Elyria sees Moody's downgrade on city finances
Moody's cuts Elyria general obligation debt from A1 to A2 with negative outlook. Credit opinion cites depleted reserves and weak income tax revenue amid high overtime costs and pending $17 million bond package. City officials warn impact could curb borrowing and urge broad spending cuts.
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Lorain Schools Chief Builds Bond With Spanish Speakers
Lorain Schools Superintendent Jeff Graham, in a State of the Schools address, outlines wraparound services and plans to implement a CEO structure after lagging state Spanish test scores. He cites language barriers and vows improved communication for Spanish speaking families in the district.
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Council panel rewrites OT rules for non union staff
Elyria Finance Committee votes to repeal existing language in Chapter 165, ending a two decade practice of paying non union workers a set minimum overtime hours. City council will decide if employees earning extra time should receive four to eight hours of pay, even for 15 minutes of work, as part of a cost cutting move.
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Oberlin parents allege district overpays on bus maintenance
A parent group in Oberlin claims the school board overpaid about $1 million over 10 years for bus maintenance contracts. The dispute arose during debates over cutting Lake Ridge Academy busing and offering payments in lieu. mediation is now planned as researchers dispute district cost figures.
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Lorain man pleads no contest in slash attack case
Jonathan McCann 29 pleads no contest to felonious assault and domestic violence and guilty to attempted murder in the 2016 knife attack on Jessica Buckosh and Christa Waters. A second attempted murder charge is dropped. Waters recounts McCann threatened to kill her during the assault and Buckosh suffered injuries.
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Woollybear Festival Date Set for Vermilion Parade
Vermilion will host the 45th Woollybear Festival and parade downtown on September 24. The event began in 1972 when Dick Goddard and colleagues launched the woolly bear caterpillar based forecast celebration.
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