Council Approves Parks Levy for November Ballot
Elyria City Council votes to place a 2 mill parks levy on the November ballot after a delayed second vote. Eight members ultimately supported the measure, which would raise 1.1 million annually for five years to fund a south side rec center North Park gym Cascade Park renovations and pool operations.
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Elyria
Ward 2
Terry Robinson
Robinson
South Side
North Park
Cascade Park
Tanner
Reichard
Jones
Council
Shirley Guinin
Franklin Elementary to reopen after massive vandalism
Elyria Franklin Elementary will reopen Wednesday despite "massive" vandalism over the weekend. Two 14 year-olds face charges in Lorain County Juvenile Court, and a Gates Avenue man was charged with receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence. The damage includes broken windows, discharged fire extinguishers, stolen computer equipment, and potential loss of records. The insurance claim could total thousands, and security upgrades are planned.
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Elyria
Franklin Elementary
Columbia High School
Lorain County Juvenile Court
Franklin
William J. Wallhead
Gates Ave
Elvira Schools
Holly Brinda
Brinda
Deputy suspended for 30 days in rape allegation case
Lorain County deputy Lemmie Davis began a 30 day suspension without pay after a Lorain woman alleged rape. Police investigated May 23. a grand jury declined to indict. Davis denied assault, claiming the encounter involved consent and a payment dispute.
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Elyria
Lorain
Lemmie Davis
Davis
West 22Nd Street
Sheriffs Department
18Th Street
Charleston Center
Polo Avenue
Charleston Avenue
Sobbing wife slayer gets eight to twenty five years
Marvin Dallas, 38, was sentenced to eight to 25 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the February death of his wife Mary, 33. He broke down in court and apologized, prosecutors saying he beat her over suspicions about a stolen wallet. Mary Dallas died after being found at Genesis House in Elyria.
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Elyria
Marvin Dallas
Common Pleas
Edward M. Zaleski
Dallas
Mary
Mary Dallas
Delaware Avenue
Genesis House
Gregory A. White
Common Pleas Court
Model with eye-gouging conviction seeks expungement
Lorain native Russ Wilhelm also known as Russ Guerrero withdrew his bid to seal a 1983 assault record. The case against him stems from the gouging of John Francis that left him blind in one eye. Prosecutors argued the brutality should remain public.
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Elyria
Lorain
Russ Wilhelm
Russ Guerrero
Wilhelm
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Common Pleas
Floyd D. Harris
John Francis
Francis
Ohio State Reformatory
Lilly
Southview High School
New York
Romantic Times
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Oliver Jones
Maurita Ferguson
Ferguson
Larry Tanner
Columbia
Madelyn Dinnerstein
Ryan J. Donmeyer
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Columbia Station
PTA
Floyd Gullett
Gullett
Julie Wallace
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Leonard Chervenak
Kaitlin
Parma Heights
Huntington Beach
Bay Village
Brendan Carey
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Zaleski
Kenneth M. Lieux
Lioux
Kimberly Barth
Chronicle
Paulette J. Lilly
Nhe Way Ser
Chee
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