Lorain County gets funding in 2.4B state budget boost
The 2.4 billion capital budget signed by Governor Kasich includes 4.4 million for Lorain County Community College projects. The Health Careers Building labs and the Smart Center for Commercialization will create jobs in health care and manufacturing. A 500 thousand is slated for renovations of the Streator Building, which houses the Black River Historical Society offices as it seeks more funds for exhibits and an endowment. State Sen. Gayle Manning approved the bill and welcomed the investment while noting additional county needs.
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John Kasich
Lorain County
Tracy Green
Smart
Green
Streator
Lorain
West 10Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Worthy Streator
Ohio
East Cleveland
Barb Piscopo
Black River Historical Society
Moore House Museum
Piscopo
Gayle Manning
North Ridgeville
Widening Route 57 Draws Doubt From Grafton Businesses
In Grafton this month work begins to widen Route 57 from two to three lanes to ease traffic through a busy mile plus. Harvest Cafe owner Houssain Mishkin questions the $4.2 million project and fears losing eight feet of parking as winter hurts business already.
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Grafton
Houssain Mishkin
Harvest Cafe
Mishkin
Lorain County Board Offers Executive Director Post to Ferris
The Lorain County Children Services Board in negotiations with Scott Ferris for the executive director position. Ferris, current head of Allen County Children Services in Lima, was identified by Waverly Partners after a board study of qualifications. No decision was made as of the Wednesday interview by the five-member board.
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Lorain County Children Services Board
Allen County
Elyria
Scott Ferris
Allen County Children Services
Lima
Lccs Board
Bill Harper
Ferris
Scott
Waverly Partners LLC
LCCS
Harper
Waverly Partners
Frank Whitfield
Cleveland Area
Cleveland State University
Marietta College
Athens County Children Services Board
Judge orders commissioners to renovate probation facilities
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge gave county commissioners until May 2 to fund renovations at the dilapidated Lorain County Courthouse and consider moving the Adult Probation Department to the old building at 374 Broad St. Elyria. He threatened a court order if compliance fails and will coordinate with city departments to assess needs and costs for sanitary secure upgrades.
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Elyria
Lorain County
BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE
Broad St
Missing Texas dog found tied at Ohio shelter
Corbin, a Chihuahua dachshund mix from Killeen Texas, disappeared March 25 and was found four days later tied to a bench outside an Ohio animal shelter. The dog is shown at Animal Friends Humane Society in Hamilton. Read the full story on A3.
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Orbin
Animal Friends Humane Society
Hamilton
Corbin
Killeen
Texas
Ohio
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