Lottery winner dies before he can spend million prize
William Yant 56, of Columbus, died of a heart attack less than three weeks after he and wife Sandra won Ohio Lottery Winners Handicap for $1 million at River Downs in Cincinnati. Mrs Yant predicted their win and planned to use the prize to start a positive thinking business as she sought to market her philosophy.
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William Yant
Sue Hammond
Yants
Yant
Chicago
Sandra
Cincinnati
River Downs
Ohio
Ohio Lotto Fame
Golden girls sweep as U S tops medals tally
The U S team added seven more golds including a dramatic comeback by Mary Lou Retton on the high bars and Tracy Caulkins setting an Olympic record en route to a 200 meter relay gold. U S enters day with 52 medals and 29 golds while West Germany trails with 21 medals and six golds.
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U.S
Mary Lou Retton
West Virginia
Tracy Caulkins
Nashville
Tenn
West Germany
Five Elyria residents charged in auto parts scam
Police accuse five Elyria residents of a scheme using stolen auto parts to rebuild junkers by taking wrecked cars to West Virginia for titles then returning rebuilt vehicles to Ohio. The five face 45 grand jury indictments including unlawful certificate of title and theft by deception. one more arrest is expected.
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Elyria
Ohio
West Virginia
John J. Lasky
River Road N
Larry F. Mercure
12Th St
Raylene S. Mullen
James D. Lasky
W. River Road N
David R Mullen
Lorain County
Bowen
Ohio Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Cunningham
Gregory White
Oho
White
Ohio jobless rate dips as national rate rises July figures show improvement
Ohio unemployment eased to 8.7 percent in July from 9.0 percent in June while the nation’s rate climbed from 7.1 to 7.5 percent. Roberta Steinbacher of the Bureau of Employment Services cites Gov Celeste’s economic push as contributing to Ohio’s results, though she remains cautious about future growth amid concerns about federal deficits and dollar valuation. County rates varied in June, with Adams at 17.1 percent and Lawrence at 16.5 percent, Delaware County at 4.9 percent the lowest since 1981.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard Celeste
Roberta Steinbacher
Bureau of Employment Services
Steinbacher
Celeste
Adams
Lawrence
Delaware County
Weather outlook with showers and storms tonight
Outside considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers and thunder storms tonight. Lows between 65 and 70. Partly cloudy Sunday. Highs in the mid 30s. The chance of rain is 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Sunday.
Welfare caseload in Lorain County up 13 percent
Lorain County general relief welfare caseload rose 13 percent last year, signaling not only a tougher economy but a new generation of welfare dependents. C T Staff Writer Glen Miller reports the trend in Sunday's edition.
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Lorain County
C T
Glen Miller
Senday
Rains Flood Streets and Basements Across Elyria Area
Heavy rains flooded streets and ground-floor apartments in Elyria and surrounding areas. Residents used canoes to cross waterlogged streets, basements flooded, and police logged numerous weather related calls as officials warned of ongoing wet conditions. Ground conditions and sewer backups prompted widespread complaints, with residents waiting for relief as forecasts call for a drying trend by Sunday.
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Elyria
Coronado Avenue
Ohio Turnpike
Gulf Road
Lorain
West Side
Independence Drive
Sara Olvers
Coronado Ave
Nancy Kaminkoski
Susan Cross
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