Couple charged under rape law they championed
John and Narda Goff, once key advocates for tightening Ohio rape law, are accused of raping and impregnating their stepdaughter using a syringe. Prosecutors say the 18 year old gave birth to a boy, with DNA confirming John Goff as father. Both deny the charges and await October trial, with bail set at $500.
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Jackpot
Stow
Ohio
John
Narda Goff
Goffs
Linda McNico
Tempe
Ariz
John Goff
Jill Sullivan
Summit County
Goff
Windham
Richfield
Norda
Akron
Walter Madison
David
Florence
Defense weighs insanity plea for Armstrong Norman
Richard Armstrong 34 of Oaknoll Drive faces 11 counts of alleged sexual abuse of young girls including an 11 year old. Attorney James Burge seeks time to review evidence and obtain brain scans and tests to assess factors in behavior before pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. Armstrong, owner of North Coast Multi Media Advertising Group, is jailed without bond.
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Elyria
Amherst Township
James Burge
Richard Armstrong
Oaknoll Drive
Burge
Common Pleas Court
Armstrong
North Coast Multi-Media Advertising Group
Government outlines alleged Traficant bribe details
A tentative plea deal circulated by prosecutors says James Traficant Jr. accepted a $2400 bribe to aid Sabatine in securing a railroad connection for a road paving business. The Labor Department inadvertently faxed the 12 page agreement to reporters in Ohio.
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Cleveland
James A. Traficant Jr
Ohio
US. Labor Department
James R. Sabatine
Canfield
Sabatine
Traficant
Youngstown
Congress
Charles Straub
Fort Wright
Labor Department
Washington
Sharon Morrissey
Richard H. Blake
Mark Stanton
Vealey murder case looms as ruling guides trial paths
In Erie County court, Maschari ruled Vealey's confession and search evidence admissible. Wisehart argued the evidence was tainted, warning of a possible life sentence if convicted. The trial would test coercion claims and the reliability of a family friend officer's involvement.
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Ohio Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Maschari
Vealey
Wisehart
Amherst
Les Carrender
Erie County
Paul Sigsworth
Sigsworth
Carrender
Wealey
Masehart
Gunnee
Baxter
Ricky Gunnoe
Hermann
Chris Cook
Gannoe
Cook
Lottery Numbers And Jackpot Notice
Midday Pick 3 8-6-3 and 4-9-5 and 4-2-1. Pick 3 2-3-7. Pick 4 8-6-7-5 9-5-1-9 4-7-6-5. Buckeye 5 5-11-18-25-30. Super Lotto Plus Jackpot Plus is $4 million. Bonus Ball 40 Kicker 7-8-2-4-8-8. Friday Midday Pick 3 4-2-1 and 7-6-7. Midday Pick 4 0-0-9-4 and 4-2-9-6. Buckeye 2-16-18-27-36.
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Eriday
Buckeye
Hada Bae
Fifth Third Bank Opens Elyria Branch at Old Post Office
The June 4 opening at 281 Broad Street featured a Million Dollar Interest contest. Zsigray won $719.18 from a 3.75 percent Platinum One account with $10,000 or more, planned to use it for her grandchildren. Melissa Fitzgerald praised the win and noted Zsigray registered in June and learned of the prize in early July.
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Fifth Third Bank
Elyria
Broad St
Zsigray
Melissa Fitzgerald
Medders Declines County Post to Remain Police Chief
Medders chose to stay in police work and repay city service, joining Elyria Police Department as patrolman in 1976 and becoming chief in January 1998. The Lorain County Job and Family Services child support division head position opened July 6 after Tony Bond left, overseeing 76 staff and 12 supervisors. The offer valued at about 64,937 dollars, while Medders earned 78,651 dollars as chief in 2000, with budget concerns and council members weighing a raise amid a projected 2002 revenue loss of 1.3 million dollars.
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Elyria
Lorain County Job and Family Services
Medders
Rothgery
Ted Pileski
Inmate wife accused of smuggling marijuana
Sandra White 31 of Amsterdam was arrested in Lorain County on charges of facilitating narcotics into a detention facility and possession of marijuana. Aiding her husband Scott White at North Coast Correctional, she allegedly discussed marijuana deliveries from July 11 to July 28 and was found with eight balloons of marijuana during a search August 2. Bond set at $2,500.
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Elyria
North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Sandra White
Amsterdam
Ohio
Scott M. White
Scott White
Ohio Highway Patrol
Angel Ramos
Kosma Glayas
Ramos
Mark Bedleski
Shell
Tower Boulevard
Lorain
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Sam
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Jason Norman
the Chronicle-Telegram
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the Chronicle
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Poning & Publishing Company
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Chronicles
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Andrew R Young
Rudy Dicks
Td Moraco
Tom Meecha
Gary Cozart
Arthur D Mudnutt
Philip W Kelly
Andrew Young
Patt
Eward
Mike Buehner
METRO
Pam McMillan
Matt Westerhold
Kavin Aprile
Steve Brown
Gene Krebs
Barb Stephens
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