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Good morning to you Avon! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Avon pharmacies tied to alleged prescription scheme using a dead dog
  • How a new grant could double meals for Lorain County neighbors
  • Which Avon tennis star is one win from the state tournament?

Also on today's calendar: Exposing The Spiritual Roots Of Disease and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Rain, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Animal hospital owner accused of using dead dog's name to obtain prescription drugs (kptv.com) — An Avon resident and a Strongsville veterinarian are accused of using a dead dog's name to obtain prescriptions filled at pharmacies in Avon, Avon Lake, and across Northeast Ohio. Prosecutors say more than 20 oxycodone and alprazolam prescriptions were involved, and both defendants now face multiple felony charges and a $500,000 bond while the animal hospital remains open.
   

2. Neighborhood Alliance announces upgrades to its Neighborhood Nutrition Kitchen during annual meeting (chroniclet.com) — A major Lorain County meal provider based in Avon has secured a $100,000 matching grant to expand its busy Neighborhood Nutrition Kitchen, which already produces more than 350,000 meals a year. The upgrade will add a prep kitchen in Elyria, helping serve homebound seniors, shelter residents, and children, while a fundraising push runs through 2026 ahead of the group's 100th anniversary.
   

3. District Tennis: Avon's Ashley DeHaven, Amherst's Katelyn Bussard to meet Saturday with trip to state on line (chroniclet.com) — Avon tennis fans have a big Saturday ahead as senior Ashley DeHaven plays a district play-in match for a berth at the state tournament, with several other Avon and Avon Lake players already qualified. The story recaps Thursday's district action, how local athletes fared, and what's at stake this weekend for Avon's top singles standout.
   

4. Avon Lake veterinarian indicted in alleged scheme involving prescriptions written for dead dog (wkyc.com) — An Avon Lake veterinarian is accused of using a deceased dog's name to obtain nearly 2,000 oxycodone tablets and other drugs, with prescriptions allegedly filled at pharmacies in both Avon and Avon Lake. The doctor and a second defendant face multiple felony charges tied to an alleged drug scheme now pending in Lorain County Common Pleas Court.
   

5. WKYT Investigates: Lexington Police working to solve 63-year-old missing persons case (wkyt.com) — A decades-old Lexington missing persons case briefly intersected with Avon when investigators compared DNA from a 1965 crash victim in Avon to a woman who vanished from Kentucky in 1963. The test wasn't a match, but Avon police cooperation helped get both women's DNA into national databases, raising the chances that future evidence could finally identify them.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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