Ohio poised to restrict gender-affirming care for adults
Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled proposals that would tighten rules on adult gender-affirming care, potentially limiting access to clinics and forcing patients like Ashton Colby to seek treatment elsewhere amid added mental health strain and possible wait times. The draft rules require expert panels, require mental health counseling for minors, and bar referrals to out of state clinics.
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Mike DeWine
Ashton Colby
Transgender Columbus
Colby
DeWine
Ohio
Kellan Baker
Whitman-Walker Institute
Ohio Department of Health
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Elyria Board sells Prospect Elementary site to Bob Yost
The Elyria Board of Education sold the former Prospect Elementary School site at 1410 Prospect St to developer Bob Yost for 80 000 at auction. Yost plans a housing development on the 9.43 acre residential plot amid efforts to boost property tax revenue for the district. Rigda, a former superintendent consulting on district demolitions, said the sale will benefit the community once homes are built and taxed. The site sits between Baldwin Avenue and Illinois Circle near the Recreation Center and was previously closed in 2021 and demolished in August. An earlier bid for Elyria West High remains under consideration by the district.
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Elyria Board of Education
Prospect Elementary
Bob Yost
Dale Yost
Rigda
Yost
Prospect
Eastern Heights
Elyria West High School
Griswold Road
Elyria Township
Oberlin Elementary teams with Read to Them in family literacy push
Oberlin Elementary School students start a district wide reading project with One School One Book using Mr Popper's Penguins. The Read to Them program aims to connect home and school through shared reading and at home discussion sessions led by Kristi Walter. Bruce Coffey notes the approach boosts parental involvement and community unity.
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Oberlin Elementary School
Oberlin
Florence Atwood
Read To Them
Richmond
Virginia
Kristi Walter
Walter
Bruce Coffey
Avon Lake blotter reports routine police activity and incidents
Police logs detail investigations and actions from January 5 to January 16. Cases include an Internet Crimes Against Children review, harassment reports at Avon Lake High School, welfare checks, a death investigation, a telecommunications harassment case, a speeding violation, an impaired driving incident, theft of $750, a cardiac arrest death, and a garage fire ruled accidental with space heater involvement.
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Avon Lake
Avon Belden Road
Sunset Road
Cleveland Clinic
Avon Hospital
Lear Road
Lake
Miller Roads
William Dunn Jr
Beachwood Avenue
Dunn
Walker
Avon Belden
Redwood Boulevard
Towne Center
Main Street
South Point Drive
Walker Road
Ambleside Drive
Food distribution drives and pantries in Lorain County
A roundup of drive thru mobile pantries and fixed-location food distributions across Lorain County. Brookside High School Elyria St Andrew's Church Elyria and other sites offer scheduled meals and pickup windows with contact numbers for details.
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Sheffield
Ely Stadium
10Th St
Lorain
LCCAA
Lorain County
Iccaa.net
Local Fundraisers Offer Dinners Raffles and Races This Weekend
North Ridgeville Senior Center hosts an eight dollar adult spaghetti dinner Friday 5 to 7 p.m. at 7327 Avon Belden Road with tickets at the door. Lions Club hosts Night at the Races Saturday at St. Clarence Pavilion North Olmsted with 35 dollar tickets including buffet beer and soda. Friends of Lorain County Metro Parks hold a winter rummage sale Saturday and Sunday at Carlisle Visitor Center LaGrange with a five dollar bag option Sunday. St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church hosts a pasta dinner February 4 at Columbia Station with adult 15 dollar meals and 8 dollar kids option plus a 50 50 raffle.
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North Ridgeville Senior Center
Avon Belden Road
North Ridgeville
Lions Club of
St. Clarence Pavilion
Lorain Road
North Olmsted
Friends of the
Lorain County
Carlisle
Diagonal Road
LaGrange
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Royalton Road
Columbia Station
Castalia Man Killed in Ottawa County Car Crash
Ohio Highway Patrol reports a single vehicle crash on Route 2 in Erie Township Ottawa County killed 59 year old Jeff Bauer of Castalia. He was not wearing a seat belt. Cause under investigation no drugs or alcohol suspected. His Ford F 150 travelled through a paintball range and hit two trees before stopping in a treeline.
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Castalia
Ottawa County
Ohio Highway Patrol
Jeff Bauer
Erie Township
Bauer
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Ucau
Inwood Boulevard
St. Agnes
Caroline Ave
First United Methodist Church
Third St
Holly Lane
Cornerstone United Methodist Church Free Community
West River Road
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