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Gas and equipment supply company Airgas recently funded the purchase of a plasma torch for Riverside High School’s welding lab, with a company representative stating that the new equipment will provide “faster, cleaner (and) safer” cutting for the program.

Mentor police officers and cruisers lined the front of the city’s Giant Eagle store, 8383 Tyler Blvd., on Nov. 12 in an effort to raise support for two local food pantries and interact with residents. A department Facebook post said that it filled two cruisers with food and raised $2,067.99 as part of its 10th […]

Veterans, officials and other community members gathered at Mentor’s Municipal Cemetery on Nov. 11 to observe Veterans Day. Observers gathered along the city’s Memorial Promenade and heard from a guest speaker, Army Lt. Col. Timothy Adair. Other parts of the event included a prayer and benediction from World War II veteran and Mentor VFW 9295 […]

Lake Metroparks’ Candy Land Gone to the Birds attraction will return on Nov. 18, offering visitors a life-sized version of the Candy Land game board and other activities throughout the holiday season.

An Ohio Department of Transportation spokesperson expects that both lanes of the U.S. Route 20 bridge connecting Painesville Township and Painesville city will be open on Nov. 10, following more than five months of a closure in one or both lanes.

Mia Kitzmiller's mother and doctor have credited a Riverside School District nurse with saving the third-grader’s life after identifying signs of a severe case of anemia.

Painesville officials recently broke ground on a splash pad project, which will offer new water amenities for children at the city’s Kiwanis Recreation Park next summer.

Holden Forests and Gardens and Rooted in Trees both want to add to Northeast Ohio’s tree canopy, and as part of their efforts they recently partnered with Kirtland Hills to plant around a dozen trees near a village-owned field.

The Kirtland Police Department recently opened a new book nook, providing visitors to City Hall with rows of children’s stories and a place to read them.

Lake Metroparks held its second Nature Game Day on Oct. 1, inviting the public to compete in activities like trivia, an obstacle course and tabletop games while visiting Penitentiary Glen Reservation. According to Interpretive Naturalist Tony Gazso, the event was introduced last year to replace the park’s Autumn Open House. “Someone brought up trivia and […]