Ashtabula News Archives

Threatening skies in the morning yielded to sun, which helped make the Conneaut Port Authority's weekend antique boat and car show a success.

A new program at the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School will help young people get started on an upwardly mobile career in the health care industry.

A public hearing to discuss Monroe Township's proposed zoning code will be held at 7 p.m. today at the township garage, 5578 S. Monroe Center Road.

The brassy sound of the Don Burns Orchestra tooted and popped Sunday at Big Bands on the Beach at Walnut Beach, the sure sound of summer fun.

A sweet breeze off the familiar water of Lake Erie carried the voices of old friends through Geneva Township Park Sunday as 70 years of Geneva history lived and breathed and remembered.

Ashtabula County has needs, Supreme Court Justice Evelyn L. Stratton acknowledged Sunday, and she feels she has just the plan to fill them.

More than 150 unsuspecting drivers were pleasantly surprised when they pulled into the Speedway gas station on North Ridge Road yesterday and found a free gas give-away courtesy of Time Warner Cable.

Military veterans in Conneaut are outraged by the theft of seven flags that once graced a high-level bridge on the city's east side.

Motorists soon will experience a smooth ride to the Ashtabula Mall. Work crews from Koski Construction will perform a major overhaul of the mall's roadway system.

Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department detectives arrested a 46-year-old Ashtabula man Thursday night at the Downtown Motel on various drug charges.

It's either way you want to look at it as Democrat Bill O'Neill, the former 11th Appellate court judge, challenges U.S. Rep.

Sixteen projects in Lake County, whose organizers are seeking about $6.66 million worth of grants and loans from the Ohio Public Works Commission, have cleared the first hurdle to be in line to receive the ...

By MARGIE TRAX PAGE - Staff Writer - mtrax@starbeacon.com Star Beacon With a halfhearted sigh, Luis Rivera flipped through his wallet Wednesday afternoon, trying to decide how much green he should pump into his ...

City Council is investigating the housing department amid charges of document falsification by city housing inspectors.

A farmer near an Ashtabula County pond found partial human remains which appear to be those of missing Cleveland man John E. Maruschak, according to family attorney Ian N. Friedman.

The Northern Ohio Region of the American Red Cross has declared a blood emergency.

Cleveland police went to Ashtabula County Tuesday in connection with a Cleveland homicide investigation.

Star Beacon ASHTABULA - The HALO Christmas program, Holiday Angels Loving Others, is an outreach program coordinated by Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County.

After two weeks waiting and worrying, searching and calling, Julie the lost hound dog has been found, Ashtabula County Animal Protective League volunteer Dawn Shimp said Monday.

Cleveland victim's body burned in Denmark Township By STACY MILLBERG - Staff Writer - smillberg@starbeacon.com DENMARK TOWNSHIP - Members of the Ashtabula County water rescue team spent more than four hours ...

Low-lying areas in Ashtabula County have been flooded Tuesday. A flash flood warning is in effect for the county until 2 p.m. The National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated 1 to 3 inches of rain fell in ...

Talk about "Cleveland Rocks!" A big tug barge made its way to the R.W. Sidley docks Monday afternoon to deliver two types of stone.

City Council voted 5-1 Monday night to place a special, three-year, .15 percent income tax increase before voters in November.

A three-car accident on Route 307, near Hickok Road, sent three people to the hospital Sunday afternoon, Ohio Highway Patrol reports.

Renaissance music and fine food filled the room at the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League benefit feast as dogs and cats took their turn at the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.

Glowing yellow eyes peer out from a windowsill, a sideways glance and a fuzzy, whiskered face turns toward the sunshine.

The city's North Park overflowed with gospel music, dance and a little bit of interfaith preaching Saturday as the eighth annual Gospelfest unfolded.

The Ashtabula Area City Schools Superintendent Joseph Donatone will make several requests of the Board of Education in his report at Wednesday's meeting.

Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department detectives arrested a 46-year-old Ashtabula man Thursday night at the Downtown Motel on various drug charges.

Time is running out to buy a ticket to possibly win two lots of land in the picturesque lake community of Roaming Shores and support a fundraiser for a rare and incurable disease.

On the outside, Antoin Braxton appeared to be smiling. In reality, the 11-year-old was gritting his teeth and kicking his leg in nervous anticipation of meeting a new friend at Jungle Terry's show Friday ...

The second round of boat rides around the Ashtabula Lighthouse will depart the dock from the Ashtabula Lift Bridge area from noon to 4 p.m. July 27.

A citizens committee working to attract a supermarket to Conneaut is providing city leaders a helping hand, officials said Thursday.

Work on the historic Ashtabula Harbor Lift Bridge is "right on schedule," an employee with the Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 said Thursday.

There's still an opportunity to purchase a piece of history. The Ashtabula Area Board of Education and Sue Hewins, president of the city's planning commission, and Ann Rapose, chairwoman of the city's ...

Ed Millspaw is used to seeing all sorts of wildlife along the Western Reserve Greenway Trail, but Thursday morning he was quite surprised to see a black bear wandering along.

