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Providence Church Hosts First & Faith with Current NFL Players

Men and boys of all ages are invited to be part of First & Faith with Current NFL Players on Monday, October 17 at Providence Church. NFL players Josh McCown, DeMario Davis, Seth DeValve, & Christian Kirksey are scheduled to appear. You will get a glimpse into their lives on and off the field, in the locker room and in ... Read More »

League of Women Voters Hosts Candidate Forum

The League of Women Voters will host a candidate forum for District 16 State Representative and District 24 State Senator on Tuesday, September 27 at 7pm in Westlake’s Porter Library. The incumbents for both seats, Nan Baker and Tom Patton, have reached their term limits. State Representative candidates are Tommy Greene and Dave Greenspan. State Senator candidates are Matt Dolan and Emily Hagan. Candidates will give brief statements and answer audience ... Read More »

Westlake Police: Car Vs. Signs Leads to Woman’s Arrest

An impaired 24 year old Westlake woman left a trail of damaged road signs behind her on Sept. 16. She hit them with her 1995 Toyota Corolla on I-90 in Rocky River and on Columbia Rd. in Bay Village. She was found on First St. in Westlake and was arrested for OVI-Drugs. She refused to provide a urine sample for ... Read More »

Soggy Superheroes Race Through the Rain for Youth Challenge

Over 250 runners, walkers and rollers (participants in wheelchairs and hand cycles) braved the rain and helped raise funds for children with physical disabilities in the Youth Challenge Superhero Dash. The 31st Annual Race Day took place on Saturday, September 17, at Lakewood Park. The event was dedicated in memory of Dave Hardman, former President of the Youth Challenge Board of ... Read More »

2016 Gift of Life Celebration: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

The Community West Foundation expresses its sincere thanks to the Gift of Life Committee and the many friends in the community that have supported this annual event for the past 16 years. The 2016 Gift of Life gala was hosted by Community West Foundation on Friday, Aug. 26 as several hundred guests turned out for a festive evening at Avon ... Read More »

Sweetbriar Welcomes 14th Annual USO of Northern Ohio Golf Outing & Clambake

Sweetbriar Golf Club in Avon Lake welcomed hundreds of golfers and also fashion-fans for its 14th annual USO of Northern Ohio Golf Outing and Clambake under perfect late summer skies on Friday, Sept. 9. Guest enjoyed not only a best ball scramble and delicious post-golf clambake, but also an afternoon fashion show in the club house. The outing is one ... Read More »

Trespass Suspect Held at Gunpoint in Westlake

A 29 year old Westlake man was seen rummaging through cars at a Bryandale Drive home on Sept. 9 when a 23 year old male resident caught him and held him at gunpoint until officers arrived. The resident struck the suspect with a handgun during the confrontation, report Westlake Police. The suspect received 4 stitches for a laceration before being ... Read More »

Normandy School Alert Leads Bay Police to Possible Child Endangering

Bay Village Police received a call from Normandy Elementary School at 4 p.m. last Friday that a 5-year old student was not picked up from school. Additionally, when school staff made contact with the student’s mother, the mother was reported to have ‘sounded impaired.’ Officers were dispatched to the home in the 400 block of Columbia Road and found the ... Read More »

2016 Gift of Life Celebration: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

The Community West Foundation expresses its sincere thanks to the Gift of Life Committee and the many friends in the community that have supported this annual event for the past 16 years. The 2016 Gift of Life gala was hosted by Community West Foundation on Friday, Aug. 26 as several hundred guests turned out for a festive evening at Avon ... Read More »

PREDIABETES INTERCEPTION: Reduce the Risk of Getting Diabetes

DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SOUND LIKE YOU? You are overweight • You don’t make time for exercise • You’re tired and have no energy • Your blood sugar levels are higher than normal • You have a parent, grandparent, or relative with diabetes • Your waist is expanding • You have high blood pressure • You have undesirable triglyceride and /or cholesterol levels One of these symptoms by itself, isn’t earth shattering, but ... Read More »