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Elyria Police Department earns AAA platinum award for traffic safety

Published on Nov. 13, 2018 | Updated 7:55 a. m.

INDEPENDENCE — The Elyria Police Department was one of 18 Northeast Ohio departments to receive AAA’s platinum award for traffic safety efforts in the community Monday. The department was honored during a luncheon held by AAA East →

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Elyria Public Library System buys land for new main branch

Published on Nov. 13, 2018 | Updated 7:52 a. m.

ELYRIA — The Elyria Public Library System has all the property pieces in place for its upcoming building project, its governing board learned Monday. All 12 parcels on 1.25 acres in downtown Elyria, the future home of the library’s →

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Carlisle Township flea market closing

Published on Nov. 13, 2018 | Updated 7:43 a. m.

ELYRIA — Norbert Dennerll said he was told last week that he and other tenants would need to move out of the Carlisle Township Flea Market in a matter of weeks. Dennerll, 89, has a booth in the flea market where he sells clothes, dolls, →

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Church hit by fire lacked insurance; space for services found

Published on Nov. 13, 2018 | Updated 6:51 a. m.

LORAIN — First Lutheran Church of Lorain will host Iglesia Del Dios Vivo’s congregation Sunday, after the Spanish-language church at 1714 Reid Ave. was destroyed by fire Saturday. Lorain Fire Department responded to a call at 10:22 a.m., finding →

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Elyria veteran urges motorists to honk to support brothers in arms (VIDEO)

Published on Nov. 12, 2018 | Updated 6:21 a. m.

Dave Ice has been standing on the corner of Abbe and Hilliard roads every Veterans Day for the last four years. →

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Snow expected today, could be 1-2 inches accumulating overnight

Published on Nov. 12, 2018 | Updated 3:17 p. m.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for today into tomorrow for most of Northern Ohio. Snow is predicted late this afternoon and into tonight. A total of one to two inches of accumulation is predicted through Tuesday →

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Port Authority may take control of Victory Park; veterans honored in Lorain

Published on Nov. 12, 2018 | Updated 12:23 p. m.

In a news release, the Port Authority said that pending board and city approval, it would receive Victory Park — provided the Lady Victory and “V” statues stay in place. →

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Fire destroys Lorain church (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Published on Nov. 11, 2018 | Updated Nov. 12, 2018 12:22 p. m.

LORAIN — A local congregation is without a place to worship today after Iglesia Del Dios Vivo caught fire Saturday morning. Though small, the mainly Spanish-speaking congregation is having trouble finding a place to worship and have no →

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Man, dog safe but homeless after Elyria apartment fire

Published on Nov. 12, 2018

A man and his dog are currently homeless after an early-morning apartment fire in Elyria. Firefighters were called to 221 Mockingbird Lane shortly before 3 a.m. today for a fire at Chestnut Acres apartments. One of the eight units was ablaze from a →

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Elyrian was ambassador to France during WWI

Published on Nov. 11, 2018 | Updated 1:02 a. m.

ELYRIA — On Veterans Day, Americans pause to honor those who have served in the U.S. military. Among them are the nearly 117,000 Americans who died in the trenches, waters and skies of Europe from April 1917 until the end of World War I on →

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North Ridgeville man, 80, reported missing

Published on Nov. 10, 2018 | Updated 1:59 a. m.

ELYRIA — An 80-year-old North Ridgeville man was reported missing after failing to meet his family for dinner Friday evening. Police are searching for Robert Lewis, who was last seen on Cleveland Street in Elyria about 4:30 p.m. Friday by his →

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A message to veterans

Published on Nov. 11, 2018 | Updated 1:52 a. m.

AMHERST — In preparation for Veterans Day, close to a dozen Lorain County residents braved the cold to hang American flags from highway overpasses in Avon and Amherst on Saturday. Organized by Lorain County Probate Judge Jim Walther, who also →

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Marines celebrate 243 years

Published on Nov. 11, 2018 | Updated 1:52 a. m.

ELYRIA — Marines across the country celebrated their military branch’s 243th birthday Saturday, with members in Lorain County no different. At the AMVETS Post 32 in Elyria, veterans had breakfast, followed by a slice of birthday cake. →

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Lorain County probation officer pleads guilty

Published on Nov. 10, 2018 | Updated 3:10 a. m.

ELYRIA — A probation officer with Lorain County Adult Probation placed on unpaid leave earlier this year has agreed to not return to his position after pleading guilty to amended charges. Bryan Thomas, 58, of Elyria, had been indicted on →

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Elyria Police Department earns AAA platinum award for traffic safety

Elyria Public Library System buys land for new main branch

Carlisle Township flea market closing

Church hit by fire lacked insurance; space for services found

Elyria veteran urges motorists to honk to support brothers in arms (VIDEO)

Snow expected today, could be 1-2 inches accumulating overnight

Port Authority may take control of Victory Park; veterans honored in Lorain

Fire destroys Lorain church (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Man, dog safe but homeless after Elyria apartment fire

Elyrian was ambassador to France during WWI

North Ridgeville man, 80, reported missing

A message to veterans

Marines celebrate 243 years

Lorain County probation officer pleads guilty

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