Edison and 700 others seek Lorain County tax breaks
Edison is among 700 taxpayers filing reappraisal complaints with Lorain County Auditor to reduce 1988 property taxes. Edison seeks 630 500 off 22 3 million in taxes including 446 000 on Lorain Generating Plant and 184 500 on other county properties. Complaints deadline Friday. total millage in Lorain rose from 44 53 to 53 95 mills since 1987 amid school and municipal levy increases.
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Oil spill boosts Ohio gas prices as California spill link grows
Gasoline prices rise across Ohio tied to spring demand and EPA additive rules. Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska cited but local analysts say Midwest hikes stem more from seasonal trends and regulatory changes. BP and Shell oil officials note reduced Alaskan output and rising pump costs.
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Ohio tint law leaves shops and owners perplexed
Tinted windows spark confusion as Ohio’s new window tinting law limits aftermarket films but allows darker factory tints. Elyria shop owner Gary Firestine and Lorain’s Ben Bonaminto report plummeting business while police say rules from the Highway Safety Department are contradictory. Several car owners face bureaucratic delays after installing tint believed legal under earlier language.
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Lorain inmate Karla Christensen surrenders at courthouse
Karla Sue Christensen, missing since Friday from Lorain County Courthouse before a scheduled sentence, turned herself in at 9:45 a.m. with attorney Sam Bradley. Judge Lynett McGough planned to sentence her at noon on charges including five counts forgery and five counts grand theft, plus parole violations. Christensen earlier admitted stealing about $3,000 from Oberlin attorney Geneva Chadwick by forging checks. she had signs an affidavit against White, later recanted.
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Accidental slayer, 16, gets year for gun theft case
In Elyria a 16 year old boy received a minimum one year sentence in a youth detention facility after admitting to stealing a gun used in the accidental fatal shooting of 14 year old Lorain County friend Lorain County judge Basinski ordered a $92 total fine for negligent homicide and burglary charges. The gun theft stemmed from three weapons stolen the same day from a West 17th Street home. Basinski said the guns began the chain of events that led to the death of Kenneth A Wallis on February 12 during surgery for a gunshot wound. The youth faces possible early release consideration after exemplary behavior in the juvenile facility.
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