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Elyria Apple Festival ends on high note

Published on Sept. 24, 2018 | Updated 11:19 a. m.

ELYRIA — The 38th annual Apple Festival closed another successful year Sunday, organizer Linda Brown said. “The weekend, the people, and what we had here was absolutely wonderful,” she said. The event ended with the annual →

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It's an annual tradition: Woollybear wackiness in Vermilion

Published on Sept. 24, 2018 | Updated 6:38 a. m.

The Vermilion festival, billed as the largest one-day event in Ohio, drew costumed pets and people ready for fall — if not winter. →

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The FireFish experience

Published on Sept. 23, 2018 | Updated 1:30 a. m.

LORAIN — Linda and Daniel Pataky watched together as hundreds of people surrounded a fish sculpture and chanted “burn the fish” as it was set ablaze. They watched the structure become engulfed in flames, the smoke and embers →

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Apple Festival Queen 'in disbelief'

Published on Sept. 23, 2018 | Updated 1:30 a. m.

ELYRIA — Markia Boone entered the Apple Festival’s princess pageant to try something new and get out of her comfort zone. Little did she know, she would win both best costume and the title of 2018 Apple Festival Queen. “A couple →

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North Ridgeville Kiwanis donate Amtryke to Jared Powell, 4

Published on Sept. 22, 2018 | Updated 2:48 a. m.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Jared Powell has a bike to grow with him, thanks to North Ridgeville Kiwanis. Jared, 4, has cerebral palsy, confining him to a wheelchair or walker. A student at the district’s Early Childhood Learning Community, a →

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Elyria police benefit scheduled for officer's family

Published on Sept. 22, 2018 | Updated 2:47 a. m.

ELYRIA — Auxiliary Officer John Vincent is remembered as someone who “always had the biggest smile.” Vincent, 57, was a veteran and worked for Elyria and other area police departments, and an insurance company, until he had a →

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Carlos Hyde announces birth of son Friday morning to cap memorable 24 hours

Published on Sept. 21, 2018 | Updated 5:08 p. m.

The moment Carlos Hyde was waiting for finally came Friday morning. He made the announcement himself. “8 pounds 11 ounces! #CarlosJR #Blessed,” Hyde tweeted at about 9:30. A whirlwind 24 hours ended when Hyde’s girlfriend gave →

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Vermilion's Crystal Beach amusement park commemorated with new historical markers

Published on Sept. 21, 2018

VERMILION — When you grow up on the grounds of an amusement park, your childhood carries some unusual memories. For Marlene Feldkamp, it was running timed relays with her sister, Sandra Mueller, and her cousin Tom Ryan through the spooky- →

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Avon Lake hosting bicentennial beer festival

Published on Sept. 21, 2018 | Updated 12:57 p. m.

AVON LAKE — When thinking of Avon Lake, beer probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But the Bicentennial Committee may change all that with the city’s Bicentennial Beer Festival. In honor of the city’s history as →

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Apple Festival to fill downtown Elyria this weekend

Published on Sept. 21, 2018 | Updated 11:47 a. m.

ELYRIA — Apple Festival organizer Linda Brown said it’s shaping up to be a great weekend in the city. “We hope everybody comes down and joins us, it’s a very family-oriented group that comes down, lots of kids, lots of →

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2 injured in Olmsted Falls fire (UPDATED/VIDEOS)

Published on Sept. 20, 2018 | Updated 7:44 a. m.

OLMSTED FALLS — Luis Castro said he was spending a quiet morning with his wife, Ada, and their 2-year-old granddaughter when he discovered a fire erupting in his residence at Chandlers Lane Condominiums. “I didn’t smell anything, →

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East Bridge Street repaving to start soon

Published on Sept. 21, 2018 | Updated 7:30 a. m.

ELYRIA — Starting Monday, residents may want to avoid East Bridge Street as the city moves ahead on resurfacing the pock-marked thoroughfare. City Engineer John Schneider said crews will start installing signs Monday and Tuesday, with milling →

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3 plan on getting ahead through program

Published on Sept. 21, 2018 | Updated 2:38 a. m.

LORAIN — Lorain County Community Action Agency congratulated the first three graduates of its newest program Thursday morning. Sherri Bennett, of Lorain, and Maygan Hulbert and Silvia Macovetchi, both of Elyria, received the first →

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Woollybear Festival makes annual return to Vermilion on Sunday

Published on Sept. 20, 2018 | Updated 11:59 a. m.

VERMILION — Ohio’s largest one-day festival returns this weekend to celebrate a caterpillar. The 46th annual Woollybear Festival returns Sunday to Vermilion, bringing with it a host of local television personalities and tradition. →

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Elyria Apple Festival ends on high note

It's an annual tradition: Woollybear wackiness in Vermilion

The FireFish experience

Apple Festival Queen 'in disbelief'

North Ridgeville Kiwanis donate Amtryke to Jared Powell, 4

Elyria police benefit scheduled for officer's family

Carlos Hyde announces birth of son Friday morning to cap memorable 24 hours

Vermilion's Crystal Beach amusement park commemorated with new historical markers

Avon Lake hosting bicentennial beer festival

Apple Festival to fill downtown Elyria this weekend

2 injured in Olmsted Falls fire (UPDATED/VIDEOS)

East Bridge Street repaving to start soon

3 plan on getting ahead through program

Woollybear Festival makes annual return to Vermilion on Sunday

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