Avon Lake

At its December 8, 2025, meeting, Avon Lake City Council approved an ordinance authorizing Mayor Mark Spaetzel to enter into an agreement with Avon Lake City School District (ALCSD) for the purchase of the former Erieview Elementary School building and 9.48-acre property located at 32630 Electric Boulevard. The City plans to repurpose the Erieview facility as a community center for ... Read More »

The City of Avon Lake and local businesses are teaming up for Shop Local, an annual campaign that offers shoppers the chance to win prizes when they purchase goods or services at participating locations. Beginning November 1, 2025, businesses participating in the Shop Local campaign will give out raffle tickets to their customers. From November 10 through December 5, prize ... Read More »

The SOUPer Bowl XV Food Drive benefiting Community Resource Services (CRS) was an incredible success, held on October 17, at Westland Heating/Air Conditioning & Plumbing Stadium. Avon claimed this year’s friendly victory over Avon Lake, but the true winners are the families served by CRS. Together, the two communities demonstrated remarkable generosity, collecting $24,514 in monetary donations and 5,489 pounds ... Read More »

In response to the ongoing government shutdown and its potential impact on local families, Community Resource Services (CRS) has announced additional support measures to assist clients experiencing financial hardship and food insecurity. Throughout the month of November, any CRS client families who experience a disruption to their SNAP benefits will be offered a second food pickup. This extra distribution will include ... Read More »

The Avon High football team hosted arch-rival Avon Lake in a battle for the Silver Rail trophy at Avon’s Wahlberg Stadium last Friday. Now 8-1, the host Eagles pulled away from the Shoremen to post a 43-12 win. For Avon’s seniors, it was four straight over the Shoremen. Avon also clinched its 10th straight share of the Southwestern Conference title. ... Read More »

The City of Avon Lake (City) seeks to purchase the former Erieview Elementary School (32630 Electric Boulevard) from Avon Lake City Schools (ALCS) for $500,000, with payments deferred until January 2027. The purchase is pending approval by the ALCS Board of Education and Avon Lake City Council, and the completion of a facility assessment conducted by the City through a ... Read More »

Homecoming in Avon Lake is always special! Homecoming 2025 continued the spirit of community in a big way last weekend with a number of memorable events. Another successful Homecoming parade took place the morning of Sat., Sept. 27. Thank you to everyone for Avon Lake HoCo 2025! The 2025 Avon Lake Homecoming Court lead the way at the Homecoming Parade. ... Read More »

The Board of Directors of Community Resource Services (CRS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Virtue as the organization’s next Executive Director. Ryan will succeed Pam Ohradzansky, who will retire on December 31, 2025, after more than 15 years of dedicated service to CRS, including the last six as Executive Director. Ryan joins CRS from the national nonprofit ... Read More »

Hundreds of kids and families joined in on Saturday, September 20 for the annual Big Trucks event at the Avon Lake Fire Dept complex. Free to one and all, the event opens the department to the public and focuses on introducing residents and children to the various trucks and equipment seen throughout city. Participants were able to meet representatives from ... Read More »

The Love-a-Stray 19th Annual Big Splash Dog Swim was a huge hit on Saturday, September 6 at the Avon Lake Municipal Pool. Love-a-Stray posted an update after the event: Everyone Had FUN at the 19th Annual BIG SPLASH Fundraiser! Special thanks to all of our attendees at the BIG SPLASH! We had PERFECT weather this year and all the dogs ... Read More »