Avon News

MENACING, JAYCOX ROAD: Police were called on May 9 when a woman said she had witnessed a driver boxing in another car and then getting out of the car and banging on the windows.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he had resided in Haywood County since 1974. He was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie Dobish Dehil and was also preceded in death by three sisters.

Avon High School's 2013 senior prom was Saturday, May 18 at Wagner's Country Inn in Westlake where students were swept away to Midnight in Paris.

Mary Pajak was named Avon Lake's 2013 Citizen of the Year for her significant involvement in, and dedication to, the community.

The streets of Avon will be filled with runners and walkers for the Kaiser Permanente 13 th Annual Eagle Run on Saturday, May 25.

AVON - Revenge can be sweet, even if it comes against a relative. North Ridgeville's Paul Sonego defended his 400-meter title at the West Shore Conference championships Friday.

Applications are being accepted for two openings on the Board of Trustees of the Lorain Public Library System.

Youth hockey, that is, with more than 100 youngsters lacing up the skates, grabbing the sticks and taking to the ice as representatives of Avon's Bantam, Peewee and Squirt teams that play in a Strongsville spring league.

Kathleen Schneider, beloved wife of Alan, left this world Friday, May 10, 2013, after a long battle with several health issues.

The St. Joseph Senior Choir and the Patriots Symphonic Band will join forces to present "Organ Transplant," a concert to begin the summer season and raise funds for St.

For more than two decades residents of Avon and northern Ohio have celebrated the start of the Summer Season with Avon's annual "Aunt Teak & Uncle Junque Citywide Sale." The event draws deal seekers from all over Northern Ohio to the two-day event.

The annual citywide clean up in Avon will take place May 18 as residents are encouraged to participate in Pride Day.

A third Avon councilman has thrown his hat into the Avon mayor's race. Avon City Council President Dan Zegarac, 57, has announced his intentions to run for mayor in the 2013 November General Election.

Avon and Avon Lake provided polar opposite turnouts in last week's Primary Election May 7. Avon Lake's hotly contested Issue 10 , a 10-year 8.28-mill levy resulted in the highest percentage of voters in Lorain County for the election.

The 12th annual Minotti's Spring Fling wine tasting fundraiser at Avon Oaks Country Club May 2 raised more than $9,000 for Lakewood-based charity Matthew's Lending Library.

Samuel Brady became an Eagle Scout Saturday. That's an achievement in its own right, but it is all the more remarkable because he followed a trail that his three older brothers have blazed since 2004.

Michael Patrick Lazorcak, 47, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Find out how rain barrels can help your yard at the Miller Nature Preserve. From 10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. learn to make a rain barrel and how it can benefit your lawn and garden.

Upcoming events at the Avon Library. The Avon Branch Library is located at 37485 Harvest Drive, Avon.

The North Ridgeville Visitors Bureau is hosting a new citywide event, Discover the Ridge, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18.