Conneaut News

Sunday morning's worship service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will have special significance and a few special guests mingled among the congregation.

Wet, gloomy weather this week have Ashtabula County residents itching to enjoy a fun-filled July 4 weekend.

City Council will decide whether commercial advertising will be accepted on the city's local access channel.

America's birthday will be celebrated with food, fun and - of course - fireworks at the annual Fourth of July Festival at Conneaut's Lakeview Park.

A handful of companies want the job of yanking down Conneaut's crumbling Municipal Stadium, a project that could occur early next month.

Unidentified departments are helping Conneaut police detectives investigate last month's murder of Richard Hackathorn, said Safety Director Jon Arcaro.

A Conneaut councilman must surrender an e-mail message at the center of a public records lawsuit filed by a city department supervisor, a judge has ruled.

A Conneaut man faces two felony charges after he reportedly threatened a man and woman with a knife Friday night, according to reports.

The owner of the Perkins Restaurant closed since a January roof collapse will repair and reopen the eatery, City Manager Robert Schaumleffel Jr., said Monday night.

Thieves are helping themselves to young plants meant to beautify Malek Park, said Rod Raker, chairman of the Conneaut Tree Commission.

A former Conneaut Middle School teacher was indicted by the Ashtabula County grand jury Friday on charges alleging he had sex with a 17-year-old high school student.

When Geneva Township Trustee Bob Russell hears gunshots in the rural parts of the township, he is never too concerned.

A two-day stay at UH-Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital as a result of severe dog-bite injuries prompted a report to the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department Wednesday.

Truck weigh scales silent for nearly two years will come back to life within the next few months, an Ohio State Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.

The Rev. Duane Ball of the Dream Center and Harvest International Church aren't going let the grass grow under his bicycle tires during this recession.

Race cars and poodle skirts will be the rage in downtown Conneaut this weekend. The Northeast Ohio Soap Box Derby returns for its 25th year at the Broad Street hill between Jackson and State streets.

As promised, a Conneaut councilman was sued Tuesday for failing to abide by a public records request.

A Painesville man interested in building a corporate headquarters in Conneaut will formally withdraw his offer for industrial park land.

An Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department drug initiative this week netted six people on various felony drug charges, deputies said.

A little bit of regionalism will provide Conneaut Township Park visitors a cleaner beach in time for the summer swim season.