Daily Wire

On May 8 Westlake voters will be asked to approve a 2.8 mill operating levy renewal for Westlake Porter Public Library. The current 2.8 mill levy, which provides 75% of the library’s operating funds, expires at the end of the year. Passage will ensure library funding for the five-year period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023. Currently the ... Read More »

Westlake Police have made an arrest in a road rage incident that took place last Wednesday. Police report that on Wednesday 1/31/18 at approx. 9:30 pm The Westlake Police Department received a 911 call about a road rage incident on I-90 heading westbound. A concerned caller reported that the driver of a Dodge Neon was “brake checking” and swerving at ... Read More »

The North Olmsted Police were dispatched to the Dollar General, 3785 Clague Road, at approximately 1850 hours for attempted robbery. Police were met with store employees who stated one was working the register when she observed a male jump onto the counter and start demanding money from the register. The male suspect kept stating “give me the money, give me ... Read More »

The 50th Annual Scholastic Art Awards were recently announced in Lorain County. Two Avon Lake High School students earned Gold Key Art Awards and will moved on to national competition in New York this spring. The Art show is now open at LCCC Stocker Arts Center (2nd floor, Beth K Stocker Gallery) through Feb. 11. Senior Kara Fazzone earned a ... Read More »

Congratulations Avon Lake High School students, senior Alex Petroff and sophomore Marguerite Smith for placing first and second, respectively, at the recent North Coast Rotary Club 4-Way Test Speech Contest. Avon High School junior, Abigail McNicolas placed third. Each Spring, participating high school students from Avon, Avon Lake and Brookside high schools compete in the Speech Contest. Sponsored by the ... Read More »

Enjoy a pancake breakfast at the Avon Lake All-District Band Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 24, in the Avon Lake High School Commons. The breakfast and performances will begin at 9 a.m. Pancakes, breakfast sausage and juice will be served by Novotny Catering of Avon Lake. The coffee and hot chocolate are generously donated by Rio Café of ... Read More »

Community is Invited to Free Event Feb. 16 at Corporate College West It’s “game on” for fun at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) in Westlake. A Family Game Night will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Corporate College® West. Participants can roll the dice and try various board games or test their skills on video game controllers. The ... Read More »

Westlake High School senior Carolyn Bedell was named one of the top runners-up in The 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in Ohio. The Spirit of Community Awards is a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Carolyn is one of eight Distinguished Finalists in Ohio. Carolyn joined the Lilly Weston committee, a subcommittee of the Westlake ... Read More »

A visit to her daughter in Scottsdale, Arizona, sparked a community service idea adopted by Westlake High School National Art Honor Society (NAHS) advisor Kelly Atkinson. Atkinson, a WHS art teacher, and her brother, Brent Walla, were driving past Arizona State University when they passed a homeless man. Walla pulled over and grabbed a Ziploc bag filled with toiletries from ... Read More »

The North Coast Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Business of the Year Award presentation took place at Parker’s Grille & Tavern in Avon Lake on Jan. 23. Trey and Janice Bell of PuroClean Emergency Restoration were presented with the Business of Year Award. They provide 24 hour emergency restoration service in the areas of water damage, fire damage, mold ... Read More »