Spelling Champs, Graduates & Comics: A Weeke In Review

1. Vishnu Nistala, Mentor's spelling star, talked with Patch .

He discusse how the death of his grandma -- the woman who taught him to read -- affected his performance, as well as his favorite parts about his trip to Washington D.C.

and get to know this precocious young man. There's a lot more to him than spelling.

2. A Mentor corrections officer was recognized during tonight's City Council meeting at for saving the life of a suicidal inmate.

Officer Richard Radtkin was on duty April 1 when an inmate with an addiction to heroin tried to kill himself, according to Mentor Police Chief Daniel Llewellyn. His actions kept the man alive.

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3. Last week, we showed you the video from .

Now you can see the film from .

Congrats to all our grads!

4. A woman is going to prison for 21 years after committing 30 robberies, including several in Mentor.

Watch the video at her sentencing.

5. The Lake Effect Comic Book Convention returned to Mentor this Sunday for its third year.

The featured guest was Avengers artist and the creator of Liberty Meadows, Frank Cho.

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