Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCONNEAUT Ohio (WOIO) -Three Conneaut firefighters are home recovering Saturday morning after responding to a house fire that left them injured According to Conneaut City Manager Nick Sanford Conneaut Fire responded to a fire around 11 p.m Friday on Monroe Street west of Mill Street they faced heavy fire in the two-story home with some hoarding conditions Three firefighters were blocked in by flames on the second floor Two jumped onto a metal roof on the first floor while the other clung to the outside of the home and awaited a ladder According to a post on Facebook by the Conneaut Fire Fighters Local 651 firefighters had to “declare a mayday on an emergency scene.” all three firefighters were taken to the hospital and released with minor injuries The post also said the 3 firefighters injured are home and recovering “There was an ankle sprain and one fracture “We are happy they are safe above all else No residents of the home were injured and the fire was knocked multiple surrounding agencies responded to provide aid WGOJ radio station is next to the home and was also damaged told 19 News the smoke could have damaged their equipment But it won’t be for a while until they know the extent “We have so much to be thankful for,” said Watson The Ohio State Fire Marshals are investigating this incident Be sure to check back with 19 News for updates .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com A Conneaut businessman was sentenced to 28 months in prison for burning down a restaurant for insurance money and laundering a drug dealer's money.AP Ohio— A Conneaut businessman was sentenced Wednesday to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay a $150,000 fine for laundering a Cleveland drug dealer’s money and ordering the torching an abandoned restaurant to collect insurance money District Judge Donald Nugent handed down the sentence after a hearing that featured testimony that Schwartz is in dire need of a kidney transplant and that he fully cooperated with federal investigators Nugent also ordered Schwartz to pay $1.1 million in restitution for burning down the former Golden Anchor restaurant The judge also made Schwartz forfeit three properties owned by him or his companies Schwartz will also spend three years on court supervision Federal prosecutors agreed to allow Schwartz to back out of part of a plea agreement that initially called for Nugent to hand down a sentence of four years and two months in prison Nugent sentenced Schwartz to a term that was essentially time he already had served in lockup Bruce Lytle testified that Schwartz long suffered from kidney issues that worsened in recent months He said Schwartz was an ideal candidate for a transplant because of his age and because family members willing and able to donate a kidney Schwartz is physiologically an ideal candidate for a kidney transplant,” Lytle said He testified that doctors at the Cleveland Clinic agreed to perform the transplant but were hesitant about doing so if Schwartz was sentenced to prison because the hospital’s doctors would be unable to carry out crucial post-operation care and he just wants to live,” said Leonard Ambrose Attorney Elliot Morrison said he was conflicted about recommending the lighter sentence considering what he called “extremely serious conduct.” But after listening to testimony he ultimately agreed but asked the judge to impose a fine “The motive for all this was greed,” Morrison said Schwartz previously pleaded guilty to charges that include conspiracy to commit arson wire fraud and mail fraud and conspiring to launder money He used money from both schemes to launch a drive-through business called Port District Beverage “I think you were a danger to the community at one point Schwartz sold two properties to Marc Mahoney a former recycling plant manager turned cocaine dealer but official paperwork listed the amount at $360,000 Mahoney was later arrested in connection with a cocaine pipeline that stretched from Mexico to Cleveland. When federal agents raided Mahoney’s home, they seized $2.4 million cash and accused him of selling some 1,350 pounds of cocaine in Northeast Ohio in a three-year span Mahoney was sentenced to 14 years in prison in November for the drug-dealing operation and laundering money with Schwartz Schwartz’s company in 2021 also bought the Golden Anchor restaurant building for $130,000 He took out a $1.3 million insurance policy and months later conspired with others to burn it down after learning his initial investment wouldn’t be profitable He lied to the insurance company about how much money he put into fixing the building and the insurance company paid him $1.1 million was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to commit arson and wire fraud An arraignment date has not yet been set in that case Adam Ferrise covers federal courts at cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices turned himself in to police in Ashtabula County after allegedly killing his girlfriend Wednesday morning according to the Conneaut Police Department walked into the police department and informed authorities he had just shot and killed his girlfriend officers then went to the residence near the 100 block of Nickel Plate Ave sick to my stomach a little bit," friend Sheri Seal said officers found the body of a 35-year-old woman sitting on a couch and noted that it was apparent the woman was deceased Police say the woman was pronounced dead when medical personnel from the Conneaut Fire Department arrived soon after As Conneaut Police Chief Michael Colby points out this is another reminder of the importance of speaking out when there's potential for domestic violence "A lot of times people are afraid to report these kinds of incidents," he said "If you’re in a bad relationship like that where there’s domestic violence Sumner was silent when he sat in front of a judge Wednesday A vigil for Heather Harris is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m "Traditionally, our season ends on Labor Day, but this year, thanks to our dedicated staff, we will attempt to remain open through September and possibly into October," according to a Facebook post put up Aug "Contingent upon weather conditions and staff availability John Mason of Mason Farms has run the restaurant at 388 E "It's not that we haven't wanted to stay open before," Mason said "But usually we don't have the staff to do it once kids go back to school in the fall we have staff members who were able to stay it depends on the kids," he said with a laugh But we're going to try to stay open through September and maybe a little into October The favorite summer stop for Erie County motorcyclists and Sunday drivers has forever had "Mother's Day to Labor Day" painted on its walls which owners put up every night after closing And every time the walls went up for good every Labor Day it was a sure sign that summer was coming to an end in these parts they posted their extention plans to Facebook on Aug "That's where we saw it," said Brenda McMillen who visited from Erie Tuesday with friend Laura Mikovich but this year we came only three or four times White Turkey managers are adding fall-related menu items pumpkin smores sundaes and apple cider floats "Those pumpkin s'mores sundaes are really good," Greenlee said "The sundae and millkshakes are really good too McMillen said she loves the drive from Erie to Conneaut along Route 5 on a nice day "You just jump on Route 5 and a little further down is a beautiful view of the beach (from Conneaut Township Park.) It's a nice quaint little town." Contact Jennie Geisler at jgeisler@timesnews.com. Find her weekly newsletter at https://profile.goerie.com/newsletters/erielicious/ Warren’s boys basketball team clinched at least a share of the Region 5 title Tuesday with a 75-60 win over Conneaut at Warren Area High School After taking a 16-8 lead in the first quarter the Dragons were outscored 28-18 by Conneaut for a two-point deficit Shakir Jordan had 24 first-half points for Conneaut but that didn’t tell the whole story “Thirteen turnovers in the first half and questionable shot selection is what folks witnessed tonight,” said Warren coach Jeff Berdine “The challenge flag came out at halftime for my senior point guard and he stepped it up in the third.” Leihden Wotorson hit two of Warren’s six 3-pointers in the third quarter as Warren took back the lead Chase Sitler would score 8 of his team-high 26 points in the fourth quarter — a 22-10 Dragons’ fourth that saw five players score points Sitler and Wotorson combined for six free throws when Conneaut was forced to foul Conneaut’s Jordan would cool off in the second half Teammate Alex O’Grady added 10 points in the loss Warren improves to 16-4 overall after a 1-2 start to the season The Dragons are 12-1 in Region 5 with a home game against Corry on Friday to end the regular season Friday’s game is also Senior Night for Sitler Conneaut falls to 9-12 overall and 5-8 in the region The northern pike is known for being a species that bites year-round Whether fishing through the ice or taking in .. ERIE — Four members of Warren’s boys tennis team traveled to the Westwood Racquet Club on Saturday to .. High School track and field invitationals went deep into the night Friday Thirteen Warren Dragons and one Eisenhower Knight help make up rosters for the 2025 New York vs Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of Pennsylvania LLC | https://www.timesobserver.com | PO Box 188 MADISON–Madison senior standout and Otterbein commit Kara Mekulsia notched her 500th career punchout in a 20-1 win over visiting Conneaut in a Chagrin Valley Conference Lake Division showdown on Wednesday Mekulsia entered the day just 12 strikeouts shy of the 500 mark and pitched a gem on her way to setting