Poison ivy lover turns foe into garden feature
Retired doctor Ibrahim Eren in Brownhelm Township showcases poison ivy in his greenhouse. He bleaches vines to remove toxicity and uses chopped, dried pieces as perches for tropical orchids under careful handling. Eren warns readers not to try this at home while highlighting his extensive tropical collection.
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Ibrahim Eren
Brownhelm
Jong Jin- Chronicle
Eren
Chronicle-Telegram
NASA Plum Brook vacuum chamber hosts next gen solar sail tests
Reporters tour Plum Brook Station near Sandusky to glimpse space travel advances. The facility houses a 122-foot tall, 100-foot diameter aluminum chamber with eight-foot concrete walls and 50 by 50 foot doors weighing 5 million tons. It takes eight hours to reach vacuum by removing 160 tons of air, enabling stress tests on NASA tech such as balloon landing systems for Mars rovers.
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Chronicle
NASA
Plum Brook
Sandusky
Red Planet
Lorain Ford Plant exit keeps Foltin behind the wheel
Lorain plans Ford plant shutdown prompt city friction as Mayor Craig Foltin vows to keep leasing the Ford Explorer. He defends loyalty to Ford amid departure, saying he won’t drive to rival brands or abandon the lease despite tensions.
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Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Craig Foltin
Foltin
New LCT routes shorten schedules amid budget trim
Lorain County Transit shifts start times and eliminates Saturday commuter lines in Amherst Avon Avon Lake and Oberlin to save about 200000. Dial A Ride remains, but riders must plan ahead as several routes begin later or end earlier and some areas lose service on Saturdays. Community members criticize communication and note possible job impacts while officials defend public notice and hearings-driven changes.
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Elyria
Lorain County Transit
LCT
Tom Ferguson
Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Oberlin
Ferguson
Bubbie
Margaret Cox
Son Lot
Local police embrace temporary tattoos for community outreach
Loram County police departments including Elyria Avon Lake and Avon issue replicas of official seals as temporary tattoos at schools and events. Avon Lake led the trend ordering in late 2023 and distributing with DAAE programs. Elyria and Wellington consider purchases as costs run about 325 dollars for 5000 patches with broad department outreach.
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Loram County
Elyria
Avon Lake
Avon
David Owad
Avon Police
Paul Romand
J. Gardner & Associates
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Ohio
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