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GE Health Plan Members Can Now Select UH for Their Joint Replacement Care University Hospitals has been selected by General Electric (GE) to provide joint replacement surgery services to program eligible health plan members. Through the National Hip and Knee Replacement Centers of Excellence program, members who live out of the area will have the option to travel to Northeast ... Read More »

A recent financial audit of the Avon Lake City School District by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. The district’s excellent record keeping has qualified it for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction. “Taxpayers expect accurate financial records from their local governments,” said Yost. “The Avon Lake City School District’s dedication to accountability ... Read More »

Members of the Avon High School Art Club painted the Avon Eagle mural on one of the buildings at the Avon Safety Town last month. Read More »

  The City of Bay Village is saying goodbye to one of its finest ambassadors, Rose the School Guard. Rose, a fixture at the corner of West Oviatt and Cahoon Road, is retiring from duty after 35 years on the job. She has been one of Bay Village’s most recognized and friendliest faces for all that time. She not only ... Read More »

During an I-90 traffic stop on May 22, Westlake Police discovered that a pregnant 23 year old Lorain woman tried to hide a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun under the car she was riding in.. The weapon belonged to the driver (a 32 year-old Lorain man) who may not possess firearms due to his past felony convictions. The gun also turned ... Read More »

Bay Village Police were called to the basketball courts near Play in Bay on May 23 at 1911 hours in response to a complaint of unruly players. The players were using obscene language while they were playing, and were eventually asked by a Little League coach to stop swearing because his players could hear them.  The basketball players became confrontational ... Read More »

Longtime employee Denise Ayres, LSW of Far West Center was awarded the prestigious Mental Health Provider Award at NAMI Greater Cleveland’s May 22 Annual Meeting. In her 20+-year career at Far West Center, Denise, a licensed social worker, has always stayed true in her dedication to the well-being of the most severely ill clients. Denise’s tireless work for the Compeer friendship ... Read More »

Navi Baskar will be honored as the Avon High School Valedictorian representing the Class of 2016 when graduation exercises take place tonight, May 31, at 7 p.m. at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. Co-Salutatorians are Peter Stamatis and Ben Waters The Class of 2016 will graduate 269 students Avon High School Valedictorian – Navi Baskar College – University of Pittsburgh ... Read More »

Two Outings Double the Fun! Reserve Your Foursome Now! 23rd Annual Triumph Fore the Cure Golf Outing Monday, June 20 Westwood Country Club in Rocky River 23rd Annual Women’s Golf Scramble – Turning the greens to pink! Golf Scramble benefiting the Breast Health Center, Moll Pavilion at Fairview Hospital. Proceeds from this event will provide free mammograms and breast exams to uninsured and ... Read More »

For the last 4 years the Rae Ann staff have done a 2mile walk during Nursing Home Week. The staff have fund raisers and make donations for a Rae-Ann T-shirt, which enables them to walk during their shift. This year the staff, families and vendors raised $1090 which was donated to the Food Bank through the Westlake Community Center. Pictured ... Read More »