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Volunteers help beautify downtown during Main Street Lorain’s Big Sweep morningjournal.com/2026/05/1…

Volunteers help beautify downtown during Main Street Lorain’s Big Sweep

Dozens of volunteers spent their Saturday morning planting flowers, removing litter and freshening up downtown Lorain as part of Main Street Lorain’s annual Big Sweep event. The cleanup effort, held...

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Lorain County Beautiful Day Billboard contest winners announced morningjournal.com/2026/05/1…

Lorain County Beautiful Day Billboard contest winners announced

The Lorain County Soil and Water District announced this year’s billboard winners at a recent Lorain County Commission meeting. Three local students who designed billboards for the sixth annual...

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Monsters win 3-OT thriller in Game 4 at Syracuse, take series, 3-1 morningjournal.com/2026/05/0…

Monsters win 3-OT thriller in Game 4 at Syracuse, take series, 3-1

Two days after winning in overtime to take Game 3 in Syracuse, the Monsters were extended even further on May 3. Cleveland will take it after its 2-1 win over the Crunch in three overtimes in front...

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Next prospect to debut is likely to be a pitcher | Guardians minors roundup for May 3 morningjournal.com/2026/05/0…

Next prospect to debut is likely to be a pitcher | Guardians minors roundup for May 3

It took an injury to Gabriel Arias for Cleveland Guardians infield prospect Juan Brito to debut after spending all of 2024 in Triple-A, and getting hurt after just 31 games in 2025. Then it took 15...

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Historic Avon Lake fire truck restoration nearing completion morningjournal.com/2026/05/0…

Historic Avon Lake fire truck restoration nearing completion

A piece of the city’s history is set to roll again as the Avon Lake Historical Society prepares to unveil a fully restored 1939 Dodge American LaFrance fire truck later this month. The truck, known...

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Dennis Schroder inspires Cavs with halftime speech, then leads fourth quarter Game 5 rally | Jeff Schudel trib.al/XQpQPIP

Dennis Schroder inspires Cavs with halftime speech, then leads fourth quarter Game 5 rally | Jeff...

Fans inside Rocket Arena on April 29 found on their seats white playoff T-shirts showing the stern-looking faces of James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, courtesy of the...

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Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in fourth quarter for 125-120 win over Raptors to take 3-2 series lead trib.al/aCBNkv1

Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in fourth quarter for 125-120 win over Raptors to take 3-2 series...

Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for...

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High school scoreboard for April 29 trib.al/TPidZOs

High school scoreboard for April 29

Girls lacrosse Westlake 8, Akron STSM 5 North Canton Hoover 11, Avon 8 Avon Lake 17, Medina Highland 14 Softball Avon Lake 10, North Ridgeville 9 Avon Lake * 212 * 122 * 0 * – * 10 * 9 * 6 North...

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PHOTOS: Cavaliers vs. Raptors, April 29, 2026 trib.al/F0sOqu3

PHOTOS: Cavaliers vs. Raptors, April 29, 2026

Photos from Cavaliers vs. Raptors, April 29, 2026, by Tim Phillis.

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Spitzer Hardware & Supply Co. to open in temporary storefront trib.al/gizPBvG

Spitzer Hardware & Supply Co. to open in temporary storefront

Spitzer Hardware & Supply Co., 885 Main St. in Grafton, will reopen with a temporary storefront while rebuilding its current location after a fire displaced the business. The temporary store, which...

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Chase DeLauter’s two-run single, Gavin Williams’ strong start propel Guardians past Rays, 3-1, to snap skid trib.al/6CrBG2A

Chase DeLauter’s two-run single, Gavin Williams’ strong start propel Guardians past Rays, 3-1, to...

Chase DeLauter had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, Gavin Williams allowed one unearned run and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on...

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Avon Lake plans summer-long celebration for America’s 250th birthday trib.al/qioPOhb

Avon Lake plans summer-long celebration for America’s 250th birthday

This summer, the city of Avon Lake, Avon Lake Historical Society, Avon Lake Public Library, Sprenger Health Care Systems, Shoreline Promotions and local sponsors are teaming up to present the 250...

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Big Ten takes the top spot for first-rounders, while SEC sets record for total players drafted trib.al/OO4Y46E

Big Ten takes the top spot for first-rounders, while SEC sets record for total players drafted

The SEC’s reign as the king of the first round of the NFL draft was toppled by the Big Ten. But the conference that coined the mantra “It Just Means More” for its dominance of college football in the...

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Black River Audubon native plant program is May 5 trib.al/e1X2M8e

Black River Audubon native plant program is May 5

The Black River Audubon Society’s May 5 program will feature Danielle Squire, a master gardener and native plant specialist, and her program “Choosing Native Plants for Backyard Birds” at 7 p.m. at...

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Lorain High School graduation changed to May 23 trib.al/FekXtBG

Lorain High School graduation changed to May 23

In coordination with the city of Lorain and Lorain City Schools, officials have decided to adjust the date of this year’s graduation ceremony, according to a news release from the school district...

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Avon Athletic Director Erich Frombach finds new purpose coaching NOLL title-contending girls lacrosse team trib.al/ehd9Q0e

Avon Athletic Director Erich Frombach finds new purpose coaching NOLL title-contending girls...

Great things can often come from unconventional ideas. Avon Athletic Director Erich Frombach had a plan for the open girls lacrosse coaching position — take it himself. He is coaching a varsity team...

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The Aspen Institute names LCCC semifinalist for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence trib.al/RPcCvCJ

The Aspen Institute names LCCC semifinalist for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excell...

The Aspen Institute recently named Lorain County Community College as one of 25 semifinalists for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Rooted in deep research and backed by $1...

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Girls track and field leaders for April 29 trib.al/prLKgSY

Girls track and field leaders for April 29

4×800 Relay Avon 9:26.25 Rocky River 9:55.63 Westlake 10:13.20 Firelands 10:19.37 Amherst 10:23.66 Bay 10:24.68 Fairview 10:25.82 Olmsted Falls 10:26.08 North…

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Boys track and field leaders for April 29 trib.al/uQruaPC

Boys track and field leaders for April 29

4×800 Relay Avon Lake 8:06.92 Avon 8:07.56 North Ridgeville 8:14.52 Keystone 8:18.85 Rocky River 8:26.77 Olmsted Falls 8:27.58 Firelands 8:28.39 Elyria…

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Titan Unity Shop opens at Lorain High School trib.al/Hgbrct8

Titan Unity Shop opens at Lorain High School

Lorain High School has expanded opportunities for special education students. In a unique program, Lorain Schools recently launched The Titan Unity Shop in the Lorain High cafeteria. The Titan Unity...

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