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🏊🏻 Mentor’s Learn to Swim Program Helps Kids Build Water Confidence

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⚾ Sports: ⚾ Guardians Lean on Gavin Williams to Avoid Nationals Sweep

🥎 Mentor’s Tournament Run Ends at Regionals After Strong Finish to Season

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MENTOR, Ohio — Electric scooters and eBikes are becoming a regular part of life around Mentor, especially for kids and teens looking for a quick way to get around.

They can be convenient, fun, and practical. But they also move faster than many parents may realize.

Ohio recognizes three types of eBikes. Class 1 bikes are pedal-assist only and stop assisting at 20 mph. Class 2 bikes can use pedal assist or a throttle, also up to 20 mph. Class 3 eBikes can assist up to 28 mph, which is why they come with stricter rules.

In Mentor, eBike motors must be turned off when riding on sidewalks, so the bike is being used like a regular bicycle. Riders using the street must follow traffic laws, stop signs, and signals. At night, eBikes need a white front light and red rear light or reflector.

Class 1 and 2 eBikes are allowed on bike paths and shared-use paths. Class 3 eBikes are limited to roadways and are not allowed on shared-use paths. No eBikes are allowed on hiking trails or natural-surface paths unless specifically permitted.

For parents, the biggest reminder is simple: these are not toys. A child traveling 20 mph can be seriously hurt, especially near traffic.

Mentor Police encourage families to talk through the rules, check brakes and lights, choose age-appropriate equipment, and make helmets part of every ride.

Source: cityofmentor.com

MENTOR, Ohio — Mentor’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in April 2026, giving the city one of the lowest jobless rates among larger Ohio cities.

According to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Mentor’s rate fell 1.1 percentage points from March. In April 2025, the city’s unemployment rate was 3.5%.

Lake County also improved, with unemployment falling to 2.7% compared with 3.8% one year ago.

Mentor’s civilian labor force decreased to 25,300.

Statewide, Ohio’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in April 2026, down from 4.6% a year earlier.

The latest numbers continue to position Mentor as one of the stronger local labor markets in Ohio heading into late spring.

👉🏻 The website version of this article takes a closer look at what’s driving the improvement.

Source: cityofmentor.com

MENTOR, Ohio — Mentor families looking to help their kids feel safer and more confident around water have a local option this summer.

The City of Mentor’s Learn to Swim program is held at Morton Public Pool and offers progressive swim instruction for children of all ages and skill levels. The program uses an American Red Cross-style approach, helping kids build water safety, swimming fundamentals, and confidence in a supportive setting.

Classes begin with Parent & Child sessions for the youngest swimmers, using games, songs, and gentle guidance to introduce safe water entry, bubble blowing, bobbing, gliding, and adult-supervised water comfort.

For 3-year-olds ready for the next step, “Look at me, I’m 3” classes help children practice floating, bobbing, safe entry and exit, and movement on the front and back with instructor support.

Preschool classes focus on growing independence away from parents, while Levels 1–5 guide swimmers through breath control, floating, gliding, object retrieval, basic strokes, rotary breathing, survival swimming, and treading water.

Private lessons are also available by request for teens, adults, or students who may need extra help.

Registration is available at www.mentorrec.com.

Many pet owners in Mentor have noticed behavioral changes in their dogs and cats over the past few years — even if they cannot fully explain why.

Dogs that panic during thunderstorms. Pets that bark nonstop after owners leave the house. Destructive chewing, pacing, accidents indoors, clinginess, or sudden withdrawal.

Veterinarians and trainers across Northeast Ohio say anxiety-related behaviors have become increasingly common since the pandemic changed household routines.

During lockdown periods, many pets became accustomed to constant companionship. As work schedules, school routines, and travel habits normalized again, some animals struggled to adjust.

The problem is that anxiety in pets often gets mistaken for “bad behavior.”

In reality, many animals are experiencing stress responses they do not know how to manage.

