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Patti Powers tapped as new director for Sandusky County Share and Care
The Sandusky County Share and Care nonprofit ministry, which uses revenues from its thrift stores to support county residents, has a new executive director. Patti Powers, hired in June, was a development fundraiser at Easter Seals for 18 years and, more recently, served as the community outreach coordinator for the Brain Injury Association of Ohio. ...
Metro Parks selling pavers to fund Butterfly House
The Lorain County Metro Parks is inviting residents to support the future of the Miller Nature Preserve Butterfly House while becoming a part of its history. Sales are open for a paver donation program through the Metro Parks, where fans of the popular Butterfly House at 30729 Center Road, Avon, can purchase a paver that will become a part of the new walkway inside the Butterfly House.
Animal welfare advocates offering $10,000 reward for info about person who wounded cat with a shotgun
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Animal welfare advocates are seeking information on a neighborhood cat who lost his leg after being wounded with a shotgun earlier this year. On April 13, George, a 3-year-old neighborhood cat living in Henrietta Township in Lorain County, was found with a badly wounded back leg that was later amputated. The township is in western Lorain County, near South Amherst and Oberlin, and it borders Huron County.
Dover Shoney's restaurant, the last in Ohio, to close and be sold in online auction
DOVER ‒ After 33 years in business, the Shoney's restaurant in Dover will be going out of business. It will be closing in a couple more weeks, according to manager Mike Watson, who has worked there for more than 18 years. The property, located at 881 Commercial Parkway, has been put up for sale...
Sunflowers, wine and more highlight area festivals
FREMONT - Lindsay, Gibsonburg and Fremont will be hosting community festivals this weekend. The Lindsey Sunflower and Homecoming Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Wendelle Miller Park, 240 S. Main St. in Lindsey. There will be a 5K Race, children's games, live music from 1 to 9 p.m. and over 45 vendors and food trucks. Other activities include a cake walk, Baby Royalty and Sunflower Contest, plus a cornhole...
Clyde High School alumni reunion set for Sept. 7
Announcements are in the mail for the 32nd Clyde High School alumni reunion Sept. 7 in the gymnasium of Clyde High School. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served by Ole' Zims Wagon Shed. The guest speaker will be Anthony Panfalone, new principal at Clyde High. Classmates deceased in the past year will be remembered. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle to benefit the scholarship fund. If one has not received...
History Spotlight: 1912 flood included ice floes
West State Street, probably 1912 Taken from near the foot of the State Street Bridge, this bleak photograph looks west toward the intersection of Front Street. The ice floes, a large pack of floating ice, are probably from the receding high water of the 1912 flood. The Hotel Fremont can be seen at the right behind the railroad crossing tower. (Submitted by Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels) This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: History Spotlight: 1912 flood included ice floes
Amherst Junior High School names new assistant principal
AMHERST — Amherst Junior High School will have a new assistant principal. The district named John Brown as assistant principal for the middle school, according to a news release. Brown previously worked as an assistant principal at Midview High School and principal of Midview Middle School, as well as...
Pulaski Park rededication is this fall
A Lorain park will be rededicated this fall. After several years of work and fundraising from local volunteers, Pulaski Park, at West 15th and 17th streets, will have a rededication ceremony at 12 p.m. Oct. 13. Stephen Bansek, and his wife, Lollie, have helped lead the charge to see the...
Rock the Yard concert battles through rain to deliver ministry to incarcerated individuals
Usually on Wednesday afternoons, incarcerated individuals at Grafton Correctional Institution are at their assigned jobs or rehabilitation programs. At 1 p.m., music reverberated around the prison as its recreation yard came alive. Grafton Correctional Institution hosted a concert as part of the Rock the Yard concert series, a tour co-sponsored...
VIDEO: Woman rams Alliance police cruiser after alleged domestic violence incident, police say
ALLIANCE, Ohio (WOIO) - A woman rammed an Alliance police car and hit another after police gave her repeated commands to exit the vehicle following an alleged domestic violence incident Tuesday. Police said a male victim came to the police station to report the alleged domestic violence incident and escape...
Second Harvest names new board members
Second Harvest Food Bank Of North Central Ohio is excited to announce new board members and roles for the 2024-25 fiscal year which began on July 1. “Our board is instrumental to our mission,” said Julie Chase-Morefield, president and CEO of Second Harvest. “They help guide our strategic plan, support our fundraising efforts, and share our passion for creating pathways to nutritious food. I’m excited for what we are going to accomplish together.”
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