Lake Erie Flood Threat Prompts Officials’ Spring Prep
Federal representatives met with over 70 area officials to discuss lowering Lake Erie levels. The Army Corps of Engineers predicts record high water this spring and early summer, foreseeing massive flooding along the southern shore. Local leaders welcomed long range measures but feared the coming spring, with Vermilion mayor John W Maiden calling the meetings fruitful as he urged action.
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Lake Erie
Army Corps of Engineers
Congress
International Jet Commission
John Schaeffer
Erie County
Joint Commission
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Harold Earley
Avon Lake
Great Lakes
Superior
Ontario
U.S
Charles A. Mosher
Roberlin
Sam
Charles A. Vanik
D-Euclid
Elyria Considers Solid Waste Plan At Feb 19 Meeting
Elyria City Council nears first steps on a county wide solid waste disposal plan as Public Safety and Environment Chair Klimczak pushes a contract with Lorain County commissioners. The session reviewed potential long term costs and data needs ahead of new bids and district formation.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Felix J. Klimczak
Public Safety and Environment
Lorain
Amherst
Rochester
Oberlin
Klimcrak
Commission
Ludwig Pineura
Jeresmo Keron
Garden Street
Tracey
Bowman
Pineura
Public Safety
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
Cleveland
Koehring Co
Thew Shovel Co
Man
Sokol
East Ave
NOACA dues rise hits Lorain County costs
NOACA regional agency reports a 458 percent jump in admin costs, raising county dues. Lorain County faces an additional 14,134 this year for a total assessment of 38,294. Frederick Pizzader says half the yearly cost is paid by the county, with the rest shared by nine Lorain communities within NOACA across seven counties.
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Lorain County
Frederick Pizzader
Northwest Areawide Coordinating Agency
NOACA
Pizzadez
Ex Lorain mayor seeks council seat
Former Lorain mayor Woodrow Mathna, 59, filed for the May primary seeking a council at large seat on the Republican ticket. Mathna served 10 years as mayor after a prior stint as a four ward councilman, losing the mayoral race in 1971 to Joseph Zahorec. He previously ran for county commissioner and was defeated by Democrat Fred Ritenauer. He lives with his wife at 507 West 32nd Street and worked for Ohio Edison before and after his mayoral tenure.
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Lorain
Woodrow Mathna
Mathna
Fred Ritenauer
Gibsonburg
Ohio
Fremont
Ohio Edison Company
West 32Nd St
Lorain County
Washington
Jeannie
St. Mary Church
Bullocks
Lawrence CL
Tennessee
Elyria
Harshaw Chemical
International Chemical Workers
Democratic Central Committee
Sixth Ward
City Council
West Side
Lake Erie flood fears spark federal hearing turnout
Avon Lake mayor Harold Earley voiced frustration over delayed alerts as officials pressed for action on rising Lake Erie water. Congressmen Mosher Vanik Minshall urged readiness measures and shoreline protection, noting no instant fix exists while lake levels threaten the south shore.
Ex Wife Faces Tragic Mix Up After Fatal Auto Crash
Nish Scott's ex wife cried when told her children’s father died in a crash then confronted a man believed to be him on the way to the morgue. Police later learned the wrecked car held a robbery victim misidentified as Scott. The real Nish Scott had said two hitchhikers robbed him, leaving his car missing.
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Miami
Nish Scott
Ruby Scott
Scott
Dade County
Det
Geraldie
Norwalk Truck Lines founder honored by county
Norwalk Truck Lines founder John Ernsthausen was honored by Huron County Commissioners. A portrait was hung in the county administrative building while he and his wife toured the facilities. He is known for generosity including funding band uniforms and selling land for city projects.
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Norwalk
John F. Ernsthausen
Norwalk Truck Lines
Huron County
Ernsthausen
Donald Robertson
Cleveland school strike enters third day amid vandalism
About 140,000 public students were kept from classes as 2,500 custodial and maintenance workers struck for a raise. Vandalism was reported at John F. Kennedy and John Marshall high schools. Bargaining resumed in Matia Court with a hearing set on a preliminary injunction as unions press for a $900 per teacher annual increase and the district cites affordability.
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Cleveland
Paul W. Briggs
John F. Kennedy
John Marshall
Chambers of Common Pleas
David T. Matia
Elyria City Council petitions filed by five candidates
Five candidates, two Republicans and three Democrats, filed nominating petitions for the Elyria City Council May primary and November general election. Incumbents Scribner L. Fauver Marguerite E. Bowman and John J. Sokol seek reelection while Leo Bullock and David L Kaszubinski are new to council races.
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Elyria
Scribner L. Fauver
Marguerite E. Bowman
John J. Sokol
D-5
Leo Bullock
David L. Kaszubinski
Fauver
Hamilton Ave
Stalites
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Jim Knerien
David Knerian
John Bryan
Dallas Bryan
Stanford Ave
Gene Puskar
John W. Maiden
Vermilion
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Peter van Wormer
John A. Baird
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Leonard P. Reichlin
Joseph Zahorec
Dominick A. Dellisanti
Avon
Sheffield Lake
North Ridgeville
George Phillips
Chronicle-Telegram
William E. Minshall
Mosher
Area Trucking Line
John Ernsthausen
Elyra Memorial Hospital
Elyria Rotary Club
He and
His Wife
Ann Have
Ager
The
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Elyria Progress Committee
Republican Executive Committee
Elyria Young Women's Christian Association
Robert
Ford Road
First Congregational Church
Union
Elyria High School
Lorain County Community College
University of Akron
Westway Gardens
LOCC
Kaszubinski
Phi Beta Mu
Ralemat
Stark Record and Tape Service
Clarkins
Elwin
Mar Jo
Columbus St
Marguerite Bowman
Leo Bullocks
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