More than 50 school districts throughout Ohio are releasing a comprehensive, community‐oriented companion to the State’s School District Report Card. Called a “Quality Profile,” the report includes additional accountability measures that better define a high quality education and are not included in the state’s report. The Quality Profile examines the elements of a high quality public education, as defined by ... Read More »
It was Man vs. Beasts in Westlake’s Police Blotter this week. Who act worse? Humans or animals? You be the judge. Animal antics: 5-6 chickens flew the coop and were scurrying around a Melibee Dr. man’s front lawn on Sept. 5 at 6:24 p.m.. The home roost of these yardbirds could not be determined by the patrolman; the Animal Control ... Read More »
Most people are in a hurry to bond out of jail after an OVI arrest. Not this 49-year-old Bay Village woman, who elected not to call a sober adult to come get her. Why not? Westlake Police report she wanted to “get the full experience” and spent the night in jail after her 11:08 p.m. arrest on Aug. 29. She ... Read More »
American Greetings celebrated its Westlake ground-breaking in festive fashion last week. Company executives joined with Westlake civic officials in welcoming hundreds of guests to the site of the company’s new world headquarters at Crocker Park. The Aug. 27 event was a celebration for all in the American Greetings family of associates and their business partners. Food trucks lined the perimeter ... Read More »
Celebrate Westlake stepped off in fine style Saturday morning. The 24th running of this annual 5 Mile Race at St. John Medical Center attracted almost 1000 participants. Over the years, Celebrate Westlake has generated over $1.5 million for community causes. This year’s race once again attracted the best in local road running talents as well as runners from throughout Ohio ... Read More »
The City of Westlake’s very own astronaut, Robert Franklin Overmyer, was honored Aug. 23 with an Ohio Historical Marker Dedication in Clague Park. Col. Overmyer was a two-time veteran of space shuttle flights. He was a 1954 graduate of Westlake High. Col. Overmyer flew on two space shuttle missions in the early 1980s. He was remembered with the dedication of ... Read More »
It was a case of off-roading gone wrong in Westlake as the clock neared midnight on Aug. 27, report Westlake Police. A 49-year-old Wellington woman drove into a construction zone on Detroit Road. at 11:50 p.m. and got stuck. She was arrested for OVI and Driving on a Closed Road; she refused a breath test. Her passenger, a 46-year-old Oberlin ... Read More »
On Thursday, September 4 at 2:30 p.m. come learn how to keep your mouth and teeth healthy as you age at the Gardens at Westlake. Dr. Chrys Constantino, DDS from Westlake Dental Associates will present useful information on how to preserve and care for your teeth, especially as you age, as well as how to address some of the obstacles ... Read More »
Congratulations to Westlake Discount Drug Mart Manager Chip Kettler and team on a very successful car show on Sunday, Aug. 24 to benefit Stand for the Silent. The Stand for the Silent program addresses the issue of school bullying. The event was part of Discount Drug Mart’s annual Greg Honeycutt Memorial Car Show that honors a former Drug Mart employee’s ... Read More »
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