Conneaut News

STAFF PHOTO JASON IVESTER Troy Banzhaf, park ranger and interpreter at Pea Ridge National Military Park, describes the Civil War frock worn by Lt.

Rain earlier in the day and the threat for evening rain washed out events at Lake Erie Speedway, Mercer Raceway Park and Sharon Speedway as well as the go-karting and stock-car doubleheader at Stateline Speedway.

A former University Hospitals physician, who was recently indicted on charges of improper sexual conduct with several patients, is dead.

A winning ticket for Wednesday's $124.9 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Conneaut , but it remains the largest jackpot heading into the weekend.

CONNEAUT, Ohio Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in northeast Ohio picked all six numbers correctly and will claim a $122 million jackpot.

Two men were flown by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to Erie International Airport late Thursday afternoon after they were rescued from their flooded boat on Lake Erie north of Conneaut, Ohio.

The rest of the top five are all animation pieces: "The LEGO Movie" placed third, followed by "How to Train Your Dragon" fourth and "Frozen" came in fifth.

Longtime Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace today announced he is running for a 6th term.

Fireworks are a normal part of our Fourth of July traditions. But, back on July 4, 1969, Mother Nature put on a fireworks show that still stands as one of the deadliest severe weather events in Ohio history.

The Millcreek School Board approved their spending plan for the 2014-15 school year on Monday night, and it comes with a tax hike.

These words are spoken by Ronald Rowland in a YouTube video taken in 2012 in Conneaut, Ohio, during a D-Day ceremony: "Alright, ladies and gentlemen.

A 26-year-old Conneaut man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday afternoon to the February murder and rape of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter.

A 26-year-old northeast Ohio man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison.

The Lake Erie walleye fishing continues to dominate the local fishing report, with limit catches reported from Toledo to Conneaut.