07 Jan 1998
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1998
Page
1
Dan Coughlin jokes that Kansas City will reach the Super Bowl again only if Marty Schottenheimer is kidnapped after the two minute warning in a January game. The Chronicle notes other wire items about Bono vigil, Dylan Grammy noms, Carlos Garcia signing, and a cloning clinic plan.
Avon housewife Joan Buchkovich and more than 50 residents urged against rezoning land between Lear Nagle and Jaycox roads for a retail office industrial complex. Developers Richard Jacobs and Robert L. Stark seek a May primary ballot by collecting signatures, while officials warn of altering residential to commercial zoning contrary to the city plan.
Rains prompt flood watch for Lorain County and much of Northeast Ohio as low pressure moves from Louisiana bringing unseasonably warm temperatures and flu surge. Hospitals report ER closures and reopenings amid a statewide influenza spike, while forecasters promise a return to cold by the weekend and a near record 60 degree day in North Ridgeville.
Commissioner Betty Blair and her secretary admitted completing most of a county campaign finance report at home after copies of canceled campaign checks were found in the county dump. Blair said the rest was copied in the commissioners’ office and joked about paying 5 cents per copy. She downplayed the issue while noting her secretary Gloria Kreuler assisted in the county office.
A House Finance Committee in Columbus seeks a $5.23 billion education budget for next year with a temporary $100 million transfer from other areas and a $200 million boost for school building aid. The plan suspends a tax rebate mechanism to free funds for cash-strapped districts and an emergency fund.
Elyria reports state officials probe bribery and theft charges tied to a parole official at Grafton Correctional Institution. A four page Highway Patrol report notes ongoing investigations into inmates paying for early release but with names redacted to protect witnesses. The trooper cites alleged payments to place inmates on parole.
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