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📰 Local News: 💥 Two Mentor Teens Injured After E-Bike Crash With SUV at Munson Intersection

🥦 Mentor High School Food Distribution to Use Revised Traffic Route on Thurs.

🧑🏻‍🎨 Deepwood's Decorated Rain Barrel to Make Festival Debut in Mentor

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 New Wellness Series! Healthy Habits, Happier Lives: 🍏 7 Tiny Habits That Can Have a Surprisingly Big Impact on Your Health

⚾ Sports: ⚾ Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons Rained Out

⚾ Mitchell's Late Blast Lifts Brewers Past Guardians in 2-1 Thriller

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Two Mentor teens hospitalized after e-bike collision with SUV at busy intersection

MENTOR, Ohio — Two 15-year-olds suffered injuries Tuesday afternoon after the e-bike they were riding collided with an SUV at a Mentor intersection, according to local police.

Officers were called to the intersection of Munson Road and Melshore Road at approximately 1:10 p.m. following reports of a crash involving an e-bike and a passenger vehicle.

Preliminary findings from the Mentor Police Department indicate that a 2017 Ford Escape was entering Munson Road from Melshore Road when it struck the e-bike carrying the two teenagers.

The driver of the SUV was not hurt in the incident.

Emergency responders transported both teens to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital for treatment. Authorities said the injuries sustained by the riders were not considered life-threatening.

Munson Road was temporarily shut down as investigators from the department's Accident Investigative Unit examined the crash scene and gathered evidence.

The circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation.

Source: wkyc.com

Mentor Schools Food Market announces temporary traffic change for tomorrow’s June distribution

MENTOR, Ohio — Those attending this month's Mentor Schools Food Market should note a temporary change in the distribution location and traffic pattern at Mentor High School.

The food market will be held this Thursday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. In partnership with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, the program provides more than 12,000 pounds of pre-packed fresh produce each month to individuals and families in need.

For this month's event only, distribution will take place in the south parking lot near the Family Resource Center. Participants should enter through the high school's northern Center Street entrance at 6477 Center St. and follow the posted traffic route.

Questions about the change or the food market can be directed to the Mentor Schools Family Resource Center at [email protected] or 440-974-5359.

The district thanked its community partners for their continued support of the monthly program.

See Facebook post by Mentor Public Schools

Deepwood-decorated rain barrel to debut at Wildwood Arts & Wine Fest before joining community scavenger hunt

MENTOR, Ohio — A specially decorated rain barrel created by the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Deepwood will be showcased at this year's Wildwood Arts & Wine Fest as part of local America 250 celebrations.

The rain barrel will make its public debut during the festival on Saturday, June 20. After the Independence Day holiday, it will return to the LCBDD/Deepwood campus, where it will serve as a stop in a community scavenger hunt.

The project promotes creativity, inclusion and community involvement while giving residents another way to participate in events tied to the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary.

Organizers hope the effort inspires people of all ages to explore the scavenger hunt and appreciate the artwork displayed throughout the community.

See post and images on X.

When it comes to improving our health, many of us assume we need dramatic changes: strict diets, intense workout plans, or a complete lifestyle overhaul.

But research continues to show that small, consistent habits often matter more than occasional bursts of motivation.

Some of the simplest habits can have surprisingly powerful effects:

• Taking a 10-minute walk after meals
• Drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning
• Going to bed 15 minutes earlier
• Standing up and stretching during long periods of sitting
• Adding one extra serving of fruits or vegetables each day
• Spending a few minutes outside in fresh air and sunlight
• Taking a moment to connect with a friend or loved one

None of these habits will transform your life overnight. But together, they can improve energy levels, support heart health, boost mood, and help create momentum toward bigger goals.

The truth is that better health isn't usually built through perfection. It's built through repetition.

You don't have to do everything.

Sometimes, the smallest changes are the ones that stick.

👉🏻 Click through to discover why these tiny habits work—and how to choose the one that's right for you this week.

MIDLAND, MI — The Lake County Captains' game against the Great Lakes Loons on Tuesday night was postponed due to inclement weather in Midland, Michigan.

The postponement will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, with the first game scheduled to begin at 5:35 p.m. Both games will be played at Dow Diamond, home of the Loons.

The timing is significant for Lake County, which enters the final days of the first half of the Midwest League season locked in a three-way tie for first place in the East Division. With the first-half championship still up for grabs, every game carries added importance as the Captains battle for a postseason berth.

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Cleveland Guardians dropped a tightly contested 2-1 decision to the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, with Garrett Mitchell's seventh-inning home run proving to be the difference.

After being limited to three hits through the first six innings, Cleveland tied the game in the seventh against Aaron Ashby. Stuart Fairchild drew a one-out walk, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Gabriel Arias' two-out single to make it 1-1.

The Brewers answered immediately in the bottom half of the inning when Mitchell led off against Hunter Gaddis with a towering solo shot to center field, his fifth home run of the season.

Milwaukee had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on Brice Turang's two-out solo homer off Guardians starter Slade Cecconi, who otherwise kept Cleveland within striking distance.

The Guardians threatened earlier in the sixth, putting runners on second and third with two outs, but Joel Kuhnel escaped the jam by inducing an inning-ending groundout from pinch-hitter Daniel Schneemann.

Milwaukee starter Robert Gasser held Cleveland to two hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings before the Guardians finally broke through in the seventh. The Brewers' bullpen then shut the door, with Abner Uribe stranding a runner at third in the eighth and Trevor Megill earning his ninth save.

Cleveland will look to even the series Wednesday behind Gavin Williams (9-3, 3.32 ERA), who is scheduled to face Milwaukee's Brandon Sproat (1-4, 5.70 ERA).

Oh, boy. And the one guy didn’t even try to help his buddy! LOL!