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A suspect is being questioned in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Mentor police officer state Route 2 early in the morning of June 24.According to a Twitter post Sunday afternoon by the city of Mentor and the Mentor Police Department, "A suspect is currently in custody and being questioned in relation to the fatal hit-and-run accident which occurred on SR-2 in Mentor a 1 AM this morning.

Community reportLake Health Auxiliary will host a large summer gift shop sale to benefit the auxiliary. Sales will be in the lobby 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 18, at TriPoint Medical Center, 7590 Auburn Road in Concord and West Medical Center, 36000 Euclid Ave. in Willoughby.The sale will include a large selection of holiday, winter, and clearance items, and they will be marked 50 to 75 percent off.

Community reportThe Painesville City Fire Department has established a residential Knox Box rental program, through donations from the Painesville Elks Lodge and Mar-Bal Inc..A Knox Box is a key box that is mounted on a house or door and holds a single key to allow the fire department immediate access in the event of an emergency.

When The Brew Mentor proprietor Brian Seelinger approached Mentor officials about a beer-centric event, he hoped it would highlight unique businesses in area residents' own back yards.Three years later, it seems as though he and

Painesville Schools got the opportunity to recognize three organizations that have made a difference in the district, through the Ohio State School Board Association.OSBA honors organizations who play a key role in supporting their communities and local schools.

The City Market development in Mentor will have no shortage of food offerings.The three projects confirmed for the site so far are Giant Eagle,

Although the skies above Lake Metroparks' Penitentiary Glen Reservation looked ready for rain June 23 - and delivered here and there - it didn't dampen campers' spirits as the

Community reportThe public is invited to take part in an evening of basic fundamentals of American Sign Language June 28 at Willowick Public Library, 263 E. 305 St.From 7 to 8 p.m., ASL Certified Instructor Megan Ginley will guide attendees through the alphabet, conversation, family, likes and don't likes as well as some seasonal signs.

Community reportThe Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Board of Trustees has installed three new members of the board and welcomed new officers. Among those joining the board is Ann Stirling Bergen. Bergen devotes a significant portion of her Willoughby practice to representing low-income families, according to a news release.

Community reportDean Palombaro has been named executive director of Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, succeeding David Schell who retired at the end of May.As executive director of Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, Palombaro is leading the largest life plan community in the Ohio Living system and one of the largest in Ohio, according to a news release.