ELYRIA – The controversial “pay as you throw” trash program should be in the hands of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency today. The plan – approved by the county commissioners and a majority of the county`s cities and villages, including a hesitant Lorain – was forwarded to the EPA on Tuesday by the Lorain County [...]

LORAIN – Police are looking for a masked man who forced a gas station clerk to hand over $565 late Monday. Wanda Sue Meadows, 41, was straightening a merchandise rack about 10:30 p.m. at Don`s Marathon, 3003 Colorado Ave., with her back to the door, according to a Lorain police report. A white man wearing [...]

ELYRIA – A Sheffield Township firefighter who pleaded no contest to a theft charge earlier this year has had his plea thrown out by the 9th District Court of Appeals. The appeals court ruled that county Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers erred when he held a hearing to determine the value of two projectors that [...]

OBERLIN – In a community filled with gorgeous homes, four homeowners will throw open their doors and welcome the public on Sunday on a tour to benefit Allen Community Hospital. The houses on the tour range from an ultra-modern home on Pyle Road that resembles a spaceship to a home on Morgan Street on which [...]

Oberlin police Monday, Nov. 19 5:39 p.m. –  23 W. College St., 13-year-old shoplifter at Gibson`s Food Mart & Bakery, referred to juvenile officer and released to parents. Tuesday, Nov. 20 10:17 a.m. – state Routes 58 and Walnut St., Christina Robertson, 21, of Lorain, arrested on a warrant for contempt of court. 11:30 p.m. [...]