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Shinko’s Country Store planning online auction: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville
There is a lot of history within the Country Store, 2536 Stoney Ridge Road, Avon. Owners Lois and Bob Shinko were grateful to open the antique store back in the 1970s. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Facebook report challenges claims that fracking is 'environmentally-friendly'
A new Facebook page monitoring thousands of fracking-related accidents and cleanups happening nearly every day over the last nine years challenges the Ohio gas and oil industry's claims that it's environmentally-friendly. Report trends indicate a pattern of lax regulation along with superficial attempts to clean up oil, gas and radioactive fracking wastewater from lands and water across the state, according to FracTracker Alliance, a national nonprofit that studies, maps, and communicates the risks and impacts of oil, gas, and petrochemical development. ...
Ohioan Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon 55 years ago
On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television as Ohioan Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and spent his childhood moving because of his father’s career as an auditor with the state. He lived in 16 different...
Senior living home to open new location in Avon Lake
A residential property on Birchwood Lane in Avon Lake will soon house a new senior living group home. Kelly Wilms, the owner of Live Love Lake Senior Living, bought the house at 32401 Birchwood Lane in February. When the senior living facility opens as soon as next week, she says, up to eight people can call it home.
Olmsted Falls High School receives state grant promoting local agriculture
OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- Olmsted Falls High School was recently awarded a $39,988 Grow Ohio Grant. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce funds are tied to the school’s urban agricultural and stability class, which makes its debut this school year at the Bagley Road school. If you purchase...
Area schools join new athletic conference: Short Takes on the Westshore
Following the bouncing ball as more area school districts move from sports conference to conference. Last week it was announced that the Cleveland West Conference (CWC) has been officially established. The CWC is comprised of eight high schools and 10 middle schools in the greater Cleveland area, according to the press release.
Gather Food + Drink poised to be ‘third space’ for gourmet guys (and gals) in Rocky River
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – In sociology, a “third place” refers to a social location separate from home and work where people can let down, get comfortable and be themselves. Author Ray Oldenburg coined the term, thinking such a place should be a convivial, low-key home away from home.
Huckabee applauds JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick, says inexperience is ‘good’
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) lauded former President Trump’s decision to pick Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), noting that his inexperience in elected office is “good.” “When people say JD Vance hasn’t been in office that long … good,” Huckabee said Saturday in an interview with NewsNation’s Hena Doba. “The longer people stay in a…
Massive EPA grant will fund solar installations in Greater Cleveland and restore major brownfield
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The U.S. Environmental Protection agency has awarded a $129 million grant to a Cuyahoga County-led partnership to install solar panels on local landfills, mothball a coal-fired power plant and return a major brownfield to natural habitat. The partnership, which includes Cuyahoga County and the cities of...
Volunteers spruce up historic caboose in Grafton
GRAFTON – A group of volunteers picked up paint brushes and rollers on Saturday to spend their weekend beautifying and preserving a fixture of Grafton’s Main Street and a piece of its history. That fixture is the iconic yellow caboose which has stood at the corner of Grafton’s...
See all homes sold in North Ridgeville, July 8 to July 14
The following is a listing of all home transfers in North Ridgeville reported from July 8 to July 14. There were 19 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,619-square-foot home on Somerset Court in North Ridgeville that sold for $320,000.
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