Amherst Mayor’s Probe to Go Before Grand Jury
Investigation requested by Amherst Mayor Anthony DePaola will be presented to a Lorain County Grand Jury Feb. 22 as prosecutor Joseph Grunda says. The probe centers on overtime and holiday pay claims by Amherst Police Chief Arthur Koppenhafer and former officer Carol Ramstead, with an audit by the Ohio State Auditor’s office sought before presenting findings.
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Amherst
Anthony DePaola
Lorain County
Joseph Grunda
Grunda
DePaola
Alan Anderson
Arthur Koppenhafer
Carol Ramstead
Anderson
Ohio State Auditor
Granda
Rybka
Koppenhafer
Miss Ramstead
Amherst Police Department
Edward Kobal
Unseasonably mild weather sweeps much of nation
The nation from the Rockies to the Middle Atlantic enjoys warmer air after a month of freezes. Local highs reach the upper 30s to mid 40s with tonight's lows in the 20s to 30s. Flood risk rises if warm days follow cold nights and heavy rain hits the lower Great Lakes region.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Rockies
Middle Atlantic
National Weather Service
Mercury
North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Weather Service
Great Lakes
Ohio
Ohio jobless claims hit record weekly total
Ohio jobless claims last week reached a record 69 306 initial claims, up 10.4 percent from the prior week. About 55 percent tied to energy shortages, with Lorain County reporting 1 557 claims, Elyria 320, Lorain 12 energy related, and other counties showing smaller totals. Officials caution many workers were off only briefly and not eligible for benefits.
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Ohne Bureau of Empl Services
Albert G. Giles
Giles
Lorain County
Elyria
Bureau
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
Erie County
Huron County
Medina County
Mayor balks at signing lease for parking lot site
Mayor Marguerite E. Bowman withholds signature on a lease allowing Elyria Savings Bank to demolish old City Hall and Turner Block at Court and Second streets. City Council approved 9 to 1. veto could delay but likely override. The lease would yield 1500 dollars monthly while opponents seek to preserve the 1867 City Hall for history and future growth.
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Marguerite E. Bowman
Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank
Old City Hall
Turner Block
Court
Second Streets
Bowman
Sopa
Council
Rhodes features plush Florida condo and wealth reports
Columbus governor James A Rhodes reportedly owns a three bedroom oceanfront condo in Playa Del Mar, Ft Lauderdale, bought for 144300 cash and valued around 267000. Papers say wife Helen Rhodes held title, with broader assets including a Columbus home bought for 150000. Rhodes’ net worth was about 65000 in 1989, with external business ties and a blind trust after 1975.
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Columbus
UPI
James A Rhodes
Florida
Scripps-Howard
Playa del Mar
Galt Ocean Drive
Ft Lauderdale
Helen Rhodes
Broward County
Rhodes
William Markham
Ohio National Bank
BancOhio
James A. Rhodes & Associates
Jacksonville, Fla
Ft. Lauderdale
Ocean Front
Tony Naples
Indiana abductor eyes immunity deal amid hostage standoff
Tony Kiritsis, holding Richard Hall hostage in a dynamite‑wired West Side apartment, seeks a complete immunity deal read by three top attorneys before acting. Marion County officials say immunity offers a path to releasing Hall, who remains with Kiritsis as they trade accusations of real estate fraud tied to Meridian Mortgage Co.
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Indianapolg
UPI
Tony Kiritsis
Kiritsis
WIBC
Richard Hall
Marion County
George Martz
Hall
Tony Karitsis
Karitsis
West Side
Kititsis
Tony Kiritns portrayed as temperamental captor in dawn standoff
Indianapolis reports that Tony Kiritns, described as temperamental by police and friends, abducted a man he felt cheated him and held him captive in a dynamited house. He boasted of mental strength despite previous arrests and claimed mortgage manipulation by a firm. The standoff ended with police at the scene and Kiritns speaking to a radio station from his apartment.
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Martz
Kititsis
Boritsis
Indianapolis
UPI
Tony Kiritns
Marion County
Kintsis
Lle
Ths
Tas
Tony
Kingtess
Kirris
Jacky
Fun
Tye
Sithout
Toganre
Bern
Kirstsis
Lima Maeat
Tuesdas
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Jeanne Sundt
Paul Vaccaro
University’s
Gnunda
Mike Rybka
Kate
Kiss Me
Nancy Pelander
Paul Haering
Petruchio
Middle Ridge Road Theater
C-T
John Fazio
Eecen Sane
Wellington
Mayor Balks
Tony Denslow
Florida Beach
del Mar
Lauderdale
Indiana
Tim
Airitsis
Riritsis
Meridian Mortgage Co
Hail
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