Daily Wire

Mercy’s Ed Oley Named One of Region’s ‘Most Influential’ for 2015

Edwin M. Oley, president and CEO of Mercy, has been named for the fifth consecutive year as one of the most influential people in Northeast Ohio by Inside Business magazine. Citing Oley’s long-standing dedication to improving health in the community and his business acumen, the magazine mentioned his many accomplishments since he has been head of the health system. Oley ... Read More »

Westlake Schools Select Top Inventors for Regional Competition

  Three Westlake Schools’ elementary students will participate in the next level of competition after winning the top three places in the Westlake City School District Invention Convention. Bassett Elementary fourth grader Jake Fix won first place for his Realeve Sleeve. Lorenzo Nivellini, Dover Elementary fourth grade, placed second with his Inflatable Bike Helmet. Dhiraviya Rajubettan, Dover Elementary third grade, ... Read More »

Learn About the Porter Library Gift Shop

Have you visited the Westlake Porter Public Library’s gift shop lately?  It is run 100% by volunteers! Portables is a unique gift shop located inside the lobby of Westlake Porter Public Library!  We are open every day of the week except for Sundays in the summer.  We carry over 8 lines of jewelry and several lines of purses.  We also ... Read More »

Center for Mind, Body & Spirit April Programs

These programs are free of charge and open to individuals diagnosed with cancer, their families and loved ones at The Center for Body, Mind & Spirit at Mercy Cancer Center, 41201 Schaden Road, Elyria. Services are available regardless of where patients receive treatment. Mercy Cancer Center is now affiliated with University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. The Center for Body, Mind ... Read More »

Lakewood, Rocky River and Westlake Students Named to Tri-C All-Ohio Academic Team

Seven students from Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) — including Nigmeh Abusbeih-Salti of Rocky River, Aswin Bikkani of Westlake and Hannah Kiraly of Lakewood — were named to the All-Ohio Community College Academic Team. The All-Ohio Academic Team comprises top students at the state’s two-year schools and recognizes student excellence in academics, leadership and community service. Fifty-three students from across the ... Read More »

River Police Use Narcan in Westshore Heroin Overdose Call

Rocky River Police received a phone call regarding a heroin overdose of a female on March 17 at 2249 hours on Sunnyhill Drive.  Officers responded and Narcan was administered, bringing the female back.  She was transported to the hospital.  Other partygoers were present including underage individuals.  Parents were present in the home as well.  An underage female was arrested for ... Read More »

Top Teams Emerge for Playoffs on Scholastic Games Radio Quiz

Playoffs officially begin next week on the weekly radio competition between area academic teams, the High School Scholastic Games of Lorain County. The program, which airs most Mondays from 6:05 to 7 p.m. on WEOL, AM 930, will begin quarterfinals with the April 6th broadcast. The program of Monday, March 16th was the near-tie in which Avon Lake High School ... Read More »

Westlake Academic Challenge Team Posts Perfect Score

The Westlake High School Academic Challenge Team finished with a perfect 7-0 in the Regional Qualifiers at the Firestone High School Invitational Tournament on March 21. The WHS bracket included regional powerhouses Copley and Solon high schools. Club advisors are John and Sandy Packis. Pictured are (left to right) WHS Academic Challenge team members Aswin Bikkani, Justin Krantz, Anna Craven, ... Read More »

Navy Ensign Joseph Lillie, of Lakewood, Ohio, Serves Aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2015) Ensign Joseph Lillie from Lakewood, Ohio stands officer of the deck watch at the radar console aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58) March 23, 2015. Laboon, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. ... Read More »

Westlake Police Return Lost Tote Bag (Minus Pot Pipe)

If you lost your Nike tote bag on Hedgewood Ave. on March 17, it was turned in to Westlake Police. Too bad they had to destroy your pot pipes and the other drug paraphernalia inside it. St. Patty’s Day Brawl Fighting in the parking lot of a Weymouth Cr. apartment complex led to the arrest of 2 intox North Ridgeville ... Read More »