Vermilion Fire Dept Wins 321,600 Air Pack Upgrade Grant
Vermilion firefighters will receive 30 new air packs via a 321,600 Assistance to Firefighters Grant after national costs rose since 2022. Fire Chief Bill Brown said the gear upgrade, including lighter designs and alarms at 50 percent air, will improve safety and efficiency, with matching funds around 18,000.
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Bini Jeffers
Chronicle-Telegram
Vermilion
Bill Brown
United States Fire Administration
Brown
USFA
Teens lead new playground opening in Lorain
Four Lorain Boys and Girls Club teens designed a playground funded by WWE and Cricket Wireless. Grayson Waller, Austin Theory, Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn joined the ceremony as WWE marks SummerSlam in Cleveland. The teens won a $5,000 WWE scholarship each and spoke of the project’s impact on the community and their education plans.
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Carissa Woytach
Chronicle
Shavar Patrick
Jordan Finley
Edelisse Rivera
Neviah
WWE
Grayson Waller
Austin Theory
Isla Dawn
Alba Fyre
Ohio
Desich Family
Lorain
Lorain Club
Chronicle-Telegram
Desich
South Lorain
Boys and Girls Club
Northeast Ohio
Cricket Wireless
Cleveland Browns Stadium
Boys and Girls Clubs of
Allen Smith
Frank Sanchez Jr
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Shavar
Jordan
Edelisse
Lorain High School
Neviah Mates
Lorain County
Dennis Johnson
Inaugural Operation BRIDGE Tour in Elyria
State and county officials gathered on Friday for Lorain County's inaugural Operation BRIDGE event at Walmart Chestnut Commons in Elyria. The program links law enforcement, recovery resources, and the public to disrupt drug supply and redirect users to treatment, with two more events planned this summer in Ohio.
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Owen MacMillan
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Lorain County
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center
ONIC
Doug Kinder
Narcotics Intelligence Center
Ohio
Kinder
Chestnut Commons
ODPS
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Cliff Dowell
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