Stolen Cigarettes Case Nets Elyria Men
Elyria police arrested Steven Porter and Robert Wildhaber on charges of receiving stolen property linked to a February 1 truckload theft of 3,695 cartons of cigarettes from Independent Oil Co. in Center Ridge Road. Warehous e manager Ralph Coleman was later charged with grand theft and breaking and entering. Police recovered 3,290 cartons, with Porter guiding officers to more hidden cigarettes in Grafton.
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Elyria
Steven Ray Porter
Stang Rd
Robert C. Wildhaber
Ninth St
Independent Oil Co
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Ralph Coleman
Richard Kreps
Coleman
Porter
Medina
Wildhaber
Danny Thomas
Route 82
Grafton
Kreps
Elyria Detective Bureau
Voinovich pleads on budget cuts in Lorain County
Elyria residents heard Cleveland Mayor George Voinovich warn that Gramm Rudman budget cuts threaten city services. He cited revenue sharing ending and deficit growth, urging locals to lobby legislators to preserve domestic programs. Local officials, including Lorain Mayor Alex Olejko and Rep. Donald Peasey Oberlin, attended.
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Elyria
Cleveland
George Voinovich
Voinovich
Lorain County
Lorain
Alex Olejko
U.S
Donald J. Peasey-Oberlin
Olejko
Independent pharmacies fear HMO exclusive contracts threaten small chains
Area pharmacists warn that HealthAmerica Ohio awarded Revco DS an exclusive prescription services contract, potentially weakening independents and small chains. About 90,000 subscribers may choose Revco with $1–$3 deductibles or seek reimbursement elsewhere, while larger chains argue they can weather the loss.
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Lorain
Cuyahoga
HealthAmerica Corp
Ohio
Twinsburg
Revco Ds, Inc
Otto
Revco
Rich Scholz
Discount Drug Mart Inc
Health America
Flu hits Elyria area as children suffer highest toll
The flu surge grips Elyria and surrounding towns with rising cases at hospitals and urgent care centers. Schools report absenteeism rising, especially among children, while health officials note three influenza strains and RSV spreading from Akron and central Ohio.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial
St. Joseph
St John
West Shore
Southwest General
Lorain
North Olmsted
Judith Riedel
Olmsted Falls
John Sanders
Ohio
Philippines
Lorain Community Hospital
Linda Prosak
Car pound scandal rattles Cleveland Voinovich administration
Cleveland leaders launch a full safety committee probe into the city auto pound run by James Kassoni amid new allegations. Police Chief Hanton cites an ongoing probe while Kassouf denies wrongdoing and blames police and the Safety Department.
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Cleveland
George Voinovich
Council Safety Committee
William Hanton
Hanton
Pound
James Kassoni
Reginald Turner
Vornovich
Kassouf
K Properties
Szaho
Polensek
Ilegal
Safety Department
Collinwood
Mitchell Brown
Szabo
Brown
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Western Reserve Health Plan of
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New York
Robert Kubasak
Lorain County Pharmaceutical Association
Arthur Hess
Hess Pharmacy
Oberlin
Hess
HealthAmerica
Nathan Lipsyc
Media Discount Drugstores
Warren Stowell
Walter Hess
Hess & Hess Pharmacies Inc
Gray Drug
Area Drug Store
Stowell
HMO
Turner
Council
K Properties Inc
Sam Lantz
State Farm Insurance Co
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Jay Westbrook
Westbrook
Fred Szabo
Michael Polensek
Dale Miller
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