Archive for April, 2009
$5 million stimulus grant to go to sewer project
EATON TWP. — The Lorain County Rural Wastewater District will have $5 million less to worry about when it comes to funding its first sewer project. LORCO received a $5 million grant to help fund construction of the sewer it plans to build in parts of Eaton and Carlisle townships and run to the Avon [...]
Joseph Allen Freed
ELYRIA – Joseph Allen swept his arms wide and high Tuesday as he walked into the lobby of the Lorain County Jail – a free man after more than 15 years behind bars on child molestation charges. “Hallelujah,” Allen said before embracing waiting family members. After registering as a sex offender, he walked out into [...]
The history of the Lorain Easter basket
LORAIN — The Lorain Easter basket was the brainchild of George Crehore, the city parks superintendent at the time, after his young son asked for a giant basket at the park. Crehore assigned the basket-making project to parks mechanic Dave Shukait. And, despite initial doubts, Shukait came up with a way to do it and [...]
A basketful of memories: Lorainites recount memories with giant East basket
LORAIN — The story of the Easter basket at Lakeview Park cannot be told without harking back to Gerry Timko’s summer of 1969. Timko, who along with her husband runs Arbor Lights Bed & Breakfast, a historic Victorian inn just steps away from Lake Erie on Lorain’s east side, has a classic coming-of-age tale featuring [...]
Sewer bids come in far below estimates
EATON TWP. — Building a sewer line from Eaton and Carlisle townships to Avon Lake’s Wastewater Treatment Plant will cost far less than expected. Construction bids for the 37½-mile sewer came in at a little more than $14 million when they were opened by Lorain County Rural Wastewater District officials on Thursday. That’s $7 million [...]
Two Eaton Township residents sue over sewer plan
ELYRIA — Two Eaton Township residents sued the Lorain County Rural Wastewater District on Tuesday in an effort to stop LORCO from building a proposed sewer system in parts of Eaton and Carlisle townships. In the lawsuit, Jeffrey Milum and Donna Hicks contend the sewer system is unnecessary, isn’t economically feasible and that the LORCO [...]
Big perks for staying on the job: Longtime Elyria workers cash in
ELYRIA — In a time when pay cuts and furloughs are common in the private sector, simply keeping your job with the city of Elyria is enough to earn you a bonus. That’s because in Elyria, employees receive an annual incentive called longevity pay, which can be between 1 percent and 20 percent of their [...]
LaGrange/Grafton blotter: April 3, 2009
LaGrange police Thursday, March 26 3:40 p.m. – 190 block Parklane, a mother went to the LaGrange Police Station after her 15-year-old son, who is grounded, refused to come home after school. The teen told his mother he would be “home when he feels like it.” He was referred to the Lorain County Juvenile Court [...]