Wellington levy defeated in bond to build new K–12 school
Voters rejected the 8.98 mill bond by 1 706 to 994, about 63.2 percent to 36.8 percent, ending a plan to replace the district’s aging high school with a modern energy efficient facility. The state would provide about 46 percent of the 47 million project cost. the district would cover 54 percent. Officials noted economic pressures and the need for an affordable plan.
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Wellington
Lorain
Huron
Peggy Wooten
Free Grand Slam breakfast draws crowds at Elyria Denny’s
A packed Denny’s on Route 58 and a second location on Tillotson Street hosted the brand’s Super Bowl Sunday free Grand Slam promotion. Loyal patrons lined up before 6 a.m. and waited up to 90 minutes for two pancakes two eggs two sausage links and two bacon strips. The manager predicted the rush would ease after 2 p.m. as cars clogged the lot and customers praised the hot food and value.
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John Bardar
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Lorain
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Buddy Michael Criss
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Ed Leon
Judy
Kathy Greber
Vicki Greber- Brannon
Greber
Greber-Brannon
Jeff
Chuck Humel
Shanda Starks
Elyria girl dies after shooting at home
An 8-year-old Elyria girl Najia Boone died after a Sunday head wound from a .22 caliber pistol pulled during a fight with her 10-year-old brother. The boy had taken the gun from a relative’s house the day before.
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Cleveland Hospital
Najia Boone
McKinley
Elyria
MetroHealth Medical Center
Najia
Lexington Avenue
Craighead
EMH Regional Medical Center
MetroHealth
Judy Blume
Fudgema
Elyria District Won Big If Strickland Plan Survives
Gov. Strickland’s school funding proposal could lift Elyria schools from about 28.7 million in 2009 to 33 million in 2010 and 34.6 million in 2011, a preliminary forecast Superintendent Paul Rigda treats as tentative. The plan’s final form remains uncertain. A tighter seat belt law could boost federal funding. More online documents at chronicler.com.
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Ted Strickland
Paul Rigda
Strickland
Chronicler.com
Auto sales may have bottomed in January say carmakers
Brent Snavely reports Detroit Free Press that retail sales of new cars and trucks likely bottomed in January as industry wide sales fell 37.1 percent from a year earlier. Automakers noted U.S. buyers purchased 656,976 new vehicles last month.
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Detroit
U.S
Elyria 2015 pushes tax measures for May ballot
Elyria 2015 steering committee urges city to place a May tax issue on the ballot as budget cuts loom. They seek a permanent 0.75 percent income tax, a 1 mill property tax, and reducing the income tax credit to 75 percent to shore up finances amid a potential 3 million shortfall and up to 60 layoffs.
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Elyria
Ted Pileski
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