Fountain project in Elyria delayed by unseen issues
Elyria officials said the old fountain demolition revealed a sewer collapse and aging infrastructure that push back unveiling from Labor Day. Crews will pour the concrete base next week funded by private donations and a grant, with city crews handling some prep work while renovations focus on stamped brick-free paving.
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Northeast Ohio
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City
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Brubaker
Crete
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Demolition Derby Returns to Lorain County Fair Festivities
Sean McDonnell reports the Lorain County Fair will close with a demolition derby at 4 p.m. Sunday, drawing 90 to 110 cars. A truck derby and combine derby follow Saturday night. Fair official Tim Sickels leads the event, now in its 10th year of running and 30 years of involvement. The program includes a Power Wheels Derby for kids with a gift certificate and a 4-foot trophy as top prize.
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Fair Board
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Sickels
Lorain Councilman Joe Faga resigns from ward seat
Lorain’s 7th Ward Councilman Joe Faga resigns citing family obligations after six years. He will not seek re election in November and will be replaced by Democratic candidate Cory Shawver, with party precincts selecting a temporary replacement through his term. No injuries were reported in the related Elyria shooting incident.
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Faga
Cory Shawver
Democratic Party
Kasich Gee launch opioid treatment nonprofit to steer funds
Ohio State President E Gordon Gee and former Governor John Kasich form Citizens for Effective Opioid Treatment a 501 c 4 to educate policymakers and push for settlement funds to hospitals rather than local or state governments They cite the opioid crisis impact on health care and aim to direct dollars to frontline care and research while avoiding pothole filling or budget gaps.
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E. Gordon Gee
Ohio
John Kasich
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Driver in Semi Crash Identified in Ohio Turnpike Crash
Jeffery Jerome Felder 50 of Cordova South Carolina died in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 80 Ohio Turnpike westbound when his semitruck left the roadway hit an embankment vaulted over lanes struck a minivan and caught fire. Four people were in the minivan including Emma Yates Bourg 45 who was seriously injured. Fire departments aided the scene and Mercy Health Lorain Hospital treated the injured.
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Jeffery Jerome Felder
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William Bourg
Olmsted Falls
Emma Yates-Bourg
Mercy Health
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