Lorain tornado kills resident after storm strike
A tornado and storms ripped through Lorain and nearby townships causing one death Evelyn Mullins 59 suffered a fatal heart attack during a power outage CPR by candlelight and injuries from flying debris were reported Timothy Fortner and Sandra Geisler sustained cuts while homes and apartments in Lorain County faced extensive damage Red Cross counted 220 residential units damaged Homewood area most affected with 191 homes damaged Sheffield Township Berkshire Apartments hit hard with seven units damaged Winds peaked at 74 mph per National Weather Service with unconfirmed tornado sightings and a heavy cleanup under way in South Lorain and Westwood Drive areas.
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Lorain
Sheffield Township
Amherst Township
Elyria Township
Cuyahoga County
Evelyn Mullins
Gargasz
Mullins
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Timothy Fortner
Toledo Ave
Sandra Geisler
Tacoma Ave
Lorain County
Red Cross
Homewood
Shef
Field Township
Berkshire
David L. Langston
Cleveland Red Cross
National Weather Service
Coast Guard
Weather Service
Jim Thompson
Ray Diederich
North Ridgeville
Westlake
Stormy first day shuts Lorain schools Homewood and Southview
A tornado damaged Homewood Elementary and Southview High in Lorain, forcing closures on the first school day for 1,700 students. Roofs peeled, ceilings collapsed, and water poured into classrooms as administrators assessed repairs estimated at about 100000 dollars. power restoration at Southview was uncertain.
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Homewood
Southview
Lorain
Southview High
John Pavic
Pavic
Meister Road
Washington Avenue
The Great American Circus Heads to Northwest Ohio
Performances in North Ridgeville today at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Circuits of Amherst appearance set for Thursday. Photo captions in Tuesday's Chronicle-Telegram misdated the North Ridgeville show.
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North Ridgeville
Chronicle-Telegram
Amherst
Storm splits tree through roof into infant's room in Elyria
In Elyria at 109 Villanova Court two large branches crashed through the Buckosh home roof around 4 p.m. striking the nursery of their 6 week old son after a prior incident last March. Cindy Buckosh recounted the frightening event and said plans to remove the tree are underway.
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Elyria
Rick Buckosh
Villanova Court
Buckosh
Cindy
Portrait of Paxton Brown on Trial for Aggravated Murder
The 15 year old Berea youth, charged as an adult, stands trial for the death of Robyn Field. Prosecutor Briggs details a planned rape and murder and a note saying Should we K her? Brown allegedly strangled Robyn in a bedroom and helped dump her body with his aunt Charlene Murphy aiding the disposal. The case includes testimony from James Martin and witness Paul D George who found the body. In a separate note, bankruptcy judges hear bids to purchase Enduro Stainless plant near Massillon with Mercury Stainless the rival bidder.
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Cleveland
Robyn Field
Warren Paxton Brown
Paxton Brown
Cuyahoga County
David J. Briggs
Berea
Briggs
Brown
Robyn
James Martin
Boehm
Jimmy Martin
Martin
Jimmy
Charlene Murphy
Murphy
Metroparks
Strongsville
Dixon
Paul D George
Park Rangers Farher
Canton
Enduro Stainless Inc
Massillon
U.S
James Williams
Enduro
Mercury Stainless
Chicago
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Mary Jo Cook
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Palm Avenue
Goble Drive
Thomas Holp
Palm Ave
Mark Bouchonville
Holp
Stephen S. Counsel
Palm Avenue School
Wendy Langenderfer
Kucinich
Richard Celeste
Dennis Kucinich
Celeste
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Homewood Elementary School
Janine Exner
Ted Knight
Ted Baxter
Mary Tyler Meore
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