Winter storm sweeps through Ohio and region
A winter storm last night brought rain freezing rain and snow across northern Ohio and most of the state with 2 to 3 inches reported. Temperatures hover near freezing with unsettled conditions for the next two days and a 30 to 60 percent chance of precipitation. Icy roads caused multiple fatalities including a 13 year old in Carlisle and a 76 year old in Olney as travel advisories and widespread cancellations affected several states from Iowa to Florida.
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Ohio
National Weather Service
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Carlisle
Pamela Joy Cox
Cincinnati
Scott Craig
Ella Farren
Olney
U.S
Lawrenceville
Iowa
Arkansas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Springfield
Ozark
Salvation Army
Texas
Connecticut
Florida
Dakotas
Nebraska
Colorado
Mississippi Valley
West Coast
Montana
Rockies
Plateau
Hibbing
Mini
Miami
Key West
Avon petition seeks to stall sewer project
A Cleveland attorney leading a group filed suit in the Ohio Supreme Court to halt the French Creek Sewer project serving Avon Sheffield and North Ridgeville, aiming for a people’s vote. Another federal suit to challenge the project and an alleged fraud claim against the Water Development Authority were announced. petitions for a referendum were deemed invalid due to signature shortfalls. The project began last December.
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Avon
Cleveland
French Creek
Ohio Supreme Court
Milt Shulman
Sheffield
North Ridgeville
Avon Council
William Hall
Shulman
Hall
Ohio Water Development Authority
Avon Group
Port Authority seeks city funding to stay afloat
Lorain officials report the Port Authority needs a $25,000 grant to cover operating expenses, with council finance chair signaling support. A 1974 budget of 33,000 for the general fund and 10,000 for improvements hinges on council approval. Brohl says fees from Allied Oil and potential mortgage bonds could boost finances, aiming for self sufficiency within two to three years. He vows cost cuts as past levy attempts faced voter opposition.
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Lorain
Port Authority
City Council
Edward Brohl
Brohl
Charles Ellis
Sid
Allied Ol Company
Lorain weighs health pact with Avon Lake contract
Lorain City Council would take on Avon Lake health services under a proposed contract starting Feb 1 and ending Dec 31, 1975. The deal would cost about 65 000 annually, replacing county services. Avon Lake would keep a 5 member levy option, but Lorain objections to past costs remain. A full time school nurse awaits contract approval.
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Lorain
Avon Lake
Lorain City
County Health District
County Health Department
Harold Earley
Avon Lake Council
Lorain Council
Earley
Avon Lake delays school start time
Avon Lake schools will open a half hour later starting Monday to boost student safety after the daylight saving time switch. The board voted unanimously to adopt a temporary later start, to be re evaluated by March 29. Norwalk and South Amherst boards considered but did not change times, while Avon Lake cited safer traffic and police guidance as reasons for the change.
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Avon Lake
Board of Education
Avon
Norwalk
South Amherst School Board
Kathryn Usher
Robert Robinson
Family escapes Bell Ave home blaze
A family of three fled their single story home at 211 Bell Avenue after a fire started near a gas furnace in the first floor utility room. The Davises Kenneth 16 and parents Charles and Mrs Davis were not injured. Damage estimated at 15000 to the structure and 500 to contents. Firefighters fought the blaze for about 90 minutes. The family is staying with relatives.
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Bell Avenue
Charles Davis
Kenneth
Davis
Elyria
The
Warden Avenue
Mayor White quits New London post
Mayor Winston White Jr., aged 30, resigned in a surprise move. He cited a mix of business personal and family reasons and did not explain further. Council President James Keifer will assume the mayoral duties January 15 with a term ending December 31 1975.
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Mayor White
New London Post
New London
Winston White, Jr
White
James Keifer
Preston Golding White
Herbert Knapp White
Keifer
Growth, headaches seen in quenching rural thirst
Lorain County officials discussed extending rural water lines which will spur growth and bring demands for sewers and treatment plants. The 90 percent complete survey by Kleinoeder Schmidt and Associates and Woodruff Engineering covers 14 townships under the Rural Lorain County Water Authority. The plan envisions eight sewer districts and potential water from Elyria or Cleveland, with financing via the Farm Home Administration over 40 years. County growth projections sparked cautious optimism about controls and regional planning.
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Lorain County
Richard W McGinnis
McGinnis
Kleinoeder, Schmidt and Associates
Elyria
Woodruff Engineering
Cleveland
Northern
Rural Lorain water lines gain traction in county drive
Carlisle hosts an informational session on a proposed rural water service district for 14 Lorain County townships and two villages east of the project area. Lorain County Water Authority officials report 6,500 potential customers and 2,000 signatures needed to seek a $6 million Farmers Home Administration loan.
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Carlisle
Lorain County
Louis Wilson
Law
Wilson
Farmers Home Administration
Wolfe
P.m
Belden
Kipton
Rochester
Spencer
Grafton
Columbia
LaGrange
Russia
Penfield
Wellington
Pittsfield
Huntington
Brighton
Henrietta
Camden
Eaton
Lorain Amherst sewer pact aims for federal funding
Lorain and Amherst reached a sewer service boundary pact to apply for 75 percent federal funds for plant expansion. Each city will list its corporate limits as its service area, protecting funding requests. The agreement keeps a shared planning region outside city limits for future growth and faces a potential single plant funding decision by federal regulators.
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Lorain
Amherst
South Amherst
Larry Noble
Amhersts
West Side
Amherst Council
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