Avon Lake News

Rocco Scotti performs "The Star-Spangled Banner" on opening day in 2001 at Jacobs Field, his first time singing the national anthem at the park.

TrueNorth Cultural Arts and the City of Avon Lake will collaborate to celebrate America's independence for the second year in a row.

PROWLER, ELECTRIC BOULEVARD: A resident saw a man in the back yard on Sunday. The resident called police, who were unable to locate the creeper.

STORM DAMAGE, VARIOUS STREETS: Police and utility crews were kept busy the night of June 25 responding to calls of downed trees, limbs and power lines from a storm that hit the area.

The following list will be updated as new listings come on the market in Lorain County.

By paying closer attention to late-night swimmers at Miller Road Park in Avon Lake, police found a car reported stolen out of Bay Village resident and perhaps the source of a rash of local thefts from unlocked vehicles.

Cleveland's most famous chef is scheduled to open his newest venture today, at the site of the old Swingos Grand Tavern on Walker Road.

Most employees laid off last month from Dana Holding Corp.'s Fort Wayne axle plant have returned to work as one of its main customers resumed production Monday.

The economy is tough for many folks and for some women facing an unplanned pregnancy the decision to pay bills or buy groceries may rule out the ability to purchase prenatal vitamins.

About a month after three people were struck by a drunk driver in a hit and run incident in the McCarthy's Ale House parking lot at 33382 Walker Road , new owner Jack Kraddock admitted publicly he can't handle the bar any more.

Though Northeast Ohio is scattered with its fair share of low-key, neighborhood pubs, you wouldn't expect to find many along the stately manors dotting Lake Rd.

Cutting Dynamics, Inc. is expecting to win a major contract from Boeing where they would be contracted to construct ceilings for potentially hundreds of 787 Dreamliner commercial jets.

Second baseman Zach Fulk of Ashland Post 88 makes the tag from the air on Quinn Rambo of Avon Lake Post 211 trying to steal during baseball action at Donges Field Monday, June 22, 2009.

The Peter Miller House Museum Committee has invited Gary Gerrone, from the French Creek Nature Center, for the museuma s open house on June 30 at 7 p.m. Gerrone will play his guitar and sing a oeSongs of the Civil War.a The open house starts with a tour of the museum and flower gardens at 6:30 p.m. The wild flower and herb gardens at the museum are ...

Al Whitney has spent the last 44 years helping save lives through blood and platelet donation, and he's determined to have the whole country join him.

It started when Julie Frick's son came home with an 84 percent and that was a "C" on Avon's grading scale.

Meet Lorain County author Doug Kane and his Icelandic horse Kedja along her new foal from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Avon Lake Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd.

ACCIDENT, LAKE ROAD: A driver chased the vehicle that rear-ended them in Bay Village at 9:30 a.m. on June 9, and, after driving westward for miles at high speeds, convinced them to pull over in the Avon Lake City Hall parking lot.

The Ford Motor Co. may be bringing in its European-designed Transit van line, right, to replace the Avon Lake-built E-Series vans within the next few years.

The Elyria High School Class of 1939 is getting together for a 70th class reunion noon Saturday at Wesleyan Village.