Lorain County gaps in state Straight A Fund grants
Lorain County superintendents condemn the state Straight A Fund process after 24 districts share 88 million while no Lorain County district is funded. Elyria and others say proposals were overlooked as districts voice anger at the winners and losers outcome.
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Lorain County
Public
Elyria
Paul Rigda
Ohio
Fire destroys 1900 home at 1012 E. Erie Ave Lorain
Passerby reports flames at 9 05 p m Monday. no injuries. Attic and roof blaze at the two story wood framed home at the corner of East Erie and Idaho avenues. Firefighters use an 80 foot bucket truck and street level hoses to contain the fire. Neighbors express sadness as the 1 980 square foot residence built in 1900 burns.
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Evan Goodenow
Chronicle
Lorain
East Erie Ave
E. Erie Ave
East Erie and
Idaho Avenues
East Erie
Idaho Avenue
Annette Smith
Idaho Ave
Chris Sciulli
Sciulli
Lorain County
Robbery at Marathon Gas Station in Eaton Township
Lorain County officers investigate an armed robbery at the Marathon Gas Station on Royalton Road. A hoodie clad gunman demanded cash around 10 45 p m and fled west toward Route 57 after the register held about 300 dollars. Surveillance cameras were reportedly off after recent incidents.
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EATON
Marathon
Lorain County
Holly Roark
Sheriff’s Office
Royalton Road
Roark
Robbery Link Suspected After Unidentified Incident
Sheriff Lt. Donald Barker notes possible connection between a recent unrecorded robbery and three prior thefts. He cites similar descriptions in the ongoing cases. The first comparable incident occurred November 25 at Circle K on Royalton Road in Eaton.
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Donald Barker
World Leaders Gather for Mandela Memorial Service
World leaders including President Barack Obama and President Raul Castro attend a large memorial service in Johannesburg to honor Nelson Mandela. A reporter recalls life under apartheid in the early 1960s.
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Castro
Nelson Mandela
Johannesburg
South Africa
Lorain considers tax plan curbing school funding in blighted zones
Lorain City Council weighs a plan to divert tax revenue from commercial properties to fund infrastructure in blighted areas. The school district with a $90 million budget currently nets about $20 million yearly from property taxes, and negotiators say potential losses under the plan are still undetermined.
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Lorain
Dale Weber
Weber
Ohio
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