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Westlake's Most Viewed Story of 2011: "Bowling Green Man Charged With Murder in Death of Phil Masterson"
Phil Masterson, a 25-year-old Westlake native and 2004 St. Ignatius High School graduate, was found dead by his family in the woods behind a rental property on South Bass Island in September. Zachary Brody (pictured) of Bowling Green was charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter and felonious assault in the death of Phil Masterson. Authorities believed Masterson was beat to death. Both Masterson and Brody had mixed martial arts training. Read the story here: http://patch.com/A-lRSq Westlake Police Department
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When police put out the word that one of Avon Lake's own, Tricia Kowalski, was missing, the city stepped up and helped spread the word to help locate the 15-year-old high school student. The plan worked, and Tricia was located safe and sound the next day. Read the story here: <a href="http://patch.com/A-fZVj">http://patch.com/A-fZVj</a> Credit Avon Lake Police Department
Deborah Heusser believes in destiny. And that adopting Love-A-Stray cat Bouncy was her destiny. Heusser doesn't remember how she found the video on Patch last week featuring Bouncy, a seven-year-old brown tabby whose owner died a few months ago. Read the story here: <a href="http://patch.com/A-p1Pz">http://patch.com/A-p1Pz</a> and watch the video mentioned above here: <a href="http://patch.com/A-pnbw">http://patch.com/A-pnbw</a> Credit Deborah Heusser
A dangerous line of thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines in Cuyahoga Falls in May. Tornado warning sirens blared at about 7:30 p.m. as the thunderstorms blew through Northeast Ohio. A funnel cloud was reported near Cuyahoga Falls. Pictured is a police cruiser blocking Fourth Street at Stow Avenue after a tree fell onto a house during the storm. Take a look at the other storm photos here: <a href="http://patch.com/A-hJVY">http://patch.com/A-hJVY</a> Credit Dave Wilson
It's not every day that a national television show comes to town, so when The Food Network brought Robert Irvine's Restaurant: Impossible to The Mad Cactus, Strongsville was buzzing with excitement. The crew was in town for two days in August remodeling the 20-year-old Tex-Mex restaurant and revamping the menu; the show aired in November. Read this story here: <a href="http://patch.com/A-kXwR">http://patch.com/A-kXwR</a> But, if you really want to know what the experience was like, check why the restaurant owner called Irvine 'a hothead' and how TV crews tricked him: <a href="http://patch.com/A-n5q2">http://patch.com/A-n5q2</a> Credit Debbie Palmer
A Willowick man says he was offered $50,000 from life insurance money to kill the ex-husband of a Beachwood woman, and that she seemed pleased when shown a pictured doctored to make it look like the man was dead. This story was the first of several following the trial of a Beachwood father and daughter who are charged with trying to hire a hitman on Facebook to kill the daughter's ex-husband. It was picked up by The Huffington Post and AolNews, and we're still following this story on Beachwood Patch. Read the story here: <a href="http://patch.com/A-jgHb">http://patch.com/A-jgHb</a> Credit Nikki Ferrell
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  • What do you think is the No. 1 story in Ohio?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Beachwood Patch: "Facebook Chat Led to Murder-for-Hire Contract, Witness Says"
        5 (4%)
    • Brecksville Patch: "Seared Restaurant Open for Business"
        0 (0%)
    • Twinsburg Patch: "Attack of Flatulence Stops Traffic in Twinsburg"
        45 (39%)
    • Kent Patch: "Research Links Weight Loss and Memory Performance"
        1 (0%)
    • North Canton: "Police Talk Suicidal Woman Safely Off the Pro Football Hall of Fame Bridge"
        6 (5%)
    • Cleveland Heights: "Residents Outraged Over Saturday Night Shooting"
        3 (2%)
    • Mentor Patch: "Body Found in Ex-Cop's Garage Thought to be his Wife's, Missing Six Weeks"
        6 (5%)
    • Hillcrest Patch: "Jehovah's Witnesses Told They are Indeed Solicitors"
        4 (3%)
    • Stow Patch: "Bringing Nutritious Bread to a Haitian Village With Some Help From Friends"
        4 (3%)
    • Solon Patch: "Issue 2 Defeated: Unions Celebrate, Kasich Reflects on Loss"
        11 (9%)
    • Fairlawn-Bath Patch: "Eight People Dead in Several Locations After Sunday Morning Shooting in Copley"
        25 (22%)
    • Westlake Patch: "Bowling Green Man Charged With Murder in Death of Phil Masterson"
        3 (2%)
    • Lakewood Patch: "28 Days of Hot Meals for Needy Each Month Not Enough"
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 113
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Related Topics: Gary Stroud, Great Harvest Bread Co., Haiti, Jehovah's Witnesses, Phil Masterson, facebook murder for hire, football hall of fame, ohio, sb5, and top stories of 2011

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Amanda Harnocz

10:09 am on Sunday, January 1, 2012

Don't forget to vote for Ohio's No. 1 story in 2011!

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