King's Day celebration features song and unity in Elyria
Eleanor Williams, FAA center manager at Oberlin, opened Elyria's MLK Day program with a song, drawing about 400 people to sing along to Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday. The two hour event, hosted by the MLK Holiday Commission, included spirituals by United Voices Community Choir and remarks by Superintendent Lester Schultz and Mayor Michael Keys. Williams, a trailblazing Black woman in air traffic control, urged ongoing action on issues in Black neighborhoods.
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Oberlin Joins OhioLink Connecting 48 Ohio Libraries
Oberlin College becomes the first private liberal arts school in Ohio to sign onto the OhioLink computer system linking 48 academic libraries statewide. Oberlin officially connected on Dec 4, joining 43 institutions and expanding access to more than 6 million unique items and 825,000 Oberlin volumes.
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Sieg files second bid for Lorain County commissioner
GOP candidate Walter Sieg of Elyria announces a second run for Lorain County commissioner to replace retiring Herb Jacoby. A personal financial consultant, Sieg promises businesslike leadership to boost economic development and sewer and road improvements while pledging to work with local business leaders to set priorities. He previously lost races for commissioner to Betty Blair and Elyria's 7th Ward seat to Kenneth Burkhart.
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Browns Fans Fly To Atlanta To Press For Staying In Cleveland
Mayor Michael R White and Gov George Voinovich led buses carrying more than 150 Cleveland Browns fans to Atlanta to lobby NFL owners to keep the team in Cleveland. Save Our Browns planned a counter effort to block Art Modell from moving the club to Baltimore for 1996 while a vigil was set outside the owners hotel. The owners vote this week as a city lawsuit seeks to keep the Browns in Cleveland through 1999, with Modell citing a $22 million loss over two years.
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Ex councilwoman sues Wakeman over 1994 arrest and rights claim
Linda Rogers, former Wakeman council member, files a $1 million federal lawsuit in Toledo alleging constitutional rights violations and emotional distress after a 1994 arrest and removal from office. Defendants include the village, mayor, council members, solicitor, police chief and a former officer.
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Teens Hit Driving Range as Warm Weather Returns
In the swing of things thawing temperatures lure golfers out. Brock Kinser 16 of Elyria Jett and Jason Gilles 18 of Elyria practice Sunday at Deer Track Golf Course on Route 58 north of Oberlin.
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