The estate of a Lake County man whose alleged illegal handling of dredged material polluted the East Branch Chagrin River has agreed to pay $300,000 for restoration of the waterway under a proposed settlement brokered by Attorney General Dave Yost.

In honor of the life and service of Lance Corporal Austin B. Schwenk, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered the flags of the United States of America and the State of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Lake County on the day of Schwenk’s funeral, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tuesday announced the appointment of Michael DeLeone to the Lake County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division.

The Supreme Court of Ohio recently issued a six-month suspension to a former Lake County attorney now residing in a Florida assisted living community. The attorney charged an excessive fee and misused his client trust account.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tuesday announced the appointment of Jeffrey W. Ruple to the Lake County Court of Common Pleas-General Division.