Oberlin pulls 22 million school bond from ballot
Oberlin Schools board voted to remove a 4.21 mill 37 year bond issue planned for November 5 that would have funded a new sixth through eighth grade middle school on Pleasant Street. The district will pursue funding without a levy, relying on NEXUS gas pipeline money and higher property values.
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Oberlin Schools
Oberlin Board of Education
Pleasant Street
Robert Rinehart
Rinehart
NEXUS
Oberlin
Office of
Lorain County Auditor
David Hall
Michigan
Ohio
Lorain Police Give Bearded Badges Charity Checks to Staff
Lorain Schools staff including Brent Susanjar LaToya Smith Niki Myers Beth McCall and Roe Pagan received $200 checks surprise outside Lorain High after an all staff meeting. Bearded Badges funds support department charity with officers paying $100 every six months for facial hair, Lt. Jacob Morris said. About half of Lorain’s police force participates.
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Carissa Woytach
Lorain
Jacob Morris
Roe Pagan
Brent Susanjar
LaToya Smith
Niki Myers
Beth McCall
Nick Gerace
Zeph Nimon
Morris
Avon Lake Board approves three year strategic plan
Avon Lake Board of Education unanimously approved a three year strategic plan after input from students parents and community. The plan prioritizes respect and collaboration student centered learning and infrastructure to support technological growth including maker spaces and updated bandwidth. Two November ballot measures move forward Issue 15 construction bond for new schools and upgrades plus Issue 16 operating levy about five million annually for ten years.
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Avon Lake Board of Education
Avon Lake
Joelle Magyar
Magyar
Troy
Eastview
Learwood Middle
Avon Lake High School
Lorain County awards contract for Boone and Snell sidewalks
Lorain County commissioners approved a 308,616.50 dollar contract with RMH Concrete & Foundation of Collins for Boone Road and Snell Road sidewalk improvements in Columbia Township. Work to be completed by November 15 with bids tightly clustered, indicating high-quality drawings and specifications. The board also approved a 119,999 dollar grant with the Ohio Department of Public Safety to fund the Drug Task Force salaries and supplies.
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Elyria
Lorain County Board of Commissioners
RMH Concrete & Foundation of
Collins
Boone Road
Snell Road
Columbia Township
Jeff Riddell
Riddell
Lorain
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Elyria woman honors memory of cousin killed in crash
Sandra Hill-Ross tended a planter on Third Street in Elyria in memory of her cousin Vicki Hill, who died seven years ago in a Aug. 28, 2017 crash on the same street. Vicki Hill, 58, of Elyria, drove to work at Comprehensive Logistics in Lorain when Kristi Fitch's speeding vehicle struck her from behind causing a fatal fire.
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Elyria
Sandra Hill-Ross
Third Street
West Avenue
Vicki Hill
Hill
Comprehensive Logistics
Lorain
Kristi Fitch
Fitch
Liberty
First
Carissa Woytach
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Craig Snodgrass
Lorain Schools
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