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Suspect in Fatal Shooting Captured in Thompson
Bainbridge Trustee: ‘I'm Overly Concerned’
Middlefield Village
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United Way Compares Geauga, State Poverty Levels
Staff Report A suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting early Monday in Lenox Township in Ashtabula County was captured later that afternoon in Geauga County following a coordinated search involving drone surveillance. The Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office announced on its Facebook page the arrest of 42-year-old Timothy J. Adams at Adams approximately 3:46 p.m. on June 2. Adams was found hiding approximately 20 feet up a tree behind a friend’s residence on Sidley Road in Thompson Township, Geauga See Adams • Page 3
Fire Calls Surge Nearly 20% in Bainbridge By Emma MacNiven macniven@karlovecmedia.com The year is shaping up to be a busy one for Bainbridge Township Fire Department between emergency calls and fire code inspections due to new construction across the township, Bainbridge Fire Chief Lou Ann Metz said May 27. Fire runs are up by 19.8% so far this year, Metz told Bainbridge Township Trustees during their regular meeting. “Overall, we're up 10.8% in the first trimester of the year, which is our slowest,” she added. The fire department received 185 calls in April alone — 128 EMS related and 57 fire or non-EMS related, Metz said. See Fire • Page 4
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Ronyaks Rescind Application for Zoning Change page 11
Obituaries CHARLOTTE JONS/KMG
Restoration contributors celebrating the restoration of the B&O railroad caboose on South State Street in Middlefield Village are, from left, village council members Bill Blue, Sam Morrow, Scott Klein, workers Jaro Mares, Lexi Smith, council member Carl Hornung and Middlefield Historical Society President Corey Wright.
Caboose Restoration Unveiled By Charlotte Jons editor@karlovecmedia.com June 1 was an especially sweet Sunday as residents and officials of Middlefield Village gathered at The Depot ice cream shop to celebrate the completion of an early 1900s Baltimore & Ohio railroad caboose restoration on its property. The Depot, famous for its 19 flavors of hand-dipped ice cream
— including one named Lake Erie Salt Mine — is also celebrating its 27th season. Its interior features railroad paraphernalia informing interested visitors about Middlefield’s past while they enjoy ice cream served by Middlefield Historical Society volunteers. Sunday, Middlefield Village Council President Scott Klein credited the historical society for
its service, saying The Depot and caboose represent the society’s and village’s commitment to their community and history. “What the historical society does to preserve the roots and heritage for our village means a lot to all of us,” he said. “Thank you very much, we appreciate it.” Klein proposed placing a historical marker by the caboose to See Caboose • Page 4
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Sports pages 12-15
Sheriff’s Sales & Legal Notices pages 19-20
Classifieds page 22
A Grand Jury Indicts Ashtabula Man, Woman in Multi-City Police Chase By Emma MacNiven macniven@karlovecmedia.com
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Stacey Camplese, of Ashtabula, was charged with receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony, after reportedly attempting to drive off in the above stolen vehicle at the Bainbridge GetGo May 14.
A Geauga County grand jury indicted a man and woman on felony charges related to a multi-city police chase last month that ended in Bainbridge Township, said Geauga County Prosecutor Jim Flaiz June 3. Jacob Montgomery, 32, of Ashtabula, was charged with failure to comply with an order, a third-degree felony; grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony; and resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor, according to the indictment, filed in Geauga County Common Pleas Court May 30. See Chase • Page 5
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