Driver trainee skids on ice. teacher dies in wreck
In Sheffield Township a 27 year old driving instructor from High School Driver Training, Inc. was killed when his student 16 year old Yolanda Lee Lorain lost control on icy Elyria Avenue and was hit by a tow truck. The instructor Benedito Reyes died at St Joseph Hospital. The tow truck driver Andrew G Smith Amherst was pulling a disabled vehicle. Lee in fair condition.
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Sheffield
Benedito Reyes
E. 32Nd St
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Yolanda Lee
Fillmore Ave
Elyria Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Miss Lee
Elyria Avenue
Sheffield Township
Andrew G. Smith
Elm St
Amherst
Smith
Reyes
High School Driver Training, Inc
Won't run again says Ritenauer for Lorain County Commission
Lorain County Commissioner Fred M. Ritenauer announced he will not seek a fifth term in November. The 51 year old Democrat said he will devote time to his beverage business real estate and stock investments. He noted he would remain active in politics and criticized for opposing a sales tax increase amid county financial problems. He cited wanting younger blood and said he made up his mind in the last two weeks. The statement drew mixed reactions from party officials and voters alike.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Fred M. Ritenauer
Ritenauer
Calvin Coolidge
Ronald Nabakowski
Leonard Reichlin
Watrhind
Democrat Party
Victor Stewart
Diggiig Area Shovels Out From Silent Snowfall
A quiet, persistent blizzard blankets Diggiig area with days of snowfall. Crews shovel streets and driveways as cars lose grip on icy surfaces. One fatal incident highlights dangerous conditions and slippery roads during the storm.
Mottl seeks Ohio Senate District 24 seat in Democratic bid
Former U S representative Ronald Mottl plans a run for District 24 in the Ohio Senate, announcing a news conference to discuss the bid. The 49 year old will vie in the Democratic primary in May, with the seat then held by Republican Gary Suhadolnik.
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Parma
U.S
Ronald M. Mottl
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Snowy Night Accident Shifts Trooper Warnings
State troopers blamed bad roads for the 11:25 p.m. accident on Middle Ridge Road. Piar, 22, of 777 Tenney Ave., walked away from the wreckage as street crews continued snow clearance. Forecasters expect sub-freezing temps for days with a low in the low teens tonight and possibly zero, while Wednesday highs hover around 15 to 20. Snow chances remain light tonight and Wednesday.
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Middle Ridge Road
Piar
Tenney Ave
Diederich
Cubmaster Whiton gets 28 to 100 years for Cub Scout sex attacks
Curtis Whiton, 34, was sentenced in Lorain County Common Pleas Court to 28 to 100 years for eight counts of rape and one count of attempted rape involving Amherst and Elyria Cub Scouts. Four rape counts run consecutively, others concurrent, with psychological treatment ordered and parole eligibility in nine years.
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Elyria
Curtis Whiton
Amherst and
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Floyd Harris
Whhitton
Whiton
Harris
Den
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Elyria Holiday Inn
Bob Bailie
Pat Ryan
Joseph T. Ryan
Gene Krebs
Stewart
Ritenauer Shoud
Palahnde
Fred Ritenauer
Martin H. Wolk
C-T
Mottl
North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hopkins Airport
Randy Piar
Cubmaster
Andrew Zajac
Ical
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Columbus
Charles Adams
Rosenbaum
The
Cub
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John Kenney
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