Lorain weighs one big high school vs two smaller ones
Lorain Board of Education subcommittee weighs replacing Admiral King and Southview with either a single large high school or two new campuses. State funds totaling 133 million, with 9 million earmarked for demolitions, could shape the plan. Antonio Barrios and Jim Smith note committee consensus remains undecided while state officials hold final say.
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City steps in on high grass enforcement in Cleveland area
Gilchrist warned homeowners and businesses that yards exceeding ten inches will trigger city mowing at 300 dollars per hour. Rachel Rogers of the Building Department notes about 50 weekly complaints with 123 citations since April, many tied to foreclosed properties as the city plans weekly cuts through summer.
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Strickland Education Talk Spurs Elyria Local Dialogue
Elyria residents, educators and officials held a discussion after Gov. Ted Strickland’s televised Conversation on Education. Participants urged multiple assessment methods and stronger state support, with emphasis on engaging all stakeholders in reform and long term progress tracking.
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LCCC Receives Wal-Mart Dream Keepers Grant
LCCC is among seven colleges to share a $500000 Wal-Mart Foundation grant aimed at aiding lower income students with exceptional circumstances. The Dreamkeepers program funds transportation child care and medical needs and has supported 1566 students with nearly $595393 in two years. For details contact LCCC Financial Services Center or Women’s Link.
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Deportations Follow Casa Fiesta Restaurant Raids
Twenty three of fifty eight Casa Fiesta workers were deported after immigration raids on July 23. Four of five Oberlin workers had already left with one pending, as protests formed in Tappan Square. The Oberlin location resumed service amid a yearlong investigation.
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