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The 10-0 Avon High football team claimed a perfect regular season with a 63-35 win at Berea-Midpark last Friday night. The victory also sealed back-to-back Southwestern Conference championships for the Eagles. They also went 10-0 in the league last year. The school joined the SWC in 2015. The win iced a top ranking for the Eagles in Div. II Region ... Read More »

Both the Avon and Bay High football teams are closing in on perfection this week as the regular season draws to an end with each team boasting 9-0 records. For Avon, the Eagles celebrated Senior Night last Friday with a 35-7 win against visiting Amherst to clinch a share of the Southwestern Conference championship. Avon travels to Berea-Midpark this Friday ... Read More »

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center is hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the site of the newest location of the UH Urology Institute. The public is invited to tour the facility located at 29101 Health Campus Drive, Building 2, Suite 400 in Westlake from 1 – 3 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Through UH centers ... Read More »

Drivers who have waited for relief at the intersection of Mills Road and Route 83 that borders the cities of Avon and North Ridgeville will find an easier time with their travels now that the new Roundabout that serves the crossing is open. A ribbon-cutting for the new construction was held last Wednesday afternoon as Mayors Bryan Jensen of Avon ... Read More »

Rocky River High faculty member Sara Ziemnik has been named 2017 National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Ziemnik, who was previously named Ohio History Teacher of the Year for her achievements in American history education, was one of 53 finalists for the $10,000 award. She will be honored at a ceremony at ... Read More »

The Westlake City School District held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the construction project for the new elementary school building that will rise on the grounds adjacent to Westlake Porter Library. The new building will serve Pre-K through fourth-grade students. It is set to open for the 2019-2020 school year. It will replace Holly Lane, Hilliard, Dover ... Read More »

There seems to be something in the human condition that makes people blush at the mere thought of a smelly bathroom. Especially when guests are visiting! A Westlake company is making it their business to solve that problem, with technology that has been used throughout Europe and Asia for 15 years. OdorTech Distributing LLC is bringing humor and help, with ... Read More »

Keeping it all in the family, Avon High School senior Drew Horton, 17, has earned the highest possible ACT Composite score of 36. His sister, Cassandra Horton (AHS Class of 2016) scored a perfect 36 in 2015. Nationally, while the actual number of students earning the top score varies from year-to-year, on average, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of ... Read More »

Senior Scams – you read about them everyday! A scammer calls an elderly person, pretends to be their grandchild and pleads for money for help to get out of a legal jam. In cases where the grandparent believes the scammer, they go out and buy a gift card or debit card and then send the ‘bail’ money to the bogus ... Read More »

Bay Village Mayor Paul Koomar has announced that the City of Bay Village is planning a Community Yard Sale to assist victims of recent hurricanes. “Here’s how you can help the victims of the recent hurricanes, and get rid of useful items you no longer need,” reports Mayor Koomar in a letter to the community:           ... Read More »