Growth at Gerber's Garden Center and Smitty's Car Care
Doug and Nancy Gerber prepare for a planned expansion at Gerber's Garden Center & Landscape in Elyria while both their business and Smitty's Car Care continue to grow. Retired Oberlin teacher Millie Arthrell has turned histo ry storytelling into a second career, reflecting local life in community coverage.
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Nancy Gerber
Gerber
Garden Center & Landscape
Elyria
Smitty
Oberlin
Millie Arthrell
Foster mother in foster home linked to fatal head trauma
Police records show conflicting accounts about a fight involving a 16 year old classmate and the foster mother Vickie Lowery at the Lowery residence 943 Oliver St Sheffield Lake. Ryan Scott died March 27 at Rainbow Babies Hospital after stopping breathing March 26 at the same home. The teen admitted to felonious assault in juvenile court. Lowery has not been charged.
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Vickie Lowery
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SHEFFIELD LAKE
Ryan Scott
Ryan
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Cleveland
Frank
Oliver St. Ryan
Lowerys
Brett Scott
Sherri Yost
Canada backs U S on Cuba in shift toward engagement
Prime Minister Jean Chretien traveled to Havana to deepen Canada’s ties with Cuba. He urged constructive engagement and dialogue while acknowledging concerns over human rights. Ottawa argues persuasion may spur change, despite U S led isolation efforts.
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U.S
Cuba
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Canada
Fidel Castro
Four year old shoots friend on sixth birthday in Greensboro
In Greensboro North Carolina a 4 year old fatally shot his 6 year old playmate during pretend gun play at the godmother Beulah Lindsay home. The younger boy found a .38 caliber pistol in a purse and authorities consider charging the owner under a law about leaving guns accessible to minors. Neighbors say the boys did not grasp the weapon was real and the gun may have been in a purse.
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GREENSBORO
N.C
Carlos
Gilmer
Beulah Lindsay
Lindsay
Tabatha White
Standoff Ends at McDonald’s in New Bedford
A botched robbery at a McDonald’s ended when a SWAT team freed 13 hostages and found two others safe in New York City. A masked gunman was dead in the restaurant, another gunman hunted, and two female hostages ages 23 and 20 were tied in a NYC motel room before escaping.
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NEW BEDFORD
Mass
McDonald’s
New York City
Arthur Kelly
New York
Brian Gomes
Jesse Jackson at OU Addresses Rich Poor Gap
The Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke at Ohio University in Athens about mobilizing Appalachia to tackle health care, education, and wages. He has not decided on a 2000 presidential bid, noting the issue is premature, but urged action to close the growing gap between rich and poor.
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Jesse Jackson
Appalachia
Jackson
Ohio University
Columbus
Becky Ondrus
Inmates face high abuse rates in jail study
Washington AP report details a Justice Department profile showing nearly half of female inmates and 13 percent of jailed men report past abuse. It notes high unemployment before arrest and ties victimization to cycles of crime, with experts calling for resources to break the pattern.
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Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Eric E. Sterling
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
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