Lorain seeks 50 million loan for sewer tunnel project
Lorain plans a nearly 50 million dollar loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority to fund a storage and conveyance sewer tunnel. The project aims to prevent raw sewage overflows into the Black River and Lake Erie during heavy rains, with utilities director Timko warning of rising water rates to cover costs. The tunnel will run 100 feet underground to the PQM Wastewater plant and Idaho pump station, and the loan application is due January 31.
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Black River
Lake Erie
Ohio Water Development Authority
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Krasienko
Environmental Protection Agency
Utilities Department
Corey Timko
Timko
Ject
PQM
Idaho
Lorain OKs Sweepstakes Cafes After Council Vote
Lorain city council approved an ordinance regulating sweepstakes Internet cafes with minor amendments. Ward 7 Councilman Myroslaw Silecky introduced it. several leases are pending and operators hope to open soon. Law Director Riley noted licensing requirements for suppliers and operators.
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Ward 7
Myroslaw Silecky
Sibcky
Lorain County
Amherst
Amherst Township
Elyria
North Ridgeville
Patrick Riley
Roundup: Pole crashes block Route 10. crashes injure minor
A light pole on state Route 10 near Route 57 in Grafton was struck and toppled, blocking two lanes for about two hours. A backseat passenger sustained a minor facial injury while another car ran over the pole and a Nissan Cube rear-ended a stopped vehicle. In Lima a man drinking stabbed himself at his home, bleeding from a stomach wound but not charged. Berea tollbooths posted a record $236 million in 2010.
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Paul March
Ohio Highway Patrol
Elyria Post
Lima
Wellington schools plan $1 million energy efficiency upgrade
Wellington Schools to fund about $1 million in energy saving upgrades through Ohio House Bill 264. Tremco will perform the work without local bond funding, permitting a 15 year repayment from energy savings. Improvements include new lighting, doors, and windows to reduce cold air leakage.
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Francis Scruci
Tremco
Scruci
Lorain man charged after gunfire in girlfriend’s apartment
Police say Calvin Parker Jr. fired a gun in a Sheffield Township apartment, sending a bullet through a ceiling into a neighboring unit and narrowly striking a neighbor. Parker, 28, is jailed on charges including felonious assault with a weapon and improperly discharging a weapon in a home.
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Sheffield
Calvin Parker Jr
Lorain City
Shaffer
Parker
Shamika Hisse
Suspect in deputy shooting had prior standoff, police say
Thea Associated Prases Springfield Ohio The suspect Michael Ferryman 57 in the fatal shooting of Clark County Deputy Suzanne Hopper near Springfield was committed to a mental facility after a 2001 standoff at a Morgan County camping area. Ferryman fired at deputies during that earlier incident while officers responded to reports of gunfire at campers.
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Ohio
Michael Ferryman
Clark County
Suzanne Hopper
Morgan County
Ferryman
Tom Jenkins
Jenkins
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