Mystery Phone Harassing Calls Linked to Vermilion Death
Vermilion resident John Gregg, 43, vanished April 18 and was found dead in the Vermilion River, handcuffed. Police suspect suicide, while family members doubt the ruling and may challenge it. Relatives recalled years of upsetting phone calls, with Gregg reportedly saying he had no more money.
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Vermilion River
John Gregg
Gregg
Vermilion High School
Michigan
Bellar
Denis
Denis Gregg
Sailors
Teen faces adult trial in Oberlin gas station attack
A 17-year-old, John D. Bell, and 18-year-old Walter Atwood, both of Oberlin, will be tried in the adult system for a February 10 assault on a Clark Oil attendant at a South Main Street gas station. Judge Basinski ruled Bell cannot be rehabilitated in juvenile court, potentially keeping him beyond age 21. The case shifts to Common Pleas Court. grand jury will determine formal charges.
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Oberlin
John D. Bell
Bell
David A. Basinski
General Division of Common Pleas Court
Walter Atwood
South Main Street
Basinski
Atwood
Melody Meyer
Berlin Heights
Steven Neuhaus
Neuhaus
John
Hell
Joel D. Fritz
Department of Youth Services
Fritz
Paulette Lilly
Alma Strickland
High share of Elyria Lorain seniors fail state test
More than 10 percent of seniors at Elyria and Lorain high schools will not graduate without passing the Ninth Grade Proficiency test next week. Elyria reports 10.5 percent and Lorain 14 percent, the county’s highest rates. About 56 Elyria seniors and 101 Lorain seniors face this hurdle. The four part exam covers math reading writing and citizenship. Next testing window runs May 2 through May 10.
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Lorain
Elyria
Department of Education
Hyatt visits Elyria to woo local voters
U S Senate candidate Joel Hyatt stopped at Burger King on Broad Street in Elyria to drum up support for Tuesday's primary against Mary Boyle. Hyatt, founder of Hyatt Legal Services, travels with shirtsleeves and stresses universal health care, saying Clinton proposals are a good start.
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Elyria
Joel Hyatt
Burger King
Broad Street
Mary Boyle
Baum
Hyatt Legal Services
Hyatt Legal Plans Inc
Clinton
Domestic workers plan boosts Social Security retirement benefits
A proposed plan aims to simplify tax payments for household employers, expanding Social Security benefits for domestic workers at retirement. Context notes misprints from a museum exhibit and elections in South Africa with Nelson Mandela anticipated to win a majority. Americans increased spending modestly last month according to federal data.
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Cape Town
South Africa
African National Congress
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