Testing outage halts Lorain County students across districts
Lorain County schools including Avon Elyria and Lorain faced a statewide testing system outage on Wednesday delaying fourth grade language arts and 10th grade English assessments. Avon Superintendent Ben Hodge criticized the state for unprepared testing administration and warned of instructional losses and student anxiety. Cambium Assessment worked to resolve the issue as Ohio Department of Education officials coordinated with districts.
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Ben Hodge
Elyria
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Hodge
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Lacey Snoke
Cambium Assessment
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Lorain Fire Station 7 outage linked to radio issues
Lorain Fire Station 7 closed about two hours on Wednesday due to a radio communication problem with county dispatch. Fire Chief Chris Radman moved the pumper to Central Station, delaying response times until an unused automated alert system was removed. The issue appeared localized to Station 7, with other Lorain stations functioning on L3 Harris radios as the county pursues MARCS.
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MARCS
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Berner
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Lorain Mayor Questions Auditor Replacement Vote
Mayor Jack Bradley questions whether three Lorain Democratic central committee members should vote on replacing City Auditor Karen Shawver who resigned to join a Sheffield job. The party will choose a temporary replacement through 2025. Shawver's term ends in 2028.
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Democratic Central Committee
Karen Shawver
Sheffield
Shawver
Bradley
Mary Springowski
Springowski
Mitchell Fallis
Phyllis J. Kemp
Cory Lee Shawver
Mary K. Springowski
Seizure of 88 animals at Grafton farm prompts court hearing
Lorain County Humane Officers removed eighty eight live animals and several deceased ones from Indian Hollow Road farm after a neglect complaint. Goats ducks rabbits pigs chickens and dogs were taken. animals await foster care or transfer as Elyria Municipal Court schedules April fifteenth ownership hearing.
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Vickie McDonald
Animal Protective League
Indian Hollow Road
Friendship Animal Protective League
Elyria
McDonald
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