the record “It’s been unreal,” she said of her senior season through six games I’ve been building up from my freshman year Ally Negin got the Blue Streaks offense rolling with a two-run double and Natalie Best followed with an RBI single for a quick 3-0 lead Tori Semple scored on a double-steal with Best swiping second and Zoey Brown singled home Best for a five-run first frame Gianna LaMarco singled with one out in the second and then scored on a Semple RBI single two-run error that put Addy Behm on second Hannah Welch smoked an RBI double for a 9-0 lead after two then scored on a passed ball for a 13-0 lead into the fourth and Negin all reached to start the bottom half of the fourth and then went station-to-station with a Semple RBI single Adrianna Mussell cleared the bases with an inside-the-park grand slam leading to a 20-0 lead into the fifth inning Conneaut avoided the shutout when Cali Partridge worked a two-out walk and scored on an Ashlyn Sherman RBI single Between Mekulsia’s pitching and the high-powered offense Madison put it all together for a big conference win in five innings “Today was just another step in the right direction,” said Madison head coach David Negin and we need that production one through nine Natalie Best is starting to get it figured out at the plate Our top three in our order have been on base a huge percentage of the time Having her and Tori Semple start to get those things going is good.” The Blue Streaks are off to a 5-1 start overall and are 2-0 in league play and look to build off of an uber-productive offensive day along with the historic day for their senior pitcher “We just have to keep working hard on playing hard coachable teammates,” Negin said of the message moving forward “We have a non-league game here against Wickliffe on Friday That’s going to be a great test for us and our bats and we need those kinds of games to help us prepare for the tough league games ahead We take on challenges and try to get better at our craft.” while Best finished 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored Semple and Negin went 2-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored with the former adding in two RBI while the latter had four allowing one earned run on four hits with two walks and 12 punchouts Conneaut played its first game in the loss to the Blue Streaks but it takes away some lessons learned after playing a high-level opponent “We watched how they communicate as a team and how they work with each other,” said Conneaut’s Ella Boroski we can all learn to grow into the team that they are.” Boroski went 3-for-3 at the dish for the Spartans going three innings and giving up five earned runs on 10 hits with six walks and three strikeouts and Chloe Boyle worked an inning of relief giving up seven earned runs on six hits with two walks and Conneaut welcomes Jefferson on April 14 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The Chagrin Valley Conference features 25 schools spanning five counties Contact us: info@chagrinvalleyconference.com © Copyright - Chagrin Valley Conference Ohio – University Hospitals is pleased to welcome Jonathan Sague EMT-P in a new role as the Chief Operating Officer of University Hospitals Conneaut Sague transitioned this summer after serving as the Chief Operating Officer of UH St During his four years leading the hospital great strides were made in enhancing quality of care John Medical Center was awarded the highest possible quality rating of five stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) the federal agency that administers Medicare John earned the distinction in July of 2024 John is among just 8 percent of hospitals nationwide to be honored this year He recently completed his Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Case Western Reserve University He continues to stay adept with his clinical skills as a first responder at the Chardon Fire Department and spends many weekends caring for and transporting patients to local emergency departments The new role is especially meaningful to Sague as he is returning to Geauga County where he was raised Sague served as a cadet on the Chardon and Munson Fire Departments as a teenager before becoming a firefighter/paramedic His love for patient care ultimately led to nursing then flight nursing and critical care transport as an acute care nurse practitioner I am able to see issues through many different lenses and perspectives,” said Sague Chief Operating Officer of University Hospitals Geauga “From the emergency medical services who bring us our patients all the way to the boardroom – I understand the needs of caregivers and have a passion for providing high quality and safe care to our patients.” Manage Your Care With UH MyChart Copyright © 2025 University Hospitals Get health news and advice you need to live your best delivered right to your inbox every month: The Science of Health e-newsletter.