HUBBARD — A lot happened in the United States in 50 years. There were three wars in the Middle East, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, the USA Men’s Olympic Hockey team won a gold medal in the “Miracle on Ice” and, again, 46 years later, while the Women’s Hockey Team won three ...
A proposed constitutional amendment to ban all large-scale data centers in Ohio will not be on this fall’s general election ballot as organizers of the campaign had hoped. Conserve Ohio, the group sponsoring the campaign, has failed to gather the required 413,000 valid signatures on petitions to qualify for the Nov. 3 ballot. It now plans to place the issue on the fall 2027 ballot. In a statement released last week, Conserve Ohio representatives said, “The July 1 deadline was our best case scenario for the quickest possible action. Internally, we set that as our ideal target, and ...
BAZETTA — Although the 2026 Mosquito Lake State Park Fishing Derby took place the morning before Father’s Day, it was more like Family Day as the Lakeview Recreation Area found dads and moms encouraging and offering advice to the young anglers. “The goal of the Fishing Derby is to ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: To suggest a veteran for this series, which runs weekly through Veterans Day, email Metro Editor Marly Reichert at mreichert@tribtoday.com or call her at 330-841-1737. WARREN — Joseph Valimont saw history up close from sandy foxholes in basic training to operations centers ...
MIDDLEFIELD — The Chardon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal plane crash that killed three people over the weekend near the Geauga County Airport. The crash occurred just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The patrol stated in a report that a preliminary investigation determined a Piper Comanche 250 crashed into a field, approximately 1 mile east of the Geauga County Airport. The report states the single-engine Piper sustained major damage and the three occupants were killed. The victims were identified as Thomas A. Cunningham, 76, of Rome, Ohio, and John ...
GIRARD — Fire Chief James Petruzzi wants something done to help the fire department recover costs for damages to hoses, ladders and other equipment and tools when out on emergency calls. Petruzzi told city officials at a recent council meeting that he wants to bill the insurance companies of where the calls were made to help cover the costs of damaged equipment. He said the city will see what funds can be recouped for fire-related incidents such as vehicle crashes, fires, hazardous materials spills and rescue incidents. “We would bill the insurance companies with nothing going ...
