Jefferson News

Paving projects dominated the short agenda of the Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.

John Buza unknowingly has saved the Henderson Memorial Public Library from what could be its darkest hour.

The Environmental Protection Agency said people living in the affected areas should be aware of what is lurking in their backyards.

A missing Ashtabula man was found dead by relatives early Monday afternoon in the Ashtabula Gulf.

In this May 22, 1992 file photo, Ed McMahon, left, shakes hands with talk show host Johnny Carson, during the final taping of the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif.

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

Bells will be ringing during Jefferson Days to help fill The Salvation Army Jefferson Service Unit "watering cans" for the back-to-school clothing program.

Rock Creek Elementary School students will be taking more field trips this year, thanks to the artistic talents of one of their own.

Mike Jenkins was hired as the Jefferson Elementary Principal at Monday's Port Clinton Board of Education meeting.

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

Area library directors held an emergency meeting Sunday to map out a strategy after learning of a possible $100 million cut to libraries from the state.

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.

The recent rash of break-ins in the Jefferson Village downtown area has prompted reminders to lock up vehicles and homes.

Closing Point Park after dark is a way to curtail vandals, say some people in the Ashtabula Harbor neighborhood.

Wearing white paper hats while they serve up hot dogs and root beer, teenage workers are important fibers in the fabric of the village's businesses, Councilman Don Woodward says.

Kevin Sites' journalism career started 30 years ago in his neighbor's garage. Sites, a SS.

The city is going after more federal stimulus dollars. Safety Service Director Greg Berquist told council members at Tuesday's meeting that he has received permission to submit additional proposals totaling $13 million.

LIZZY ZIEMSKI of Jefferson makes a point after finishing second in the Division II high jump at the state track and field championships Friday in Columbus.

An Ohio woman was listed in serious condition Wednesday in Erie County Medical Center, where she was taken by Mercy Flight after being pulled from her vehicle following a one-vehicle accident in Evans.

Come this weekend, Jefferson will be basking in the light. "The last street light was finished today, the wiring is complete and we should have light by this weekend," Village Administrator Terry Finger announced during the regular council meeting Monday evening.