Keys and Grace Trade Marketing Blows in Elyria race
In Elyria campaign chatter Mayor Keys and challenger Grace spar over tax abatement politics and a rural enterprise zone. Grace faced a campaign ethics issue for soliciting vendor contributions as the Invacare decision looms on whether to expand in Elyria or North Ridgeville. May day hints at election timing as bets on the outcome grow.
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Invacare
Elyria
North Ridgeville
Mal Mixon
Keys
Grace
Police officers trade flak jackets for garden spades at Wilkes Villa
Elyria police Richard Ellis and Michael Bigrigg, among about 15 pulled from the Wilkes Villa task force, plant flowers at the complex with the mayor and civic leaders. The task force is suspended as officials review arrests, manhours, and overtime pay while officers attend a public relations event. Jackie Barnett asked Capt Thomas Bowen to provide officer presence. Both officers serve as neighborhood liaison officers in the area.
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Elyria
Richard Ellis
Michael Bigrigg
Wilkes Villa
Jackie Barnett
Thomas Bowen
Bigrigg
Ellis
Noland Attends Akron Court Over Magnet Funding Hearing
Noland visited U S District Court in Akron to observe a hearing on securing more state funds for the Hawthorne-Boone School magnet program. He spoke with officials from the NAACP during breaks and sat with Eddie Edwards in Judge Dowd's courtroom. Noland had prior theft in office convictions for taking picture money and other funds from Hawthorne-Boone School.
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Decuwus Iwiauu
Noland
U.S. District Court
Akron
National Association For the Advancement For Colored People
Eddie Edwards
David Dowd
Hawthorne-Boone School
Fire chief disputes description of new Elyria station
Elyria Fire Chief Dan Schue disputes the Chronicle-Telegram headline calling the $1.8 million central fire station plush. He says the roofline and openness mislead, noting the new station is not as large as it appears and has less apparatus floor space but more office space than the old Cedar Street station.
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Elyria
Dan Schue
Chronicle-Telegram
Central Fire Station
Schue
Cedar Street
Grace campaigns to challenge Keys in Elyria mayoral race
Grace, a Democratic mayoral hopeful and Elyria City Council member, plans a bold push at a Wednesday debate hosted by the Democratic Women’s Club as he seeks to unseat incumbent Michael B. Keys in the May 7 primary. Critics allege fundraising from city vendors has occurred, prompting claims of naiveté and poor taste. A veteran city official notes political influence can seep into contract awards, though no one reports coercion. Grace has not named vendors and supports his stance with a broader aim to restore credibility amid the long-running office battle.
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Michael B. Keys
Keys
William Grace
Grace
Elyria City
Democrat Women’s Club
American Legion
Terry
Pete” Stilling
Trial decision looms for 17 year old in stabbing death
In Elyria a 17 year old Eaton Township girl faces a potential juvenile or adult trial for the February stabbing death of her 18 year old boyfriend Keith Tollett. Prosecutors seek adult court. defense urged juvenile treatment citing her behavior and rehab potential.
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Elyria
Eaton Township
Joseph Zieba
Common Pleas Court
Keith Tollett
Tollett
Elyria Gl's III go' makes for war tales
Elyria Gl's III volunteer Marco Parrilla joins a search and rescue team with an 82nd Airborne Apache squadron for a February Iraq mission. He faces the risk of death and recalls family pleas to stay safe while preparing to help wounded soldiers and endure combat.
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Elyria
Marco Parrilla
CW3
Robert Quick
Iraq
82Nd Airborne Division
Quick
Parrilla
Eliezer
Marco
Blackhawk
Elyria High School
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Mike Keys
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Zieba
Tollet
Prosecutor’s Office
Elyria Gl’s III
Alana Baranick
Ima Ans
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