Jefferson News

A 25-year-old mother with a history of drunk driving and endangering children, faces similar charges after crashing her car into a tree Wednesday night, police said.

The Ohio Secretary of State's office will not assume control of a recanvass of ballots cast in Ashtabula County's Nov.

Ellen Tressel was scheduled to visit Jefferson Elementary School in Gahanna Dec.

Ohioans pass up $1.6 billion in assistance every year, but partnerships between the state and non-profit entities are helping them get the aid due to them.

BILL WEST / Star Beacon THE ANNUAL Thanksgiving food distribution at Harassments on Market Street in Jefferson was held Wednesday.

The Ashtabula Police Department swore two more men into the organization Wednesday.

BILL WEST / Star Beacon HENNA NEELY, 7, right, reaches to pet Waldo Wednesday during his visit to the Jefferson Elementary School in Jefferson.

Raising the bar If you follow these pages on a regular basis, you probably checked out Tom Harris' most excellent profile on Geneva's Courtney Thompson.

Elizabeth Wick, 6, of Jefferson, wanted a doll house. Four-year-old Zachary Burnheimer of North Kingsville asked for a dinosaur.

Joann Laird and members of her Hands of Love committee are eager to play Santa Claus to local men and women defending our freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan.

An idea to bring some fun to the workplace will end up benefiting dozens of area families down on their luck.

All of Indian Creek Campground is officially located within the village, as Village Council voted Monday night to accept the annexation of 16 acres of Geneva Township land into the municipality.

WARREN DILLAWAY / Star Beacon A HAZE hung over State Road near the Route 20 intersection in Ashtabula Township Saturday afternoon following a chemical leak at Millenium Inorganic Chemicals.

BILL WEST / Star Beacon NORM DAVID of American Legion Baylor Post 152 salutes the U.S. flag as the National Anthem is played during the Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday in downtown Jefferson.

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

Producers JBOSS & BLEU for Hatchet Films set to start Casting for film written by Sigmund Gould.

Tired politicians dutifully drudged to their jobs Wednesday after a late night of either celebrating or despising the election results.

The Jefferson Players will present some "Good News" this weekend in their new high school auditorium.

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.

BILL WEST / Star Beacon JEFFERSON HIGH students wait to enter school Monday for their first day of classes at the new school.