Lorain firefighters accept pay cut to avert layoffs
Lorain firefighters agreed to forgo their 3.5 percent raise for the rest of the year starting April 24 to prevent nine demotions and seven layoffs. Members of IAFF Local 267 may give up other benefits to cover the raise. Fire Chief Tom Brown praised the union for stepping up to preserve manpower and protection.
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International Association of Fire Fighters Local 267
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Fire Department
Avon Harley-Davidson marks 70th anniversary in Avon
Lorain County celebrates Lake Erie Harley-Davidson AVON 70th anniversary with a Saturday event headlined by five bands and a barbecue. The day runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. featuring Hank Meadows Yellow Delicious Monica Robins and the Whiskey Kings Roadhouse Band and Colin Dussaults Blues Project drawing more than 1000 attendees.
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Lake Erie
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Yellow Delicious
Monica Robins
The
Whiskey Kings
Roadhouse Band
Colin Dussault
District explains closings to parents
Theresa Wyland moved near Erie Elementary to stay involved with the school and attended a meeting with about 80 others as officials explained the closings. District officials cited enrollment decline and a savings goal of 2.2 million dollars annually over 13 years as the reason for shuttering Erie and Roosevelt schools.
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Theresa Wyland
Erie Elementary
Erie
Roosevelt
Elyria teen with violent history found guilty of unprovoked attack
Elyria High School senior Ryan Nelisse 18 is convicted for an unprovoked assault on two teens. Court records show prior adjudications including domestic violence two assaults and dis orderly conduct dating back to May 2006 when he was 15 and involved in a retaliatory beating.
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Elyria
Ryan Nelisse
Nelisse
Former SEND chief arrested in Florida
Chris Baker, former executive director of the South Elyria Neighborhood Development Corp., was arrested Thursday in Perry, Florida. She had been a federal fugitive for a day after an arrest warrant followed an indictment alleging embezzlement of nearly $60,000 from the nonprofit.
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Chris Baker
South Elyria Neighborhood Development Corp
Perry
Fla
United States
Gregory Sasse
Baker
Worker Freed After Trench Caves In At Park
LaGrange Township employee George Howard aged 61 was briefly buried knee deep in mud when a 5 foot trench at LaGrange Community Park along Route 303 slid after rain saturated soil. Co worker Dave French aged 56 leapt from a backhoe to assist as Howard sat with an ice pack on his left foot.
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LaGrange Community Park
LaGrange Township
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Howard
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