Job training program passes state review in Elyria
State officials gave a clean bill of health to the county JTPA program aside from skimpy bookkeeping on a $40,000 planning grant to the Private Industry Council. The audit found use of a checkbook and receipts instead of a ledger. $11-12 thousand spent Oct 1983 to June 1984. A corrective action plan is due by Aug. 29.
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Elyria
Private Industry Council
Joan Hammond
Jtp-Ohio
PIC
William Ogle
Ogle
Tom Johnson
JTPA
Cleve Lorain Co eyes former Clarkins stores in Lorain County
Cleve Lorain Co officers Bernie Siegel and Robert Russell plan site tours of two former Clarkins stores at 1016 E Broad St and Route 58 in Lorain with aims to reopen them as combi nation grocery store recycling centers. The Medina firm has been reacquiring Kroger exits as Better Buy with one already reopened in Erie PA and seven more planned in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Elyria
Cleve-Lorain Co
Clarkins
Lorain County
Kroger
Better Buy
Erie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleve Lorain Co
Bernie Siegel
Robert Russell
E. Broad
Boy, A 12 year old nets a harmless piranha in Lake Erie
A 12-year-old boy caught a piranha while fishing off Lampe Marina in Erie. Experts say the tiny tropical fish, a baby with no sharp teeth, would not survive a Lake Erie winter. The fish is being kept alive at a local tackle shop.
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Erie
Lake Erie
Marc Bottone
Parma
Ohio
Ralph Bottone
Paul Spekce
Wqln-Tv
Eric
Speice
Bottones
Lampe Marina
Marc
Speke
Lorain County Fair opens with old-time charm and new exhibits
The 129th Lorain County Fair welcomes thousands to the fairgrounds for animal entries, the Statler Brothers concert, and expanded walking space. Residents praise changes while others cherish its familiar attractions, citing extra exhibits and nostalgic venues.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Statler Brothers
Emilie Frank
Elyria
Sandy Handley
Bob Struck
Grafton
LaGrange
Avon
Florida
Whitt family dominates Lorain County Fair pony pull
The Harvey Whitt and Sons team from Troy win the 46 inch and under class and the Whitt Brothers win the 50 inch class at Lorain County Fair. Steve Whitt notes family pride and a 25 year old horse retires after a final win, with a record 6,500 pounds set two years earlier. The event features paired horses pulling steel weights across multiple rounds.
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Wellington
Whitt
Lorain County Fair
Harvey Whitt
Troy
Ohio
Whitt Brothers
Dad
Lorain
Harvey
Bendix
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Office of Litter Control
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Dick Rook
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Newton
Bob Wells
Big Perrie
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Ada
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Alen Smith
Republic
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Berger and
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