Elyria Picks Tom Jama as New Schools Superintendent
The Elyria City Schools board named Elyria High School principal Tom Jama as superintendent effective August 1, retiring Paul Rigda July 31. Board president Kathryn Karpus said Jama has full board support after weighing candidates and community input. Jeanine Donaldson praised the decision and urged unity in leadership.
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Towering tower rises above LaGrange for water authority comms
Fremont based firm completes finishing touches on a 400 foot tower at LaGrange to improve communication within Rural Lorain County Ohio Water Authority. Tim Mahoney says the authority is leasing space on the tower as a technician works on site off state Route 303.
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Plan to fix Elyria streets and downtown layout
A $93,000 market analysis by Streetsense and Partners for Economic Solutions proposes converting some one way downtown streets to two way, narrowing Cleveland Street from four to two lanes, and converting vacant Midway Mall stores into offices. Heather Arnold Abigail Ferretti and Terry Schwartz led the study funded largely by a $75,000 federal grant from the U S Department of Transportation.
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Kasich vetoes license rule affecting college voters
Gov Kasich struck a provision in Ohio transportation budget that would define residents for voting as those who have registered to vote or filed. He kept a 30 day deadline for new residents to obtain an Ohio license and register vehicles, along with penalties for noncompliance.
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Ex magistrate Paterson faces federal child porn charges
Former Lorain County Juvenile Court magistrate James Paterson, 49, is charged with receiving child pornography after FBI investigators found hundreds of explicit images on his home computer. The FBI says Paterson commented on multiple online child pornography sites during the probe.
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