Death probes advance in two Lorain County cases
Two separate homicide like investigations continue. In Cleveland a retarded Elyria man, Robert R. Martin, died at Cleveland Psychiatric Institute and autopsy results are awaited. Coroner Balras seeks records from CPI and local hospitals for toxicology and other tests before ruling on the cause. Martin had been hospitalized in Lorain for psychiatric and urinary issues and was found dead November 22 in CPI. In Amherst, Lorain County Coroner Kishirman reports McPhie death from October under review after tests eliminated more than 1,000 substances as possible causes.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Psychiatric Institute
Cuyahoga County
Elizabeth Balras
Balraj
CPI
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Martin
Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
State Psychiatric Hospital
Amherst
Elyria Foundry
Alan McPhie
Lorain County
William Kishrman
Political thermostats rise as Elyria council swears in three Republicans
In Elyria the swearing in of three new Republican councilmen heightens a 7-4 Democratic majority. Observers anticipate sharper debates while leaders stress cooperation. New members and incumbent Reichard join chairs, with emphasis on not rushing emergency ordinances. Keys and other officials take oaths in a ceremony marked by cautious bipartisanship.
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Elyria
Broad Street
Donald Rothgery
Rothgery
Council
Bullocks
Robert Reichard
Lorain County
Dan Dutkofski
St. Mary’s Church
First United Methodist Church
John Howard
Municipal Court
Greg White
Keys
J. Grant Keys
McPhie Samples Move From Missouri Lab to Pennsylvania
McPhie was examined at the Toxicology and Drug Monitoring Lab in Columbia Missouri and are now being screened at a crime lab in Pennsylvania. Missouri lab tests were negative. Kishman said two or three testing techniques were used and a report about formaldehyde may have been botched due to tissue samples in preservative instead of frozen. He noted the lab had performed a volatile screen for certain substances.
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Columbia
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Kishman
Mcphie
Ohio orders Bud Light Santa Spuds removal
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control demanded Anheuser-Busch remove Bud Light cartons featuring Spuds McKenzie in Santa gear within days citing a prohibition on using Santa to promote alcohol. Spuds has appeared on 12 packs and in ads. the company promised cooperation and named Scott Anderson as spokesman.
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Columbus
Ohio
Folly
Spuds McKenzie
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Anheuser-Busch
Santa Gard
Santa
Spuds
Vicky Gelety
St. Louis
Scott Anderson
Anderson
Elyria non-teacher staff reach tentative contract agreement
The Elyria School District and the non-teaching union OAPSE/AFSCME have a tentative contract. Members representing secretaries bus drivers cafeteria and maintenance workers will vote on the deal next week. Talks stalled since August with a federal mediator involved in September.
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Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
The
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
OAPSE
Afscme
Ice Creates Skating Rink On Local Highways
Snow and ice shut roads across the Elyria area with Route 301 likened to a skating rink by North Ridgeville Police Captain Ron Bauer. Two teens were injured when their pickup slid off the road. about 10 weather related crashes were reported. Four inches fell at Cleveland Hopkins Airport as officials warned of slick conditions.
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North Ridgeville
Ron Bauer
LaGrange
Elyria
Ray Diederich
Elyria Post
Grafton Prison Farm
WOBL
Garfield
Vermilion Roads
Henrietta
Durkee Road
Capel Road
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Marty Thompson
National Weather Service
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Brewer
Michael Keys
Karen Schiely
Mike Keys
Ellen
Caitlin
Ms. Gelety
Company
James Morice
Santa Garb
Ridgeville
the State Highway Patrol
Matthew Born
Clary Road
Wakeman
Marcus Born
Allen Memorial Hospital
Janine Exner
Steve Laux
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Osu
Brett Gone
Bicknell Surfaces Sports
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