n SEPT. 1 - - An Ashtabula County sheriff's deputy is switching hats to be the school resource officer at Lakeside High School. The Ashtabula Area City School Board of Education recently worked out a plan to hire deputy Sgt. Cary Nelson, a 25-year veteran law enforcement officer.

- SEPT. 2 - - A small crowd of boaters gathered along both sides of the Ashtabula River in Ashtabula, to watch work crews unload a dredge into the water - - a major first step in the three-year, $50 million project. Crews will begin removing contaminated sediment from the bottom of a one-mile stretch of the river bottom.

- SEPT. 3 - - Anglers, boaters and environmentalists are up in arms about the Coast Guard's proposal to establish a weapons training zones on Lake Erie. The Coast Guard wants to establish four areas on the lake, as well as 30 other zones on the four other Great Lakes, where they can train using live ammunition.

- SEPT. 4 - - It was Labor Day weekend and the final days for Erieview Park in Geneva-on-the-Lake, as it planned to close forever. The official last day will be Sept. 9., with an auction of the amusement rides set for early October.

- SEPT. 5 - - The Great Geauga County Fair goes on despite aftermath of Ernesto. Fair visitors enjoyed a large assortment of fair fare that included apple cider, funnel cakes, snow cones, corn dogs and more.

- SEPT. 6 - - The man police believe shot and seriously wounded a 25-year-old Ashtabula man Aug. 22 is behind bars, awaiting formal charges of attempted murder. Joseph Schmeisser of Ashtabula surrendered to police about 4 p.m. on Sept. 5 at a home in the 2900 block of Route 45 in Saybrook Township.

- SEPT. 7 - - Joseph Schmeisser, 25, of Columbus Avenue appeared in Ashtabula Municipal Court on charges of attempted aggravated murder with a weapon, a first-degree felony. If convicted Schmeisser could spend 10 years in prison and be fined up to $10,000. The charges stem from an incident that happen Aug. 22 in Saybrook Township home, where another Ashtabula man was shot.

- SEPT. 8 - - The historic Ashtabula Harbor Lift Bridge will be revamped in 2007, but not without affecting motorist. In order for the bascule-type bridge to receive $2 million worth of upgrades, traffic must be rerouted.

- SEPT. 9 - - A Conneaut women was arrested after she killed her boyfriend's dog by throwing it down a flight of stairs, according to police reports. Donna Steverding, 41, 260 Sandusky St., has been charged with cruelty to animals, a second-degree misdemeanor, and domestic violence, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, according to Conneaut Municipal Court reports.

- SEPT. 10 - - Barring snags, work could begin this year on Conneaut's first large-scale residential development in years. Initial plans call for single-family dwellings to sprout on property on the north side of Gateway Avenue, east of Route 7, Michael Battaglia, of Conneaut Gateway LLC, said. Battaglia will discuss his ideas for the project with the city's planning commission.

- SEPT. 11 - - The Don Burns Orchestra played to a crowd at Walnut Beach. It was the last band to perform for the season at the Walnut Beach summer concert series. The concert held during the summer were free to the public.

- SEPT. 12 - - Ashtabula City Manager Anthony Cantagallo denied that city police are engaging in racial profiling in making arrests within the city's black neighborhoods. The profiling and accusation of police brutality was raised during a community meeting spear-headed by NAACP leadership in Ashtabula.

- SEPT. 13 - - Dismissed traffic tickets topped the list of concerns at a city safety forces committee meeting. Vice President Josephine Misener said she believes revenue created by traffic cases could mean an additional police officer on the street, but that's not what is happening.

- SEPT. 14 - - A Perry Township woman said to be despondent over her mother's death set fire to her home killing her 25-year-old son who suffered from cerebral palsy. Mike Henry died in a house fire at 3424 Parmly Road.

- SEPT. 15 - - Lisa Henry, of Perry Township, faces murder and arson charges and could spend the rest of her life behind bars. Henry is accused of setting fire to her home and killing her disabled son.