Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 26th, 2008
AK, Oberlin, Wellington BB games cancelled
Three area postseason games that were to be played tonight have been cancelled.
Admiral King Division I girls’ game against Toledo Central Catholic has been CANCELLED until tomorrow. They will play at Norwalk High School.
Oberlin Division IV boys’ game against Lutheran East has been CANCELLED until tomorrow. They will play at Strongsville High School.
The Wellington Division III [...]
Tonight’s Oberlin district BB game cancelled
Tonight’s Division IV boys’ district basketball game between Oberlin and Lutheran East has been postponed until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Strongsville High School.
Check your flight before heading to airport
Cleveland’s
Hopkins
International
Airport is open but Continental Airlines, which operates a hub at the airport, has canceled about 40 percent of its flights, airport spokeswoman Pat White said.
The snow that has blanketed northern
Ohio caused about two dozen accidents in our area, most of which were reported as vehicles sliding off slippery roadways.
In
Geauga
County, [...]
A winter short on flurries?
With a nod to The Who, meet the new forecast, same as the old forecast.
It seems as if, with an exception here and there, most of this winter’s dire predictions of smacks along the head by Mother Nature have fallen happily short of the mark.
If the storm predicted for today and tonight actually lives [...]
McCain targets Ohio
ROCKY RIVER — Mac is back in Ohio, and he plans on becoming a regular.
“Since 1964, every single candidate for president has been elected, if they carry Ohio,” U.S. Sen. John McCain told a packed room at a rally in Rocky River on Monday. “You’re going [...]
Clinton will be at Admiral King; Krasienko endorses her
LORAIN — U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton will visit Lorain Admiral King High School today for a town hall meeting with up to 1,500 students and members of the community attending.
Clinton, D-N.Y., will be making good on the promise she gave Mayor Tony Krasienko, as she follows fellow [...]
Midview seeks levy to buy new buses
Midview levy
Issue: No. 10
What: 2.5 mills, general improvement levy for Midview Schools
How long? Five years
Raises how much? $1.2 million annually
Purpose: Building maintenance, grounds, equipment or books that last at least five years
Annual cost to the owner of a $150,000 home: $119 a [...]
Primary 2008: 911, Murray Ridge seek levy renewal
Murray Ridge levy
Issue: No. 13
What: 1.6875 mills for Murray Ridge Center Services
How long: Five years
Purpose: To continue to provide critical lifelong support for Lorain County citizens with developmental disabilities.
Annual cost to the owner of a home worth $150,000: $50.96
911 [...]
Primary 2008: N.R. needs schools
N.R. school levy
Issue: No. 11
What: 4.99-mills bond issue for North Ridgeville schools
How long: 28 years
Raises how much?:
$54.25 million
Purpose: To build a new high school and renovate the existing one to serve as the middle school
Annual cost to the [...]
Primary 2008: Sheffield Township levies to pay for roads, EMS services
Sheffield Township expenses levy
Issue: No. 7
How long: 5 years
How much: 2 mills
Purpose: current expenses
Annual cost to the owner of a $100,000 home: $7 a year
Sheffield Township fire levy
Issue: No. 8
How long: 5 years
How much: 0.90 mills
Purpose: fire protection
Annual cost to the owner [...]