Austinburg News

Law enforcement officers from two agencies teamed to stop an armed man who was threatening suicide at the Interstate 90 truck weigh scales earlier this week, according to reports.

CARL E. FEATHER / Star Beacon ZONTA INTERNATIONAL of the Ashtabula Area has assumed responsibility for the annual International Gift Fair, which was revived by John and Rita Linehan 10 years ago.

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

A fire at the city of Conneaut's compost site re-ignited Friday, but this time authorities plan to let the blaze run its course.

A "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve," wrote the German theologian Albert Schweitzer.

Paula Hildebrand and Judy Burlingame help ladies find a gold lining in relationships gone sour.

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.

The Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to open the Austinburg sanitary sewer project for bids.

Charges are ahead for an Austinburg couple too drunk to care for their young children properly over the weekend, according to Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department deputies.

As a musician, songwriter, producer and music publisher, Ashtabula native David Allds is involved in many aspects of the music industry.

The following communities have scheduled times for Halloween trick or treat. If your area is not listed contact your local officials.

After many months of debate and study, the Austinburg Township sanitary sewer project received unanimous support from Ashtabula County commissioners at Tuesday afternoon's regular meeting.

A deer on Interstate 90 didn't have a chance Sunday night as numerous cars hit the animal before help could arrive, said Ohio Highway Patrol Dispatcher Sharon Bradley.

WARREN DILLAWAY / Star Beacon WALLY IS all dressed up in his pirate's costume Saturday at the Boo Wow Walk at Maple Ridge Golf Course.

The county's budget analyst, James Hardin, has stepped down to part-time hours as a result of health issues.

The fifth-grade Geneva Elementary School student who took a knife to school did not threaten other students, or herself, with the weapon, Geneva police reports show.

Glancing at snapshots of a rescued dog, Ashtabula County Humane Society agent Donna Yan did a double-take. "I actually had to ask if the dog in the picture is the same dog we dropped off a couple of months ago," Yan said.

CARL E. FEATHER / Star Beacon AMANDA ENSMAN, left, and Keith O?Connell, residents of Austinburg Township who will be affected by the mandated sewer project, are sworn in along with other residents who planned to give testimony during the final public hearing on the project Tuesday evening.

Trailer Choir is the most successful group signed to country superstar Toby Keith's Show Dog Records.

Tough times call for tough measures, but cooperation and teamwork doesn't have to be tough, Geneva Fire Chief Doug Starkey said.