Amherst veto blocks Lorain firm to update power system
Amherst Mayor Marvin R. Davis vetoed a council measure to hire R. E. Warner and Assoc. of Lorain to upgrade the city’s electrical distribution. He said the proposal violated state law and questioned the lack of a solicitor draft. The dispute ties to a broader fight over replacing city engineers amid a costly sewage treatment plan.
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Davis
Amherst
Marvin R. Davis
Anthony J. DePaola
R. E. Warner
Assoc. Lorain
Floyd G. Browne
Assoc
Marion Council
Marion
Browne
Asso
Council
Warner
State Department of Health
Oet
Warner and Assoc
Browne and Assoc
West Side rezoned for mobile homes in Elyria
Elyria Planning Commission reclassified 134 acres on the West Side to permit a mobile home park up to 921 units. The action, opposed by Norm Failing, moves to the City Council for approval and hinges on the absence of a dedicated street link between Murray Ridge and West Ridge roads.
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Norm Failing
Elycia Planning Commission
Commission
Nhow
Elyria Council
Failing
Albrecht Road
West Ridge
Murray Ridge Roads
Murray Ridge
Hurtman found on tracks near Hole in the Wall
Donald Jones of Middlesboro Kentucky was found lying on Norfolk and Western tracks near the Hole in the Wall on Rt 6 2, admitted to St Joseph Hospital ICU with a fractured leg. Police say he woke naked and claimed he had been there since midnight, and he crawled to the track side after being found about 8:30 a.m. The unprotected beach has a history of beatings.
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James Mertz
Lorain County
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Court
Oberlin Allen
Wellington Community Hospital
Kentucky
Norfolk and Western
Rt. 6
St. Joseph Hospital
Donald Jones
Middlesboro
Hole In the Wall
Jones
Airport Authority to Meet Tomorrow on Expansion Statement
The Lorain County Regional Airport Authority will hold a special meeting tomorrow at 7:30 am led by President Harald A. West. The panel aims to approve a statement asserting the $328,000 Russia Road expansion would not harm the local environment, enabling federal aid processing of $264,000 from the Federal Visitor Administration.
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Lagrange
Lorain County
Lorain County Regional Airport
Authority
Harald A. West
Russia Road
West
Federal Visitor Administration
Ohio tow dispute leaves private lots in legal limbo
Ohio cities show no uniform rule on private lot towing. The AP survey finds only Mansfield and Cincinnati explicitly allow immediate tow, with others silent. State law allows police to tow after 72 hours with owner complaint, but private owners risk theft charges and heavy penalties if unauthorized towing is challenged.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Ohio
Mansfield
Cincinnati
Canton
James
Parobek
Lorain
Cleveland
Springfield
First Tennessee Walking Horse Born In Elyria Claim
Author retracts claim that the first Tennessee Walking Horse Allan F-1 was born in a barn on United Home property in Elyria. FBI Special Agent Bob Wilson provides evidence from a 1971 Horsemen's Travel Guide, confirming the horse’s Elyria origin and that no criminal charges will be filed.
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Bob Wilson
Elyria
The
FBI
United Home
West Avenue
Bill Graw
Charles Ely
Wilson
Horsemen’s Travel Guide
Tennessee Walking Horse
Central Security National Bank of Lorain
Cornell Ave
Roy Clark to sing at Lorain County Fairgrounds
Roy Clark of Hee Haw fame will perform two shows at Lorain County Fairgrounds on August 28 at 7 and 9 p.m. The Virginia native rose from banjo champion to TV star, known for comedy and versatile musicianship across instruments. He also helped popularize country music on early TV and is noted for his humor.
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Wellington
Roy Clark
Hee Haw
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Clark
Jimmy Dean
Cousin Roy
Big Mama Halsey
Meherrin
Virginia
Nashville
Tenn
Hayloft Conservatory of Musical Interpretation
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C.F. Cornell
Charles MacDonald
Michael T. DeNicola
C-T
State Pollution Board
State Water Pollution Control Board
Twining
Ohio Trustees and Clerks Convention
Dayton
Ewald Jantz
Donald Eyring
Edmund Cowie
Rochester
Eugene Balogh
Sheffield
Sheffield Township
Elyria High School
Dennis Rieth
Jim Irwin
Chronicle-Telegram
West Side
Richardd T. Laux
Twin Lakes
Carly
Laux
Hurtman
Airport Authority
Russ Davies
Sheriff's Deputies
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bob
Lorain County Community College
North Ridgeville
Young Judy Diederich
Deer Creek
Case Road
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