Increased Need for Foster Parents During National Foster Care Month In Cuyahoga County there are nearly 2,300 children in county custody, placed in foster care, kinship care, or some other living arrangement. Since 2013 the number of children in the custody of Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services has increased more than 40 percent. This is the highest ... Read More »
Avon is looking for participants for the Wellness Competition between the communities of Avon & Avon Lake – sponsored by University Hospitals Avon Health Center. The Avon vs. Avon Lake Community Challenge wellness competition runs April – August. Registration: April 13 – May 24. Health Assessments: April 13 – May 24 Wellness Challenge: May 23 – August 9 Wellness Challenge ... Read More »
Spring Clean-Up The City of Avon will have dumpsters available May 10 thru May 13 in the following locations for the purpose of spring clean-up: Northgate • Entrance to Schwartz Road Park • Avon Aquatic Facility. Items that will be taken are bulk items, yard waste and general debris. Items NOT accepted are: Tires, Appliances containing Freon, Propane tanks, Hazardous materials or toxic waste. If you ... Read More »
The 18th annual Avon Eagle Run, presented by Mercy Health, is May 26 at 8 a.m. at Avon High School, 37545 Detroit Road. Registration is now open. Proceeds from the Avon Eagle Run benefit the Avon Schools Educational Endowment Fund and other local charities. The family-fun event includes a 5-mile run, 5K run/walk and 1-mile Kids Fun Run. Help your favorite Avon student (grades PreK-5) win a pool and dodgeball party at the French Creek YMCA by adding his/her ... Read More »
Westlake Police are looking for information on a couple of quick-change artists who struck a bank last week. On April 25, 2018 at 1:47 p.m., Westlake Police received a call from a bank at Crocker and Detroit Rds. reporting a theft that had occurred approx. an hour earlier. 2 suspects had entered the bank and scammed a teller out of ... Read More »
A recent scam incident in Bay Village that cost a Wolf Road couple $750 last week has been reported by Bay Village Police. The scam offers insight on just how devious these scammers can be. Here is how this Craiglist scenario played out: On 05/02/2018, at 0841 hrs, an officer was dispatched to the 29600 block of Wolf Rd. on ... Read More »
The Avon Local Schools Board of Education recently voted (April 30) to award a three-year contract, effective Aug. 1, 2018, to Erin Holzhauer to become the new principal at Avon East Elementary School (grade 1-2). She replaces Krista Kotecki who was recently named the new Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Sheffield/Sheffield Lake City Schools. Holzhauer is coming “home” ... Read More »
The Gardens at Westlake Senior Living Spring Fling Happy Hour is on May 23, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. with the Curtis Avant band. Open to the community. Gardens at Westlake Senior Living, 27569 Detroit Road, Westlake, GardensAtWestlake.com, 440-249-7010. Read More »
The Bay Village Board of Education is hosting a community reception on Thursday, May 17, 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Bay Lodge (492 Bradley Road in Bay Village) to honor Superintendent Clint Keener as he retires from 14 years of service to the Bay Village City School District and from 41 years of service to public education. A lineup of notable Bay Village school and ... Read More »
Providing the Most Innovative and State of the Art Cancer Care Close to Home! The Mercy Health Cancer Center is pleased to announce the addition of an innovative system for men who are undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. SpaceOAR hydrogel is the latest in prostate cancer therapy that adds a protective layer that acts as a barrier for radiation damage ... Read More »
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