Rock Creek News

CARL E. FEATHER / Star Beacon DON DIETRICH had been a Morgan Township trustee for a decade when his 1979 Buick rolled off the assembly line.

Classical and Celtic sounds of Christmas will fill the sanctuary of Jefferson Congregational Church with holiday cheer on Sunday afternoon.

A Geauga County home builder believes a recent national award will bring more recognition to the family business and the region.

Rock Creek Elementary School fourth-graders have caught the cup-stacking fever. Students in Lori Meeks' physical education classes have spent the last month honing their skills at stacking a set of regulation cups in predetermined pyramid formations and breaking them down in record times.

The Maple Valley Farmers' Market commemorated breast cancer awarness Saturday with information booths and plenty of pink.

On a cool morning earlier this week, a stray, gray kitten curled up to sleep under the hood of a car.

MARGIE PAGE / Star Beacon HIS HAIR may be blonde, but Jack Hopkins thinks pink Sunday at the annual Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure at Geneva High School.

The leaves on the trees have barely a hint of orange and yellow, but the Ashtabula-based Concerned Motorcycle Riders of Ohio group is getting ready for a fun-filled Christmas.

The Ashtabula County Board of Elections rejected petitions filed by three would-be candidates, during a Wednesday morning meeting.

Gubby the duck drew a flock of bidders Friday afternoon at the Ashtabula County Junior Fair Market Animal Sale.

We all know this: The mirror doesn't lie. We just don't see its harshest truths because we don't want to.

We all know this: The mirror doesn't lie. We just don't see its harshest truths because we don't want to.

It's time to say goodbye to the old Jefferson Elementary School. Next week, the bulldozers and dump trucks will begin to demolish the school, located at the corner of East Jefferson and Market streets.

It's been just more than 16 months since tragedy struck Joseph Kaluza, but people like Ron Seidner, Diana Hicks and Dave Dasen are still more than willing to reach out to him.

A three-car accident at the intersection of Route 46 and Route 6 closed both roads, and knocked down two utility poles Thursday evening.

A Rock Creek woman died Sunday night at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland following a two-vehicle crash.

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.

Maurice Johnson, a 30-year-old Wentzville man, was shot and killed by O'Fallon police on Monday morning after entering the apartment of his estranged girlfriend and child.

By ELLEN KOLMAN - Staff Writer - ekolman@starbeacon.com Star Beacon ROCK CREEK - Third-grade teacher Brenda Headley of Rock Creek Elementary School fought back the tears as U.S. Army 1st Lt.