City won’t force police to work as deputy clerks in Lorain
Elyria officials will not challenge the resignation of 17 police officers from deputy municipal court clerk duties after an Ohio attorney general opinion labeled police work incompatible with deputy clerk roles. The officers resigned in November amid political disputes, leading to a civil suit that was dismissed by Judge Floyd Harris as the matter moved toward A-4.
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Elyria
Ohio
Terry
Pete” Shilling
Shilling
Alex Burnett
USX Lorain unveils 4.5 million ladle reheat furnace
The USX Lorain Works introduced a 4.5 million ladle reheat furnace with officials from USS Steel and United Steelworkers attending a ribbon cutting. The unit has operated since last December and heats molten steel from the BOP Shop to set temperature for the continuous caster, boosting productivity and steel quality.
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Lorain
USX Lorain
USS Steel Division
United Steelworkers
Alex Olejko
Gordon
Grafton urges state to choose site for new prison
Grafton officials led by Mayor Tom Smith pitched for selecting Grafton as the site of a 650 bed minimum security prison. State officials and lawmakers toured a 2,000 acre Rt 83 site as other locations include Windham Youngstown Richland County and Warren. They touted land utilities and community support with unemployment relief as a key benefit. Two medium security prisons were discussed as part of the broader plan.
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Grafton
Tom Smith
Paul E. Pfeifer
C.J. McLin
Dayton
Richard P. Seiter
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Northeast Ohio Correctional Institution
Smith
Windham
Youngstown
Richland County
Warren
Seiter
Lorain
Leonard Reichlin
Marie Tansey
R-Vermilion
John Bara
D-Elyria
Rt. 83
Tansey
Kerosene sales surge as deep freeze grips area
Elyria area reports brisk kerosene purchases with long lines at pumps as temperatures plunge. Firewood dealers see steady inquiries for small loads while North Ridgeville’s North Coast Wood Energy notes many orders come from home energy assistance participants.
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Beth Gelinus
Independent Oil
North Ridgeville
Jay LaGorin
Ridge Road Marathon
Cleveland
West Side
Janet Emory
Huntington Township
John Klingshirn
North Coast Wood Energy
Weather forecast for a cold weekend with flurries
Outside today is partly cloudy with scattered flurries and a high near 10. Tonight stays very cold with a low around zero. Sunday brings increasing cloudiness and a warmer day.
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Burnett
Susan Gross
USX Ladle Furnace
Ken Gottlieb
C-T
State
Gus Chan
R-Bucyrus
Lorain County
Reagan
Accent
Editorial Ag
By Scott Stephens
LaGorin
C-Tédanine
Melissa Rouse
McKinley School
Cooper
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