AVON LAKE — Rescue crews were searching the waters near Miller Road Park after a possible sighting of a body, Avon Lake police Lt. Duane Streator said. Streator said about 8 p.m., authorities received reports from someone who said they saw what appeared to be a body floating in the water just offshore near the [...]

LORAIN — Following weeks of negotiations culminating with a marathon 36-hour bargaining session, the United Steelworkers union and Republic Engineered Products reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Thursday afternoon.The deal was reached about 4:30 p.m., allowing plant managers and union officials representing employees at all five of Republic’s U.S. plants to finally get [...]

VERMILION — Tasting never-had-before cuisine from a cookbook chock full of hand-me-down recipes may not sound like your idea of a fun night. After all, how many people can say they know Lois Hubler or her baked sweet and sour kielbasa made with chili sauce and crushed pineapple?  Will the dish be good, or will [...]

Elyria police Monday, Aug. 14 3 p.m. – 100 block E. Broad St., woman’s purse and jewelry stolen. Tuesday, Aug. 15 7 a.m. – 400 block Bayberry Drive, mail stolen from residents’ mailboxes. 9:19 a.m. – State Routes 254 and 83, Brian Coffelt, 33, of Cleveland, warrant arrest. 10:43 a.m. – 100 block School St., [...]

KIPTON — The Village Council on Thursday decided to gather more information before making a decision on whether to dissolve its police department. Mayor Dennis Watson said village officials will meet with a former Cuyahoga County police chief who now is an instructor at Lorain County Community College’s police academy to discuss options for keeping [...]

ELYRIA —  The city’s renovation of a home on 12th Street is nearly complete, and it will soon go for sale for $112,000.In a tough housing market, city officials are keeping their fingers crossed that the four- or five-bedroom, one-bath home will sell. The city is offering up to $20,000 in assistance for low- and [...]