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Female inmates to be housed at Elyria City Jail
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office hopes to begin housing female prisoners at the Elyria city jail in March. County commissioners approved the arrangement Wednesday, which had last month received the go-ahead from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s state jail inspector for the Division of Parole and Community Services. Gregory J. Dann [...]
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Developer warns about fiscal, physical problems at St. Joe’s
LORAIN — The management company running St. Joseph Community Center sent a letter to the center’s board of directors last month warning of numerous problems at the center and raising the possibility of terminating its contract if those issues aren’t addressed. Gregory Hipp of Ohio Realty Advisors wrote in the Jan. 5 letter, obtained by [...]
Teen talks about Moss’ episode on “Restaurant: Impossible”
ELYRIA — When fans of blunt, blustery chef Robert Irvine tune into tonight’s “Restaurant: Impossible,” they’ll see Moss’ Prime Rib and Spaghetti House employee Amanda Thomas squirming under the bright lights. Thomas, 18, figures she’ll definitely make it into the program, which airs at 10 p.m. on The Food Network. She was the only employee [...]
Elyria Foundry to pay $150K EPA fine
ELYRIA — Three years after a final warning, the Elyria Foundry has agreed to pay a $155,000 air pollution fine to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. “The company is back on track to complying with Ohio’s air pollution control laws,” Ohio EPA spokesman Mike Settles said Tuesday. “That’s the good news to come from this.” [...]
Vermilion councilman resigns seat
VERMILION — Madio “Rocky” Rossini, who represented Vermilion’s 5th Ward, resigned his seat Monday, citing personal reasons. John Gabriel, Vermilion Council president, said Rossini handed him his resignation letter Monday morning, and Gabriel read it aloud at the meeting. The resignation was effective immediately. “He’s a great guy and he’s surely going to be missed,” [...]
Treatment for former nurse charged with drug thefts
ELYRIA — A former nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Lorain charged with stealing pain medication has been granted drug treatment and intervention in lieu of conviction. Mary C. Howard, 36, faced felony charges in connection with allegations that she stole injectable Dilaudid, according to court documents. None of the three elderly patients involved in [...]
Lorain Council refuses to pay Home Depot bill over bad paperwork
LORAIN — With annual revenue of some $68 billion and profits of some $3.3 billion, Home Depot won’t go out of business if a $4,541 bill to the city for Christmas supplies isn’t paid. However, the company would like to get paid, and Mayor Chase Ritenauer said he hopes it eventually will be. In a [...]
Moss’ to celebrate its TV debut on “Restaurant: Impossible”
ELYRIA — Sandi Laubenthal, owner of Moss’ Prime Rib & Spaghetti House, is ready to celebrate. The “Restaurant: Impossible” episode featuring the Elyria restaurant is set to air Wednesday on the Food Network, and Laubenthal, who has owned the well-known eatery for 11 years, is throwing a viewing party. From 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., the [...]
Sunoco Logistics leases space for spill HQ
WELLINGTON — Sunoco Logistics has opened a new base of operations in the village’s industrial park following the Jan. 12 gasoline spill stemming from an apparent pipeline break. The company has leased space for six months at 750 Industrial Way, according to company spokesman Joe McGinn. The lease has an extension option if necessary, according [...]
Super Bowl players sported helmets made in an Elyria factory
When Super Bowl players took the field Sunday, many of them were wearing helmets manufactured at the Riddell Sports Inc. factory on Elyria’s southeast side. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was nursing an injured left ankle, was among the stars whose noggins were protected by a Riddell helmet. On the opposing [...]
Police log for Feb. 7, 2012
Lorain police Friday. Feb. 3 5 p.m. — Lorain County Jail, 9896 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, woman being taken to jail on assault charges and a warrant for domestic violence said a doctor at the Nord Center sexually assaulted her. Saturday, Feb. 4 8:19 a.m. — 4400 block Tacoma Ave., Cecil C. Cobb Jr., 34, [...]
Focus of manhunt after friendly-fire incident was high
LAGRANGE TWP. — The LaGrange Township man who was the target of a massive police manhunt in December after a Lorain County sheriff’s deputy was shot in what was later determined to be a friendly fire incident was under the influence of marijuana at the time he committed suicide. County Coroner Steven Evans said toxicology [...]
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Doggie Valentine’s Day
The fifth annual Hearts & Paws Doggie Valentine’s Day celebration and fundraiser was Sunday at Paws on the Lake in Avon Lake.
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Man arrested after high-speed chase
AMHERST TWP. — A Lorain man led Lorain County sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed pursuit and later had to be subdued with pepper spray after he fought being arrested in a Lorain driveway Friday. According to a report on the incident, a man living on Hidden Glen Drive in Amherst Township called police after seeing [...]
Woman allegedly tries to run down another woman
ELYRIA — A Maple Heights woman allegedly tried to run down an Elyria woman Friday morning, according to Elyria police. Officers were called to Pratt Boulevard shortly before 11 a.m. after receiving calls about a car that had struck another car and a building and tried to run over a woman. When police arrived they [...]
Critter Chronicles: Balto
BALTO Balto needs a dog savvy person and someone willing to give him daily exercise. He’s a very sweet boy who wants to please, but no one ever taught him anything but he is learning fast. He does tend to be protective of his caregiver, so his new owner will need to understand this and [...]
North Ridgeville boy hit by car recovering at home
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Like many kids, Damien Ashcraft enjoys time away from school, even though he could have come up with a less traumatic way of getting it. The 11-year-old North Ridgeville Middle School student wakes up every morning within sight of the school in front of which he was struck Jan. 11 by a [...]