ELYRIA — Lorain County General Health District Medical Director Paul Matus is facing disciplinary action for allegedly leveling false misconduct accusations against health officials and threatening to expose that misconduct if he was disciplined, according to documents released Friday. Matus was placed on paid leave last month while a neutral third party was brought in [...]

LORAIN — Cheryl Atkinson’s separation agreement from DeKalb County Schools was approved Friday night. Atkinson served as Lorain Schools superintendent from 2007 to 2011 and was hired by DeKalb County Schools in Georgia in August 2011. In a 5-4 vote, the DeKalb County Board of Education accepted Atkinson’s resignation effective immediately. According to DeKalb County [...]

BROWNHELM TWP. — Investigators have released the name of a man whose body was found in a burning vehicle Dec. 4. Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans said the man’s name was Jerry Gaydosh. Evans said the 38-year-old Amherst man’s death was ruled a suicide, and he died from his burns. Gaydosh’s vehicle was found [...]

CLEVELAND — Shannon Huffman is surrounded by hundreds of colorful “high-five” hand tracings in the hospital room where he continues to recover from surgery to remove a large tumor behind his eye. “The whole idea is to try and keep the energy up in Shannon’s room,” said his dad, Joshua Huffman. “We want to keep [...]