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Friendship APL takes in 6 dogs moved out of S.C. ahead of Florence

Published on Sept. 17, 2018 | Updated 6:10 a. m.

ELYRIA — Several new dogs are waiting for their forever homes at Friendship Animal Protective League after being evacuated from shelters in South Carolina. In an effort to get animals out of coastal South Carolina before Hurricane Florence →

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Longtime Washington Avenue Christian Church pastor retiring

Published on Sept. 16, 2018 | Updated 1:22 a. m.

When Janet Long first came to Elyria, her position made her one of a select few. Long had just been hired by the congregation of Washington Avenue Christian Church. It was 1985 and Long was serving as a pastor of a small church in Clyde when she →

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March, vigil raise suicide awareness

Published on Sept. 16, 2018 | Updated 1:13 a. m.

ELYRIA — Roughly two dozen people came together to walk in memory of loved ones and raise awareness for suicide prevention Saturday evening. The group marched from Ely Square, around the high school and back, cheered on by honking cars and →

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Mental health panel addresses suicide

Published on Sept. 16, 2018 | Updated 12:58 a. m.

ELYRIA — In conjunction with other suicide prevention events this weekend, mental health professionals held an educational discussion and panel Saturday at Second Bapist Church in Elyria, aiming to dispell myths and reduce the stigma on the →

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Lorain County Farm Bureau fall farm tour is Saturday

Published on Sept. 16, 2018 | Updated 12:58 a. m.

Lorain County Farm Bureau’s fall farm tour is noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. This free, drive-it-yourself tour will feature four farms. Door prizes will be awarded to select winners if they visit all four farms on the tour. The tour can start in any →

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Newest Lorain mural unveiled

Published on Sept. 16, 2018 | Updated 12:57 a. m.

LORAIN — Lorain Arts Council unveiled the city’s latest mural, a piece created by veterans through a partnership with Valor Home. Valor Home provides transitional housing to homeless male veterans, and the partnership was funded by →

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Boys and Girls Club of Lorain County clothes kids in need

Published on Sept. 15, 2018 | Updated 8:39 p. m.

ELYRIA — Virginia DuVall’s smile said it all Friday night inside the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lorain County on Middle Avenue. DuVall was at the center picking up a bag of clothes for her 14-year-old granddaughter. Inside the bag were →

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Lorain Schools dedicates new turf field

Published on Sept. 15, 2018 | Updated 8:03 p. m.

The artificial surface at George Daniel Field was bought for the school by the Cleveland Browns — several of whom were on hand for the dedication. →

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Local crew backs up power restoration efforts in North Carolina

Published on Sept. 15, 2018

Hurricane Florence is battering North Carolina, and five linemen from the Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative are on their way to North Carolina to help in any way they can. The crew will help restore power and whatever else is needed, said →

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Center Ridge Road project hits snags

Published on Sept. 15, 2018 | Updated 2:25 a. m.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The widening of Center Ridge Road has hit a snag after several underground utilities caused delays. Ohio Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kaitlyn Thompson said when construction began in April, there was more →

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Lockdown lifted at Elyria High as shooting threat was determined to be not credible (UPDATED)

Published on Sept. 14, 2018 | Updated 11:52 a. m.

UPDATE: The lockdown was lifted around 10 a.m., and the threat has been determined to be not credible. Elyria High School is under external lockdown following a series of phone calls threatening to shoot up the school. An external lockdown →

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Lorain County schools' progress varies on state report cards (UPDATED)

Published on Sept. 14, 2018 | Updated 11:10 a. m.

Thursday’s release from the Ohio Department of Education of the 2018 state report card showed Lorain County districts with marks that range from an overall grade of A in Avon — the only district to earn the high score — to F in →

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Old Stoveworks coming down in Lorain

Published on Sept. 14, 2018 | Updated 10:01 a. m.

LORAIN — A nuisance that has stood empty and dilapidated for decades started coming down Saturday when crews began demolishing what remains of the old National Stoveworks Co. buildings on Long Avenue. Federal funds were poured into the $1.2 →

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AT&T building in North Ridgeville may get new use

Published on Sept. 14, 2018 | Updated 9:55 a. m.

The city, which bought the 18,000-square-foot building in 2006, is debating whether to turn it into a new city hall annex. →

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Friendship APL takes in 6 dogs moved out of S.C. ahead of Florence

Longtime Washington Avenue Christian Church pastor retiring

March, vigil raise suicide awareness

Mental health panel addresses suicide

Lorain County Farm Bureau fall farm tour is Saturday

Newest Lorain mural unveiled

Boys and Girls Club of Lorain County clothes kids in need

Lorain Schools dedicates new turf field

Local crew backs up power restoration efforts in North Carolina

Center Ridge Road project hits snags

Lockdown lifted at Elyria High as shooting threat was determined to be not credible (UPDATED)

Lorain County schools' progress varies on state report cards (UPDATED)

Old Stoveworks coming down in Lorain

AT&T building in North Ridgeville may get new use

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