Judge axes Sweda bribe count in Elyria trial
In Elyria a judge dismissed the bribery charge against North Ridgeville Planning Commission Chairman Paul Sweda after prosecutors failed to prove he sought personal gain by steering a lender to realtor Newman Russell in the Forest Ridge condo project. Sweda faced a perjury charge still pending as he testified in his defense.
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William B. Stapleton
Brown County
Sweda
Newman Russell
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Lorain County
North Ridgeville to bar Burns Road at Elyria border
North Ridgeville votes to install a barrier on Burns Road near the Conrail tracks at the city line to pressure Elyria to repair and pave its section. Officials say the Elyria portion remains unpaved from the Ridgeville line to Abbe Road near Lorain County Community College.
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Burns Road
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Conrail
Hilyria
Council
Ridgeville Line
Abbe Road
Shirley
Michael Keys
Guinta
Lyn McGough
Susan Cross
Beaverton Hot Air Balloon Rescue Captures Anniversary Ride
A Beaverton couple celebrating 20 years rode a hot air balloon that snagged on a light post, leaving them and the pilot suspended over 100 feet for four hours. Pilot Greg Ashton of Oregon Balloon Adventures described a gust driving the craft into the pole as rescuers rigged a line to lower the gondola.
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Beaverton
Ore
Paul Stuckenschneider
Gail
Joanie Stuckenschneider
Miss Stuckenschneider
Ashton
Paul
Gail Stuckenschneider
Weather Outlook Mixed Showers Snow Flurries Ahead
A forecast for tonight calls for showers likely mixing with snow flurries after midnight with a low in the mid 30s. Wednesday turns mostly cloudy with scattered showers or snow flurries and a high near 35 to 40. Details on Page A-3. Daily Luncheon Specials The Train Station.
Royko column questions free housing for illegal aliens
Bard Linde writes on aging topics in Accent section addressing health retirement and finances with a new column for readers over 50. The piece references Mike Royko’s controversial stance and explores public policy concerns.
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Mike Royko
Royko
Bard Lindeman
Rapist Dodrill confronts prosecutor over bond revocation
Lorain County Assistant Prosecutor Rosenbaum asked a judge to revoke the $75 000 appeals bond and return Steven Dodrill to prison after he and associates confronted Rosenbaum in Common Pleas Court and in the courthouse. Dodrill, 39, was convicted last September of two rapes involving a girl under 13 and is appealing.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Steven Dodrill
Rosenbaum
Dodrill
Common Pleas Court
Las September
Baby boy found abandoned in Elyria yard
An infant, found unclothed near hedges at 379 Windward Dr on Elyria’s north side, was treated for hypothermia and moved to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. Police seek the child’s mother and possible father, interviewing witnesses and contacting hospitals in five counties.
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Elyria
Windward Drive
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Cleveland
Mark O'Donnell
Windward Dr
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Guinta resigns as Elyria Catholic AD in June
Bob Guinta the Elyria Catholic High School athletic director since 1969 will step down from that post effective in June. He will remain EC's basketball coach a role held since 1966. Guinta 56 says he wants to do other things on weekends.
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Bob Guinta
Elyria Catholic High School
Guinta
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