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Looking for incoming grade 9-12 girls to join the VHS tennis team on Thursday August 1, 2024
All incoming Grade 9-12 girls are welcome to join the Fall 2024 Girls Tennis Team at Vermilion High School. No prior tennis experience is required. Learn a sport that you can play the rest of your life and have fun while playing with your friends. Girls can play other sports in the fall and participate in the marching band during tennis season. Invite your friends!
Amherst Junior High School names new assistant principal
AMHERST — Amherst Junior High School will have a new assistant principal. The district named John Brown as assistant principal for the middle school, according to a news release. Brown previously worked as an assistant principal at Midview High School and principal of Midview Middle School, as well as...
High school summer baseball: In duel of Pirates, Rocky River prevails over Black River
AMHERST – In a battle of River Pirates, Rocky River scuttled Black River 14-1 in the 8th version of the Adrian Abrahamowicz Memorial Classic on Wednesday afternoon at Amherst’s Sliman Diamond. Both teams were coming off successful springs. Both were conference champions – Black River in the Lorain...
10-year-old girl rescued after plummeting 15 feet at Cascade Falls in Elyria
ELYRIA, Ohio — A 10-year-old girl is in the hospital after falling from a popular hiking spot in Elyria. Rescue crews pulled the child from the rocks near the West Falls at Cascade Park Thursday afternoon. Photos shared by the Elyria Fire Department show the rescue in-progress near the...
10 most expensive homes sold in Lorain County, July 15-21
A house in North Ridgeville that sold for $655,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lorain County in the past week. In total, 81 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $234,680, or $149 per square foot.
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake school board reaffirms religious release policy
About 15 people attended the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake board of education meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, many of them there to express their concerns over LifeWise, a Hilliard-based organization that seeks to provide Bible education for public school students during school hours. Community members in Lorain County have previously raised issues over LifeWise's transparency and staff vetting procedures.
No Board of Commissioners meeting July 30
The Lorain County Board of Commissioners will not meet Tuesday, the regularly scheduled first day of their every-other-week meeting schedule. The board's next meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 2 in the fourth floor meeting room of the County Administration Building at 226 Middle Ave. in Elyria. The meeting...
Elyria man sentenced to at least 18 years in prison on rape charges
ELYRIA — An Elyria man convicted of two felony rape charges by a jury following a two-day trial earlier this week in Lorain County Common Pleas Court was sentenced Thursday to at least 18 years in prison. Paul R. Wilkins Jr., 53, of Fairlawn Avenue, was sentenced by Judge...
Chase Farris joins Good Knights board of directors
Good Knights has a new board member. Chase Farris, the executive director of Save Our Children, an Elyria nonprofit that supports at-risk youths, joined the Good Knights board of directors for a three-year term, according to a news release Thursday. Good Knights is a Lorain County nonprofit that provides beds...
Officials urge fire safety after fatal Lorain blaze
CLEVELAND, Ohio – After a woman died in a fire earlier this week, Lorain officials are urging residents to make sure they are up to date on safety issues in their homes. Just after midnight on Wednesday, firefighters were called to a 12-unit apartment complex on Shaffer Drive. Several people were either trapped in their apartments or on a balcony, said Lorain Fire Lt. Ben Weber.
Elyria man removes vulgar sign criticizing city's permit requirements after week on display
ELYRIA, Ohio — For a week, a sign in front of a house on Warren Avenue became the talk of Elyria. The message "F*** you City of Elyria, it's my property not yours" covered a large plywood sign on full display for drivers. “I have gotten a lot of...
Elyria man accused of damaging Little League park by performing car stunts, police say
CLEVELAND, Ohio – An Elyria man is accused of squealing his tires and performing stunts that damaged the parking lot of Vic Janowicz Park. Liam Malone, 18, was charged Friday in Elyria Municipal Court with vandalism and driving with fictitious plates. A judge set his bond at $2,500. On Thursday, Elyria officers were called about 12:15 p.m. to the park, which is home to the Elyria Little League, a nonprofit that hosts baseball and softball teams.
Kelsey Elizabeth celebrates opening ceremony with cookie dough croissants, Olympics cupcakes
AVON, Ohio — Kelsey Elizabeth Cakes has created specialty baked goods inspired the by Olympics in honor of the opening ceremony in Paris this week. The bakery, with locations in Avon and Rocky River, released a line of cupcakes inspired by different countries and a loaded croissant inspired by the 2024 Summer Olympics. Considering the games are hosted in France, it only makes sense that a croissant got the special treatment. Plus, Team U.S.A. got a couple of representative treats.
Nationwide plans 5% staff reduction in its insurance business over the next year
Nationwide said Friday that it plans to reduce its headcount by about 5% over the next year. The insurer and financial services company said the cuts will come from its property and casualty operations and its technology teams. There will be no cuts in the company's financial services operations. Nationwide said it hopes...
Here are the best 10 offensive linemen ahead of 2024 high school football season
With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. While they typically don’t receive the headlines as skilled position players, offensive linemen are vital to any offense, creating holes for running backs to race downfield and blocking dangerous defensive linemen to protect the quarterback in the passing game. ...
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