A black pig presented herself at a Center Ridge Road business in Westlake on March 1 at 2 p.m. When questioned, Petunia (not Porky-we looked) was unable to grunt a good account of herself to Westlake Animal Control Officer (ACO) Jim WANG and was taken into protective custody. “Babe in the City” had no ID on her, but her putative residence has ... Read More »
Bay Village Police arrested a man wanted for kidnapping in Florida early Sunday morning. On February 26, at 1:51am, a Bay Village Officer found a male sleeping in his vehicle in the area of Eaton Way and Columbia Roads. The male, a 30 year old, Avon Lake resident, was found to have active warrants in Tennessee and with the Los ... Read More »
Many readers have been following the Eagles nest at Redwood Elementary School in Avon Lake (32967 Redwood Blvd.) via the school’s Eagle Cam. Exciting news of the day: There’s now an egg in the nest! UPDATE 3-2-16: There is now a second egg in the nest. Right now, the mother has been on the eggs for most of the morning. You ... Read More »
What a year it has been for the Westlake High girls basketball team! With a 39-21 win over Avon last Friday night, the Lady Demons captured a District championship, improved to 22-2 on the year and advanced to this week’s Regional at Norwalk as part of the OHSAA’s Sweet 16! Westlake will meet Toledo Whitmer Tuesday, March 1, at 7 ... Read More »
On 02/10/2016, at 0247 hrs, a BVPD officer was checking on a male sitting in an idling car parked on Knickerbocker at Upland. While the officer was in his cruiser checking the individual’s identity, the male took off running. The officer discovered the male had several warrants from various agencies in Lorain County. Additional officers from Westlake responded to the ... Read More »
Bro. Bro-Man. Bro-Meister. Teddy Broosevelt. Whatever he calls himself, a 35-year-old Olmsted Falls bro-man pretended to be his real bro on Feb. 12 and was stopped by Westlake Police. The bro-man was stopped for a traffic violation and identified himself as being his own brother. The bro-man has done this so often that there is a fraud warning attached to ... Read More »
Westlake High’s girls basketball team surged to a Div. I District Basketball Title at Elyria Catholic High last night with 39-21 win over Southwestern Conference rival Avon. The joyous Lady Demons had plenty to celebrate as they cut the nets after the hard-fought championship. It was the third time this season that Westlake has defeated Avon. Coach Chip Weiss had ... Read More »
by George Serb The most memorable people I ever know were Fred Tuttle and his wife “Grannie.” Our family lived on the east side of north Parkside Drive, and the Tuttles lived in the first house on the north side of Lake Road, east of Parkside, so our back yards joined. We followed a well-beaten path in between – winter ... Read More »
If you like stories about People Behaving Badly, this week’s Westlake Police Blotter is for you. Here we go…. No Class While Buying Gas A female clerk at a Clemens Rd. gas station was treated to the sight of a disgruntled reefer-using male revealing his shortcomings on Feb. 21. The weenie-wagger was rebuffed when he sought a discount on sunglasses ... Read More »
Two Westlake High School seniors will receive the Lakewood/Rocky River Rotary Outstanding Student Award for exceptional accomplishments in their West Shore Career-Technical District programs. Liam Carroll will receive the award for Service Occupations Training, and Patrick McGuinness for Networking-Cisco. The award recognizes students who are the top performers in their career-technical programs. These students will be acknowledged at the Lakewood/Rocky ... Read More »
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