Avon Lake, Ohio

• Boys regional basketball: Avon Lake falls to Mentor
  

  Avon Lake battled back from a large early deficit to get within four late, but came up short Wednesday night in a Division I regional semifinal at Cleveland State University.

• Friends, co-workers: Incident out of character for accused shooter
  

  A man looking to kill an Elyria police officer was not the Ronald Palmer known by friends and neighbors.

• Special pooch needs to be rescued again; friends rally to help with bills
  

  Catie Wightman has been helping animals much of her life. Now she needs help for one of her own.

• Ready, set, race to help after prom committee: A Place in the Sun
  

  North Ridgeville High School Ranger Parent Club After-Prom Committee will host an evening at the races on Saturday at the VFW Hall, 6805 Lear Nagle Road, North Ridgeville.

• Awakening Wildlife is Saturday in Avon Lake at Kopf Reservation
  

  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the RainForest, 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

• Avon Lake looking at options for fire services
  

  AVON LAKE Staggered by the prospect of building two additional fire stations for approximately $6.5 million of taxpayer money - an option outlined in a widely discussed fire study - City Council members are looking at alternatives.

• Elyria Catholic girls fall; Avon Lake boys move on
  

  The Panthers, making the school's first appearance in a girls regional basketball game, lost 68-45 to defending state champion and second-ranked Regina on Wednesday in a Division III semifinal at Cuyahoga Falls High School.

• North Ridgeville's Lake Ridge Academy to host jazz festival
  

  North Ridgeville's Lake Ridge Academy will kick off a jazz festival at 5 p.m. April 16.

• Elyria: Fire extinguished on Bond Street
  

  Firefighters responded to a report of a sprinkler going off at 801 Bond Street just after 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

• Outing will raise funds for Avon Lake dog's chemotherapy
  

  An Avon Lake pet owner is working with Sweetbriar Golf Course and the animal rescue group Love-A-Stray in order to save her dog Mel's life.

• Avon Lake strives to go green, meet EPA mandates
  

  While city officials hope to snag some of the Environmental Protection Agency's $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funds with grants and/or cooperative agreements, they already are working to meet some of the agency's mandates.

• Vehicle and tools reported stolen after break-in at Pin Oak shop: Avon Lake Police Blotter
  

  BURGLARY, PIN OAK PARKWAY: A representative from Avon Lake Heated Maxi Storage called police on Feb.

• Design changes lead to budget concerns for Avon Lake stadium
  

  Key design changes to the renovation of Avon Lake High School's stadium are driving up the budget, and the school board is facing some tough decisions after getting the news in Monday night's special board meeting.

• Elyria swears in Whitely as top cop
  

  Duane Whitely was not expecting to be a standing-room-only star. That's just not his way.

• Color Wheel to jam Saturday at Stop 45 in Avon Lake
  

  Bass player Toby Koeth, left, and guitarist Ben Nieves of the Vermillion-based jam band, Color Wheel, will play a free show at Stop 45 in Avon Lake Saturday.

• Lake Shore Women's Club to present various home care options at Avon Lake Public Library
  

  The Lake Shore Women's Club will meet at noon March 10 at The Avon Lake Public Library, Desert and refreshments will be served prior to the women's club program.

• Avon Lake, Avon and North Ridgeville High School: Tourney time draws near
  

  North Ridgeville's Matt Szylakowski is on the move in earlier action against Rocky River.

• Families send off Red Horse Squadron
  

  PORT CLINTON -- Members of the 200th Red Horse Squadron Ohio Air National Guard and their families received a sendoff breakfast at Camp Perry on Thursday in anticipation of a deployment today.

• Intoxicated man hits female roommate: Avon Lake Police Blotter
  

  ASSAULT, BROOKFIELD ROAD: A 39-year-old man was arrested Sunday after allegedly striking his 41-year-old female roommate while he was intoxicated.

City Description

Avon Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,145 at the 2000 census. Avon Lake is located at 41°30′6″N 82°0′23″W / 41.50167°N 82.00639°W / 41.50167; -82.00639 (41.501595, -82.006309). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 square miles (28.8 km²), all of it land. Avon Lake was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. As of the census of 2000, there were 18,145 people, 6,711 households, and 5,133 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,630.0 people per square mile (629.5/km²). There were 6,934 housing units at an average density of 622.9/sq mi (240.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.31% White, 0.45% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population. There were 6,711 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up

City Contained By:

• Lorain County
• Ohio

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 28.7488680247 km squared

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