Lorain County judge and races show big campaign spending
Campaign finance reports show Lorain attorneys John Miraldi and Chris Cook leading in the costly primary for Lorain County Common Pleas judge with Miraldi spending $37,907 and Cook $34,031. The results also detail spending in county commission races and the domestic relations judge contest, naming candidates and funds on hand.
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Lorain
John Miraldi
Chris Cook
Lorain County
Ohio Campaign Finance
Cook
Common Pleas
Edward Zaleski
County Commission
Ted Kale
Berry Taylor
Kalo
Taylor
Phil van Treuren
Amherst
van Treuren
Lori Kokoski
Elyria
Bill Grace
Capt
Rich
Resendez
Grace
Mike Musto
Columbia Station
Musto
David Basinski
Paulette Lilly
Frank Janik
Joel Fritz
Mary Louise Tobin
Michael Tony
Janik
Lilly
Fritz
Tony
Ruling ends drug trade case against former judge’s secretary
Elyria Ohio Prosecutor Dennis Will announced Thursday that charges against Olga Velez, accused in a drug distribution ring, will be dropped after the Ohio Supreme Court declined to review a ruling. The decision centers on suppression of taped conversations the defense argued were crucial to the case and on a trial that had stalled during appeal.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Dennis Will
Will
Ohio Supreme Court
Olga Velez
9Th District Court of Appeals
Michael Corrigan
Velez
Corrigan
Angel Bauzo
Billie Jo Belcher
Conservancy to inform landowners about tax incentives for preservation
Western Reserve Land Conservancy hosts a free program at Lorain County Joint Vocational School on April 5 to explain conservation and agricultural easements and related federal tax incentives. The session covers estate benefits and agricultural easement programs, with updates on a new tax bill and active sponsorship.
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Pittsfield
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Lorain County
Congress
Land Trust Alliance
Western Reserve
Northcentral
Ohio
Babcock
Rochester
Huntington
Browand
Brighton Township
Rochester Township
Huntington Township
Grafton Township
Brownhelm Township
McDowell
Shooting at Pearl Gate bar leaves man in critical condition
Lorain police investigate a Thursday early morning shooting inside the Pearl Gate bar at 3734 Pearl Ave. William M. Charles, 32, was wounded and later moved to MetroHealth in Cleveland in critical condition. A homeless man, Michael Johnson, 39, was arrested for disorderly conduct during the scene. a witness applied a towel to the victim before medics arrived. Charles had prior gun crime convictions.
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Lorain
William M. Charles
Norfolk Ave
Pearl Gate
Pearl Ave
Mark Carpentiere
Charles
Mercy Regional Medical Center
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Carpentiere
Michael Johnson
Johnson
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