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Ashtabula addresses flooding issues, asks residents to report problems
ASHTABULA, Ohio (WOIO) - 19 News Troubleshooters getting you results. A problem we first told you about this weekend. Ongoing flooding in Ashtabula. Turns out, the city is doing a study on it. Do you have flooding problems? Report it. That’s what Ashtabula city manager, James Timonere tells the 19...
Ashtabula street flooding plagues neighborhood
ASHTABULA, Ohio (WOIO) - A street in Ashtabula collects water, and everything else, every time it rains, and the people living along it are tired of that rain ending up on their property. “It gets to the point where I can’t get the car out of my driveway,” said Amber...
Don’t begrudge Ashtabula County severe-weather coverage, even when it pre-empts soap operas
In the early afternoon tornado incident on June 26, angry people were complaining that they were missing their very important soap opera on WOIO Channel 19. Why cover an incident in Ashtabula County, those people complained. Dan DeRoos admirably defended WOIO’s reporting amidst the online grumbling. The Cleveland media...
Ohio opens rest area with 41 truck parking spaces
A “newly re-imagined” rest area located in Ohio officially opened to the public on Monday. On July 1, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Ashtabula County I-90 westbound Welcome Center in Conneaut, Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of...
Madison trustees OK next steps on several construction projects
The Madison Township trustees are moving forward on a pair of construction projects. The board voted at its regular meeting Monday to advertise for work on Sites Road and award a contract for engineering work on the Manner Drive drainage project. Township trustees approved the paperwork to authorize a $29,435...
Perry Township taking steps to accept NOPEC Energized Community Grant
Perry Township government leaders are preparing to secure a grant that helps pay for projects to improve energy efficiency. Township trustees, at a recent meeting, approved a resolution authorizing all actions necessary to accept a NOPEC Energized Community Grant. NOPEC, or the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, provides energy aggregation...
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