
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Berkshire Schools
The East Geauga Kiwanis Club recently gave recognition to third-graders from Burton Elementary School for being outstanding students as chosen by their teachers. They all received a certificate and...
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Ledgemont Schools
The National Honor Society held its annual American Red Cross blood drive at Ledgemont High School before winter break. Before Christmas break, Ledgemont High School Student Council went Christmas...
View ArticleCentury-Old Tree Reveals Village Roots
With the start of a new year, many people are looking to branch out and start anew, but in order to do so, it is also important to look back at our roots. A century-old maple tree was recently cut down...
View ArticleVolunteer of the Year Humbled by Recognition
At a very young age, Claire Zurbuch said he remembered borrowing nuts and bolts from his dad’s hardware store to create things. Years later, he continues to spark the imagination of students in one of...
View ArticleAround Town
On Dec. 14, the Hambden Fire Department and Sparky helped Santa Claus visit the township. Approximately 25 friends and neighbors in Claridon Township came together on Dec. 13 to wrap and deliver...
View ArticleLedgemont BOE Special Meeting
Ledgemont Local School Board of Education has scheduled an open special work session at 9 a.m. Jan. 3 at The Maple Leaf Restaurant, 540 Water St., #204, Chardon Ohio for multiple and various topics.
View ArticleRepublican Winners Sworn In to Office
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor conducted a swearing-in ceremony Sunday afternoon for elected Republicans serving Geauga County. The ceremony, which Geauga County Republican Party...
View ArticleArmed Suspect Tries to Rob 2 Local Gas Stations
Law enforcement is seeking an armed robber who attempted to hold up two gas stations Saturday afternoon in Geauga County and may have tried to rob a store in Streetsboro, according to Geauga County...
View ArticleBurton Township Woman Dies in Car Accident, Husband Injured
A well-known Burton Township woman died Saturday morning in a two-car accident on state Route 44, according to the Ravenna post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. After the accident, which ocurred...
View ArticleThe Spirit of the Redskins, Jan. 8, 2015
Dear Readers, Hello, it’s Jill. The new year has begun and this means it’s almost the end of our first semester. I can’t believe how fast the school year has gone by. I guess when you are having fun...
View ArticleBack on the Ice
The Chagrin Falls hockey program has seen good times over the years, but last year was not one of them as the Tigers did not have a team for the 2013-14 season. This year is looking much brighter for...
View ArticleWest G Boys Ready for 2015
The West Geauga Wolverines boys varsity team dominated two games last week. First, the Wickliffe Blue Devils came to Chesterland to close out the year, and then the Wolverines traveled the long haul to...
View ArticleHuskies Keep Building
MORE WRESTLING PHOTOS: http://smu.gs/1xBly7U As our society has changed over the last 20 years or so, school funding has been at the forefront for virtually all school districts, and sports is the most...
View ArticleSIDELINES: Morgan Tropf
Morgan Tropf plays volleyball and basketball and tends to be one of the taller players on her teams. Read more about the Chardon senior, who works at Heinen’s when she’s not at practice or school....
View ArticleHuskies 24-0 Run Buries Knights
GAME PHOTOS: http://smu.gs/1I4uRhY As the year ends, the Newbury Black Knights and Cardinal Huskies continue down similar paths. Both teams lost some size to graduation. Heading into their...
View ArticleHeaded in Right Direction
GAME PHOTOS: http://smu.gs/1A5Tmfw Things are coming together for the West Geauga Wolverines girls varsity basketball team, a team that ended 2014 with four wins in seven games. Four is more than all...
View ArticleLegal Notices 1-8-15
TAX FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE OF SALE UNDER JUDGEMENT OF FORECLOSURE OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT LAND TAX Revised Code, Sec. 5721.19.1 Case No. 09-F-000312 CHRISTOPHER P. HITCHCOCK, TREASURER OF GEAUGA...
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