Elyria Board Approves Sale of Two Old Schools
The Elyria school board approved selling Edison School at 1514 Lake Ave to Jessica and Jerrod Rogers of Elegant Assets for 2000 and Jefferson School at 6615 Foster Ave to Faire Moore for 1000. Rogers plans warehouse and wedding venue use while Moore aims to renovate for Down syndrome and autism services including day programs.
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Elyria
Edison School
Jefferson School
Edison
Lake Ave
Jessica
Jerrod Rogers
Elegant
Jefferson
Foster Ave
Faire Moore
Jessica Rogers
Rogers
Brunswick
Broad St
Elegant Assets
Moore
LaSonia Moore
District eyes Southview land for future VA clinic plan
Lorain schools and Port Authority speed VA clinic move with six day deadline for proposals. Negotiations target district land once home to Lorain High and Southview site on East Second Street. District lawyer notes no construction until students vacate next fall as VA looks to relocate from St Joseph Center to Sheffield temp site.
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Lorain
Port Authority
Veterans Administration
Southview High School
Anthony Giardini
Man convicted of 2013 Avon murder in love-triangle case
A Lorain County jury found Ryan Raider guilty of murder and felonious assault for the October 12, 2013 shooting that killed his roommate Brandon Smith at their French Creek Road home in Avon. Raider faces a mandatory 18 years to life as sentencing nears.
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Ryan Raider
Avon
Lorain County Justice Center
Tim Haffey
J. Ross Haffey
Elyria
Brandon Smith
Smith
Raider
Lorain County Common Pleas
Michele Silva Arredondo
Arredondo
French Creek Road
Confederate flag ban urged at Lorain County Fair
A group named Fair Minded Coalition of Lorain County renewed efforts to ban the Confederate flag at the Lorain County Fairgrounds. Jeanine Donaldson, chairwoman of the new group, told county commissioners that the flag symbolizes slavery and racism to many Americans and asked the commissioners to urge the fair board to ban it.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Donaldson
The
Fair Board
Cupcake fundraiser honors Amherst boy Drew Fogarty
Community in Amherst and North Ridgeville remembers 9 year old Drew Hayden who died after a sledding accident. Sweets by Maggie donated all sales of a $2.50 cupcake to Harris Elementary School for a memorial bench near Marion L. Steele High School field house, reflecting his love of football.
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Amherst
Drew Hayden
North Ridgeville
Drew
Maggie
Leavitt
Amherst High School
Harris Elementary School
Marion L. Steele
Harris
Beth Schwartz
Avon plans for Nagel Road senior facilities pulled
Three Nagel Road proposals for nursing and assisted living were removed from the Avon Planning Commission agenda after applications were deemed incomplete. The projects cover over 30 acres on three parcels near the Rose Senior Living Congregate Care site, and follow a city moratorium effort.
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AVON
Nagel Road
City Planning Commission
Rose
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Southview
Lorain Schools
Katie Nix
First Lutheran
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Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Haffey
Steve Fogarty
Kristin Bauer
Jon Wysochanski
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