Dylan Brister is making great strides by changing the world with the help of others. On Saturday, despite the cold and dreary weather, the 13-year-old Midview Middle School student and nearly 30 volunteers spent two hours cleaning Powdermaker Creek nea... »
WESTLAKE — Brett Kiser breezed through the first five hitters he faced. Kiser, who came in to pitch with one out and two runners on base in the fifth inning, got Avon Lake out of a jam in the fifth and retired the side in order in the sixth. Then came ... »
Elizabeth Ruth Kinloch (nee Conley), 90, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Independence Village in Avon Lake, following a brief illness. She was born May 10, 1921, in West Lafayette, Ohio, where she was raised until the... »
AVON — Hannah Parson was nothing if not confident. The 12-year-old sixth-grader at Amherst’s Nord Junior High School was among about two dozen people who turned out for the first hour of Tuesday’s fourth-annual National Anthem tryouts at All Pro Freigh... »
Grayce D. Morrison (nee Desmond), 85, of Amherst, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away at her home Monday, April 23, 2012 following a brief illness. Grayce was born December 2, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. She was raised in Brooklyn, and graduated from Ba... »
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/files/2012/04/Petey1-loveastraye-150x112.jpg[gallery link="file"] PETEY Poor Petey was originally found as a stray last summer and was adopted by a family so his life was turning around. But not for long, as the famil... »
For more pollution date: Lake Erie data. Ohio data. A recently released report ranks Lake Erie 48th among waterways in the nation in discharges of cancer-causing chemicals with 4,907 pounds discharged in 2010. Lake Erie was 15th nationally for developm... »
Food Hungarian chicken paprikash & cabbage roll dinner, 4 and 5:15 p.m. Saturday at Magyar United Church of Christ, 6119 West River Road S., Elyria. Reservations $12 prepaid. For more information or reservations, call (440) 323-1221, (440) 322-8059 or ... »
LORAIN — Postman David Taylor said he concentrates on doing his job right rather than the cuts the U.S. Postal Service is undergoing. “I worry about how I do out here,” Taylor said as he delivered mail on Washington Avenue earlier this month. “I don’t ... »
Mary G. Morahan (nee Nagel), 82, of Avon, passed away at home Thursday, April 19, 2012, surrounded by family. She was a lifetime Avon resident, and graduated from St. Theresa Academy in Cleveland. Mary stayed busy as a homemaker and was very involved i... »
Mary G. Morahan, 82, of Avon, passed away at home Thursday, April 19, 2012, surrounded by family. She was a lifetime Avon resident, and graduated from St. Theresa Academy in Cleveland. Mary stayed busy as a homemaker and was very involved in the commun... »
SPENCER — In a come-from-behind thriller, Black River scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip Northwestern 5-4 on Thursday night. The last-minute drama unfolded in the opening round of Black River’s annual J.B. Firest... »
ELYRIA — Henry Niedzwiecki of Grafton feels so strongly about issues such as abortion and entitlement programs that he purchased a $100 bullhorn Wednesday in hopes of telling President Barack Obama all about it. Obama’s motorcade went in another direct... »
Daniel J. Pohorence, 42 of Amherst, went home to be at peace with the Lord during the second week of April, 2012. Dan was born in Lorain, on December 4, 1969 and was a life long resident of Amherst. He graduated from Marion L. Steele High School and JV... »
EATON TWP. — Last year’s 22 meet records proved a tough act to follow, but Friday night’s performance at the Midview-Lorain County Track and Field Invitational had plenty going for it. Try nine outright records and one tied. The Avon Lake boys won thei... »
