County bond rating downgraded by Fitch hits Elyria-Lorain County
Fitch lowers the county’s general obligation bonds from AA to AA- and port authority debt from AA- to A due to reduced budget flexibility and signs of economic weakening. The rating outlook remains stable as the county faces annual revenue pressures and past capital borrowing.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Fitch Ratings
Fitch
Ted Kalo
Kalo
Fairview settles legal action with $150000 payment
Fairview Park school board approves a 150000 settlement to end litigation with a former Oberlin Schools superintendent Geoff Andrews who was hired and later rejected for leading the western Cuyahoga County district after discrepancies emerged about his Beijing post. The agreement follows mediation led by Jack Beuttner and aims to move the district forward.
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Oberlin Super
Cuyahoga
Fairview Park School Board
Oberlin Schools
Geoff Andrews
Oberlin
Cuyahoga County
Andrews
Western Academy of
Beijing
China
Ohio School Boards Association
Fairview Park
Jack Beuttner
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Elyria camp highlights Reach and Rise Discovery Camp
Kiersten Young ten of Nea laughs as camp counselor Matthew Seljan of Elyria carries her to the snack area while the group plays inside East Recreation Center. Eight year olds Riley Hawkins Phillip Lilly and Cody Turvey join inflatable balloon sword play at camp.
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Kiersten Young
Nea
Matthew Seljan
Elyria
East Recreation Center
Riley Hawkins
Phillip Lilly
Cody Turvey
Inmates Trash Lunches After Maggots Found in Prison Kitchen
About 1,000 inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville discarded their lunches after maggots were found under a serving line during a pre meal inspection. Prison officials attributed the outbreak to the Aramark Correctional Services food provider, which also serves Grafton and Lorain facilities.
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Ohio
JoEllen Smith
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Aramark Correctional Services
Grafton
Lorain
Popsway Food Mart to reopen after shuttered Shopway
Ali Alawi who owns the Lake Avenue and Furnace Street building signed a lease with a new tenant. The site will reopen as Popsway Food Mart after a earlier shutdown over alleged synthetic marijuana sales and food stamp fraud. The city nuisance case against him was settled earlier this year.
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Elyria
Lake Avenue
Shopway
Furnace Street
Popsway
Ali Alawi
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Popsway Food Mart
Furance Street
Shopway Food Mart
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