Grafton annexation hearing set in land dispute
A March 28 merits hearing is scheduled in Lorain County Common Pleas Court over a bid to annex 1 805 acres to Grafton for two new medium‑security prisons. Eaton and Grafton townships argue the move harms township land, while the state and village defend the action as proper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Grafton
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Joseph Cirigliano
Ohio Attorney General
Eaton Township
Grafton Township
Obituary notices from Lorain area deaths and services
Area deaths include John S. Biber 73 of Lorain, Nellie Louella Leinseder 90, Howard A. Wirth 81, James A. Dorsey 37, Clark E. Maddock 75, Pearl Dzambik 81, Karl H. Ross 74 and others. Details cover birthplaces, WWII service, family survivors, call times, masses, and burial arrangements across Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, and nearby towns. Services listed at St Stanislaus, Calvary Cemetery, Nativity BVM, and local funeral homes. memorials to local charities noted.
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John S. Biber
Lorain
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center
Moon Run
Lorain Works US. Steel
Knuckles
St. Stanislaus Church
Stefan Czarnecki
St. Ladislaus
Howard A. Wirth
Sandusky
Providence Hospital
Wirth
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Elyria
Norman Grahl
Hagerstown
Groff Funeral
E. Perkins Ave
Death Notices for Northcutt and Marges in Elyria
William E Northcutt 59 of Elyria survived by wife Mary Lois daughter Telva sons Douglas and Darrien step daughters Pamela and Caren Fordham parents two sisters and one brother. Services Saturday at Church of Christ burial Resthaver Memory Gardens Avon. Julius Marges 76 Elyria survived by wife Emma and five sisters. Visitation Saturday 1 2 p m funeral 2 p m burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Lorain.
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Christian Temple Church of
Lorain
Dorsey
Laura Dorsey
Ronald, Dorsey III
Clifford
Valerie Bandersky
Miriam Fleming
Dorsey Jr
Schwartz- Spence & Boyer
Larry
Steve
Leonard
Walter
Emil
Chester
Rose
Mary
Mary Grace
Dombrowski
Nativity Bvm Church
Calvary Cemetery
Northcutt
William E. 59
Elyria
Mary Lois
Marges Julius
Emma
Nee Kelley
Cutis- Scheuffler Funeral Home
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Sewer-diggers hit Ridgeville gas line
In North Ridgeville workers hitting a sewer line ruptured a four inch natural gas line near South Lear Nagle Road. Gas was vented for a time and service restored seven hours later. Five businesses and two residences were affected. Police closed Center Ridge to Chestnut Ridge during the incident.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Liberty Parkway
Boulder Drive
Ray McLaughin
Columbia Gas
McLaughlin
Chestnut Ridge
Robert Clark
Clark
Court-appointed lawyer fee hike approved in Lorain County
Lorain County Commissioners approved the first increase in 12 years for court appointed lawyers. Felony case attorneys will receive at least 508 for non homicide pleas and 200 for misdemeanors and juvenile pleas, with murder case fees ranging from 1250 to 12500 depending on specifications.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Koury
Police briefs report gas station theft and home robbery incidents
Elyria police investigate theft at Certified Gas on Lowell Street with $65 cash 26 packs of cigarettes and sodas missing around 7 am. A 42 year old man reports a home invasion where a cue stick was used knocking him out and $90 vanished from his wallet.
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Lorain
James McMillan
Elyria
Lowell Street
West Broad Street
W. 17Th Street
Meister Road
Amherst keeps schools open amid heavy snowfall
Superintendent Howard Durmage said Amherst schools stayed open as roads were clear and temperatures reached 25 degrees. He noted few complaints from parents while neighboring districts closed and highlighted good staff and student attendance despite the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Lorain County
Howard Durmage
St. Joseph School
Anne Marie
St. Joseph
St. Joseph’s
Dulmage
Rezoning Requested in Columbia Two
An application to change zoning from neighborhood business to highway business for 27077 Sprague Rd. has been filed with the Columbia Zoning Commission. Tony Monyak, purchasing the property from Norman Dill, seeks the zoning change to use the barn for storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Twp
Sprague Rd
Columbia Zoning Commission
Tony Monyak
Norman Dill
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John Lowther
Eaton
Cirigliano
Lowther
Frank
Paul
Sheffield Village
Joseph
Sheffield Lake
Michael
Schrollbach
Germany
Helen Pochurek
Leavittown
Leroy
Mildred) Royal
Eugene
Elizabeth) Gargasz
Amherst Township
John R. Devin
Michael Dyrez
Louella M. Leinseder
Nee Wright
Elms
Wellington
Order of Eastern Star
Carl E. Gibson Sr
Howard C. Leinseder
Howard
Evergreen Cemetery
South Amherst
Robert Schwenk
First United Methodist Church
Lorain County Animal Protective League
Howard Wirth
Robert Reinhart
Oakland Cemetery
St. Mary's Catholic Church
American Cancer Society
James Dorsey
James A. Dorsey
Ameritrust Co
Cleveland
Clark Maddock
Clark E. Maddock
Kamuela
Hawaii
Bay Village
Mr. Maddock
Elyria High School
Chicago Academy of Art
Campbell Ewald
Waimea Gazette
Helen (Nee Thomas
Diana G. Maddock
Patricia A. Lorenzen
Toledo
Kathleen
Nee Maston
Ted
LaPorte United Methodist Church
Maddock
Pearl Dzambik
Nativity Bvm Catholic Church
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
Richard
Lawrence
Dolores) Ganobesik
Leo
Joseph Potyrala
Hattie Kozal
Emery
Sally) Kretovics
Karl Ross
Karl H. Ross
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ross
Fred Dorow
Ford Motor Co
Mr. Ross
Frank S. Harmon
Masonic Lodge
Elyria Commandary
Marshall Chapter
United Auto Workers
Floyd
Ruth) Tanner
Charlotte J
Gerald
Carol) Mitchell
Helen L
West Bloomfield
Mich
Michael Tanner
Ruth Purdy
Kettering
Juanita B
Bogner Funeral Home
Frank 8. Harmon
Louis A. Diehl
Fields United Methodist Church
Belden Cemetery
Center Ridge
Loraiite
John Biber
E. 30Th Street
Burger King
Fairless Dr
Biber
St. Joseph Hospital
Glen Miller
C-T
Amherst Twp
Ed Mullinax
Sheriff’s Department
Ed Mullinax Ford
Florida
Avon Lake
Columbia Two
George Koury
Ohio Public Defenders Commission
Lorain Broadside
Ashland Avenue
Tower Boulevard
W. 22Nd Street
Lorain County Florists
Ohio
Laubenthal-DeCarlo
Washington Ave
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