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Q and A with Ashland University women’s rugby player Melanie Gib

 By Ryan Kaczmarski Olmsted Falls native Melanie Gib is a member of the Women’s Rugby Club team at  Ashland University. She is in her third year on the team and has been voted in as the vice-president...

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Students learn how to become environmentally friendly

Meagan Steed Olmsted Falls Students at Olmsted Falls Middle School spent the last month researching various sustainability issues and presented their work at the Sustainability Fair held at the school...

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Creativity is treasured at Abigayle’s Quiltery

Meagan Steed Olmsted Falls Those walking into Abigayle’s Quiltery may experience sensory overload as their eyes jump from bolt to bolt of multicolored fabric. The shop, owned by Nancy Bryant and...

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Kroft’s Emporium is a blast from the past

Meagan Steed Olmsted Falls Whether one is searching for jellies, nautical art or even a Victrola music box, Kroft’s Emporium in Olmsted Falls is the place to be. Located in the Grand Pacific Junction,...

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Continental Cup youth tournament to be played at local parks

By Ryan Kaczmarski The Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Continental Cup International Youth Sports Festival has seen significant growth, drawing thousands of participants and millions of dollars to...

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Theater deal gives home to ‘Annie,’ Olmsted arts group

By Meagan Steed Olmsted Falls In July 2012, Olmsted Performing Arts (OPA) purchased property at 6941 Columbia Road in Olmsted Falls to use as a new and permanent location for the theater and dance...

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West Falls United U13 boys win national 3 on 3 tourney

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Olmsted Falls native sees basketball career come full circle

  What a long strange trip it’s been By Ryan Kaczmarski From the hardwood floors of Olmsted Falls High School, college, the NBA, Europe and Asia, Mike Gansey has landed back home in Cleveland as...

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Former Bulldog wins Division II national championship

Track & Field By Ryan Kaczmarski Winning titles in the pole vault is nothing new for Olmsted Falls native Katie Nageotte, but leaving Birmingham, Ala., with a Division II indoor national...

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Nageotte breaks national pole vault record

  Ashland University senior and Olmsted Falls native Katie Nageotte won the GLIAC championship and set a new national NCAA Division II women’s pole vault record over the weekend with a mark of 14 feet,...

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New Olmsted Falls superintendent transitions into new position

Olmsted Falls By Nicole Hennessy On Aug. 1, Olmsted Falls will welcome a new superintendent, Dr. Jim Lloyd, who will spend the summer acquainting himself with the duties that come with the promotion....

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Nageotte does it again!

By Ryan Kaczmarski Just a couple months after winning her first NCAA Division II women’s pole vault national championship (at the NCAA Division II indoor track and field championships), Olmsted Falls...

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Lake Erie Crushers to welcome Fairview, North Olmsted fans tonight

Today is North Olmsted - Olmsted Falls - Fairview Park Community Day at All Pro Freight Stadium, the home of the Lake Erie Crushers. Fans from those cities attending tonight's Frontier League game...

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Volunteer group provides antiques for Frostville house

Since 2003, the Rockport Questers, the local chapter of an international organization, have stocked the Carpenter House at the Frostville Museum campus with 19th century items to add authenticity to...

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Transitioning Olmsted Falls government leads some to question city’s future

By Nicole Hennessy Olmsted Falls Just a few weeks ago, newly elected Mayor Ann Marie Donegan began her tenure as mayor of Olmsted Falls, confident and ready to dive into the city’s issues, the election...

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Olmsted Falls prepares to join regional dispatch center

By Nicole Hennessy Olmsted Falls Almost a decade after most Westshore cities regionalized their emergency dispatch center into Westcom, which operates out of St. John Medical Center in Westlake,...

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Olmsted Falls school board moves ahead with new initiatives

By Nicole Hennessy Olmsted Falls Gov. John Kasich’s state of the state address last month focused heavily on education: outside-the-box thinking, individual plans to help students at risk of dropping...

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Olmsted Falls tops Westlake in first-ever girls lacrosse meeting

Young programs excited for future of sport Girls lacrosse By Ryan Kaczmarski Olmsted Falls girls lacrosse club met the Westlake Warriors lacrosse club for the very first time last Wednesday, with the...

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Westview Swim Team continues to promote summer fun and fitness

By Ryan Kaczmarski In 1971, the Village of Westview ceased to exist, formally merging with the Village of Olmsted, therefore officially becoming the city of Olmsted Falls in 1972. Even though that...

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Olmsted Falls to celebrate bicentennial Friday with parade, festival

The Olmsted Bicentennial Parade and Cornerstone Festival celebrates the 200th anniversary of Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township Friday with a parade, festival and fireworks.Click here to read this...

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