Three resignations at LOCAA prompt departure of leaders
Lorain County Community Action Agency interim CEO William Locke and board leaders Tim Howard and Robert Weir resigned after an anonymous fraud and mismanagement letter. Locke, who led the agency years earlier, will be replaced by Jackie Boehnlein as COO. Howard cited health issues and will remain a city council member. Weir also left for health reasons.
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Lorain
William Locke
Lorain County Community Action Agency
Locke
Robert Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Tim Howard
Robert Weir
Ohio Department of Development
Jackie Boehnlein
Howard
3Rd Ward
Obama bypasses Senate to nominate Cordray as consumer watchdog
President Obama appointed Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without Senate approval, triggering Republican opposition and vows of a constitutional fight. He defended the move from Cleveland, arguing Congress failed to act and harmed the economy.
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Shaker Heights
Barack Obama
Senate
Obama
Richard Cordray
Ohio
Consumer Financial Protec
Obama appoints Cordray to lead new consumer bureau
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with its first chief Richard Cordray will begin enforcing rules against abusive mortgage servicers and payday lenders. Enforcement in debt collection and credit reporting may wait months due to Republican opposition.
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Washington
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Barack Obama
Richard Cordray
Ritenauer Names Top Staffers for Lorain City Hall
Lorain Mayor Chase Ritenauer unveiled his staff picks. Robert Fowler will be safety-service director earning 95000 annually and Derek Feuerstein becomes chief of staff at 60000. Geoffrey Smith remains in human resources risk management role.
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Chase Ritenauer
Robert Fowler
Wooster
Carrollton
Brook Park
Ritenauer
Fowler
Ritenuer
North Olmsted
Feuerstein
Cleveland Clinic
Geoffrey Smith
Prison union official to tour merged Grafton facility
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association President Chris Mabe plans a walk through the merged Grafton Correctional Complex in the coming weeks as part of oversight after consolidation. The facility now houses 2026 inmates following the merger of Grafton and the North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility, formerly state owned and privately run by Management Training Corp. The union also targets privately operated sites including Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut sold for 72.7 million to Corrections Corp. of America and other MT Corp facilities.
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Grafton
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
Chris Mabe
Grafton Correctional Complex
Grafton Correctional Institution
North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility
North Coast
Management Training Corp
Centerville
Utah
Mabe
Lorain County
Lake Erie Correctional Institution
Conneaut
Corrections Corp. of America
Collector cars damaged in Carlisle auto shop fire
Carlisle Township fire officials say six vehicles were damaged by a Wednesday morning blaze at Clint's Auto on Oberlin Elyria Road across from Rural King. A 1965 Mustang convertible and five other vehicles were ruined as heavy smoke damaged the building. no one was inside. firefighters extinguished the fire by 11 22 a.m after using about 1500 gallons of water in sub freezing temperatures.
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Clint’s Auto
Oberlin-Elyria Road
King Plaza
Carlisle Township
Robert Hanmer
Hanmer
Hamner
Hammer
Clint Harris
Harris
Clint
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