During this span, officers conducted checks on 223 registered sex offenders in Lake and Geauga counties. Of those checked, 219 were found in compliance with federal and state sex offender laws.

Geauga Lake got its start in 1887 as a lakefront picnic area, with the first amusement ride added in 1889. The first roller coaster, the Big Dipper, was added in 1925.

Geauga Lake had its own train depot, which was demolished in 2003. The name of Depot Street, which surrounds much of the lake, is a reminder of that era. When Sea World of Ohio opened on 50 acres in ...

Geauga Lake - the body of water, not the amusement park - may once again be open to the public. Aurora Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin is proposing the city buy the lake itself, along with 40 acres of ...

AURORA, Ohio– A Northeast Ohio man started a GoFundMe campaign to try to raise money to bring back Geauga Lake. The amusement park in Aurora, which was known for rides like the Big Dipper, the ...

Geauga Lake was a favorite Ohio amusement park for over 100 years. Now, with the end of Wildwater Kingdom, it's closed for good. What led up to this once-thriving attraction shutting down?

Aurora completes purchase of Geauga Lake and 48 acres of former SeaWorld property for future public park Aurora leaders hope to have the first phase of the public park open by 2026.

On Monday night, Aurora City Council approved the purchase of Geauga Lake and 48 acres of surrounding land in the former SeaWorld from Industrial Commercial Properties for $5.3 million.

AURORA, Ohio (WJW) – There is new life planned for Geauga Lake. The City of Aurora announced Monday that it had purchased Geauga Lake, along with 48 acres of lakefront property. The approved ...