GOP sets date for prosecutor pick in Elyria
Elyria Republicans plan a Feb 25 meeting to choose a new county prosecutor after Greg White resigns to become U.S. attorney for Northern Ohio. State Rep. Jeff Manning is among contenders, with others including Rob Corts and Mike Scherach, while Democrats seek to reclaim the post after 23 years of White’s tenure. The meeting will include candidate presentations and public voting.
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Elyria
Republican Party Central Committee
Greg White
Jeff Manning
North Ridgeville
White
John Blevins
Central
Mer Lorain Law
Mike Scherach
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Corts
Republican Central Committee
Manning
Sheffield
Blevins
David Moore
Central Committee
Moore
Scherach
General Assembly
Sherach
Lorain
Mark Provenza
Common Pleas
Ohio
Diederich
Winter snow records linger as Ohio braces for more
National Weather Service observer says 1977 78 winter holds the snow record with 72.8 inches while 1950 51 had 65.4 inches and this season has about 41 inches so far. Forecasters warn of possible additional snow and rain with flood risks from rapid melt and aquifer recharge.
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National Weather Service
Ray Diederich
Diederich
Mayor calls recall effort groundless in North Olmsted
Mayor Norman Musial denounces the recall drive as based on opinions and innuendo, defending petition rights but warning against misleading the public. Organizers led by Marvin Stotz seek about 3,000 signatures for a recall while criticizing alleged mismanagement and ethical issues.
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North Olmsted
Norman Musial
Musial
Stotz
Lorain ex convict workers draw scrutiny in outreach programs
In Lorain Ohio ex convict workers including Manuel Arias and Tony Villa have staffed abuse prevention outreach roles. Prosecutors accuse Arias of sexual assaults on two homeless women and a minor while Villa previously served as a life skills instructor after early release. Authorities say rehabilitation and careful screening are key when hiring former inmates for outreach work.
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Lorain
Manuel Arias
Tony Villa
Lee Noble
Villa
Arias
Lorain Law
Mark Provenza
Haven Center
Elyria
Prescription forger sought after Lorain County thefts and scams
Authorities seek a dark complexioned white man, 38 to 42, over 6 feet tall, about 200 pounds, driving a white Monte Carlo, for forging 12 prescriptions and filling them at area pharmacies. He used Marymount Hospital or Geauga County Medical Center forms and the alias Tom Green, with about 100 additional fake scripts across seven counties. He manufactured prescriptions on a home computer and targets included Vicodin ES and Percocet. See FORGER, B2.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Phil Stammitti
Marymount Hospital
Garfield Heights
Geauga County Regional Medical Center
Chardon
North Ridgeville
Wellington
Grafton
Lorain
Walgreens
Gregg Mehling
Drug Task Force
Tom Green
Civil War reenactor judge stars in Gods and Generals
Elyria Municipal Court Judge John Musson, a Civil War history buff, joined battle reenactments for the film including Fredericksburg. He notes the Union assault under Burnside faced heavy resistance and about 13,000 casualties as crews recreated the decisive 1862 clash.
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North Ridgeville
Elyria
John Musson
Musson
Fredericksburg
Ambrose E. Burnside
Robert E. Lee
John R. Musson
Harper's Ferry
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