Ex-Elyria Catholic supervisor Sister Mary Verneta dies
Sister Mary Verneta Buehner, 89, longtime Elyria Catholic High School supervisor from 1949 to 1953, died March 21 at Notre Dame Educational Center Chardon after a long illness. Entered Notre Dame Convent in 1925, earned degrees from St John College Cleveland and John Carroll, taught in Cleveland and Youngstown dioceses, directed high school music groups. Surviving sisters Loretta Miller and Helen and Florence Buehner reside in Cleveland. Services held at Notre Dame Educational Center chapel.
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Mary Verneta
Elyria Catholic High School
Notre Dame
Chardon
Veronica Buelner
Community Infirmary
St John College
Cleveland
John Carroll University
Youngstown
Fisher-Titus blood pressure checks set for health week
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital will sponsor a Blood Pressure Check Program during National Rural Health Week April 4 to 10. Checkpoints at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital Auditorium daily noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, plus Huron County Bank East Main Street and Wakeman Bank locations with varied hours. The free program aims to detect possible high blood pressure in Huron County residents, staffed by volunteers, registered nurses, and practical nurses.
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Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Huron County Bank
East Main Street
Wakeman Bank Co
Wakeman
Huron County
Obituaries list multiple local funeral services and burials
A cluster of obituary notices lists Mrs. Clara Ku Beetler, Mrs. Mary Yanick and others with service details. Visitation times across Hinman Gorlin and John R Devin funeral homes, church services at United Church of Christ and Free Will Baptist, and burials at Oakland Nesbett and Fairmont cemeteries in Ohio segments.
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Kuebeler
Richard
Clara
Whippoorwill Dr
Berlin Heights
Hinman
Sie
Gorlin Heights
United Church of Christ and
Bunft
Oakland Cemetery
Sandusy
Mrs Rose Schumacher Helgoland Kennels breeder dies
Mrs Rose Schumacher 68 of 92542 Lorain Rd North Ridgeville founder of Helgoland Kennels died after being stricken at home. A noted dog breeder and author on Schnauzer standards she helped raise champions and held leadership in several clubs. Survived by husband August and son Thomas with services and viewing announced by Bogner Funeral Home.
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Rose Schumacher
Lorain Rd
North Ridgeville
Helgoland
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
August
Thomas
Helgoland Kennels
Frank Hofer Jr
Bogner
Mrs. Lina Renker 76 Dies in Elyria After Long Illness
Lina F Renker of 320 Sixth St Elyria died in Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She taught in Luther an Schools in Cleveland and Elyria for 12 years. Born Aug 21 1900 in Elyria she lived here all her life. Survived by three daughters LaVerne Rusinko Evelyn Miller Thelma Krone two sons James and Robert 13 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren a brother Robert Block and preceded by husband Edward C. Funeral arrangements at Reichlin Funeral Home with services at St John Lutheran Church and burial in Brookdale Cemetery. Memorials preferred to St John Lutheran Building Fund.
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Lina F. Renker
Sixth St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cleveland
Eyria
Reinker
Elyria
St. John Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid Society
John
LaVerne) Rusinko
W. E
Evelyn) Miller
Fairview Park
Paul
Thelma) Krone
North Olmsted
James E
Robert J
Robert Block
Edward C
Reichlin
Brookdale Cemetery
Elytia
Elyrian Man Charged With DWI After Stop on Gulf Road
A one-year-old Elyria man, Paul O. Millikan, 332 B. River St., was charged with driving while intoxicated after officers stopped his vehicle at Rt. 57 and Gulf Road at 1:16 a.m. Thursday when it lacked headlights and began weaving. He was jailed following the arrest.
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Elyria
Gulf Road
Paul O. Millikan
River St
Rt. 57
South Gulf Road
Police Fire Log Highlights Multiple Local Accidents
Police and fire log records multiple two car accidents across Al. 57 Lorain Blvd Middle Avenue Cleveland Street Depot Street Abbe Road Taylor Street and Furnace Street with no injuries reported. One injury noted for Severiy Lang 49 of Lake Ave Lakewood. Burglary slashes waterbed at Rabin Santo 883 Bond St Apt 2. Americana Inn theft report Loyal B. Mould. Windshield damage Deborrah Johns Tremont Street.
