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The City of Mentor has qualified for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.Recent financial audits by Auditor of State Dave Yost's office returned a clean audit report for the city and its excellent record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction, according to a news release.

Lake County Commissioner Dan Troy will join The Lake County History Center for "Ohio Open Doors" at 2 p.m., Sept. 14. Troy will be discussing why it is important to preserve Lake County History through its historic places, according to a news release. Attendees are invited to stay after the meeting for a behind-the-scenes tour of the notorious jail cells and behind the scenes of the collections.

Hospice of the Western Reserve is seeking volunteers to assist in private residences, nursing homes, assisted living communities, its three Hospice House locations, and hospital settings.#xa0;Opportunities to serve are diverse: visit patients and families to provide companionship, socialization, and comfort; help with legacy work, transportation, light housework, and meal preparation; run errands; make phone calls; help with clerical work; attend health fairs; make presentations.

The Lake County Land Reutilization Corporation, more commonly known as the Lake County Land Bank, is about to help Madison Township soothe one of its ugliest eyesores.In a recent news release, the land bank announced it has secured a $250,000 grant to clean up an abandoned gas station at the northeast corner of Chapel and Hubbard Roads.

In early August, Cuyahoga County saw a surge of overdose deaths. Over the course of five days, 16 people were killed by drug overdoses. Up to that point the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office was projecting a slight decrease in the total number of such deaths for the year from a record-breaking 2017.

DeJohn Pet Services welcomes the community to a free Pet Health & Wellness Clinic on Sept. 23.The clinic takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. with "Holistic Care for Your Pets" at 2 p.m. and a Pet CPR review at 3. It will be held in the community room at DeJohn Funeral Home,

Painesville Schools is hosting a series of book clubs to bring parents together to share a love for reading.The Parent Book Club is made possible through a partnership with Morley Library, United Way of Lake County and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

A $5 permissive motor vehicle license tax recently passed by the Concord Township trustees will provide additional revenue to aid road maintenance projects and related equipment.The adoption of the resolution was unanimous by Trustees Chris Galloway, Connie Luhta and Paul Malchesky. The anticipated annual increase of approximately $19,995 will go toward the township's road repair program, administrator Andy Rose detailed during the Aug.

Rea & Associates, Inc., a regional accounting and business consulting firm, has announced that Andrew Somich, a CPA and supervisor in the firm's Mentor office, has been chosen to take part in the American Institute of CPA's Leadership Academy.The rigorous four-day program will take place in October in Durham, North Carolina.

SCORE, counselors to America's small business, is presenting a two-part seminar on "Developing an effective Business Plan" at the Willowick Library, 263 E 305th St. The first part will take place There are a number of issues that potential business owners must consider in developing their business plan and in this seminar counselors will explore what those issues are, and what questions people might want to answer before committing to their dream.