Schroeder fire tops area news
A year in review ranks the Schroeder family fire as the top local tragedy of 1984 with the mother surviving and five children and the father dead. Other leading stories include a sheriff election dispute, a murder case, a confessed killer case, a major oil fire with evacuations, a fatal propane blast, and Elyria Catholic football repeating as state champions.
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Thomas Schroeder
Linda
Brandon Lee Flagner
Tiffany Papesh
Maple Heights
Flagner
Independent Oil Co
Russia Township
Aurel
Michelle Grill
Probe continues in Broadway flap
Lorain County Prosecutor Greg White voices concern over a possible conflict of interest tied to financing for the Broadway Building renovation in Lorain. White met with Lorain County Commissioner Fred Ritenauer, father of John Ritenauer, the contractor aiding the project, to discuss potential issues and corrective steps. White will confer with additional parties this week about bond questions and oversight.
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Lorain County
Greg White
Lorain
White
Fred Ritenauer
Ritenauer
John Ritenauer
Lorain County Economic and Industrial Development Corp
John
Century 21
Broadway
Cart Gumina
Temperature records tumble across Ohio and Midwest
Weather officials report December heat records statewide with Cleveland topping 69 degrees and readings far above normal. The mild trend continues into New Year’s with a 60 percent chance of above normal January temperatures and possible showers. Agriculture officials warn warm conditions may disrupt spring growth.
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Zanesville
Ohio
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Midwest
Southeast
Mahony Takes Oath as Lorain Sheriff Amid Court Challenge
Lorain County sheriff designate Marty Mahony was sworn in in a brief ceremony before about 30 family and friends, as a pending lawsuit over the election looms. The oath came ahead of Mahony taking office January 7, while a hearing in the suit filed by Sheriff James Mertz is set for Wednesday.
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Martin Mahony
Lorain County
Mahony
Floyd Harris
Nan
Marty
Sheriff's Department
James Mertz
Mertz
James DeLeone
Columbus
Dus Og Cuit Opvacoumau
DeLeone
Ralph McAllister
Tony Giardini
Amherst
Lorain Community Hospital
Secretary of State
Giardini
Stakenly
Meghan
Jimmy
Michael Keys
J. Grant Keys
Henry P. Webber
Henry T. Webber
Kirk Stewart
Gene Krebs
Weather notes and local schools listed for New Year events
Outside show ers likely with low cooker and hazy skies. Teres falling to about 40 by evening. Outioed for New Year’s Bay partly sunny. highs in mid twenties. Admiral King Findlay Oberlin Elyria Catholic 67 61 Lakewood Westlake 52 5 Oklahoma State County, South Carolina 14 Story on Page B-3.
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Teres
New Year's Bay
Reagan family feud heat ends with holiday reunion
Nancy Reagan says she and President Reagan buried the hatchet with Michael Reagan during a three hour reunion at the Century Plaza hotel. The visit included a meeting with 20 month old Ashley and a display of repaired relations after prior tensions. Michael Reagan and family arrived with Secret Service, while he told reporters he would tell his father that he loves him.
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Reagan
Michael
Century Plaza
Ashley
Secret Service
Century Plaza Tower
Jane Wyman
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Pepper” Johnson
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