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A 45-year-old Mentor-on-the-Lake man was fatally shot Friday night by two Willoughby police officers responding to a reported disturbance, according to a preliminary account released by the Willoughby Police Department.

Police identified the man as Jason Anthony Green.

According to the department, Lake County Central Dispatch received a report of a disturbance inside a home in the 5100 block of Robinhood Drive at about 9:30 p.m. July 31.

The department’s preliminary account states that Green was holding a knife and had threatened to harm a female resident. Police said Green then came through the front door and moved toward the responding officers while still carrying the knife.

Police said the officers gave Green multiple commands to drop the knife and then deployed a Taser, which the department described as ineffective. According to the police account, both officers then fired, striking Green.

Police said officers provided medical aid until the Willoughby Fire Department arrived. According to the department, Green was taken to University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading an outside investigation requested by Willoughby police. Police said the Lake County Coroner’s Office and Lake County Prosecutor’s Office also responded.

Detective Lt. Michael Sevel told Cleveland 19 News that the two officers involved were placed on administrative leave.

The investigation remains active. The description of Green’s actions and the officers’ response reflects the Willoughby Police Department’s preliminary account and has not yet been evaluated in a completed BCI investigation.

👉🏻 Read the full Local Buzz report for a clearer breakdown of the police department’s preliminary account, the facts publicly documented so far and the questions the outside investigation may address.

Sources: Willoughby Police Department, Cleveland 19 News and The News-Herald.

No mosquito treatment is currently scheduled in Mentor from August 3–6, but the Lake County General Health District plans to treat designated areas in six other communities, weather permitting.

According to the Health District’s treatment schedule, Willowick and two Eastlake zones are scheduled Monday, August 3. Two Painesville Township zones and Kirtland 12-A are listed Tuesday. Kirtland 12-B and Perry are scheduled Wednesday, followed by Concord 15-A and 15-B on Thursday. (lcghd.org)

The Health District provides a separate map for each zone, allowing residents to check whether their home is inside the outlined treatment area. Mentor’s six treatment zones and Mentor-on-the-Lake were treated in July and are marked completed on the current schedule.

Plans can change daily. Treatment may be postponed because of low mosquito counts, winds above 15 mph, at least a 50% chance of rain, temperatures below 55 degrees, mechanical problems or an Air Quality Advisory.

Residents can confirm updates through the 24-hour treatment hotline at (440) 350-2088 or (440) 918-2088.

👉🏻 Continue to the full story for the day-by-day schedule, official treatment-zone maps, reasons spraying may be canceled and practical steps residents can take to reduce mosquitoes around their homes.

Registration is open for the 2026 Mentor CityFest Color Dash & Walk, a colorful, family-friendly event set for Saturday, Aug. 15, at Mentor Civic Center Park.

The 2.6-mile run and walk begins at 4 p.m. Participants will follow a flat route along the park’s bike path, passing through several color zones before finishing back at CityFest. The event is open to all ages, with competitive divisions ranging from age 13 and younger through 70 and older.

Advance registration costs $25, saving participants $5 compared with the $30 race-day fee. Registration includes a T-shirt, sunglasses and post-race activities. T-shirts are guaranteed only for those who register before race day.

Race-day registration and check-in will be open from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Civic Center Park, 8600 Munson Road. Participants may also pick up their race packets from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Second Sole, 8791 Mentor Avenue.

The Color Dash begins during the second day of Mentor CityFest, allowing participants to finish the course and stay for the festival’s food, activities and evening entertainment.

👉🏻 Planning to participate? Our complete Color Dash guide has packet pickup details, race divisions, awards, parking locations and everything you need to know before heading to the starting line.

Attribution: City of Mentor

Begin with the familiar summer energy of Geneva-on-the-Lake, then continue to Ashtabula Harbor for the walkable waterfront district that gives this drive its sense of discovery.

Geneva-on-the-Lake is the kind of place many Northeast Ohio families can picture before they arrive: the bright signs along The Strip, a round of mini golf, the sound of arcade games and Lake Erie waiting just beyond the activity.

That familiarity makes it an easy Sunday Drive. Pairing it with Ashtabula Harbor makes it a memorable one.

Start in Geneva-on-the-Lake late in the morning, when The Strip is coming to life. Choose one or two favorites instead of trying to do everything. Play a game, browse a little, stop for lunch and make time to step away from the crowds for a lake view.

Then continue east to Ashtabula Harbor and let the day change pace.

Historic Bridge Street is not another version of Geneva. It is a walkable waterfront district shaped by the Ashtabula River, independent shops, restaurants and the lift bridge that still opens for boat traffic. Park once, walk slowly and look beyond the storefronts. The appeal is in the full scene: older buildings, boats along the river, the bridge overhead and signs of the harbor’s working past.

This is also where the pairing becomes more than a convenient two-stop itinerary. Geneva-on-the-Lake gives the day its playful beginning. Ashtabula Harbor gives it depth.

Plan to spend more time in the harbor than you may expect. Browse Bridge Street, find a river view and stay for dinner if the evening feels right. A bridge opening can become the moment everyone remembers, but the larger discovery is the district itself.

End beside the river, or drive back toward Geneva for a Lake Erie sunset.

Geneva may be the reason readers recognize the trip. Ashtabula Harbor is the reason it feels like a discovery.

👉🏻 The Strip may be the familiar starting point, but the complete Sunday Drive reveals how to pace the day, what most visitors overlook and why Ashtabula Harbor deserves far more than a quick stop before heading home.

The Guardians watched a close game unravel in the seventh inning Saturday, falling 12-8 to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Progressive Field.

Cleveland carried a 2-2 tie into the seventh before Arizona sent 10 batters to the plate and scored seven runs. Geraldo Perdomo broke the tie with a leadoff homer against Hunter Gaddis, and Corbin Carroll later added a three-run shot that pushed the Diamondbacks’ lead to 9-2.

The loss dropped the Guardians to 56-56, putting them at .500 for the first time since May 10. Cleveland is now 5-10 since the All-Star break.

Rhys Hoskins gave the Guardians an early advantage with a two-run homer in the first inning. Chase DeLauter also went deep, leading off a five-run eighth that briefly gave Cleveland hope.

Steven Kwan finished with three hits, including a two-run single during the rally. The Guardians eventually brought the potential tying run to the plate, but DeLauter lined out to center field to end the threat.

Cleveland will try to avoid a series sweep Sunday. Gavin Williams, who enters with a 10-6 record and 3.71 ERA, is scheduled to start against Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly.

See the story and highlights at espn.com

The Lake County Captains could not slow South Bend’s offense Saturday, falling 10-3 to the Cubs in Eastlake.

South Bend collected 17 hits compared with only four for Lake County. The loss dropped the Captains to 16-17 in the second half and left them three games back in the division race.

Jonah Advincula accounted for half of Lake County’s hits, finishing with two, including a double, and scoring twice. Welbyn Francisca brought him home with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and a fifth-inning forceout.

Esteban González supplied the Captains’ other run with his 13th home run of the season in the second.

Lake County remained within two runs through five innings, but South Bend broke the game open with four runs in the sixth. The Cubs added another run in the seventh to complete the scoring.

Captains starter Harrison Bodendorf allowed four runs on eight hits in three innings, including one home run. He fell to 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA. Three of Lake County’s four pitchers allowed multiple runs, while Donovan Zsak finished the game with two scoreless innings.

The Captains will try to salvage the series finale Sunday in Eastlake and avoid losing more ground in the second-half race.

👉🏻 Read the full story for a closer look at the decisive sixth inning, Lake County’s offensive struggles and what Saturday’s result means entering the series finale.

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