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Mayor Krasienko delivers pink slips
LORAIN - The city jail will close, the Parks Department will be disbanded and 36 city employees will be laid off in an effort to balance next year’s budget and save about $2 million.
Layoff notices were given to the employees and police staff Friday personally by Mayor Tony Krasienko, who called each of the employees [...]
Lauded Wilkes Villa officer could be laid off
ELYRIA - Officer Eric Grove is the kind of law enforcement officer you want working in a public housing complex that is known for having more than its fair share of crime.
He is young, energetic and eager to do the job.
His superiors believe he is an “excellent officer that does quality work” and his peers [...]
Kids trade sweets for cash
ELYRIA - After sliding three crisp dollar bills into his pocket, 9-year-old Stephan Smith didn’t hesitate when asked whether parting with his well-earned Halloween candy was hard.
“No,” was his simple response. “Because I get to send it to the troops.”
The three pounds of candy Stephan handed over to Elyria dentist Scott Nagy will be sent [...]
Second man jailed in veterans club break-ins
VERMILION - A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of break-ins at area veterans social clubs that netted thieves tens of thousands of dollars.
Frederick Sharpless, 29, of Lorain, was held Friday on multiple charges stemming from break-ins to an American Legion post in Vermilion and an Erie County VFW hall, according [...]
Roundup: Nov. 7, 2009
Woman shot in Avon still serious
CLEVELAND - A woman who was shot Tuesday when an Avon man fired on the car she was in remained in serious condition Thursday.
Amber Rodriguez, who is hospitalized at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, was with two men that the shooter accused of breaking into his friend’s vehicle. As Rodriguez [...]
Local family heard shots, experienced lockdown at Fort Hood
The family of a local soldier visiting their son who had just returned home from Iraq found themselves under lockdown in base housing as the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood unfolded Thursday.
Mark Ruic of Grafton Township was excited to be spending his birthday Thursday visiting his son, Spc. Jason Ruic, 26, who had just [...]
Auditor: Lorain will have trouble meeting December payroll
LORAIN — Assessments for street lighting and leaf pickup to deeper staff cuts and eliminating the city jail were among the suggestions given by Mayor Tony Krasienko to City Council’s Finance Committee on Thursday on how to pull the city out of debt.
City Auditor Ron Mantini opened the meeting with a bleak financial forecast that [...]
A flu shot, then time to shop: Mall clinic proves popular
ELYRIA — Some people were turned away because they did not meet eligibility requirements, but nearly 1,100 people received H1N1 flu vaccines Thursday at an Elyria Health District flu clinic at Midway Mall.
At times, the line was lengthy, but Cindi Ogden of Avon was pleasantly surprised with how quickly it moved along after lunchtime.
“I’m a [...]
Man is cleared in racial beating
ELYRIA — A county judge cleared James Machovina on Thursday of charges he was involved in a brutal beating two years ago after the victim in the case said he had a different account of the fight than he did during an earlier court appearance.
Andy Robinson, Machovina’s lawyer, called Travis Noble a “liar.”
Noble said during [...]
Police make four arrests in Lorain home invasion
LORAIN — Four people are facing charges after three people were robbed at gunpoint in a home invasion early Wednesday morning, Lorain police reported.
Donald Hall, 20, of Lorain, is facing charges of aggravated burglary, having weapons under disability, carrying certain prohibited weapons and disrupting public service. Erik Latorre, 19, of Lorain, was charged with aggravated [...]