Avon girl set to swim for United States at Paralympics Worlds
Avon eighth grader Breanna Sprenger earned a spot on the U S Paralympic team for the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal after years of determined swimming. She will race the 50 meter backstroke in the S2 class, facing Hungary Ukraine and China. Her family vows to support her as she represents the United States on the world stage.
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Topless theft suspect chased after Elyria break-in
Police charged 29 year old Scarlet Byrge after Terry Vickery found her in his mother in law's home on Massachusetts Avenue attempting to steal a television. Byrge was said to have broken through a bedroom window, fled down the street yelling she was pregnant, while Vickery pursued.
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Amtrak moves to relocate station with county funding
Amtrak offers 2.9 million toward rehabilitating the Lorain County Transportation Center in Elyria to restore rail service. The plan hinges on Norfolk Southern allowing work on its lines and aims to fund low level platforms elevator access and other improvements to make the hub usable with Amtrak as anchor. Timing and scope remain to be determined.
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Lorain officer suspended for not wearing vest
Lorain Safety Director Robert Fowler suspended police Officer Jeff Jackson for 30 days for not wearing a bulletproof vest during a May call. Jackson had prior warnings about vest use and Fowler said the omission risked his safety and residents.
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