Following those losses to the Great Lakes Conference’s upper echelon of programs — Elyria Catholic, Holy Name and Parma — the Fairview Warriors rediscovered themselves last week by beating Normandy and, most recently, on the road at Rocky River, 66-48 Friday.
Ready … get set … wake up SUPER EARLY Thursday if you want to have a chance of even buying a ticket, available starting at 6 a.m., for the 2020 St. Jude Dream Home being built this year in Olmsted Falls.
As the game ended on Feb. 12 at Westlake, the celebration was on for the Demons girls basketball team.
After blanking Strongsville 6-0 Saturday night at the John M. Coyne Recreation Center in Brooklyn, the Pirates got another crack at Mentor in the Baron Cup I final the following afternoon.
Efforts are underway to pass legislation that makes using an electronic device while driving a primary offense in Ohio. Only drivers under age 18 face this prohibition now. For all others, it is a secondary offense, which means a law enforcement officer must observe another infraction, such …
LORAIN COUNTY
ROCKY RIVER
Preparations to tear down the 71-year-old Dover Elementary, on nearly 15 acres adjacent to Lee Burneson Middle School and Dover Intermediate School, will begin this spring, according to district officials.
More Avon Lake students who ride the bus may soon have to buckle up.
More than 13,000 vehicles use Middleton Road daily, either as a shortcut to and from the Avon Commons shopping center or to reach homes in the Avenbury Lakes neighborhood.
City officials and the owners of the Lake Erie Crushers returned to the plate last week to continue discussing the baseball team’s request to reduce its annual rent at Sprenger Stadium by $150,000.
Drivers should prepare for up to nine months of detours when work starts on the $4.1 million Mastick Road bridge and trail project.
Fairview Park residents can use a new online portal to make themselves heard about excessive noise from jets flying in and out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
The case of a wild house party at a rented lakefront home on Lake Road last fall is closed.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE
ROCKY RIVER
Library officials have given voters another reason to vote for or against a proposed $9 million Avon branch addition on the March 17 ballot.
Terms for Westlake's mayor, law director and council members could become staggered as early as next year's election if City Council agrees to put the issue before voters. It is one of several recommended changes from nine residents serving on the Charter Review Committee. Council is expecte…
Did Mother Nature step in and clean up the blue paint on the cliffside along the Rocky River? Or was it environmental elves? Or someone else?
Those interested in voting in the March 17 Ohio primary election must register by Tuesday. Registered voters who moved in the past 30 days must update their addresses with the Board of Elections in the county where they live.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE
SHEFFIELD LAKE
NORTH RIDGEVILLE
The Center Square
In the final 50 seconds of Tuesday’s game against host Bay High School, Rocky River’s Tommy Ruma didn’t lose his focus. The senior traveled with 47.5 seconds left and the Pirates up 50-49. On defense, Ruma grabbed the rebound, was fouled and made both free throws.
Broken bones, sprains and pulled muscles were nothing new to Westlake’s Grace Kelsheimer.
Bay High School’s Key Club hosted its inaugural pizza bakeoff Feb. 4 at the high school. Six local pizza shops (Buca Di Beppo, Domino’s, Gina’s, Jet’s, Marco’s and Whole Foods) provided the food. They competed for three awards: Best Specialty (Jet’s), Best Pepperoni (Buca Di Beppo) and Peopl…
Turnovers have plagued the Fairview Warriors throughout the season. That trend continued in a 57-42 loss at Parma Wednesday.
North Ridgeville’s gameplan was a simple one Friday night. On the road against Westlake, the Rangers executed it to perfection.
In what felt like a matter of moments, the Westlake Demons turned a close 13-9 first-quarter lead into a blowout. Starting in the middle of the second quarter and running through the end of the third period, the Demons outscored host North Ridgeville 29-2 and took a commanding 48-14 lead int…
North Olmsted, having not won a game this season, came out playing a methodical pace in the first quarter Friday at Avon, and the host Eagles almost fell into the trap. After the first eight minutes, Avon led just 7-6 with neither team attempting many shots as North Olmsted patiently worked …
After a slow start Friday afternoon in front of a gym packed with students, the Olmsted Falls Bulldogs wrestling team had a quick turnaround to defeated North Olmsted 41-27.
WESTSHORE
Dear Rusty: I have worked my entire life and contributed to Social Security. I have been single my entire life with no children. What happens to all that money I have contributed to Social Security if I die at age 62? Curious Worker
