Calm and steady lawyer Lucas Cleveland scores courtroom wins
Lorain County attorney William Lucas has a winning record as he defended Neil Yingling against assault charges. He projects victory by closing Friday. Earlier, Lucas helped reinstate Elyria patrolmen Longacre and Walker after city firing, and in 1996 he and Robert Phillips won an acquittal for Patrolman Wolford in a civil rights case.
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Cleveland
William Lucas
Lorain County
Lucas
Neil Yingling
Yingling
Elyria
Garrett Longacre
Richard Walker Jr
Longacre
Walker
Robert Phillips
Phillips
U.S. District Court
Lorain
James Wolford
DeWines F grade from NAACP on civil rights record
The NAACP issued a nonpartisan report card scoring U S senators on issues important to African Americans. Michael DeWine earned an F for opposing the doctor general nomination and for voting against funding after school programs, while John Glenn earned a B for alignment with the NAACP.
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U.S
Michael DeWine
NAACP
DeWine
David Satcher
John Glennsatt
Democrat
Emerge Magazine
House of Representatives
Sherrod Brown
D-Lorain
Ray Charles Responds To Clinton Lewinsky Furor
Ray Charles says he is not impressed by the Clinton Lewinsky controversy asking why there is fuss over private matters and noting Clinton is running the country well. He recalls past political gigs and his medal from Clinton in 1993 while promoting a Lorain concert.
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Ray Charles
Lorain Palace Theater
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Charles
Clinton
MTV
Lewinsky
White House
Lorain County Fair delayed to align with Labor Day
The Lorain County Fair shifts dates to start two weeks before Labor Day as set by the Ohio Department of Agriculture to avoid overlapping county fairs. Labor Day falls on the first Monday in September, pushing the fair from its usual third week of August this year. Avon council remains in recess until September 8, leaving local officials quiet for now.
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Lorain County
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Avon
Pat Vierkorn
Avon City
Juvenile murder charge in bat attack in Lorain
A 17 year old Lorain boy faces a delinquency by reason of murder charge after a baseball bat attack on Reginald Grant. Grant died August 8 at MetroHealth after the July 12 incident. The hearing for adult trial is set for Friday in Domestic Relations Court before Judge David Basinski. The youth is held at Lorain County Detention Home.
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Elyria
Lorain
Lorain County
Judy Rivera
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
David Basinski
Reginald W. Grant
West 22Nd Street
MetroHealth
Blaze chases 11 from home in New Russia Twp fire
A Quarry Road house fire Friday night left 11 residents without a home. No injuries were reported. Firefighters arrived about 8:30 p.m. at 14072 Quarry Road. An extended family of 11 lived in the two story house with an added back section. Snell Anderson, 51, noted the fire likely started in the addition after a loud pop and smoke smell. Kenyon Fields, 22, had minor smoke inhalation while ensuring everyone got out. Rochelle Anderson praised him as a hero.
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Oberlin
Wellington
Quarry Road
New Russia Township
New Russia
Fire Department
White House
Snell Anderson
Rochelle Anderson
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Salvation Army opens youth center in Elyria
Salvation Army unveils a $1.4 million addition at 716 W Broad St to host a free youth program for ages 6 to 17. John Pratt says the facility will feature a gymnasium classrooms a food pantry and a clothing room to provide tutoring mentoring recreation and safe after school activities for about 80 area children each year. The program costs are projected at roughly $120000 annually.
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Uno
Salvation Army
Elyria
Jeft
Yvonne Jay
Ashley Woolfork
Riley Butcher
Mariah Rozier
John Pratt
Agency
West Broad Street
Pratt
W. Broad St
Convicted stabber granted early release in Ohio case
Yovanda Capers, 23, was released after six months and three weeks for attempting to stab Traci Lumpkin, 22, in November 1996. Lumpkin, who was stabbed five times, wept as she urged an appellate court to overturn the judge’s ruling. Capers had pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault. Prosecutor Gregory White said the office will appeal.
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Elyria
Yovanda
Rachel Capers
Traci Lumpkin
Capers
Lorain
Gregory White
Common Pleas
Lynett McGough
Lumpkin
McGough
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