Ashtabula News

An armed robbery turned into an unwelcome tea party early Friday when the robbers discovered the money bag was filled with iced tea, not dollar bills.

MANSFIELD - Richland County Children Services will receive a $327,823 federal grant for its program to place children with grandparents and other relatives.

By MARK TODD - Staff Writer - mtodd@starbeacon.com Star Beacon NORTH KINGSVILLE - A grass fire along the Lake Erie shore early Wednesday afternoon scorched a large chunk of Lake Road property and damaged a storage shed, firefighters said.

ASHTABULA a ' Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, in cooperation with the Ashtabula County Prosecutor and the Ashtabula County Sheriffa TMs Office, is requesting assistance from the public in locating 45-year-old Gerald E. Butcher of Conneaut, Ohio.

The city's animal control officer is in the dog house, according to Municipal Court reports.

Election workers have begun processing hundreds of provisional ballots cast during the Nov.

As his last days in office approach, City Council President Rodger Altier has some advice for the newly elected council.

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are still investigating a car-buggy accident Tuesday morning that injured four members of a Williamsfield Township family, according to reports.

A missing adult alert has been issued for a 77-year-old Ashtabula woman. Jeannette A. Haynes was last seen around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at a Walmart in Ashtabula Township, where she hit three vehicles and a pole.

Police officers wearing armor arrested a Jefferson man wanted on a local warrant without a problem Monday, said Public Safety Director Jon Arcaro.

A motorist suffered minor injuries early Tuesday when his vehicle hit a guardrail near the Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge, according to an Ashtabula Township Fire Department report.

An Ashtabula artist's fanciful guitar hit the right notes with a committee aiming to promote Cleveland's musical legacy.

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 10 guns from seven target shooters Sunday evening when an errant bullet struck a vehicle on Interstate 90, OHP Trooper Chris Thayne said.

Folks looking to do some early Christmas shopping should check out Christian Faith Academy and its first-ever craft show.

They came from Cleveland and North Olmsted. From Brunswick and Ashtabula. From Bowling Green in the west and Pennsylvania in the east.

Ashtabula Area City Schools Superintendent Joseph Donatone received the news from a colleague early Tuesday morning.

Albino's Fish Market is an Ashtabula icon with a passion for people. "I am 81 years old and still working.

An incumbent and a former township park commissioner won two trustee seats Tuesday in Ashtabula Township.

A man charged with burning his Monroe Township home has been indicted by an Ashtabula County grand jury on aggravated arson and arson charges following a fire he allegedly set at 5404 Hilldom Road, according to Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court records.

Orwell voters will have to pay attention to their ballots today, as an error on the village charter change measure could impact election results.