Wellington Fire volunteers ring bells for Salvation Army drive
Wellington Fire Chief Mike Wetherbee leads volunteers during the holiday kettle campaign outside Farm and Home, Apples and Village Market. The effort, spanning December shifts, supports the Salvation Army budget as volunteers, including local police and EMS, seek to fill 160 slots.
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Wellington
Salvation Army
Tion Army
Carissa Woytach
Mike Wetherbee
Wellington Salvation Army
Wellington Salvation Army Seeks Red Kettle Volunteers
Community drive seeks volunteers to staff red kettles or accept donations mailed or delivered to 181 E. Herrick Ave Wellington. Include Wellington in memo to keep funds local. Contact (440) 647-7600 or visit salvationarmyohio.org or the Wellington Salvation Army Facebook page.
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Wellington Salvation Army
Wellington
Salvationarmyohio. Org
Herrick Ave
Settlement Ends Texas Lawsuit And Local Infrastructure Deals
The county reports a settlement avoiding a Texas court suit after months of negotiation. In other actions, the board approves a $428,900 Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District project to fix failing septic systems in Columbia Township with half funded by a grant. Remaining costs covered by TIF payments. Additional contracts include $315,207 for Grove Avenue waterline upgrades in Sheffield Township, $103,000 for Griggs Road bridge plans in Rochester, $53,619 to repair a storm basin in Sheffield Township, and $50,800 for Firelands School property work in Henrietta Township.
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Northeast
Civil and Environmental Consultants Inc
Mayfield Heights
Griggs Road Bridge
Rochester
Ohio Department of Transportation
Joe Biden
D&m Earthmoving Ltd
Wakeman
Lorain County Board of Elections
North Ridge Road
Sheffield Township
Denes Concrete Inc
Wellington
Firelands
Henrietta Township
Lorain County
Lorain Soil & Water Conservation District
Firelands Schools
Jail lawsuit wave highlights Lorain County case load
A lengthy report details lawsuits and investigations surrounding Lorain County jail staff. It notes inmate Ward’s 60 day isolation and claims of mistreatment, police and corrections actions in several federal suits, and ongoing cases against Sheriff Stammitti and officers. The piece also mentions inmate Brooks and others facing related prosecutions and civil actions.
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Nolan Meinke
Jose Romero
Phil Stammitti
Meinke
USS
Donald Nugent
Lisa Phillips
Carlisle Township
Elyria
Phillips
Christopher Boyko
Corrections officer charged in Elyria with assault
Corrections officer Rueben Ortiz charged with misdemeanor assault and falsification in Elyria Municipal Court. He allegedly struck a 34 year old jail inmate up to 15 times on Aug 25. Ortiz pleads not guilty and is on paid administrative leave as investigations proceed. Next court date Jan 3 in Judge Robert White's courtroom. Represented by corrections union attorney George Gerken.
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Ward
Lorain County
Dan Petticord
Sheriff’s Office
David Edwards
Lorain County Corrections Union
Adkisson
Edwards
The
Chronicle
Rueben Ortiz
Elyria
North Ridgeville
Robert White
Corrections Union
George Gerken
Elyria Man Severely Injured During Jail Booking
The Sheriff's Office and Lorain County Prosecutor's Office supplied evidence to the FBI in June after the federal civil rights probe began into serious injuries suffered by Elyria man Jeffrey Fry during his mid May jail booking.
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Sheriff's Office
Lorain County
FBI
Federal
Elyria
Jeffrey Fry
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Wellington Fire Volunteers
Wetherbee
Joyce Scott
Scott
She
Eles Eel Eee
Texas
Cooper Absolute
Lorain County Real Estate Auction
West Road
Spencer
Sullivan
New London Eastern Road
Brock Rader
Andy White
Drew Turner
Seth Andrews
Common Pleas Court
Melissa Kobasher
Meinke and
Brooks
Ivan Brooks
U.S
David Ruiz
Stammitti
Kobasher
Terrence Taylor
Cleveland
Brian Tellier
Tellier
James Gordon
Fry
Mike Crum
Fry Tellier
Crum
Sheriff's Office Command
Nick DiCello
Passport Offices
Middle Avenue
Lorain
Broadway Avenue
Ohio
Tom Dr
Lando
Clerk OF Courts
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