Tourism drives Lorain County economy with 1996 $20 million impact
Lorain County attracts visitors through the Underground Railroad heritage with $20 million in tourism revenue and about 8,000 jobs in 1996. The county plans National Tourism Week May 3–9, highlighting arts and culture with tours starting May 6 at the Palace Center Lorain. Reservations via (800) 334-1673 or visitors@lcvb.org.
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Pat Cano
Lorain County
Palace Cw Center
Lorain
Icvb.org
Lorain chief pushes three district police plan
Lorain Police Chief Del Rivera asks council for three district offices and a division of about 25 officers per district to cut crime by a third. Backed by Mayor Joseph Kezi ura the plan targets community policing with a focus on prevention and local problem solving.
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Lorain
del Rivera
Joseph Keziura
Rivera
Police and Fire Committee of Council
Clerk-treasurer resigns in Sheffield after dispute
Barbara Petro quit Monday citing lack of support from the administration after she investigated cellular phone bills of Police Chief Don Sayers. The resignation ends her brief tenure as clerk treasurer, following multiple predecessors since 1990, with the letter delivered to Mayor Darlene Ondercin and the Lorain County Board of Elections. Petro began the probe last summer into personal calls on a village phone and renewed scrutiny after a journalist requested the bills.
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Sheffield
Barbara Petro
Petro
Darlene Ondercin
Lorain County Board of Elections
Sayers
Leukemia patient finds birth mom in reunion bid
Donna Hays, 47, while battling leukemia, found her birth mother thanks to an adoption trace and now awaits a bone marrow donor. A May 9 testing drive at Westlake High School will cover the $45 testing cost for volunteers, as Hays, her husband, and relatives seek compatible marrow.
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Donna Hays
Westlake
Joyce
Hays
the Plain Dealer
Westlake High School
Fairview Hospital
Karen Remime
Fairview
Georgia
Attorney Sanborn pleads guilty to theft and forgery
Elyria reports former Amherst law director Thomas Sanborn 51 pleads guilty to five counts of grand theft one count of theft one count of forgery and one count of tampering with evidence in Common Pleas Court He faces up to 26 years in prison and possible probation as visiting Judge Robert Barney Ford schedules sentencing in six to eight weeks after a background report and up to $35 000 in fines or restitution.
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Gene Krebs
Chronicle
Amherst Law
Thomas Sanbom
Elyria
Thomas Sanborn
Amherst
Sanborn
Common Pleas Court
Ambherst
Robert Barney Ford
Lawyer Sanborn given six months Oriana House sentence
Sanborn faces 261 years in jail in related charges after paying back 230000 to clients. He pleaded after prosecutors argued self incrimination rights were waived by confession to the FBI. Judge Nugent spared prison. Sanborn will serve six months at Oriana House for substance abuse issues. Ohio Supreme Court suspended his license last month. Burge says plea offered best path amid potential conviction.
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Sanborn
James Burge
Tor
Jonathan Rosenbaum
FBI
Rosenbaum
Lorain County
Cleveland
Gregory White
U.S
Donald Nugent
Oriana House
Akron
White
Burge
Precinct voting tallies delayed by privacy concerns in Lorain
Lorain County Board of Elections will delay releasing precinct by precinct tallies after the May 5 election citing voter privacy. Chair Thomas Smith said a policy ruling from the secretary of state or attorney general is sought. Provisional ballots, used by movers and overseas voters, are counted separately and may reveal voting patterns if released with initial totals.
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Lorain
Board of Elections
Thomas Smith
Secretary of State
Smith
Illegal petition decision postponed in Lorain council clash
Lorain Board of Elections delayed ruling on petitions alleged to be circulated illegally to overturn a sewer rate increase. Councilman Dan Given charged signatures were not solicited and petitions appeared on Oberlin Avenue barbershop counter. Board member Anthony Giardini also noted petitions to repeal a license plate takin.
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Lorain
Board of Elections
Offi
Cials
Thomas Smith
Lorain City
Dan Given
Given
Anthony Giardini
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