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A Stand with Ukraine peaceful rally was held on Saturday, March 5 on the corner of Rt. 83 and Detroit Rd. Rally goers brought flags and signs and wore blue and yellow in support of Ukraine. As the attack on Ukraine from Russia is entering its third week, you can still donate to help the humanitarian crisis. To aid Ohioans ... Read More »

SECOND UPDATE: We have a third egg in the nest at Redwood Elementary School in Avon Lake. Confirming egg #3 at 7:10 p.m. tonight Sunday, March 6. UPDATE: We have another egg in the nest at Redwood Elementary School in Avon Lake. Confirming egg #2 arrived at 6:57 p.m. Thursday evening, March 3. This eagle pair have been together longer than some marriages! Congrats Stars ... Read More »

For over two years, healthcare workers have been challenged to give their best during the Covid pandemic. Long hours, high patient loads and personal time taken from their families – it has been a long haul. How do we say ‘thank you?’ A local student has come up with a new and fantastic idea! Avery Junkins is a Westlake High ... Read More »

Bay Village Mayor Paul Koomar reported to City Council last month that he was informed by the Cuyahoga County Library Board that construction of the new Bay Village Library is ahead of schedule with completion scheduled for the end of March or early April.  The date of Saturday, April 30, 2022 is tentatively scheduled for a ribbon cutting ceremony for ... Read More »

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center in Westlake, like many hospitals nationally, was stretched thin by the surge of Covid 19 and Omicron variant patients that hit hard last month. Charging in to help, just like the cavalry of old, was the Ohio National Guard. 30 troops worked three shifts each day (10 troops per shift) from Dec. 30 through ... Read More »

Annabella Mayer, daughter of David and Jacquelyn Mayer and a Junior at Bay High School, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Fewer than half of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2021, only 4,055 out of 1.29 million students who took the ACT ... Read More »

For parents who need help with car seat installation or have questions about the safest way to transport their children in motor vehicles, getting expert advice and assistance just got a little easier. University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s, along with UH St. John and Parma Medical Centers, have opened car seat checking stations at the following fire departments: Bay ... Read More »

When a fire broke out at a North Ridgeville condominium complex last weekend, the call went out to Westcom (Westshore Central Dispatch Center) located within University Hospitals St. John Medical Center. Westcom sends fire and EMS responders to 9-1-1 and emergency number calls in Bay Village, Fairview Park, North Ridgeville, Rocky River and Westlake and for mutual aid to other ... Read More »

Westlake Police Patrolman Ryan Jasinsky was presented the Life Saving Award by the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum on Dec. 17 at Westlake City Hall. Using his police trauma care training along with his prior military training and experience, Ptl. Jasinsky saved a woman’s life in June of this year after she was thrown from her motorcycle 50 feet over ... Read More »

The City of Westlake formally welcomed its new and returning City Council representatives during an organizational meeting Monday, Jan. 3, at City Hall. The meeting featured the swearing in of newly-elected President of Council David S. Greenspan, as well as the newly-elected representatives Duane Van Dyke (Ward 1) and Amy G. Havelka (Ward 5). Returning Council representatives were also sworn ... Read More »