County plow crews wind down after major storm
Lorain County plow crews wrap up after a severe storm as 37 men on 12 hour shifts reuse 16 trucks to clear 261 miles of roads. Weather and wind created deep drifts blocking visibility, with operators like Don Piwinski and Tim Dillon pushing through 8 foot walls on Gore Orphanage Vermilion roads and West Road near Oberlin.
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Lorain County
Don Piwinski
Jack Sweda
Gore Orphanage
Vermilion
Piwinski
West Road
Oberlin
Tim Dillon
John Hogue
Hogue
Richard
Celeste outlines first step in north-south highway link
Gov Richard Celeste promotes a 16 million Route 10 extension to connect with Route 20 as the initial phase of a larger north-south corridor linking four-lane Route 10 to I 480. He spoke in Lorain County and Sandusky during a five city northern Ohio tour backing the 1.9 billion highway plan. Local officials urge faster I 480 action while praising the Route 10 extension as a start. The plan aims to create thousands of highway jobs and spur development, with the exact I 480 route still undecided.
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Elyria
Lorain
Richard Celeste
Celeste
Lorain County
Ohio
Sandusky
Veran Avenue
Oppeice
Michael B Keys
Alex Olejko Duu
Marie Tansey
Vermilion
Tansey
Cedar Point
Lake Erie Islands
Citco
Cleveland
Ohio Contractors’ Association
Army Reserves
316Th Medevac (Air Ambulance
Gus Chan
It was so cold in Rockford and beyond
AP reports readers mused on cold with witty lines as Rockford’s It was so cold that prompts drew many replies. In West Virginia a 77 year old man lit a bathtub fire after gas shutoff and low kerosene left him freezing, with his daughter Kathleen Beasley describing his stubborn habits and illness.
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Rockford, Il
Rockford Register Star
Elaine Beasley
Hines
Ms. Beasley
Kathleen Beasley
Cold night with scattered flurries and snow likely Thursday
Low temperatures drop to 10 to 15 tonight with cloudy skies and scattered flurries. Thursday brings snow likely with a high near 25 to 30. Snow odds are about 40 percent tonight and 70 percent Thursday. Details on Page A-3.
Death of Rev Howard Moeller Mourned by Church and Neighbors
Wellington mourns the death of 58 year old Rev Howard Moeller after a smash and grab attack in Cleveland. He was beaten by a youth gang during a traffic light stop near East 40th Street and Woodland Avenue. Moeller died after collapsing. two young adults are in custody.
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Norma Jone
Wellington
Howard Moeller
Cleveland
Moeller
St. Luke’s Hospital
East 40Th Street
Woodland Avenue
Judge seeks aid for tenants in condemned Lorain building
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Adrian Betlewski orders occupants of the Saratoga Apartments to vacate within three days after an inspection found long standing safety violations. The 42 unit complex shelters about 30 homeless residents aided by Community Outreach, with emergency housing funds limited and subject to annual caps.
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Lorain
Lorain County Common Pleas
Adrian Betletski
Betletski
Lorain County Human Services Department
Jon R. Veard
City of
Human Services Department
Larry Metcalf
Community Out
Reach
Metcalf
Neighborhood House Association
Lorain County
Saratoga
Paul Buccino
Unipst
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Gene Krebs
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Mason
Clarence Hines
Thomas Memorial Hospital
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Fabian C. Ver
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Cuyahoga
Felch
LA Cr Editorial
Dio
Rev. Moeller
Cleveland Police
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