Lake County, OH

Laketran is hiring part-time and full-time bus driver positions and full-time mechanic positions during a two-day hiring event on May 24 and 25.

MENTOR, Ohio (WJW) — Thousands are expected to gather at Headlands Beach State Park in Lake County in an official attempt to break the current Guinness World Record™ for most kites flown at the same time. The current record is set at 12,350, but on Saturday, May 21 at 2 p.m., Guinness World Records™ will […]

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 6,284 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 305 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, […]

Soaring Hearts, the inaugural biennial fundraiser for Crossroads Health in Lake County, is an official attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most kites flown simultaneously.

MILLBURY — Luke Hickey has been named the new head Lake High School boys basketball coach. Hickey is a graduate of Whitmer High School and was Division 1 Basketball State Runner-Up in 2012. He was a four-year starter in baseball at Bluffton University, earning all conference honors each year.

Right fielder Alexfri Planez returned from the injured list with a three-run home run in the first inning, and the Captains beat host Cedar Rapids, 5-1, on May 20. First baseman Joe Naranjo homered for the third straight game, giving him eight for the season. He finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored.

The Law Day Committee, chaired by Lori Kilpeck and John Thomas of the Lake County Bar Association, held its annual Law Day celebration at LaMalfa in Mentor on May 6. Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and is celebrated every year on May 1 to mark the nation’s commitment to respecting the rule of law. The Law Day theme for 2022 was “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change,” and the Law Day Committee was honored to have retired Justice Terrence O’Donnell from the Ohio Supreme Court as the keynote speaker.

One facet that can disrupt the serenity of a survive-and-advance Day 1 of prelim heats is thunder. May 19 at the Division II Perry District, the Hawken boys 4×100-meter relay brought that thunder from the stratosphere. It sent a reverberation that was felt from eastern Lake County back to campus in Chester Township, that post-office box in Gates Mills and all points in between through Ohio on the road to Columbus.

Community Cats of Lake County and Ashtabula, along with Adventure Subaru, will be co-hosting “Cats and Cars!” A Spring Shower and Adoption Event. It will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4 at Adventure Subaru showroom 1991 Mentor Ave., Painesville. This is a family-friendly event and...

Lake County resident John Ollila will share his stories, images, and songs about sailing on the Great Lakes alone and as a crew member on various tall ships during a program set for 5 to 6 p.m., June 2, at Morley Library, 184 Phelps St. Ollila has sailed on various...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge in Cleveland will soon decide how much three pharmacy giants must pay Lake and Trumbull counties for their role in the opioid epidemic. Testimony in the five-day trial in U.S. District Judge Dan Polster’s courtroom ended Tuesday. Attorneys did not give closing arguments, and they will instead file briefs to Polster before he makes his decision.

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's decision on the amount CVS, Walmart and Walgreen pharmacies owe Lake and Trumbull counties for their contribution to the opioid epidemic may not be announced until late June. Katie King, the courtroom deputy, said the attorney's deadline to file briefs in June 20. Polster can't...

In light of Laketran partnering with Willoughby, Eastlake and Willowick on a revitalization plan for Vine Street, from Willowick’s lakefront to downtown Willoughby, the public had another opportunity to vote on streetscape elements intended to improve the corridor. The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is currently funding a...

The Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating its 2022 new members from 5 to 7 p.m., May 26, at the Lake County Fair Youth & Community Center on the fairgrounds in Painesville Township. Guest speaker will be Cindy Holzheimer, executive director at the Northern Ohio Area Chambers...

CONCORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said a 62-year-old man accidentally shot his relative Saturday evening in Concord Township. According to the sheriff’s office, the shooting happened while the men were showing off a new gun. This happened around 6 p.m. in the 7800...

EASTLAKE, Ohio -- “I heard they’re using that pitch clock thing?”. As we walked into Classic Park, my 20-year-old nephew, Colin, asked me this question, not knowing that the pitch clock was the reason I had come to see the High-A Lake County Captains (a Guardians affiliate) play the Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) on a beautiful spring night. But in inviting Colin to tag along with me, I knew I’d be getting perspective on the clock from a member of a generation it targets.

First baseman Joe Naranjo hit a home run for the second game in a row, and the Captains won, 4-2, on May 18 at Cedar Rapids. Lake County (16-18) has won the first two games of the series against the Kernels (24-11), who entered the game in first place in the Midwest League Western Division.

DAV, or Disabled American Veterans, will be coming to Lake County to host a seminar to help veterans and their families obtain the services and benefits they have earned. DAV, a nonprofit charity that provides a lifetime of support for veterans of all generations and their families, will hold the seminar from 9 a.m. to noon, on May 19 at 28960 Lakeland Blvd. in Wickliffe.