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In a surprise move at the Nov. 18 Thompson Township Trustees meeting, Berkshire Schools Board of Education member John Manfredi announced the district was reclaiming disposition of the Ledgemont Elementary School property, said Trustee Erwin Leffel.

In a surprise move at the Nov. 18 Thompson Township Trustees meeting, Berkshire Schools Board of Education member John Manfredi announced the district was reclaiming disposition of the Ledgemont Elementary School property, said Trustee Erwin Leffel.

In the original plan, the school property was offered to Thompson Township for $1 as opposed to the board spending $320,000 to demolish it.

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On the evening of Nov. 19, an unidentified man robbed the CVS store in Chardon before exiting on foot, according to police officials.

At 8:48 p.m., the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the CVS store at 296 Center St. reporting a robbery had occurred, said Chardon Police Chief Scott Niehus Nov. 21.

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