Mezcal Tequila Restaurant Reopens After ICE Raid
Nine men detained in an ICE raid at Mezcal Tequila in Midway Mall were released with notices to appear before an immigration judge. The restaurant, previously padlocked, reopened on Monday and staff availability remains unclear.
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Hydrant Chain Thefts Not Occurring In North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville officials and police debunk a theft report after service workers found hydrants without chains. A Facebook post suggested thieves were selling chains for scrap, but police confirmed no chains were stolen.
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Wakeman and Florence Townships Images of America release
Wakeman and Florence Townships, co authored by David Graves and Annie Swope, uses hundreds of vintage photos to capture local history. The book features figures like Otto B Schoepfle and a 1963 White House editors session with President Kennedy. It launches February 27 with photos from Lorain County and local figures.
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Appeals court orders new sentencing hearing for ex commissioner
The 9th District Court of Appeals rules Michael Ross must be resentenced on public corruption charges after finding the original verdict forms didn’t support their offense level. Ross served Lorain County from 1997 to 2001 and is serving a 92 year sentence tied to kickback schemes related to the Lorain County Justice Center deals and Elyria businessman Larry Jones.
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Lorain Council hears land bank pitch to curb foreclosures
Lorain officials discuss forming a Lorain County land bank to demolish and rehabilitate foreclosed properties. About 3,000 county properties may need demolition, with some junk untaxed and others potentially valuable under a new Ohio law transferring foreclosed properties to land banks.
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Jim Rokakis
Thriving Communities Institute
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