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Lorain Boulevard
Middle Avenue
Clarkins
E. Broad St
Cleveland Street
Depot Street
Washington Avenue
Abbe Road
Taylor Street
Cleveland
Roosevelt Streets
Furnace Street
Lock Street
East Broad Street
Severiy J Lang
Lake Ave
Lakewood
Rabin Santo
Bond St
Apt
Loyal B. Mould
Youngstown
Deborrah L Johns
Wesley Ave
Tremont Street
Official sees no problem delaying West Second street plans
Richland Engineering partner Richard D Keller says the delay in drawing plans for West Second and West Third streets extensions is voluntary and at the city's discretion. Mayor Marguerite Bowman noted Elyria’s $100000 contract and said the pause follows the city’s financial assessment. The project aims to open the industrial area for new business with redevelopment support from EDA funds. Former Mayor Reichlin delayed signing. economy also cited as a factor in the postponement.
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Richland Engineering
West Second
Mansfield
Elyria
Marguerite E. Bowman
Richland
Richard D. Keller
Keller
Bowman
Leonard P. Reichlin
Lorain County
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Pro-life backer charged with murder in slaying
Ralph A. Pavicic, 30, of Rocky River, a former pro life demonstrator who led protests against the Fairview Park Diagnostic Clinic in 1973, was charged with murder in the shooting death of Lawrence T. Berman, 32, of Toledo, inside Pavicic's apartment after a weight lifting dispute. Pavicic bonded at $25,000.
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Rocky River
Fairview Park
Ralph A. Pavicic
Lawrence T. Berman
Toledo
Pavicic
Berman
Berman Bag Co
Pavkcie
Lorain Road
Columbia Township designated Bicentennial Community
Columbia Township in Lorain County has been named a Bicentennial Community per confirmation letter received by Lucille MacClellan of the Columbia Historical Society. The town celebrates its 169th birthday with a red white and blue painted bell at the town hall and plans include a Bicentennial Wagon Train and a regional historical museum initiatives.
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Columbia Twp
Columbia Township
Columbia Historical Society
Lucille MacClellan
MacClellan
Columbus
Center School
Columbia High School
Ross Raland
Columbia Town Hall
Rt 82
Bronson
Sally Bronson
Columbia
Winter enrollment up at Lorain County Community College
Winter quarter enrollment at Lorain County Community College rose by 669 students from the year before, a 15 percent jump driven partly by high unemployment. The report cites more veterans using G I Bill benefits and notes the total enrollment reached 5129, slightly below fall totals but with a smaller seasonal drop.
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Lorain County Community College
Stephen Jones
Jonas
LCCC
Berea police probe auto theft ring in town
Berea police investigate a car theft ring after two Ford Elite cars and a third attempt were reported near Baldwin Wallace College. The 1976 Ford Elite thefts occurred between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 1 p.m. yesterday behind garages on Barrer Road and 55 Baretts Road. Owners William Powers and Marlin Osborn reported their cars missing, with ignition removal and unlocked doors cited. Police call the pattern suspicious and note all cars are the same model.
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Berea
Baldwin-Wallace College Student Union
Maple Avenue
Thomas C. Tanni
William P. Powers
Marlin Osborn
Bareets Road
Burglars steal $942 in gear from mobile unit near UAW hall
Lorain police report burglars damaged a 25 foot trailer parked by the United Auto Workers Hall on Baumhart Road late Thursday night and early yesterday morning. Missing were multiple citizen's band radios, antennas, 22 five band radios, and a tape player valued at 942 dollars. Owner James W. Stock of Pontiac said he arrived for an electronics sale and found two windows broken when union worker William E. Hughey discovered the break-in.
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Lorain
United Auto Worker's Hall
Baumhart Road
James W. Stock
Pontiac
Mich
William E. Hughey
Church St
Amherst
Lorain Library Restores Tuesday Evening Hours
Lorain Public Library receives a 25000 grant to restore Tuesday evening hours at the main building, bringing weekly service to 55 hours. The South Branch will stay open all August, after prior cuts due to finances, with main hours 9 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays.
