The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying the suspects in a series of Dec. 23 and 24 thefts after they escaped during a Christmas Eve pursuit. The sheriff’s office responded to reports of two males in a white SUV attempting to access unlocked vehicles around 4:45 a.m. on Dec. 24, the sheriff’s […]
Painesville’s city administration has proposed six-month moratoriums on new electronic smoking and vapor retail establishments and new cannabis operations, citing a need to reevaluate zoning designations and regulations in the interests of public health and safety. Both proposed ordinances are listed on the agenda for the Dec. 4 City Council meeting, and if approved, would […]
Sean Jackson and incumbent Mario Rodriguez are running for Painesville City Council’s Ward 2 seat in the Nov. 7 general election. Rodriguez has held the Ward 2 seat since August 2022, when council appointed him to fill a vacancy. Incumbent candidates are running unopposed in the city’s three remaining wards. Council President Christine Shoop represents […]
Officials and community members in the Painesville City School District are working to address a rate of chronic absences that has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.