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Erie County Lands Two New Opportunity Zones as Firelands Gains Five

Five census tracts along Ohio’s Lake Erie shore in the Firelands — two in Erie County and one each in Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky counties — will become federal Opportunity Zones on Jan. 1, 2027, giving investors a tax incentive to put private money into economically distressed areas there. Gov. Mike DeWine’s office announced the […]

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Empty Bowls by the Lake returns to Avon Lake, raises money for local food banks

AVON LAKE — Community members lined up for bowls of soup on Saturday at Avon Lake High School in support of local food banks and organizations. The annual Empty Bowls by the Lake fundraiser raises money for local food banks and aims to spread awareness of food insecurity in the community.

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Lorain County joins wave of investment in women's sports

An announcement by the Lorain County Leviathan this week is the latest in a wave of investments in women’s sports in Northeast Ohio.

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FBI Arrests Brunswick Man, 45, on Federal Child Exploitation Charges After Akron Probe

A Brunswick man is in federal custody after an FBI investigation that began in the Akron area and stretched from the Toledo area to Pittsburgh led agents to his Medina County home, the FBI’s Cleveland division announced Friday, Nov. 6. Leonard Paul Funk Jr., 45, of Brunswick, was located and arrested without incident at his […]

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CSX Leaves Three Days Out of the Weekly Reports

The Surface Transportation Board on November 5, 2026 posted a note on its rail-service-data page: the CSX weekly reports for the week ending October 30 will omit October 27–29. The heading uses the initials CSXT. The paragraph says CSX notified the Board that a system outage on October 27 disrupted several systems that feed the EP 724 and EP 787 metrics. As of October 30, the note says, the affected systems had been restored and the accuracy of the data had been verified. CSX is unable to recover the missing days. If that data is recovered, CSX has committed to filing restated reports for the week ending October 30, 2026.

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Columbia's playoff loss stings, but young Raiders look ahead

Columbia's season ended in a 21-14 playoff loss to Hanoverton United, hampered by key injuries, but the Raiders' young core remains optimistic heading into next season.

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Mentor Gets Its Revenge, Routs Strongsville 45-14 to Reach Regional Semifinal

Mentor waited five weeks for a second shot at Strongsville, and the Cardinals made it count. Third-seeded Mentor rolled past the sixth-seeded Mustangs 45-14 on Friday night in a Division I, Region 1 quarterfinal, avenging a regular-season loss and advancing to the regional semifinals of the OHSAA playoffs. The final score was confirmed on the […]

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Brook Park Man, 63, Summoned for Letting Alarm Blare 10 Hours, Taunting Police

A 63-year-old man on Claudia Drive in Brook Park was handed a court summons on Oct. 15 after letting a loud alarm blast inside his house for more than 10 straight hours. The noise reportedly ran through the night and into the next evening before a neighbor finally called police, who say the racket could be heard four houses down the block.

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Rocky River's Tristin Hughes: 'That's Mr. Ohio right there'

Rocky River senior Tristin Hughes scored three touchdowns, including a pivotal 65-yard pick-six, leading the Pirates to a 35-16 playoff win over Canal Fulton Northwest.

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Shelby Rolls Past Firelands 42-3 to Set Up Unbeaten Perkins Semifinal Clash

Shelby fumbled on the very first play Friday night — and then scored 35 points before halftime. The second-seeded Whippets routed Firelands 42-3 in a Division IV, Region 14 quarterfinal, a final reported by the Mansfield News Journal and confirmed on The Columbus Dispatch and Zanesville Times Recorder statewide scoreboards, to set up an unbeaten-versus-unbeaten […]

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New volunteer group champions Brunswick’s city parks

BRUNSWICK, Ohio –Brunswick residents often say that one of their favorite things about living here is the abundance of parks found throughout its neighborhoods. It’s surprising to many to learn that there are presently 23 park sites for a total of 335 acres. Parks are divided into three categories: community parks, neighborhood parks and undeveloped open space.

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Toledo Central Catholic rolls Avon Lake as Jeremiah Fuller shines with three first-half touchdowns

TOLEDO, Ohio — Jeremiah Fuller wasted no time making a statement Friday night at Gallagher Stadium. The Toledo Central Catholic senior running back returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, setting the tone for a dominant 35-7 victory over Avon Lake in the second round of the Division II, Region 6 playoffs.

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Boys Regional Soccer: Avon gets early goal, makes it stand, heads back to Final Four

MACEDONIA — The celebration was subdued at the final buzzer of Sunday’s Division II regional final at Nordonia’s Boliantz Stadium. After all, Avon’s been here before. The defending Division II state champion Eagles are back in the Final Four after a 1-0 win over Lakewood to earn their third trip to the state tournament in the last six years.

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North Ridgeville e-bike rules: New helmet, sidewalk and cellphone restrictions

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio -- Electric bike riders face new rules requiring helmets for minors, prohibiting motor use on sidewalks and multi-use paths, and restricting cellphone and headphone use for riders younger than 18. The rules took effect Wednesday under an ordinance City Council passed Oct. 5. They apply to e-bikes...

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Beyond the classroom: Lakewood High School introduces AP Research

Lakewood High School added AP Research to its course catalog this school year as part of the AP Capstone program, which allows students to develop a college-level thesis and research topics they find interesting. AP Research serves as the second course in this sequence, building on AP Seminar. Both courses...

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Erie County museum offers visitors a boatload of rich maritime history | Hittin’ the Town

SANDUSKY, Ohio (WTVG) - So much of our local history is connected to the waterways that run through our region, from streams and rivers to Lake Erie. And there’s an Erie County museum that celebrates the rich maritime history of the Sandusky Bay area. Water is the life blood...

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United overcomes double-digit deficit to upset Columbia

Sixth-seeded United improves to 10-1 and moves on to round three for the first time in program history.

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Erie County Picks Shoffner and Jeffrey, Rejects Sandusky School Levy

Erie County voters chose Republicans Steve Shoffner for county commissioner and Richard Jeffrey for county auditor in Tuesday’s general election, while rejecting a Sandusky City Schools operating levy, according to unofficial results from the Erie County Board of Elections reported by Firelands Current. Shoffner defeated Democrat Mindy Kayl for the commissioner seat, taking 16,790 votes, […]

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Stidham Steps Down as Erie County Treasurer to Seek Early Ohio House Seat

Erie County Treasurer Caleb Stidham, a Republican, announced Friday, Nov. 6, that he is stepping down as treasurer effective Monday, Nov. 9, so he can seek appointment the next day to the vacant Ohio House seat he won in the Nov. 3 election, according to the Sandusky Register’s Stay Tuned Sandusky report published Sunday, Nov. […]

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