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Lorain
Elyria puppet workshops for children ages 6 to 13
The Elyria Neighborhood Center offers Tuesday puppet workshops from 4 to 530 pm taught by Irene Hamsher with 30 years of experience. Sessions cover puppet making staging and voice control with some materials supplied and adults volunteering encouraged. For details call 322-3585 or visit 107 Oberlin Rd.
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Elyria
Irene Hamsher
Oberlin Rd
Youth fined Man held to jury on two drug charges
A Lorain County youth and an Elyria man faced drug and weapons charges after police stops. Ronald E. Cogar, 22, was bound over to the Lorain County grand jury on two concealed weapons counts after deputies found two loaded handguns in his eastbound car on Route 113. Edward Ward, 19, received a $100 fine in Elyria Municipal Court after pleading no contest to possession of hallucinogens and another $100 for disorderly conduct linked to carrying a loaded shotgun found on Pratt Boulevard.
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Quincey Street
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Elyria
Ronald E. Cogar
Quincey St
Edward Ward
Tenth St
Pratt Boulevard
Ward
Two Clevelanders Charged With Trespassing At Mall
Two Cleveland men Paul A. Lavender and Peter D. Frost were charged with criminal trespassing at Midway Mall near 3:50 p.m. after distributing pamphlets and soliciting donations for The Children of God. They were arrested about 40 minutes after an Elyria officer told them to leave.
Train derails in Sheffield Lake blocks crossing
A Norfolk and Western train derailment in Sheffield Lake halted traffic on Lake Breeze Road for about 70 minutes. Three cars derailed at 7:40 a.m. blocking the railroad crossing. no injuries reported. Officials in Lorain and Cleveland said further details were unavailable.
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Sheffield Lake
Lake Breeze Road
Harris Road
Norfolk and Western
Lorain
Cleveland
Robbery At Oberlin Road Service Station
A 16 year old attendant at Brad's Gulf Station 661 Oberlin Road Carlisle Township was robbed by a lone gunman who escaped with an undetermined amount of money. The suspect, about 5 feet 9, wore blue jeans and a short leather jacket and fled in a car according to deputies.
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Oberlin Road
Gulf Station
Oberlin Ro
Carlisle Township
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Four arrested on drug charges in Ely incidents
Four persons were charged with possession of marijuana in three Ely police investigations. Price H. Corn, 22, of N Abbe Rd, was charged after midnight for intoxication when a small bag of the drug was found in a sock. Willie E. Lynch, 19, of Lowell St, faced charges an hour later after a car at an Ely Stadium lot yielded a cigarette end containing marijuana and a 16 year old girl was charged when a bag of the substance was found in her coat pocket. Richard Bzdak, 19, of Livermore Ave, was charged following a driving while under the influence arrest at Lake 1 and Bell avenues after police reported finding a small bag of a leafy material in his car.
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Ely Tia
Price H. Corn
N. Abbe Rd
Willie E. Lynch
Lowell St
Ely Stadium
Richard Bzdak
Livermore Ave
Lake 1
Bell Avenues
Lorain Burglary Steals Rifles and Stereo
Police report a Lorain home was burglarized with four rifles and a shotgun valued at 1450 dollars stolen from the residence of Florence Klingshim 55 at 1118 West 24th Street. A portable stereo was also missing. Daughter Barbara Myers 33 said she left at 9:30 a.m. and returned at 10:30 p.m. The front door was open and a kitchen window broken. No arrests have been made.
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Lorain
Florence Klingshim
W. 24Th St
Barbara Myers
Stereo and CB radio stolen in Lorain
A Lorain man found two television sets two citizen band radios and a stereo component set missing from his home. Leroy Hunter 30 valued the merchandise at 2150 dollars after discovering a broken utility room window when he returned about two hours after leaving at 10 p.m.
