Painesville officials are looking to address sidewalk deficiencies in portions of Ward 4 this year, and both the city and residents will need to pay for parts of the repair work. The repairs for “city-responsible sidewalk deficiencies” are expected to cost the city $200,000, stated a Jan. 16 city manager report. Council voted to advertise […]
Painesville Township officials are remembering former township Trustee Jeanette Crislip after she died on Jan. 15 at age 95. Crislip served as one of the community’s three trustees from 1986 until the end of 2013. Her obituary stated that she also taught elementary school in the Perry and Fairport Harbor districts for 40 years. Former […]
A shooting at a trailer park in Mentor resulting in three deaths and a fire that damaged a popular Euclid restaurant were among the subjects of major stories in The News-Herald during 2023.
As executive director of the Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Kelly Donahue has observed that staffing and retention of employees continues to be a concern for many chamber members. “They are still struggling with staffing issues,” she said. “If anyone drives down Mentor Avenue, through Painesville or Route 84 into Madison, there’s still many […]
The need to house the ever-growing selection of inventory and wedding rentals has led Merkels Floral Studio owner Kristin Goodell to expand her location in Mentor. Prior to relocating to 8494 Mentor Ave., Goodell owned both Merkels and Kleifeld’s Restaurant in Downtown Willoughby. When she first moved out of the shop that Merkels had called […]