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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1999
Page
2
Partly cloudy today with a high near 32. Tonight mainly low 24. Saturday and Sunday show variability with fair skies and some high cloudiness. A high around 28 is forecast for the weekend.
Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with a chance of flurries today and snow showers tonight. Waves in ice free areas 2 to 3 feet. Winds continue northeast at 10 to 15 knots tonight with similar waves.
North Ridgeville faces a contested mayoral path as Dennis Johnson, husband of former rival Roseanne Johnson, enters the Republican primary against incumbent Deanna L. Hill. Johnson, 49, chairs the local Republican Organization and seeks greater council autonomy over director hires. Hill, 55, defending her record, anticipates respectful debate as both sides prepare for November.
County Prosecutor Gregory White welcomed guilty pleas from Ruth and Bregar in a nine month probe into lavish trips and remodeling at the JVS. Ruth of Elyria pleaded guilty to 12 counts including bribery and theft in office. Bregar of Chagrin Falls pleaded guilty to 10 counts including bribery and conspiracy. Investigators found $21,666 in taxpayer costs for trips and home remodeling from 1994 to 1996 at Ruths Elyria address, with Taras Building implicated and testifying for immunity. Ruth's attorney called him distraught and remorseful. Bregar declined comment.
Air development firm Million Air proposes extending the runway to 7500 feet and creating an air park with a surrounding industrial zone, plus an air traffic control tower and upgraded safety gear. County officials urge study of the plan. Oberlin residents fear noise affecting the college conservatory. one critic warns against building before demonstrating need.
A historical account traces Ohio capital punishment from public hangings in 1803 through hangings to 1885, then electric chair from 1911, with a 1963 pause, the 1981 reinstatement offering electrocution or lethal injection, and the 1995 move of the execution chamber to Mansfield and Lucasville facilities. It notes Lorain County cases and named individuals linked to the history.
A 15-year-old Elyria youth faces a juvenile felonious assault count after allegedly stabbing George Kwasnak, 38, of Seventh Street, in the stomach with a carving fork outside the Car House Bar at 309 Broad Street around 10 30 p m. The victim was treated at EMH Regional Medical Center after an argument at Boomer's Bar.
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