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Lorain
Leroy Hunter
34Th St
Hunter
Cleveland man held in Lorain drug case
A 26 year old Cleveland man was arrested at St Josephs Hospital by Lorain police late last night and held in city jail for federal questioning. Police say he is wanted by the DEA for fraudulent use of prescriptions after allegedly posing as a doctor to obtain drug prescriptions. If posted, he could have prescriptions filled at local stores, though authorities do not allege local doctors or stores were involved.
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Lorain
Cleveland
St. Joseph’s Hospital
John Malinovsky
Drug Enforcement Administration
Balinovsk Ihe
Malinovsky
Golden Buckeye discount registration schedule released
Registrations for the Golden Buckeye discount program for seniors will be taken in April at multiple county locations. In Oberlin April 7 1 to 4 p.m. Carnegie Library Lorain April 9 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Salvation Army April 23 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Lorain Public Library Elyria April 13 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Congregational Church Additional sites in North Ridgeville and Wellington will be announced by William Golden Avon Lake state coordinator for the area The program offers discounts at facilities run by the state Department of Natural Resources.
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Oberlin
Carnegie Library
N. Professor
W. Lorain Streets
Elyria
Community Action Agency
First Congregational Church
North Ridgeville
Wellington
William Golden
Avon Lake
State Department of Natural Resources
Parole probation post rules loosened raise questions
A March 25 Department of Rehabilitation and Correction job release removes academic requirements for parole and probation postings, setting education at fourth grade or equivalent experience. Agency calls from Columbus failed to clarify the new policy, leaving staff puzzled about qualifications for state positions.
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Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Columbus
Prosecutor Recasts Charge in Local Case
In Lorain the city prosecutor altered the charge against Adam Kocak of E 31st St. from new qualifications for a supervisory role to threatening and harassing telephone calls with complicity in making the calls. The change reflects new required coursework in behavior science, interviewing, counseling, and supervision replacing the previous bachelor degree and specific field experience. Ray Harris, adult probation supervisor, noted all employees are under training.
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Lorain
Sharpe
Adam Kocak
E. 31St St
Ralph Brooks
Ray Harris
Store loses food stamp privileges over three years
Lorain's Merves Brothers Food Market at 500 E Erie St has been barred from accepting food stamps for three years after repeatedly accepting stamps for ineligible items and shortchanging purchasers. The USDA cited violations against federal rules on eligible purchases and warned the program supports hunger prevention. The disqualification started March 5 and the store may reapply after the period ends.
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Lorain Food
Merves Brothers Food Market
E. Erie St
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dennis Doyle
Midwest
USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
False arrest damage suit filed against Gold Circle store
Leslie Lee Howard of 630 S Abbe Rd filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court a £25,000 false arrest damage suit over a theft accusation at Gold Circle Discount Store. The alleged incident occurred Nov 5 and led to the charge being dismissed by the grand jury.
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Gold Circle
Leslie Lee Howard
S. Abbe Rd
Lorain County
Kocak Bas Pleaded Innocent In New Charge
Kocak Bas pleaded innocent to a new charge after a pretrial hearing was postponed. Police traced a threatening call to Brooks' office to the Kocak residence, leading to his arrest at home Tuesday. He is free on a $1,000 bond while investigators continue the case.
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Kocak Bas
Brooks
Kocak
Elyria Woman Kicked in Face During Argument
An Elyria woman suffered facial injuries about 2 15 a.m. during an argument at her home. Rebecca L. Petroff, 23 336 Columbus St., was in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. No charges were filed in connection with the incident.
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Elyria
Rebecca L. Petroff
Columbus St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Man sentenced in school incident North Ridgeville
A North Olmsted man, Jeffrey J. Payne, 4600 Columbia Rd., was fined 350 and placed on one year probation after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct and guilty to possession of stolen property from an incident at North Ridgeville High School. Police arrested Payne February 27 for intoxicated disturbance at the school. a driver’s license belonging to another person was found in his pocket.
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North Olmsted
North Ridgeville High School
Effrey J. Payne
Columbia Rd
North Ridgeville
Payne
Elyria
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Perry Deulley
Russell D. Fulton
Grafton
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Herbert Blackman
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Tony Hawkins
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Carl Harrison
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Nome, Inc
Greater Elyria and Vicinity
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Edward C. Reinker
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