LORAIN — Amherst City Councilman Phil Van Treuren argued throughout his campaign that he worked harder than anyone else who’s ever run for Lorain County commissioner, but in the end it wasn’t enough. Commissioner Ted Kalo, a Democrat, beat the Republican, Van Treuren, on Tuesday to win a third term. According to unofficial election returns, [...]

LORAIN — Lorain County Commissioner Lori Kokoski cruised to a third term Tuesday, handily defeating her Republican challenger, Columbia Township Trustee Mike Musto. According to unofficial election returns, Kokoski, a Democrat, received 71,573 votes, or 59 percent, compared with Musto’s 49,766 votes, or 41 percent. “I’m glad it’s finally over, and I plan on making [...]

ELYRIA — It was a subdued atmosphere at Elyria High School even before the first set of election results were posted online Tuesday evening. Superintendent Paul Rigda, usually the boisterous leader of the district, stayed mainly at his table, huddled with the district’s treasurer, human resource director and business services director. IPhones and smart phones [...]

COLUMBUS — Democrat Sherrod Brown won re-election to the U.S. Senate today after one of the most expensive and closely watched match-ups in the country. Despite an onslaught of attacks from conservative outside groups, Brown topped Republican challenger Josh Mandel, the state treasurer and a U.S. Marine veteran who did two tours in Iraq. The [...]

Voters in 16 of the county’s 18 townships decided Tuesday that they did not want to fund their own police district. A 1.25-mill levy that would have set up a designated police district with 10 deputies, failed 8,959 to 11,022 or 45 percent to 55 percent, according to unofficial election returns. The levy would have [...]

ELYRIA — Voters in Elyria only want to see tax issues one time a year — during November general elections. An attempt to change the charter to allow for proposals on primary ballots failed, according to unofficial election results. Of the eight charter amendments Elyria voters saw on the ballot Tuesday, they resoundingly rejected Issue [...]

AMHERST — Amherst City Councilman Frank Janik will trade in his chair at Amherst City Hall for a seat behind the bench at the Lorain County Justice Center. Janik, a former assistant county prosecutor now working as a criminal defense attorney, beat out attorney Richard Ramsey in the race to replace retiring Domestic Relations Judge [...]