Kasich denies clemency for Clarence Weaver
Gov John Kasich rejected clemency for Clarence Weaver who maintains his innocence in the 1991 murder of his wife Helen Weaver in Elyria. Ohio Innocence Project says it will press on to seek exoneration or reveal the true perpetrator. Weaver is 76 and not eligible for parole again until February 2017.
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John Kasich
Clarence Weaver
Ohio
Innocence Project
Jennifer Bergeron
Weaver
Kasich
Clarence
Bergeron
Helen Weaver
Elyria
Ann Weaver
Ohio Parole Board
Parole Board
Ted Strickland
Lorain County Common Pleas
Lynett McGough
James Burge
Lorain woman sues Pa mortuary over partially embalmed body
Ohio resident Natia Austin filed suit against Leavell Funeral Home’s owners after a sheriff sale turned up her father Roland Brown’s body in December. Officials say he died Sept 9, and the family allegedly hoped to fund cremation with veterans benefits. the funeral director denies the claim. The case notes Wise’s phone is disconnected.
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Beaver Falls
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Beaver County Times
Natia Austin
Lorain
Leavell Funeral Home
George Wise
Roland Brown
Austin
Wise
Veterans’ Benefits
Cultivating Inspiration Exhibition Ends May 13
The nature preserve at 2739 Center Road Avon hosts Big Ideas for Small Spaces through May 13. Admission is $2.
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Center Road
Avon
Jean
Jim Grady
Avon Lake
Miller Nature Preserve
Ohio Exotics Bill Sparks Fight From Animal Owners Group
The Ohio Association of Animal Owners opposes a stricter exotics bill though it helped draft proposals. The plan bans new exotic ownership, sets state permits by 2014, and imposes fees from 100 to 500 dollars with liability insurance up to 1 million. Background checks and microchips are required for owners.
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Columbus
Ohio Association of Animal Owners
Senate
Ohio
Terry Thompson
Zanesville
Polly Britton
Owners Association
Man shoots tires in domestic dispute in Lorain
Police say Luis S. Sanchez 52 fired at his girlfriend Yesinia Gonzalez car tires after an argument at his West 17th Street home early Monday. He faced felonious assault illegally discharging a firearm weapon under disability while impaired by alcohol or drugs and criminal damaging.
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Lorain
Luis S. Sanchez
Sanchez
West 17Th Street
Yesinia Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Ohio Board Backs Cleveland Schools Fix Plan
The Ohio Board of Education unanimously supports a collaborative process to improve Cleveland Schools. It stops short of endorsing Mayor Jackson’s legislative plan, invites broad stakeholder involvement, and notes proposed longer school years, universal pre K for four year olds, merit pay, and teacher reassignments without seniority respect, amid union opposition to some elements.
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Ohio School Board
Cleveland
Frank Jackson
Ohio Board of Education
Ohio
Jackson
Cleveland Teachers Union
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