Frigid midweek forecast grips Lorain County with cold winds
National Weather Service data show Elyria temperatures near or below 32F since New Year’s Day with single digit nightly lows ahead. Tuesday and Wednesday bring 18/12 and 21/7F highs and lows with wind chills dropping to minus 5F, as snow showers persist and homelessness concerns rise in the community.
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Lorain County
Elyria
National Weather Service
Brian Mitchell
Cleveland
Heit
Mitchell
NAACP installs new officers in Elyria ceremony
The NAACP Metro Central Ohio Unit installed officers on Saturday at Jones Chapel AME Church Elyria with the term through 2027 themed the fight continues New officers include President Ardelia Dee Tolbert First Vice President Claudia Jones Second Vice President and other executives The unit formed in 2021 from a merger of Elyria and Oberlin NAACP groups The Elyria unit dates to 1955 and Oberlin to 1917.
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Jones Chapel Ame
Elyria
Ardelia “Dee” Tolbert
Claudia Jones
Metro Central Naacp
Fluker
Elizabeth Meadows
Regina Shockley
Metro Central Ohio
Oberlin Naacp
Oberlin
Warrant services and arrests mark Elyria blotter report
Elyria police blotter lists several warrant services and arrests from January 3. Anthony Chambers is jailed on a highway patrol warrant. Laterrica Smith received a summons for a 2024 traffic warrant. Nestor Ayala Jr and Jose Ayala Sr face obstructing official business and resisting arrest charges with two warrants. Skyheed Hunter arrested on a Westlake warrant. Shawn Stover charged with complicity to theft after a January 1 skin care theft at a Target store.
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Lorain Boulevard
Bell Avenue
Anthony Chambers
Gargasz
Lorain
State Highway Patrol
White Court
Laterrica Smith
Elyria Municipal Court
East Ave
Nestor L. Ayala Jr
Academy Court
Jose A. Ayala Sr
Lake Avenue
Jose Ayala
Nestor Ayala
Lorain County
Burns Road
Skyheed Hunter
West 21St Street
Westlake
Target
Market Drive
Shawn Stover
East Avenue
Vermilion River Reservation Hosts Fire and Ice Walk This Weekend
The Lorain County Metro Parks invite visitors to the Vermilion River Reservation for the annual Fire and Ice Walk from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Activities include an artificial ice rink, a snow globe photo op, live ice sculpting, fire pits, train rides, meetups with Frozen characters, sled dogs, snowshoe hikes, hot chocolate, food trucks, and free snowshoes and ice skates. Admission is $5 per person, free for children under four.
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Vermilion River Reservation
Lorain County Metro Parks
Mill Hollow
Metro Parks
Bev Walborn
Lorain County
North Ridge Road
Vermilion
Local fundraisers listed for January to March in Lorain County
The Chronicle Telegram notes multiple community fundraisers across Lorain County. Nut roll sale at St Nicholas Church Lorain. Amherst Historical Society Super Bowl event with raffles and BYOB. Our Lady Queen of Peace reverse raffle in Grafton. Lorain County 4-H Endowment dinner auction in Vermilion. VFW 1662 bricks sale in Amherst. North Ridgeville Lions Night at the Races January 25. Friends of Metro Parks garage sale at Carlisle center. Elyria Evening Lions flagpole fundraiser. Elyria Kiwanis Parade of Flags and annual flag service. details include dates times venues addresses and contact points.
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St. Nicholas Byzantine
W. 40Th St
Lorain
Amherst Historical Society
S. Lake St
Amherst
Amhersthistoricalsociety.org
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
Erie St
Grafton
Joanna
Chuck
Lorain County
VFW Post
Cleveland Ave
North Ridgeville Lions Club
St. Clarence Pavilion
Lorain Road
North Olmsted
Northridgevillelions.org
LaGrange
Gmail
Elyria Evening Lions Club
Kerry
Elyria Lions Club
Elyria-area
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Elyria Kiwanis
Elyriakiwanis.net
Mark Stewart
Lilac Court
Kiwanis Club of
Elyria
Elyriakiwanis
Yahoo.com
Community Food Pantry Showcases in Lorain County Area
A roundup of drive thru and on site food pantries and meal sites across Lorain County listing Brookside High School Oakwood Park Ely Stadium Heather Campbell Reich Community Meals Mother Cabrini Food Pantry LifeSpring Church St Elizabeth Center First United Methodist Church Cornerstone United Methodist Church Oberlin Oberlin Oberlin Christ Lutheran Episcopal Church Redeemer Community Congregational Church First Evangelical Lutheran Church Lighthouse United Methodist Saint Agnes Table Asbury food pantry with hours, locations, and contact numbers for residents seeking meals and groceries.
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Brookside High School
Harris Road
Sheffield
Oakwood Park
Drive-Thru
E. 36Th St
Lorain
Ely Stadium
Middle Ave
Elyria
Heather Campbell Reich
St. Andrew’s Church
Third St
Mother Cabrini Food Pantry
Homewood Drive
LifeSpring Church Food Pantry
Lester
Valley
St. Elizabeth Center
Caroline Ave
Lorain Call
First United Methodist Church
Holly Lane
Cornerstone Umc
West River Road
Cornerstone United Methodist Church
Oberlin
S. Main St
Morgan Street
Christ Lutheran Church Food Pantry
Clinton Ave
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Reid Ave
Community Congregational Church
Amherst
Redeemer
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fifth St. Lorain
Lorain Lighthouse
United Methodist
Meister Road
St. Martin of Tours
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Wendy Caldwell
Caldwell
P2r Training and Resource Center
Black River
Garrett Looker
Chronicle
NAACP
Calvin Currie
LaTaunya Conley
Kim Black-Brown
Erica Jackson
Janice Williams
Mona Atley
E. Jean Armstrong
Bobby Calloway
Deborah Cocco
Ray English
Joanne Fitzpatrick
Gregory
Elyria Police
Liberty Ave
OSU
Russia Road
Chronicle- Telegram
Donna Ponczocha
Chroniclet.com
Lccaa Produce Center
W. 10Th St
Locaa.net
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