Driver recalls crash that killed five women near Twinsburg
Richard Bissell, a 26 year driver, describes the Dec 28 crash in which five women in a Chevy Lumina died after pulling in front of his dump truck. Police say Miller pulled into his path. Bissell expressed shock and grief while noting he was not to blame. The victims included Frances Miller and four other women from Barberton Bath Township Akron and Fairlawn.
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Bissell
Kathryn James
Barberton
Erica Kinzel
Betty McCollum
Bath Township
Dorothy Upperman
Akron
Fairlawn
Frances Miller
Miller
Cleveland
Summit County
Barry Milich
Wendy's
North Ridgeville Opens Outdoor Ice Rink at South Central Park
Amanda Foster, 10, becomes the first to skate on North Ridgeville’s new outdoor rink at South Central Park on Avon Belden Road after a weather delay. She skated with her siblings Brianna 2 Jeremy 7 and Nolan 6 as father Jim led the group along the lakefront rink near Bainbridge Road.
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North Ridgeville
Amanda Foster
South Central Park
Avon Belden Road
Amanda
Jim
Brianna
Jeremy
Nolan
Santa
Tara Lipinski
Bainbridge Road
Nolan Foster
Elyria pursues sewer easement in Carlisle Township
Elyria filed a lawsuit Wednesday to obtain a 30 foot wide easement for the southeast interceptor sewer. The defendant is National Equipment Rental Ltd, a party with an unknown address and unclear ownership. The case cites prior legal notices and prospects a court order if owners do not respond. The $5.7 million project will route sanitary waste to the Gulf Road sewer plant, crossing Chestnut Ridge Road.
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Elyria
Carlisle Township
National Equipment Rental Ltd
Terry Shilling
Shilling
Common Pleas
Kosma Glavas
Gulf Road
Chestnut Ridge Road
Man charged with posing as salesman in home burglaries
A 19 year old Cleveland man Alan CBD. McClendon was charged in Oberlin Municipal Court with aggravated burglary and obstructing official business after allegedly posing as a Energy America sales rep to enter homes on Elyria Avenue. A resident reported a missing cellphone and another a television during the incidents. He faced prior warrants from Cuyahoga and Summit counties.
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Amherst
Cleveland
Alan Cbd
McClendon
Oberlin
Lonnie Dillon
Elyria Avenue
Energy America
Dillon
Dillion
Cuyahoga
Summit Counties
Carrier Rescues Woman Frozen in Ice Cold Driveway
North Ridgeville resident Margaret Sullivan spent two hours outside in 9 degree weather after falling on an icy driveway. Chronicle-Telegram carrier Michelle Riddick found her in a frightened state, alerted the fire department, and kept Sullivan warm with help from her husband until paramedics arrived. Sullivan, treated for hypothermia at EMH Medical Center, credited Riddick with saving her life.
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North Ridgeville
Chronicle-Telegram
Margaret Sullivan
Jaycox Road
Emh Medical Center
Elyria
Chronicle
Michelle Riddick
Sullivan
Riddick
Charles
Riddicks
Sally Balog
Chronicle- Telegram
Michelle
Charles Riddick
Fire Department
Man gets 6 years for robberies
Edward Lee Perry of Lorain pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and complicity to robbery. He was sentenced to six years by Common Pleas Judge Mark Bedeski after a plea bargain arranged by Assistant County Prosecutor Tony Cillo and Perry's attorney James Paterson. The charge carried two to eight years and a separate gun enhancement could add three more years. A background report was ordered. The Dairy Mart in Sheffield Township was robbed of about $120 in November with help from a school employee.
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Elyrla
Edward Lee Perry
Perry
Lorain
Common Pleas
Mark Belieski
Tony Cillo
James Paterson
Bedeski
Paterson
Sheriffs Department
Sheffield
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Gene Krebs
Cwaupa
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