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Local school officials recently gathered to discuss how they are preparing students for the workforce, highlighting programs that involve vocational training, hands-on experience and more.

Painesville City Council is considering a proposal to create a community entertainment district in and around the city’s downtown.

The sidewalks at Riverside High School became blank canvases for art students on Sept. 21, when participants in the school’s sixth Chalk Festival drew designs from movies, video games and more.

Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland held its annual Senior Day on Sept. 14, providing visitors 55 and older with free admission, freshly made ice cream, educational opportunities and more.

First responders, veterans and others gathered at Painesville Square on the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, urging Americans to “never forget.”

Nearly four months after planting seedlings at the Red Raider Gardens at Elm, returning fifth-grade students at Elm Street Elementary School witnessed the end results.

Sheetz kicked off the post-Labor Day work week with grand openings for two new Lake County locations.

Community members and officials recently gathered at Painesville's Kiwanis Recreation Park to celebrate the opening of a new StoryWalk, which is designed to allow visitors to practice literacy while moving around outside.

A new Lake Metroparks trail is now open to the public near Girdled Road Reservation, with the park district planning further improvements at sites a few miles away.

Volunteers and visitors streamed into the Lake County Fairgrounds on Aug. 26 for Hope Delivered, which aimed to provide a day of free supplies, services, entertainment and encouragement.