News Briefs
Cuyahoga County Man Found Dead Near Punderson Lake
An unidentified adult male from Cuyahoga County was found dead by a jogger at about 5:52 p.m. March 7 on Ravenna Road in Newbury Township, said Geauga County Sheriff’s Lt. John Hiscox.
He was discovered in a ravine near the intersection of Ravenna Road and Music Street near Punderson Lake, he said, adding the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to the scene.
There were no signs of foul play, Hiscox said.
According to the sheriff’s blotter, a witness said she saw the man, who was wearing a backpack, appear to bury something nearby on Sunday night.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrived at the scene at about 8:30 p.m. and took charge of the investigation, Hiscox said. An autopsy will take a couple of weeks and more information about the deceased was held until family can be notified.
Horse Dies in Collision with Minivan
A horse pulling a buggy was killed at about 5 p.m. March 7 at 16321 Burton Windsor Road in Huntsburg Township, said an Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson.
The horse and buggy, driven by Norman Miller, 15, of Huntsburg, were southbound coming out of a private drive and failed to stop at the road. A Honda Odyssey minivan, driven by Wendy Thurman, 46, of Sharpesville, Pa., westbound on Burton Windsor Road, struck the horse.
Thurman, Miller and his passenger were not injured, the spokesperson said. Miller was cited for failure to yield and the minivan sustained front-end damage.
BOE Special Meetings
The Geauga County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting on March 15, Primary Election Day, starting at 6:15 a.m. to open the polls and be in session all day until the polls close.
The next meeting after Election Day will be a special meeting on April 4, at 9 a.m., for the board to review the 10-day absentees and provisional ballots, and certify the results of the Primary Election. There may be some other items on the agenda.
The agendas for both meetings have not been set. The meeting will be held at 470 Center Street, Bldg. 6-A, Chardon, in the conference room.
The board’s regular meeting scheduled for March 25 has been canceled.
