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Tree falls, destroys car in Elyria

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 1:12 p. m.

ELYRIA — Anyone in the market for a used car? Garford Avenue residents Bob and Denise Hudson have one, though they didn’t know it until shortly after they were startled awake early Monday morning by a noise. A tree had come down on →

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Oberlin council approves bid for paving, roundabouts

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 11:42 a. m.

OBERLIN — City Council accepted a bid to add multiple roundabouts on Pyle-South Amherst Road on Monday. Council held a special meeting for several items, including the acceptance of the bid for the Pyle-South Amherst Road improvement project. →

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Cleveland woman charged in North Ridgeville 1 car crash

Published on July 15, 2019 | Updated 9:39 a. m.

A Cleveland woman was taken to the hospital after the car she was driving went airborne and struck a tree just after midnight on Sunday. Olivia Garza, 21, was traveling northbound on Stoney Ridge Road in North Ridgeville when she ran off of the →

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'Apollo 50 -- Next Giant Leap' at Great Lakes Science Center

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 7:09 a. m.

Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong becoming the first person to set foot on the moon. →

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall more than names

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 7:02 a. m.

WELLINGTON — A small but dedicated group assembled for the closing ceremony of the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall on Monday afternoon. Although attendance was less than for the opening ceremony Thursday, the respect was just as overwhelming. →

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Lorain parks levy sent to auditor, again

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 6:46 a. m.

LORAIN — Council again sent a parks levy to the county auditor, following a vote at Monday’s meeting to correct verbiage in the original measure. City Council unanimously approved the resolution to send a five-year, 1-mill tax levy for →

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North Ridgeville: Roundabout proposal goes to full Council

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 6:37 a. m.

To roundabout or not to roundabout — the topic came up again at North Ridgeville’s City Council for a proposed roundabout at Alternate state Route 83 and Chestnut Road on Monday night. Council debated the idea in a committee meeting. →

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Daughter marries in hospital chapel so mom can attend

Published on July 15, 2019 | Updated 7:29 a. m.

AVON — Margy Poorman had been planning to attend her daughter’s wedding in September, but after being hospitalized since January, it was becoming less likely that she would be able to make it to the ceremony. “My mom has just been →

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Lorain teen gets full scholarship from Steve Harvey

Published on July 15, 2019 | Updated 2:30 a. m.

LORAIN — One recent Lorain High School graduate isn’t worrying how to pay for college anymore, thanks to a generous donation from a Northeast Ohio celebrity. Jaiden Morales, 17, was one of eight incoming Kent State University freshmen →

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Repeat winner for Kerstetter Memorial 5K

Published on July 14, 2019 | Updated 12:32 a. m.

ELYRIA — City streets were packed with spectators as well as runners Saturday during the 10th annual James A. Kerstetter Memorial 5K and Family Walk. The event honoring an Elyria police officer who was killed in the line of duty went off →

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New North Ridgeville fire station ready to roll

Published on July 13, 2019 | Updated 12:26 a. m.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city’s new fire station provides firefighters a larger, updated space. Problems plagued the old station, which had a leaky roof and mold and asbestos. Chief John Reese said the department also was out of room in →

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Inmates build bunk beds for needy children

Published on July 13, 2019 | Updated 12:25 a. m.

GRAFTON — More than 70 men at the Grafton Reintegration Center at Grafton Correctional Institution volunteered to help build beds for children in Lorain County through Sleep in Heavenly Peace on Saturday. Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit →

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Former Mickey's Hideaway in Avon Lake to be razed

Published on July 13, 2019 | Updated 6:10 p. m.

AVON LAKE — Cyndi Klosterman said she grew up in her parents’ bar, so it felt more like a home than anything else. No bar compares to Mickey’s Hideaway, she said, except maybe in TV shows. “It was like ‘Cheers, →

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Craft fair helps fund medical care of former principal

Published on July 12, 2019 | Updated July 13, 2019 3:56 p. m.

Melisa Shady, former principal of Lorain Community Elementary and Middle School, has long battled brain cancer. →

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Tree falls, destroys car in Elyria

Oberlin council approves bid for paving, roundabouts

Cleveland woman charged in North Ridgeville 1 car crash

'Apollo 50 -- Next Giant Leap' at Great Lakes Science Center

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall more than names

Lorain parks levy sent to auditor, again

North Ridgeville: Roundabout proposal goes to full Council

Daughter marries in hospital chapel so mom can attend

Lorain teen gets full scholarship from Steve Harvey

Repeat winner for Kerstetter Memorial 5K

New North Ridgeville fire station ready to roll

Inmates build bunk beds for needy children

Former Mickey's Hideaway in Avon Lake to be razed

Craft fair helps fund medical care of former principal

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