Lorain County ends gas chamber euthanasia at pound
Lorain County will stop using the gas chamber to euthanize dogs at the Lorain County Dog Kennel and switch to lethal injections by local veterinarians. A new mandatory sterilization program for stray dogs was also approved, drawing applause from animal rescue activists.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Thomas Wood
Kennel
Wood
Rick LaLonde
United For Animal Justice
Bruce Bishop
Family mourns man who died saving pets in home fire
Thomas Johnson 35 died from smoke inhalation and possible carbon monoxide poisoning after a fire began in a Detroit Road bedroom. Relatives say he likely went downstairs to open the door to rescue his German shepherd Rex and several house cats. His mother Sue Johnson and family grieve the loss.
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Sheffield
Thomas Johnson
Rex
Detroit Road
Sue Johnson
Johnson
Rob Swindell
The
Chronicle Telegram
Swindell
Gina
New London Native Patrick Carroll Dies in Afghanistan
Sgt. Patrick Ryan Carroll, 25, from New London and later Kentucky, died in Kandahar province when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device. He served with the 319th Military Intelligence Battalion of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg. Carroll planned a May 2012 wedding with his fiancée Kimberly Thomas, who spoke of his quiet, loving nature and his acceptance of her children.
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New London
Huron County
Afghanistan
Patrick Ryan Carroll
Kandahar
Department of Defense
Carroll
Kentucky
319Th Military Intelligence Battalion
525Th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
Xviii Airborne Corps
Fort Bragg
N.C
Kimberly Thomas
Thomas
Fayetteville
Patrick
County lifts deed restrictions on former Green Acres site
Probate Judge James Walther ended long standing limits that kept the Oberlin orphanage property empty after 1898 to 1995. County officials consider selling the about 15 acre tract once owned by George and Eliza York and Minerva Powers.
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Elyria
Lorain County
James Walther
Green Acres Children’s Home
Oberlin
George and Eliza York
Minerva Powers
Walther
Frank Horvath
Avon paramedic delivers daughter in ambulance on way to hospital
Avon firefighter Gene Legeza, a 2005 recruit with neonatal training, helped deliver his daughter in the master bathroom before an ambulance rode to St. John Medical Center. His wife Sara, a labor and delivery nurse, postponed hospital induction as the baby arrived at 2:30 am.
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Avon
Gene Legeza
Avon Fire Department
EMH Avon Emergency Care Center
Legeza
Sara
Gene
Fairview Hospital
Fire Department
Legaza
St. John Medical Center
Lorain County College Holds On Outreach Center Plans
Lorain County Community College pauses plans for an outreach center near I-480 in North Ridgeville while awaiting a state decision. The college announces a $200000 grant for business incubation on Wednesday.
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Lorain County
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