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The Board of Trustees of the Lorain County Office on Aging is pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Burgess as LCOOA Executive Director effective immediately. The Board’s action comes with the fullest confidence that Lauren will be an excellent steward of LCOOA’s mission and a leader and advocate for Lorain County’s older adults and adults with disabilities. Board President, ... Read More »

The Great Big Home and Garden Show, February 2-11 at the I-X Center, will showcase the top ten area high school model home designs from the 21st annual Student Model Home Design Contest, held January 27, 2018 at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville. This year’s student contest theme was “The Great Modern Frank Lloyd Wright Spec House.” The Westlake High School team ... Read More »

Two Westlake High School seniors were named U.S. Presidential Scholars candidates. Ryan Karpuszka and Patrick Lee are among 110 students from Ohio to be recognized for this prestigious award. Each year, up to 161 students nationwide are named Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. Application for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is by invitation ... Read More »

A section of Lake Road through Avon Lake will close this week for 60 days. Starting the week of February 5, 2018, lasting for 60 days, Lake Road between Lear Road and South Point Drive will be closed to traffic. Construction crews will be performing storm and sanitary sewer work on Lake Road. During this time, detour routes for passenger ... Read More »

A pair of heavily intoxicated drivers were arrested by Westlake Police on Jan. 19 after a sad and dangerous bout with the bottle. The story unfolded when, at approx. 7:45 p.m.,  officers were called to the scene of a 3 car accident.  During the investigation, the officers detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage on the breath of the at-fault ... Read More »

On Saturday, February 10, 2018 Saint Ignatius will host Safety Forces Night. This event, which honors our Safety Forces, brings together Saint Ignatius alumni, parents, students and friends for a great evening of camaraderie and basketball. It all starts with Mass at 4 p.m. with the Saint Ignatius basketball team in St. Mary of the Assumption Chapel. Dinner in Sullivan ... Read More »

Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s February, 2018 calendar of events: Thursday, February 1-Sunday, February 4 Friends of the Library’s Annual Big Book Sale – Stop by for bargains on fiction, non-fiction, oldies but goodies, children’s and young adult books as well as music CD’s, DVD’s, and books on CD. We also have some great special priced books. Times are ... Read More »

The Lake Ridge Academy Board of Directors has announced the unanimous selection of Mitchell F. White as the next Head of School, effective July 1, 2018. Mr. White will succeed Carol Klimas, who announced her retirement in July 2017 after serving as President of the school since June 2007. Mr. White currently serves as Dean of Academic Planning for the ... Read More »

At the Avon City Council Meeting on Monday, January 22, 2018, Dave Mooibroek from the Avon Lions Club presented City Council with a commitment to purchase the “Harmony Circle” at our “Every Child’s Playground.” The Harmony Circle will include 6 pieces of musical instruments that will be installed at our playground. As the brochure says “Music is Joy…Joy that can ... Read More »

January 2018 is the 8th year the Westshore Young Leaders Network students have been serving the six-western suburbs (Bay Village, Fairview Park, Lakewood, North Olmsted, Rocky River and Westlake) as communities united together for healthy living. Established in 2010 through the support of the Westshore Council of Governments and the Westshore Enforcement Bureau the group has grown its student and ... Read More »