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Ray Saikus, who coordinates a veterans group from his house here, intends to speak before members of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services today to win support of a legislative measure that would name March 29 as Vietnam War Veterans Day in Ohio.  Full story »

COLUMBUS - The Hathaway Brown basketball team defeated Walsh Jesuit 53-48in a Division II state semifinal game on Saturday night at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Full story »

The Solon football program has finalized its 2010 season schedule. The Comets, coached by Jim McQuaide, added a home game with Worthington Kilbourne, which will be in week two.  Full story »

City Council has decided to continue discussion on the 1.75 percent tax increase.  Full story »

Solon Council of PTAs hosts the Budget Bin Sale through Tuesday at the Parkside Elementary School gym, 6845 SOM Center Road, Solon.  Full story »

Take your sweet time and take a drive-it-yourself tour to several sugar bushes 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and watch maple syrup production in action.  Full story »

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A resident has been named the state finalist in a national kitchen design contest. Libby Palmieri is the Ohio winner in the Sub-Zero and Wolf Appliance Kitchen Design Contest.  Full story »

A Mantua man, 22, stands accused of three car thefts and a series of car break-ins in Solon, as well as similar crimes in Portage and Geauga counties that have been ongoing since last summer.  Full story »

State Sen. Timothy Grendell, R-Chester, says a package of amendments added to state gas and oil drilling legislation ready for passage as early as next week appear to be pre-approved by the oil and gas owners association.  Full story »

Village Council has accepted a grant to study the expansion of hiking and biking trails in the Chagrin Valley.  Full story »

An Orange Goes Green certification program has been created to promote sustainability within the village.  Full story »

A Solon man who recently broke his neck on a Metroparks sledding hill wants to make sure no one else gets injured.  Full story »

Residents who signed gas well leases say not only are they not being paid fairly for their gas and oil — but the venture is actually costing them thousands of dollars to repair damage done by drillers and their subcontractors.  Full story »

A custodian at Arthur Road Elementary School reported that she had been working on a PTA Night Friday and had left her purse in the teachers’ lounge. Full story »