Prison leaders call for better safety after inmate attack
After correctional officer Andrew Lansing was killed on Christmas Day at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio, officials announced a pilot program to equip some guards with Tasers at Ross and Trumbull. The rollout, costing about 350000 dollars annually, aims to reduce daily prison violence amid overcrowding and understaffing.
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Andrew Lansing
Ross Correctional Institution
Chillicothe
Ohio
Christopher Mabe
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
Mabe
Smith
Trumbull
Ross
Ross and Trumbull
Lansing
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Lorain County hit by severe storms and high winds
Parts of Lorain County faced heavy rain and lightning as a low pressure system moved in from Iowa. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Sullivan warned of severe storms with damaging winds up to 58 mph or more, with 50 to 70 mph gusts possible in western areas, and rainfall averaging half an inch to an inch, higher near Oberlin, Elyria and Amherst, continuing into Friday and Saturday.
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Lorain County
Iowa
Great Lakes
National Weather Service of Cleveland
Jim Sullivan
Sullivan
Ohio
National Weather Service
Oberlin
Elyria
Amherst
Elyria Eyes CHIP Funds for Homeowner Rehab Focus
Elyria plans to pursue state Community Housing Impact and Preservation funding under CHIP, prioritizing owner rehabilitation with up to 85 000 per home for electrical, plumbing and roof fixes. Rental rehab remains riskier due to long compliance, income checks, and rent caps, while administrative funding is planned.
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Elyria
Mona Almohayyed
Almohayyed
CHIP
Mary Siwierka
D-3rd Ward
Siwierka
Kenny Oswald
4Th Ward
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