Voter Turnout Falls in Lorain County Special Election
Fewer than a quarter of 59,182 voters across Amherst North Ridgeville and Lorain turned out Tuesday in a Lorain County special election. Officials blamed limited public awareness and ads, with Amherst passing library and fire measures, North Ridgeville passing a school levy, and Lorain school issues failing by under 700 votes. turnout lagged past elections.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Amherst
Putlyng
Lorain
North Ridgeville
Levy
After 33 years, he'll hang up fire hat in Eaton Township
Elton Nichols, 59, retires from Eaton Township Fire Department after more than 33 years of service. A lifelong resident and former Grafton postal employee, Nichols joined the department in 1953 and recalls pre911 days when house numbers were rare. The department has grown with more calls and a larger building.
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Eaton Township
Elton Nichols
Grafton
Eaton
Nichols
Department
Lous
Eaton Two Volunteer Fire Dept
Firefighter Nichols recalls daring calls and community service
Nichols recounts saving a shed fire with a CO2 extinguisher in a Chevelle Suburban and rushing to the scene as a burn spread. He reflects on dedication to the community, the emotional toll of fires involving children, and memories from the 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado while balancing duties with the Lorain County Grange, a job with Freeman-Swank, and family business in Grafton.
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Palm Sunday
Eaton
Island Road
Lorain County
Freeman-Swank Equipment
Elyna
Term limit petitions push toward Ohio amendment on ballot
Cleveland group Ohioans for Term Limits presented about 583,472 signatures to Secretary of State Robert Tait as part of a drive to place a constitutional amendment on term limits on the November ballot. The proposal would cap terms for Congress and state offices, with current terms begun after passage not counting.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Tait
Jazwa
United States
Ex-bailiff on trial for cocaine trafficking
Robert A. Clarke 43 of Schadden Road faces felonies for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and conspiracy involving cocaine from December 1988 to July 1991. He allegedly conspired with Lorain and Elyria men to buy and sell drugs in Lorain County and Pennsylvania, handling as much as 4.4 pounds at a time. Clarke, a former Elyria Municipal Court bailiff for Judge James P Horn and successor Judge John A Howard, was fired in August 1991 after accusations he tipped off a suspect and offered a witness bribe. The suspect later pled guilty to aggravated drug trafficking.
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Elyria
Robert A. Clarke
Schadden Road
Clarke
Lorain
Lorain County
Pennsylvania
James P Horn
John A. Howard
Intern to cut court cost in Lorain County
Lorain County commissioners debated offering psychological services to the Juvenile Court through a six month internship by Thomas Evans at a cost of one dollar. Evans would provide services to fulfill doctorate requirements while the detention home resumes full operations within two days after a county funding augmentation.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Thomas Evans
Herbert Jacoby
Evans
Jack McCrea
Ohio voters face chance to rein in elections and reform constitution
A proposed state issue asks voters to authorize a constitutional convention to revise Ohio's system for elections, redistricting, and governance. It would elect 99 delegates without party designation, who would propose changes for voter approval in 1994. The piece notes historic context from 1912 and warns of political inertia and press silence on reform.
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Ohio
U.S
Common Cause
American Civil Liberties Union
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Gracia
Robert Rousseau
Wendy Langenderfer
Leland Durkee, Jr
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If Tait
John Jazwa
Westlake
Jazna
Bainbridge Road
Root Road
Michael Higgins
C-T
Julie Wallace
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Gates
ACLU
McGonagle
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