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Team Avon Eagle, led by Avon High School junior Mark Koziy, recently raised $13,629 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2023 Student Visionaries of the Year Program. Student Visionaries of the Year is a seven-week fundraising challenge where high school leaders raise money and awareness for the fight against blood cancers. Team Avon Eagle reached out to family, friends, classmates, ... Read More »

For the first time in team history, The Westlake Girls Track & Field team will send a group to the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia this week where they will compete against top teams from across the United States along with several teams from Jamaica and the Bahamas. The 4×800 team of Senior Co-captains Sydney Peer and Sarah Colman and ... Read More »

Congratulations to Avon East Elementary School second-grader, Sadie Carbone, 8, winner of the Kids T-shirt Design Challenge for the Avon Eagle Run, presented by Bendix. Sadie’s design will be featured on the Kids Fun Run T-shirts at the May 27 run. Avon Local Schools Superintendent Ben Hodge presented Carbone with the final T-shirt design image, a certificate, and a goodie bag. To register for the May 27 Avon Eagle Run, presented by Bendix, go to  https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Avon/eagleruncle Read More »

Mass shootings and random gunfire is a sad reality of our national news headlines almost every week. West Shore police, fire and all area safety forces are doing everything they can to be prepared. Led by the WEB (Westshore Enforcement Bureau), Westlake, North Olmsted, Lakewood, Bay Village, Rocky River and Fairview Park Police Departments and Westlake Fire (and several other ... Read More »

March 21 was World Down Syndrome Day! Together, Westlake Schools celebrated the uniqueness and diversity of individuals with Down syndrome. In honor of this day, Westlake Elementary School students and staff wore mismatched socks to promote inclusion in our schools in hopes of creating a world where everyone is valued and given the opportunity to thrive. Read More »

Congratulations to Bay High School’s Team United for being the top fundraising team in 2023 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Student Visionaries of the Year Cleveland raising over $118,000. Bay’s Carson Gergye was also named Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team Member of the Year. Over 30 schools in Northeast Ohio raised $821,458 to help fight cancer! “Thank you to all ... Read More »

On Sunday February 19th our country lost a true hero. Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael T. Ernst passed away while performing advanced military parachute training in Marana, Arizona. Michael was in his 13th year of dedicated service to the U.S. Navy. In that time he completed multiple combat deployments and was a member of the Navy’s most elite fighting ... Read More »

Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough delivered his annual State of the City address at Carrabba’s Italian Grill on Sperry Road and it couldn’t have come at a better time – Valentine’s Day. “My wife and I celebrated our 46th year of marriage last year and this is my 42nd year in public service. We’re all going to be talking about the ... Read More »

The Westlake Firefighters Local 1814 reports that Westlake Firefighters received 6,413 calls for service in 2022 – the busiest year ever! “Here are the results of an analysis of 2022 incident data by Local 1814,” reports the Union.” “Last year, our members received 6,413 calls for service, a 6% increase over 2021. “As expected, the vast majority were EMS runs, ... Read More »

How do you find your balance in life? It can be a tough thing to do, especially this time of year. The weather is cold, the days are dark and events are few. And yet, we all have the same pressures of work, school and home that need to be managed all year around. In Bay Village, there’s a new ... Read More »