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Attorney general alerts state to rapist on the run
A Conneaut man found guilty of sex offenses against a child is the subject of a statewide manhunt.
BILL WEST / Star Beacon IRENE METCALF of Conneaut leaves the Conneaut Municipal Court after her arraignment in Oct.
Literacy day celebrated with puppet show and readers
WARREN DILLAWAY / Star Beacon BIANCA PAUL, 2, of Andover and her grandmother, Carrie Paul ,react to Charlotte, of Charlotte's Web fame, following a puppet show at Ashtabula Towne Square Saturday afternoon.
Advance tickets available for Lights on the Lake
Two more weeks until Lights on the Lake brighten Lake Shore Park. The holiday drive-through light display will illuminate at 6 p.m. Nov.
Police officers wearing armor arrested a Jefferson man wanted on a local warrant without a problem Monday, said Public Safety Director Jon Arcaro.
Construction of first industrial park tenant's building is slated to begin
The Ashtabula City Port Authority and the new Route 11 industrial park are moving ahead with their first building project, says Alicia McFarland, the Port Authority's economic development director.
Engineera s workers will plow county snow
The Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners will use the County Engineer's Department for snowplowing and removal services again this winter.
The following communities have scheduled times for Halloween trick or treat. If your area is not listed contact your local officials.
Andover celebrates fall with downtown festival
Cold temperatures didn't destroy the spirit of the Andover Fall Festival, organizers said Saturday afternoon.
Pymatuning Valley High School students took the afternoon off from their studies Friday to celebrate the school's third consecutive year of being a School of Excellence.
Sewer bills tacked onto GOTL taxes
Despite a mass mailing informing them of impending property assessments, 22 village residents will have their delinquent sewer bills tacked onto their taxes, village administrator James Hockaday said.
Beatings, assaults mark weekend
Felony assault charges are pending against a Williamsfield Township man, and possibly his wife, who reportedly sent a township man to the hospital Saturday night, according to Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department deputies.
Muylle is Adrian College homecoming queen
Sarah Muylle, a 2006 graduate of St. Johns HIgh School, and Rob Magyar of Andover, Ohio were crowned Adrian College homecoming queen and king Sept.
Court dates set for mom and her party guests
A Conneaut woman facing charges stemming from an underage drinking party at her home last week will appear in Conneaut Municipal Court next week, according to records.
Officials wonder if people safe with dispatch changes
The safety of residents in the four Ashtabula County villages that are now using Middlefield for police dispatching services was on the mind of county 911 Advisory Board members Thursday morning.
Sheriff says he would have handled dispatching differently
Sheriff William Johnson, himself battling budget problems and staff furloughs, said Tuesday if he had it to do over again, he wouldn't have announced he was doubling dispatching fees for various villages.
Girl addresses cancer survivors
When Kimberly Lumley was 4 years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia and went through more than two years of treatments.
Animal barns subject of NK meeting
Village council will convene a special meeting next week to consider a change in local law that would keep barns and other animal shelters away from neighbors' buildings.
Engineer puts price on annexation
Annexing the south side of Wade Avenue will cost the city a minimum of $500,000, according to John Smolen of Smolen Engineering in Jefferson.
Monroe man seriously hurt in fall from horse
A Monroe Township man was seriously injured when he was thrown from a horse late Sunday night, Conneaut firefighters said.