Storm anxiety has also become a growing issue locally, especially during Northeast Ohio’s spring and summer thunderstorm season. Some pets begin reacting long before owners hear thunder, responding instead to pressure changes, vibrations, or static electricity.

Experts say punishment usually makes anxiety worse.

Instead, pet owners are encouraged to focus on routine, predictability, exercise, and calm reinforcement. Short departures, enrichment activities, safe quiet spaces, and gradual schedule changes often help more than owners realize.

Veterinarians also caution against relying entirely on internet trends or over-the-counter calming products without guidance, since some methods work far better than others depending on the animal.

Most importantly, local experts say owners should not feel guilty.

Many pets developed strong dependency habits during unusual years of constant human presence. Rebuilding confidence takes time.

For Northeast Ohio families, understanding that anxiety behaviors are often stress-related — not stubbornness — may be the first step toward helping pets feel secure again.

🐾 The full Pet Corner article explores what’s really behind rising pet anxiety in Northeast Ohio — including separation anxiety, storm stress, calming methods that actually help, and how families can rebuild healthier routines.

👉 Read: Why Some Pets Still Haven’t Adjusted After the Pandemic

The Cleveland Guardians needed a steady afternoon, and Gavin Williams gave them one.

Williams worked through a bumpy first inning, then settled in beautifully as Cleveland edged the Washington Nationals, 3-2, on Wednesday to avoid being swept in the three-game series.

The right-hander allowed one run on three hits over seven innings, retiring his final 13 batters. After needing 24 pitches to escape the first inning, he needed only 19 total from the fourth through the sixth.

Cleveland’s offense still wasn’t exactly roaring, but it did enough.

The Guardians broke through in the fifth inning, helped by a Washington error, then got a sacrifice fly from José Ramírez and RBI singles from Chase DeLauter and Angel Martinez to take a 3-1 lead.

Rookie Travis Bazzana added two doubles for Cleveland.

Cade Smith made things tense in the ninth, allowing a run before striking out two with the tying run at second. It was his MLB-leading 19th save.

The win mattered because Cleveland had been outscored 16-5 in the first two games of the series and had struggled to generate offense lately.

The Guardians now turn to Boston, with Slade Cecconi scheduled to start Friday’s series opener.

See the Highlights at espn.com

AVON LAKE, Ohio —- Mentor’s softball season came to an end May 27 with a hard-fought 10-7 loss to Massillon Jackson in a Division I regional semifinal at Avon Lake.

The Cardinals finished the season 19-10 after battling back late against one of Northeast Ohio’s top teams. Jackson improved to 23-4 and advances to the regional championship game.

Mentor jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before Jackson answered with a two-run double in the first inning. A home run by Abby Seders helped Jackson build a 5-2 lead in the second.

Ireland Rainey drove in a run for Mentor in the third inning to make it 5-3, but Jackson responded with three more runs during a hectic inning that included bunts, a ground ball, and a Mentor error.

Despite trailing 10-3 later in the game, the Cardinals continued to fight and cut the deficit to 10-7 entering the seventh inning before the comeback attempt fell short.

The regional semifinal appearance capped a season that included adversity off the field as well. Former coach Jo Bondra was placed on administrative leave in mid-April and did not return, with interim coach Josh Kobetitsch taking over the program.

Under Kobetitsch, Mentor won 14 of its final 19 games and secured a perfect 10-0 Greater Cleveland Conference championship.

BELOIT, WI —- The Lake County Captains could not follow up Tuesday’s 10-3 victory, falling to the Beloit Sky Carp 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon.

Beloit took an early lead on an RBI single from Carlos Sanchez in the first inning and added another run in the third. Lake County answered in the fourth when Nolan Schubart blasted his ninth home run of the season to cut the deficit to 2-1.

The Sky Carp responded with RBI singles from Cam Cannarella in the fourth and Colby Shade in the sixth to extend the lead to 4-1. The Captains scored once in the eighth but could not rally further.

Beloit finished with 12 hits while Lake County managed six in the loss, dropping the Captains to 24-22 on the season.

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