🌱Avon Cross Country Team Wins Again + Four Found Dead In Elyria Home

Hello all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Daily. Let's get this week started off right with a quick review of the most important things happening these days in town, including updates on...

• Four dead in Elyria!
• More houses on the market!
• Avon girl's cross country won their fifth meet!

But first, today's weather:

Windy with a few showers. High: 48 Low: 38.

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Here are the top three stories in Avon-Avon Lake today:

1. Tragedy has struck Elyria Ohio! According to cleveland.com, "four people were found dead in their Elyria home Saturday night shortly after a man called 911 saying he had killed his family and was about to kill himself, Elyria police said in a press release. Elyria police arrived at the home in the 200 block of Kenny Brook Lane at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, according to the release. Officers found the residence locked and forced entry. They found four people dead in the home, all related to one another, the release said. Police declined to identify the individuals pending official notification of the next of kin." (cleveland.com)
2. According to the Morning Journal, "the eight teams of the Southwestern Conference gathered for the cross country conference championships at Lorain County Community College on Oct. 15. On the girls side, Avon kept up its successful season with their fifth meet win of the year. Despite battling some illness and missing a couple of key runners, the Eagles were able to place five runners in the top 13 to win." (Subscription Morning Journal)
3. When you’re in the market for a new home, keeping tabs on all the latest listings can take hours of tedious hunting online. That’s why we’ve gone ahead and done the initial work for you. Below, you'll find the five latest homes to hit the market in and near the Avon-Avon Lake area — including a home in the Avon Lake area with four bedrooms and two bathrooms for $215,000, and another in the Avon area with four bedrooms and four bathrooms for $453,000.(Avon-Avon Lake Patch)

Today in Avon-Avon Lake:

• Bomb City USA - Avon Lake Public Library (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Cleveland Guardians: "He may be a big kid at heart but Oscar’s already putting his name in the history books. #ForTheLand" (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• Cleveland Browns: "Record: Broken! Myles is now the all-time franchise leader in career sacks with 62.5." (Cleveland Browns via Instagram)
• Support Avon Schools: "Congratulations Natalie Smitek for qualifying for state in tennis. She will be competing on Friday and Saturday in Cincinnati!! Great job Natalie!" (Support Avon Schools via Facebook)
• Avon Ohio Little League: "Celebrate this season’s victories and win big with our sponsor DirecTV! Don’t forget, Avon Little League families have an exclusive chance to win a $500 sports scholarship! Head to https://direc.tv/SOC-Cleveland for a chance to win! Twenty winners will be selected at random to receive scholarships to cover equipment and registration costs.(Avon Ohio Little League via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Karena Garrity

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