Corn price spike fuels farm worries in Lorain County
Rising corn prices push to 54 dollars a bushel possible this summer, with farmers like Gary Schnitkey noting the swing from last year. Locally, producers face higher feed costs and mixed outcomes depending on whether they grow or buy feed, but Hastings cautions retail prices may not rise yet due to buffering between farm and grocery costs.
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Elyria
Gary Schnitkey
Ohio State University
Mark Trenchard
Countrymark Co-Op
Grafton
Co-Op
Joel Hastings
Lorain County
Hastings
Firelands Fine Arts Day Celebrates District Programs
Vermilion Firelands School District hosts its second annual Fine Arts Day from 2 to 5 30 p m Sunday at Vermilion High School 10648 Vermilion Road with choir band and student art displays. Debbis Cook high school art teacher honored while recovering from a car crash. Over 400 students in grades five through 12 perform and a silent auction raises district funds. A pottery wheel will be available for visitors and admission is free.
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Vermilion
Firelands
Vermilion Road
Debbis Cook
Walters
Sheffield Lake plans retirement condos spark debate
Sheffield Lake plans for a five story 38 to 40 condo retirement complex at Lakefront site face traffic and property value concerns. Gallery Enterprises says seniors will benefit with activities and shopping trips while city officials forecast taxes of 26 000 to the city and 72 000 to schools. A 2 pm forum Tuesday at the community center will show a preliminary site plan with Mayor Mingee and the developers present. Council will hold a public hearing May 7 before voting later that month. A separate May 11 county cleanup day prompts residents to prepare yards and homes.
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Sheffield Lake
Northeast Ohio
Sheffield Lake Community Center
Gary L. Mingee
Gallery Enterprises of
Cleveland
Richard St. James
Gallery Enterprises
Park Drive
Lake Road
St. James
Planning Commission
Avon Lake High wins fifth LCCC computer title in six years
Avon Lake High School captured the Lorain County Community College Computer Programming Contest team title for the fifth time in six years. The Avon Lake team included Andy Cifranic Dan Froelich Greg Singleton Matt Stewart and coach Ken Frisch. Elyria West High finished second with David Lay Dev Nain Brian Hill and coach Glenna Baumbaugh. The contest, held March 30, rewards accuracy documentation style punctuality and creative approaches across up to four problems.
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Elyria
Avon Lake
Lorain County Community College
ALHS
Andy Cifranic
Dan Froelich
Greg Singleton
Matt Stewart
Ken Frisch
Elyria West High School
EWHS
David Lay
Dev Nain
Brian Hill
Glenna Baumbaugh
Court date reset for cat woman
AVON LAKE An elderly Sheffield woman, 86, named Sarah Fields, is set for arraignment at 1 p.m. Thursday in Avon Lake Municipal Court on cruelty to animals charges after police found 80 cats living in a filthy Ford Road home. Eleven cats were taken to the Animal Protective League.
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Avon Lake
Sheffield
Avon Lake Municipal Court
Sheffield Village
Sarah Fields
Ford Road
Animal Protective League
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