Hannah Drown

4 days ago | cleveland.com | Hannah Drown

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio – Every school day at North Ridgeville High feels like a logistical juggling act. With enrollment totaling 500 more students than the building allows, administrators face an exhausting daily challenge—finding space where there simply isn’t any. Policy changes, repurposed spaces and creative workarounds manage to keep the school compliant with state mandates and city fire codes, but student enrollment continues to outpace the city’s already booming population.

1 week ago | cleveland.com | Hannah Drown

NewsPublished: Apr. 17, 2025, 4:36 p.m.Lorain High School's esports team advances to the state championship. (Photo courtesy of Lorain City Schools)special to cleveland.comLORAIN, Ohio – Esports, a form ofcompetition-based video game play, has become the fastest-growing extracurricular at Lorain High School. But for the school, it’s more than just a rising trend—it’s a chance for statewide victory.

1 week ago | cleveland.com | Hannah Drown

LORAIN, Ohio -- The Lorain Port and Finance Authority board of directors has approved a $5 million bond issuance for the Black River Landing amphitheater project in the city of Lorain. This financing, backed by the Lorain County Commissioners, advances a key component of a $10.9 million redevelopment plan to create a permanent performance venue at Black River Landing.

2 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Hannah Drown

SubscriberKey that denotes Subscriber Exclusive content. Updated: Apr. 04, 2025, 2:09 p.m.|Published: Apr. 04, 2025, 2:02 p.m.This map illustrates the 36th Street extension planned as part of a $1.5 million BUILD grant awarded to the city of Lorain. (Photo courtesy of the city of Lorain)special to cleveland.comLORAIN, Ohio – In South Lorain, where many residents lack cars and the nearest full-service grocery store is miles away, a long-promised federal grant was supposed to help bridge the gap.

3 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Hannah Drown

AVON LAKE, Ohio — The Avon Lake Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its most dedicated officers, retired K9 Ady, who died in March at the age of 15. Ady, a Belgian Malinois who dedicated more than a decade of service to the Avon Lake Police Department, joined the force in November 2011. He aided officers with police work and community engagement until his retirement in May 2022. “Ady was a good dog for Avon Lake,” his handler, retired K9 Officer Jared Rudduck, told cleveland.com.