Lorain/Elyria, OH
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Clearview superintendent to retire
LORAIN -Clearview school district Superintendent Rick Buckosh announced he intends to retire this year.
“I’ve spent 35 years in education, and 35 years is kind of the magic number when you retire in education,” Buckosh said Friday. “I’ll work out the rest of the year and retire effective Aug. 1.”
Buckosh, superintendent for the past eight years, [...]
Eaton Township trustee files ethics complaint
EATON TWP. - Eaton Township trustee Linda Morrison filed a complaint with the Ohio Ethics Commission about the hiring of former Lorain County Rural Wastewater District board member Doug Edwards as a $20-an-hour inspector overseeing the LORCO project.
Edwards was the township’s representative to the LORCO board when he was hired July 6 as a temporary [...]
Library confused by levy’s failure
AMHERST - When a technology lab bus from the state library system parked itself at the Amherst Public Library for a week to offer a variety of computer classes, library officials knew they had struck the right nerve.
“We had over 20 classes and they all had waiting lists,” library director Robin Woods said. “We had [...]
Students participate in mock trial at Elyria municipal courthouse
ELYRIA - Whether they took the roles of attorneys or witnesses, everyone agreed the case, while not real, didn’t bear much resemblance to the fiery dramatics and posturing of TV and movie courtrooms.
And that wasn’t much of a surprise to the students who filled the courtrooms at Elyria Municipal Court on Friday.
“We were told there [...]
Jury acquits drug agent
CLEVELAND - A jury in Cleveland acquitted a federal drug agent Friday of framing 17 people in a sting.
Drug Enforcement Administration agent Lee Lucas hugged his attorney and fought back tears after the verdict was announced on 18 counts, including obstruction of justice, perjury and deprivation of civil rights.
As the jury announced its verdicts on [...]
Piskura considers commissioner’s race
SHEFFIELD LAKE - Sheffield Lake Mayor John Piskura said Friday he is considering throwing his hat in the ring for county commissioner.
“I’ve not committed just yet,” Piskura said. “I think the county needs help, and I think I have enough experience that I can contribute and actually do some good.”
Piskura, also a Bay [...]
Betleski approves CRA fee refunds
ELYRIA - Lorain County Auditor Mark Stewart and Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko said Friday they are pleased county Common Pleas Court Judge Mark Betleski approved an agreement they hope will resolve a long-running dispute over controversial tax abatements in Lorain.
“We’re extremely happy here,” Stewart said. “I was with the mayor of Lorain when we heard [...]
Witness changes testimony in Howse homicide trial
ELYRIA - A witness who told jurors earlier this week that Alverno Howse Jr. wasn’t at the Taft Avenue home where Charles “Chuckie” Howard Jr. was shot in August returned to the stand Friday and changed his testimony.
The witness, whose name Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski ordered the media not to report, said [...]
Robbery suspect arrested in Georgia
ELYRIA - A man wanted in Elyria on robbery, burglary and kidnapping charges was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Stockbridge, Ga., on Friday.
Johnny Jackson III, 20, of Elyria, was captured while trying to flee a Stockton residence. The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force had been moving in on Jackson’s location, acting on a lead from [...]
Lorain files to tear down more structures
LORAIN - The city moved Friday to get permission to demolish six more properties.
Papers were filed Friday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court seeking a declaratory judgment - the declaration of a public nuisance - to allow the city to tear down structures on the properties and seek monetary damages.
The properties are 703 [...]