Archive for March 16th, 2008
Searchers recover man’s body in river
ELYRIA — The body of a man who plunged into the Black River on Saturday night after a foot pursuit by police was found early Sunday afternoon.
Elyria firefighters pulled the body of Leonard Bryant, 26, from the river just north of the Black River ford in Cascade Park about 1 p.m. Sunday, assistant fire Chief […]
Three-phase project planned to fix Route 57
ELYRIA — The much-anticipated state Route 57 reconstruction project will be broken up into three phases over the course of about 18 months, city officials said. At a cost of $20 million, with the city funding a portion with a 10-year, $2.7 million loan from the state infrastructure fund, the project is slated to start […]
Group helps to distribute unused medications
In the back of Buderer Pharmacy in Sandusky are $3 million worth of prescription medications waiting to be distributed for free.
These unused prescriptions, collected from nursing homes and other area extended care facilities, are rounded up by Buderer and redistributed to the underinsured and uninsured of Lorain County.
The Coalition for the […]
Report: State’s middle class in a crunch
AKRON — Ohio’s middle class families are racing to the bottom of the nation’s economic ladder with incomes that fail to keep pace with inflation and the rising costs of higher education and health care, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Sunday.
Ohio ranks 32nd with a median household income of $44,532 based on […]
Hundreds attend Metzenbaum’s funeral
BEACHWOOD — Former U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum was remembered as an anti-corruption watchdog and a fighter for civil rights at a funeral attended by several hundred family, friends and Democratic Party figures on Sunday.
Metzenbaum, who died Wednesday at the age of 90, was a force to be reckoned with during his years […]
Roundup: March 17, 2008
Police: Man rams truck, fights
LORAIN — A man rammed a tow truck driver about 5:15 a.m. Saturday after refusing to pay for roadside help and then fought back when officers tried to arrest him, Lorain police said.
Jonathon Contreras, 19, of Lorain, was charged with felonious assault, resisting arrest, obstructing official business, theft and driving under […]