Conneaut 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.

When she was 4 years old in 1995, she was repeatedly raped by her mothers boyfriend, Jerry Eugene Butcher, 45 years old from Conneaut, Ohio.

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.

A Pittsburgh man accused of letting his dog die inside a hot truck in September can't own a pet for five years, according to Conneaut Municipal Court records.

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 Eugene Butcher of Conneaut, Ohio.

Dozens of Conneaut citizens agreed Tuesday night that the appearance of the city is of paramount importance.

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

A collision between two tractor-trailer trucks Tuesday night closed several miles of westbound Interstate 90 for nearly eight hours Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, police and firefighters said.

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Fire scorched a large section of the city of Conneaut's compost site on East Main Road Thursday afternoon, firefighters said.

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 vacant Conneaut church could be reborn as a theater under the guidance of an Erie arts group.

Music, speeches and tributes to veterans "past, present and future" were part of Conneaut's annual Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall.

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

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.

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

A 19-year-old, possibly intoxicated man was seriously injured Sunday evening when he was struck by an oncoming pickup truck as he attempted to cross Route 193, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports.

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

A preliminary hearing for a Conneaut woman charged with a felony in connection with an underage drinking party held in her home, has been continued until later this month.