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(LORAIN) – The Mercy Foundation of Lorain County raised more than $1.4 million in 2013 thanks to the generosity of individual and corporate donors, the Mercy Regional Medical Center and Mercy Allen Hospital auxiliaries and other local foundations. At the end of each year, the foundation awards grants to support Mercy’s programs and improvements across the health system that benefit ... Read More »

Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s January, 2014 Calendar of Wednesday, January 1 New Year’s Day – Library Closed   Thursday, January 2 and Friday, January 3 (2-4p.m.) Movies @ Your Library—Join us for a kids’ movie series. Titles may change without notice due to availability. In accordance with library policy, children under age 9 must be accompanied by an ... Read More »

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 »

Congratulations to the Bay High wrestling team. The Rockets put on a terrific performance at the Lorain Nationwide Holiday Wrestling Tournament last weekend by taking second in the team totals against a field of 19 teams. The Rockets were led by a pair of individual titlists. Sophomore Vince Zitello took first at 126 pounds with a first period pin in ... Read More »

On 12/28/2013, at 0211 hrs, a BVPD officer stopped a vehicle on Osborn near Bassett for a traffic violation. After speaking with the driver and the occupants, the officer suspected some, or all of the underage occupants had been drinking. Field sobriety tests were administered, and as a result, a 19 yoa female, 2-19 yoa males, and an 18 yoa ... Read More »

Christmas Eve was certainly a wild and wooly affair as far as traffic was concerned. Between 9:45AM and 1:45PM, WPD checked on 13 crashes and 5 spinouts, mostly on I-90.   A 90-year-old Bradley Rd. woman was found to be a Domestic Violence victim on Dec. 23 at 6:54PM after being taken to St. John Medical Center by out of ... Read More »

Joining with the UH system will provide opportunities to better serve communities in western Cuyahoga County and Lorain County  CLEVELAND – University Hospitals (UH) has received final approval from state and federal government regulators this week for the integration of EMH Healthcare and Parma Community General Hospital into the UH health system.  Each hospital conducted a thorough and rigorous process ... Read More »

by Donna D’Amico Giving back to the communities we serve is a time honored tradition at Bradley Bay Health Center.  Each year the employees celebrate the season of giving through the creation of our Adopt a Family program.  The staff donates items and creates baskets, wreaths and trees  that are then raffled off.  We work with the local communities to ... Read More »

On 12/21/2013, at 1230 hrs, a resident in the 24000 block of Wolf Rd. reported he had been the victim of a scam.  A male with a Jamaican accent had called the victim telling him he had won the Publishers Clearing House Prize, but needed to pay the taxes before he could collect his winnings.  The victim proceeded to purchase ... Read More »

Some  people just don’t know that it is better to give than to receive at Christmas time. Westlake Police report that an infant Jesus and his manger were stolen from a Queen Anne’s Gate yard on Dec. 20 sometime 7-11 p.m. Since then, the real Baby Jesus has been discovered alive and well at many of the Christmas services hosted ... Read More »