Firelands Board warns of staff cuts without May levy
Firelands Board of Education, after a nearly three hour closed session, says staff reductions and pay to play fees are likely if voters do not approve a May emergency operating levy to avert a projected 2.6 million deficit by 2012-13. District envisions a 1.9 million year end surplus but faces ongoing state aid uncertainty.
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Henrietta Twp
Firelands Board of Education
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Firelands
Winter cold and flu cases surge across Ohio region
Health officials report a triple wave of cold flu and strep throat with persistent coughs lasting weeks. Doctors note viral infections dominate this season and advise rest fluids and avoid smoking. RSV also appears in children while CDC says flu is widespread in 39 states.
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Richard Hausrod
Emh Regional Medical Center
Hausrod
Hansrod
Kathryn Boylan
Elyria Heath Department
Dimond
Lorain Woman Arrested After Violent 911 Threats
Estephana Pena 27 called 911 after claiming she shot someone near 759 Georgia Ave and threatened judges and court staff if her husband Neil Simpson, a life prisoner for aggravated murder, is not released. Police found no victim and arrested Pena for false alarms and disorderly conduct by intoxication.
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Neil Simpson
Simpson
David Kowalczyk
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Forest Hills Drive
Pena
Forest Hill
West 44Th Street
Columbia Township to exit NEORSD cutting sewer fees
Lorain County commissioners approved removing most of Columbia Township from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District this year, letting residents avoid NEORSD storm water charges. They will instead pay Lorain County's 18 dollar annual fee, with some portions remaining under NEORSD until litigation ends.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Columbia Township
Northeast Ohio
Mike Musto
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Program to provide recycled computers Elyria program expands digital access
Lorain County will distribute refurbished Internet ready computers through the Connect Your Community program run by Lorain County Community College. Six week classes teach computer and Internet use to disadvantaged residents with the goal of training 1,750 county residents by June 2012.
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Elyria
Lorain County Collection Center
Connect Your Community
Lorain County Community College
Tim Howard
LCCC
Howard
Keith Bailey
Lorain County
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