Trials unfold over deadly Route 2 worksite crash
On a sunny August afternoon in Elyria nine ODOT road crew workers labored at a moving work site when Howard Stimson’s truck struck. Two crew members died, Christian Kelleher and James Conley, while four others were injured. Prosecutors say Stimson rammed the site despite warning signs. the defense argues he was within speed limits and had limited visibility due to an S curve. Witnesses describe the moment of impact and the crew’s alarm as the accident unfolded.
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Elyria
Mark Blair
Monroeville
Howard Stimson
Blair
Stimson
Lorain County Common
Ohio Department of Transportation
Christian Kelleher
Amherst
Lorain
James Conley
Baumhart Road
ODOT
Morse
George Howells
Sandusky
Howells
Council hopefuls make bids official
Elyria voters rush to file for 11 city council seats with 11 incumbents and three challengers, as candidates for two year and four at large posts seek re election and new terms. Ward contests show Shores versus Perry and Brewer versus Baird in GOP battles while Roth faces no primary opposition.
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Elyria
Elyria City
Lorain County
Thomas Shores
Carl Perry
Perry
East Ave
Ernest Brewer
John Baird
Roth
Zerbini enters race for Elyria Municipal Court seat
Elyria attorney Elio P. Zerbini filed to seek the Democratic nomination for the Elyria Municipal Court seat held by Judge John Howard. Howard was appointed after Judge Horn’s retirement and a six year term starts Jan 1 1986. Judges run without party labels in November. primaries in May.
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Elio P. Zerbini
John Howard
Howard
James Horn
Stephen Nagy
Harry Butler
Russell Sherman
Glayas
George Ferguson
Horn
Zerbini
Cleveland
Lorain County
Vermilion
North Ridgeville
Lorain judge overturns $2.8 million quadriplegia verdict
Lorain County judge overturned a jury award of 2.8 million to Jerald Osler, 38, left quadriplegic after a 1980 Leavitt Road crash, ruling evidence showed intoxication at the time. The judge noted Osler's blood alcohol was above the legal limit and ordered a new trial, with appeal possible.
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Elyria
Lorain
Leavitt Road
Leavitt
Harris
Osler
Olser
WE Bartel
Cleveland
Celeste budget would raise Elyria schools aid
Elyria city schools would get 4.6 million dollars in state aid over two years if Governor Celeste’s 1985 87 budget passes. The plan calls for a 14.2 percent increase next year and 11.7 percent in 1986 87. The piece also notes media figures in Ceveland.
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Elyria City
Celeste
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