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Health agencies' board not yet taking shape

Published on March 13, 2019 | Updated 11:47 a. m.

Last week the county commissioners announced the merging of the county’s Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board and Mental Health Board by July 1, but what that new board will look like and how it will function remains a bit unclear. →

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Critter Chronicles: Multiple Breed Rescue for March 13, 2019

Published on March 13, 2019 | Updated 2:44 a. m.

Multiple Breed Rescue CONTACT: rescue@mbrohio.com WEBSITE: www.mbrohio.com Marley Marley came to us because he got a bit larger than his previous family expected. Marley may be young, but he’s very smart and very eager to please. He knows →

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State reps move to stop House Bill 70

Published on March 12, 2019 | Updated 7:38 a. m.

COLUMBUS — Another bipartisan effort to stop House Bill 70 was introduced Monday. State Reps. Kent Smith, D-Euclid, and Steve Hambley, R-Brunswick, announced House Bill 127, which would create a moratorium on further state takeovers of →

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Elyria Finance Committee gives split vote to homeless housing

Published on March 12, 2019 | Updated 7:01 a. m.

ELYRIA — City Council’s Finance Committee split a vote Monday to object to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s financing arrangement for a $12 million supportive housing project on East Bridge Street aimed at helping the homeless →

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Elyria Council's Finance Committee refers 2019 budget to full Council for vote

Published on March 12, 2019 | Updated 6:42 a. m.

ELYRIA — City Council will be handed for approval a proposed 2019 budget of more than $31 million when it next meets March 18. Finance Director Ted Pileski on Monday told Council’s Finance Committee that some of the last minute changes →

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Lorain Schools disputes Commission members' report (WITH DISTRICT RESPONSE)

Published on March 12, 2019 | Updated 6:28 a. m.

The district’s response is attached below the story. LORAIN — The school district is disputing claims made in a recent report by two Academic Distress Commission members. Presented at a joint school board/academic distress meeting Feb. →

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Bomb threat closes Columbia Local Schools

Published on March 11, 2019 | Updated 6:12 a. m.

Investigators discovered an unknown person made the threats by hacking into a student’s video gaming system, which was linked to the student’s social media accounts. →

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History pops up in Oberlin

Published on March 11, 2019 | Updated 12:57 p. m.

Radios, toy trains, a church pew cushion and a 19th century noisemaker were among the items on display at First Church of Oberlin, United Church of Christ. →

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Avon Lake group supports families affected by addiction

Published on March 11, 2019 | Updated 6:22 a. m.

Avon Lake United Church of Christ recently introduced a community-oriented, biweekly support group called Families United Through Recovery. The group’s intent is to assist the families of those struggling with addiction or opioid abuse in →

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Resource Fair coming to Lorain County

Published on March 9, 2019 | Updated 11:41 p. m.

ELYRIA — Parents want what is best for their children. Sometimes, that’s obvious — food, clothing, doctor’s appointments. Other times, it’s more difficult. Maybe Chloe is having a hard time making friends. Perhaps, →

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Discussion examines the relationship of poverty, funding and student achievement

Published on March 9, 2019 | Updated 11:40 p. m.

AMHERST — The relationship between poverty, state and federal funding, and student achievement was a topic of discussion at a presentation Saturday morning. Kathryn Kennedy, a CPA and former professor at Miami University and University of →

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After 29 years, Paul Hicks wants killer of his daughter brought to justice

Published on March 9, 2019 | Updated 11:39 p. m.

ELYRIA — When Angela Hicks’ body was found in a wooded area near Midway Mall in the summer of 1990, her father, Paul Hicks, held two people responsible for her death: Samuel Legg III and whoever had killed her. It didn’t take him →

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Drivers seek fix at Route 57-Chestnut Ridge intersection

Published on March 9, 2019 | Updated 4:49 p. m.

ELYRIA — Fed up with traffic at state Route 57 and Chestnut Ridge Road, Lorain County motorists have started an internet petition to get the city and the Ohio Department of Transportation to do something about the intersection. City and ODOT →

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Proposal aims to weaken House Bill 70

Published on March 9, 2019 | Updated 4:47 p. m.

Two Ohio House members and former educators — including Rep. Joe Miller, D-Amherst — are working on legislation that would repeal portions of House Bill 70, which governs state takeovers of local school districts. The proposal by Miller →

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Health agencies' board not yet taking shape

Critter Chronicles: Multiple Breed Rescue for March 13, 2019

State reps move to stop House Bill 70

Elyria Finance Committee gives split vote to homeless housing

Elyria Council's Finance Committee refers 2019 budget to full Council for vote

Lorain Schools disputes Commission members' report (WITH DISTRICT RESPONSE)

Bomb threat closes Columbia Local Schools

History pops up in Oberlin

Avon Lake group supports families affected by addiction

Resource Fair coming to Lorain County

Discussion examines the relationship of poverty, funding and student achievement

After 29 years, Paul Hicks wants killer of his daughter brought to justice

Drivers seek fix at Route 57-Chestnut Ridge intersection

Proposal aims to weaken House Bill 70

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