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University Hospitals and Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services celebrated the completion of their latest collaborative venture, the University Hospitals Rehabilitation Hospital in Avon on Tuesday, January 26 with a public open house. The two-story, 58,000-square-foot inpatient facility is located in Avon  at 37900 Chester Road. The hospital features 50 private rooms and specialty centers dedicated to neurological and stroke recovery that ... Read More »

The Great Big Home and Garden Show, February 5-14 at the I-X Center, will showcase the top ten area high school model home designs from the 19th annual Student Model Home Design Contest, held January 23, 2016 at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville. The Westlake High School senior team of Elise Kennedy, Anna Renkel, & Sean Freeman took first place and the overall ... Read More »

Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s February, 2016 calendar of events: Tuesday, February 2 (10 a.m.-Noon) Career Transition Center: Applications That Get Noticed – Learn how to tackle questions on an application to be sure yours will be read by both human and computer scanners. Tuesday, February 2 (7-7:30 p.m.) Bedtime Stories – Put on your pajamas and join Mrs. ... Read More »

The Marines landed at O’Neill Healthcare Bay Village to honor a former Vietnam Veteran.  Lewis “Mike” Chapman, USMC Sergeant, received a surprise visit from the Marine Corp League, Gung Ho Detachment #650.  This great group of Marines is the Nursing Home Reconnaissance Party, known for supporting any former Marine residing in a nursing home.  Mike enjoyed reminiscing about his days ... Read More »

Assistance Available at Four Campus Locations Beginning in February Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will again offer free personal income tax filing services to qualified taxpayers filing simple returns with a 2015 earned income of less than $62,000. The services will be offered at four campus locations this year. Walk-in assistance on a first-come, first-served basis is available as follows at these ... Read More »

Westlake High School had five winners in the Cleveland Clinic eXpressions Writing Program this year. Senior Samantha Surber won a Blue Ribbon for “Matthew’s Heartbeat.” Sophomores Julia Phan and Rachel Zinram won Red Ribbons for “The Game” and “In Need,” respectively. Sophomore Adam Goyetche won a White Ribbon for “Fatigued.” Sophomore Alyssa Palumbo won an Honorable Mention for “Incurable.” There ... Read More »

Kindergarten Information Night for the Avon Local Schools will be held Feb. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Avon Early Learning Center, 3075 Stoney Ridge Road, Avon. During this time parents/guardians will learn important information regarding the kindergarten registration process. Kindergarten in Ohio is mandatory. Any child who becomes five-years-old on or before Aug. 1 is eligible for admission to kindergarten at ... Read More »

Westlake Schools announced four new members to the district’s Hall of Fame last week. The honorees are Robert Clancy (1965), Mike Antonyzyn (1968), Dr. Jennifer Psota Dougherty (1990) and faculty member Jon Thompson. The new Hall of Famers were introduced at halftime during last Friday’s Demon basketball game against North Olmsted.  The incoming class will be officially inducted during homecoming ... Read More »

AVON LAKE, Ohio, Jan. 25, 2016 – Ford today announced that its Ohio Assembly Plant will support additional production of the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty chassis cab, part of the toughest, smartest and most capable Super Duty truck lineup ever. “Super Duty chassis cabs are the number one trusted choice of tradespeople and fleet customers, from utility companies to ... Read More »

Rocky River Police have released the following statement regarding numerous thefts from unlocked vehicles on Sunday, Jan. 23: “On the early morning hours of Sunday, January 23rd numerous vehicles were entered and property was removed by unknown suspect(s). All of the vehicles were unlocked at the time of the thefts. The thefts were reported on Riverview, Shoreland, Telbir & Rockland ... Read More »