Morning frost makes roads hazardous across county
Elyria area suffers more than ten weather related crashes as frost blankets routes including Indian Hollow Road Route 20 Gore Orphanage Road Route 113 and Oberlin Road. Oberlin Road sees three wrecks in two hours with four cars leaving the road at a dangerous S curve. Witness Lee Jones notes the frost creates a skating rink like surface until sun melts it.
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Higweay
Highway Patrol
Loca
Indian Hollow Road
Gore Orphanage Road
Oberlin
Lake Roads
Oberlin Road
50 Leave Job at Ford Over Toilets Controversy
More than 50 iron workers building the Ford Ohio Truck Plant addition walked off Monday amid toilet facility complaints. Project Engineer John Hoey said 50 to 100 workers left, denying claims toilets hadn’t been cleaned for two weeks. He cited a layoff as the real trigger. workers returned to duty after a day.
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Sheffield
Ford Motor Co
Ohio
John Hoey
Hoey
Elyria considers BFI garbage rate hike as excessive
Elyria Safety Service Director Arnold Tollett called Browning-Ferris Industries proposed raise from 4.31 to 6.45 per cubic yard excessive at a Public Safety and Environment Committee meeting. If approved, the March 1 hike would raise costs after last year’s 356,928 paid for landfill use. options include another contractor and increased recycling.
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Elyria
Browning-Ferris Industries
Russia Township
Arnold Tollett
Public Safety and Environment Committee
Tollett
Lorain prison to serve as state reception center
The warden said the Lorain Correctional Institution will become a full time reception center for new inmates from 24 northeastern Ohio counties. Delays in opening and fire safety fixes remain, with inmates evaluated for 3 to 5 weeks before transfer to other prisons.
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New Lorain County
Grafton
New
Lorain Correctional Institution
Norman Hills
Ohio
Hills
Columbus
Chemical firm faces fines after deadly plant blast
Avon Lake Rossborough Manufacturing Co. exceeded chemical limits by nine times for calcium carbide and six times for magnesium without reporting to the Local Emergency Planning Committee. The Wednesday explosion killed two Lorain residents, 21 year old Robert Warner and 20 year old James Pry, with a third worker, 26 year old Brian Smith, in critical condition at MetroHealth Medical Center. The company faces up to 150,000 dollars in fines for each violation.
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Rossborough Manufacturing Co
Lorain County Emergency Management Agency
Brian Nelson
Rossborough
Robert Warner
James Pry
Lorain
Brian Smith
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Lorain County Guides Promote 1990 Tourism Push
The Lorain County Visitor's Bureau distributes new guides featuring fishing, golfing, and lodging to boost tourism. Guides sent statewide as part of a 1990 promotional effort detailed on Page B-2.
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Lorain County
Ridgeville board debates deeper levy failure risks
North Ridgeville residents urged the school board to cut costs at home to boost support for a property levy. Officials outlined 18 classroom and two administrative eliminations to stave off a projected 585,900 deficit without a levy, with loans totaling 423,900 due in two years.
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North Ridgeville
Charlotte Lestock
North Ridgeville Junior High School
Lestock
Tor Robert Lee
Lee
Paul Murphy
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