Planning to borrow ‘Deathly Hallows’? Get in line, local librarians say. If you weren’t planning on shelling out the suggested $39.99 retail price to buy Harry Potter’s last wizardly adventure and instead want to borrow it from a library, it may be a while before you can get your hands on it. Library waiting lists [...]

Former judge has been under investigation since January ELYRIA — A special prosecutor has been brought in to investigate allegations that former Domestic Relations Judge Paulette Lilly misused county resources while she was in office. Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will asked Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason to have one of his assistant prosecutors look into [...]

County has $1.6M to divide among cash-strapped departments ELYRIA — A week after half the county’s elected officials asked for nearly $1.5 million in extra funding to get them through the rest of the year, the remaining officials asked for almost $650,000 on Thursday. That brings the total money the county needs to continue operating [...]

Master plan would rezone 230 acres along state Route 2 AMHERST — Roughly 230 acres of unused land along state Route 2 could be turned into commercial developments if the architects of the city’s new master plan have their way. For the last three years, a group of citizens has gathered regularly to map out [...]

County sheriff Friday, June 22 6:15 p.m. – 400 block Oberlin-Elyria Road, Mary Russell, 20, of LaGrange, making a false statement. Friday, June 29 10:02 a.m. – 8400 block Oberlin Road, woman receiving harassing phone calls. 5:10 p.m. – 24000 block Foster Road, 35-year-old woman told deputies she was raped. Saturday, June 30 12:19 a.m. [...]