Man charged with aggravated menacing in Lorain case
A 27 year old man James Thomas was charged with aggravated menacing after an alleged incident in Lorain near Broadway where he coerced a woman into sex by force and threatened to kill her. The woman reported the events to police and Thomas later called her during questioning. Bond and court date pending.
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Lorain
James Thomas
Broadway
Thomas
Sister Testimony Details Killer’s Youthful Tortures
Vin cent Jackson Jr. tortured animals in youth, sister Tiffany Sterling testified. She recalled a cat set ablaze with a firecracker and a cat hung by a noose, as defense links troubled upbringing to potential mitigation in the 2008 robbery killing of Gas USA clerk Diana Walton. Sterling described domestic violence and drug abuse in Chicago.
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Elyria
Vincent Jackson Jr
Tiffany Sterling
Sterling
Jackson
Gas USA
Diana Walton
J. Anthony Rich
Chicago
Rich
John Fabian
Lorain County
Tony Cillo
Fabian
Judge withdraws from death penalty panel role
Lorain County probate judge James Walther withdraws from becoming certified to work on capital cases. He cites court readiness and workload concerns and will not seek death penalty designation despite being slated to help select a three judge panel for the Adams case.
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Jackson
Fabian
Elyria
Lorain County
James Walther
Walther
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme
Clarence Adams III
Adams
Lamar
Mark” Taylor
Lorain
County Common Pleas
John Miraldi
Miraldi
Common Pleas
James Burge
Maureen O’connor
O’connor
Burge
Tony Cillo
Vincent Jackson Jr
Cillo
O'Connor
Tire Dumping Hurts Lorain Residents and Economy
The Ohio EPA cites a legal disposal network for tires while illegal dumping harms Lorain. City officials say dumps blight neighborhoods, attract trouble, and burden taxpayers and businesses with cleanup costs. Authorities like Curtis and Flores push enforcement and community reporting to curb litter.
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Linda Oros
Curtis
Sheriff's Office
Lorain County
Lorain
Broadway
Dennis Flores
Flores
Oros
Oberlin Officials Win Awards for Carbon Neutrality Efforts
The Oberlin City Council, Oberlin College, and The Oberlin Project earned recognition Thursday for advancing carbon neutrality. David Gard, executive director of The Oberlin Project, praised the initiative to boost local farm to table food and invest in energy efficient homes.
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Oberlin
Gard
Oberlin College
Oberlin Project
City details downtown rehabilitation funding and progress
City Manager Eric Norenberg reports $170,108.45 spent on downtown rehabilitation from the Downtown Rehabilitation Grant, $222,502.44 in private funds, and 14 of 58 buildings rehabilitated at a total $392,609.88. Streetscape work totals $121,318 with $37,580 from local income tax funds, West College Street paving $75,262, and contractor bankruptcy delays noted. Downtown occupancy remains above 98 percent as the city studies housing stock and replaces damaged garbage trucks after a fire.
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Norenberg
West College Street
Nord Family Foundation
Oberlin Public Library
Republic Services
Oberlin-Elyria Road
Oberlin seeks income tax hike to fund city services
Issue 22 would raise Oberlin’s income tax rate from 1.9 to 2.5 percent, generating about 1.8 million for the general fund to support police, fire and street services. Proponents cite a 1.2 million budget shortfall caused by reduced state local government funds and loss of the estate tax, with a three-year pay freeze and higher health costs. Chelsea Miller can be reached at 329-7123 or cmiller chroniclet.com.
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Norenberg
State of Ohio
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