Ashtabula Area City Schools Superintendent Joseph Donatone says the time to act is now.

Things are looking up for Ed Luta. Ever since the 84-year-old Lakeview Towers resident noticed the top of a nearby maple tree looked like a Christian cross, he has felt a little better.

West Coast Choppers founder Jesse James will spend two days in Ashtabula County next month on his nationwide tour to launch his new clothing line for the American worker.

Having a love for dogs just won't get you the job as the next county dog warden, according to Janet Discher, Ashtabula County administrator.

Ashtabula County is on its way to joining the list of counties that are part of the Appalachian Regional Commission .

A walk to Walgreen's for a carton of cookies-and-cream ice cream may have saved a man's life Monday night.

BILL WEST / Star Beacon THE RIBBON is cut during the grand opening ceremony for RTS Companies U.S. Inc.

Eight members of the Ohio Election Justice Campaign, a voters activist group, have filed a motion in federal court in Columbus asking U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley to begin criminal contempt ...

Hot fun in the summertime won't come to Ashtabula until sometime in early August.

One may wonder what a Geneva man was thinking, like the commercial, "I'm thinking Arby's," when police were called Thursday to Arby's on West Prospect Road.

A drunk driver was arrested Thursday night after weaving his brand new car through an Ashtabula harbor neighborhood.

The stormy, wet weather of late didn't dampen vandalism or thievery in Ashtabula, according to city police reports.

"Alice in Wonderland," which opens tonight at Straw Hat Theatre, is one for the kids.

CLASS passengers in "Titanic, the Musical" are Ruth Hitchcock, Trisha Lawrie, Karen Sippola, Isaac Warren; Emily Strand, Brendan Sandham, Aaron Drews, Jonathan Rose, Vic Swanson, Jim Ray, Mark Crowley, Chelsea ...

There are big plans in store for Main Avenue, including guidelines for new or renovated commercial projects, a database of businesses and new signage.

Alycia Figueroa takes the football, then a step back, then looks down-field. She doesn't have to worry about the blitzers: None are coming.

Four people were arraigned Thursday and entered pleas to various felony charges before Common Pleas Court Judge Gary Yost.

It was Christmas in July at the Ashtabula Downtown Development Association's monthly breakfast meeting Wednesday at Casa Capelli's. The group set the time and date for the city's annual Christmas parade - 7 ...

Severe thunderstorms swept through the Ashtabula area Tuesday afternoon, flooding streets and cutting power to residents.

Ashtabula County commissioners accepted a $300,000 grant Tuesday from the Ohio Public Works Commission for bridge and several road improvement projects.

Back by popular demand, the Jefferson Farmers Market features home-grown favorites from around the county.

Deputy Sheri Allen, with help from Ashtabula city police, finally caught up with Brandon L. Parker, 22, of Conneaut Sunday after he never returned June 21 to Ashtabula County jail.

A man was found dead in a Geneva parking lot early Sunday morning, the apparent victim of respiratory failure, Geneva Police Sgt.

Police continue to search for a robbery suspect who is considered armed and dangerous.

Two boaters were rescued late Friday night after their boat hit the breakwall near Lake Shore Park.

A picture-perfect Friday helped launch Ashtabula County's three-day holiday weekend in fine fashion.

For the first time in recent memory, things are exploding - not imploding - at Ace-Midwest Fireworks in Conneaut.

Ashtabula County commissioners awarded a contract to HD Supply Waterworks of Eastlake for computerized water meter reading equipment, which will be used by the county's Department of Environmental Services.

In 1908, British author Kenneth Grahame published "The Wind in the Willows," which has become a mainstay in children's literature.

Ted Chubb's dream job is to work somewhere, performing only his own music. But right now he's having fun playing trumpet with the 10-member orchestra for the musical "Jersey Boys." What's even better, it's ...

The president of University Hospitals facilities in two Ashtabula County cities will step down from those posts next week, officials said.

Extra deputies from the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department will be out patrolling on county roads for the July 4th weekend, says Lt.

A WALKWAY that would parallel the west breakwater and lead to the Ashtabula Lighthouse is one of the projects that was discussed at a forum Tuesday evening at Kent State University-Ashtabula. The projects are ...

Three men suspected in Thursday's robbery of Rosemary's Pizza were charged with four criminal counts each Monday, Geneva Sgt.

A break in equipment Tuesday stalled painting crews with Oglesby Construction Co.

Ashtabula is hosting a birthday party for America this weekend, and everyone is invited to attend.

Anthony Cantagallo's love for Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and his vision for Ashtabula City becoming an Ohio mirror image, was evident during the forum Tuesday evening.

TRUCK DRIVER Mike Carlstrom of Erie and Geneva Officer Todd Emmitt, discuss his the crash at Routes 534 and 84 in Geneva Monday.

Twelve people were indicted Friday by an Ashtabula County grand jury on various felony charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, felonious assault, child endangering, robbery and ...