Mount Zion Baptist Church Opens New Elyria Home on Easter
About 300 members marched from the old Mount Zion at 614 West River Road N to the new, next-door building on Easter. The 350-seat sanctuary marks a $2 million expansion as the church grows after nearly 50 years at the prior site. Longtime members spoke of renewal and faith as the church moves forward.
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Chuck Humel
Mount Zion Baptist Church
West River Road N
Marcettes Cunningham
Elyria
Cunningham
Mount Zion
Hillary Morris
Morris
John Elliott
Elliott
Suspected pipe bomb found at Tiffin University site
Landscapers unearthed a device resembling a one foot long copper pipe at Tiffin University's Elyria Academic Center near Lorain County Community College. Police and fire crews alerted the bomb squad, which secured and destroyed the device by counter charge. no injuries reported.
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Elyria
Tiffin University
Lorain County Community College
N. Abbe Road
Lorain County
James Cawley
Cawley
Vatican defends pope on Easter amid abuse fallout
On Easter Sunday Pope Benedict XVI faced questions over clergy abuse, with Cardinal Sodano defending the pope and calling accusers petty gossip. The Mass in St. Peter's Square drew tens of thousands as the Vatican framed the pope’s position amid calls for accountability.
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Vatican City
Benedict XVI
Holy Father
People of God
Angelo Sodano
Sodano
College of Cardinals
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
Good Samaritan helps stop jumper on Fourth Street bridge
A 21-year-old Elyria man aided police as a 30-year-old woman attempted to jump from the Fourth Street bridge about 2:44 a.m. Officers and bystanders, including Paul Pay, pulled her to safety as she began to fall, then took her into custody.
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Elyria
Good Samaritan
Fourth Street
Paul Pay
Pay
Constantine
Wimsatt
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