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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 2001
Page
1
Nearby customers and Lorain city councilman resist plans to close the First Merit branch on West Erie near Route 58. The Chronicle notes community concern and continues updating readers through weekday site postings.
Vince Urbin, mayor of Elyria Avon Lake, faces 11 charges including theft and theft in office. Prosecutors say he stole 2,677 from the Mayor's Ball charity, took 50 from a marriage, directed 3,587 of city business to his brother's catering operation, and attempted to cover it up after a police probe. Urbin's attorney argues a flawed, vindictive investigation.
President Bush proposed a multibillion dollar school improvement package that would move federal funds to private schools when public schools fail. He added a last minute provision urged by a Democrat to ease voucher opposition. Democrats backed testing and funding increases for reading and after school care, while Republicans and Democrats weighed education reform.
Elyria and Lorain may gain new charter options as the Ohio Department of Education noted 39 proposed community schools received preliminary agreements to contract with the State Board of Education Pamela Young says the state is interested in continuing the development process for new charter campuses and developers plan a school in Elyria and Lorain aiming to open in the near future.
Stefane Neuman, a 20 year old Coast Guard seaman from Sheffield Lake, will present the U S flag at the Super Bowl opening in Tampa. She was chosen to balance gender and height requirements and will perform the same flag ceremony before the Pro Football golf shootout. Neuman, a 1998 Brookside High School graduate, is a third generation Coast Guard member and expressed excitement despite mixed reactions from some colleagues.
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