Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow Forecasting Six More Weeks of Winter
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from Gobbler's Knob near Punxsutawney Pennsylvania and saw shadow signaling six more weeks of winter. Groundhog Day tradition dates to German folk lore and Candlemas with Phil hailed by Groundhog Club President James H Means. The weather outlook leans toward a colder wetter winter nationwide per forecasts.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Punxsutawney
Phil
Gobbler's Knob
King Philip
Groundhog Club
James H. Means
Elyria Board Holds Private Meeting Over Locker Room Search
The Elyria Board of Education will meet privately at 7:30 p.m. at 40710 Griswold Road to discuss last week’s locker room body search of about 20 junior high girls. The session faces strict privacy for personnel and potential legal actions, drawing community outcry and potential civil suits. ACLU officials and local attorneys weighed possible legal action, with discussions on whether the board harmed rights or acted within allowed authority. If litigation ensues, it may clarify the Supreme Court ruling on school searches.
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Elyria
Board of Education
Sonya Moreno
Griswold Road
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Harvey Gittler
Oberlin
Gittler
Columbus
Bruce Campbell
Supreme Court
High school cage scores amid regional games
Local brief notes Wellington, Clearview, Firelands, and Avon posted basketball results from recent high school games. Scores are summarized with final tallies and standout performances across the four teams.
Cleveland Teamsters Chief Presser Charged Over Onion Funds
Federal authorities recommended charging Teamsters Local 507 President Jackie Presser and two others with paying onion funds to ghost employees. The note references unrelated weather and page references.
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Cleveland
Teamsters
Jackie Presser
Hay fire destroys barn at John Born dairy farm
Seven fire departments battled a stubborn barn blaze at the John Born dairy farm on Route 113 west of Vermilion Road. The blaze destroyed a calf barn housing about 7,000 bales of hay and killed three Holstein calves while the milking parlor and 65 cows nearby were saved. Firefighters fought the smouldering structure in bitter cold, with the cause undetermined and losses expected to be heavy. The Born family, away in Florida, expects to resume milking by evening.
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Florence Township
John Born
Henrietta Township
Bob Sorino
Route 113
Vermilion Road
Born
Florida
Howard Born
Rt 113
Green
Garfield Roads
Lorain County Rural Water Authority
Boy Saves Father From Two Ton Truck Trap
In Williamstown Kentucky 4 year old Brandon Bowen saved his father Charles Bowen by using a jack and a ratchet to lift a two ton truck that pinned him under the axle in a family garage. Charles Bowen was seriously injured with a broken hip and credited his son with saving his life after Brandon retrieved tools and operated the jack to free him.
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Williamstown
Charles Bowen
Bowen
Brandon
Lexington
Cincinnati
Elsie Dever
Grant County
Booth Memorial Hospital
Kentucky
Florence
Brandon Bowen
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Lorain County
National Weather Service
Search
Linn Grossman
Wellington
Clearview
Firelands Avon
Southview
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Elyria West
Admiral King
Marion Harding
Brookside
Midview
Amherst
Vermilion
North Ridgeville
Keystone
South Amherst
Henrietta Farm
George Verban
Brian Miller
Berlin Heights
Kipton
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