Closure of Elyria West High Triggers Community Grief and Debate
The piece reflects grief over Elyria West High School's closure driven by a $1.8 million deficit, with board members Ivancic Ohlemacher and Bennett voting to close West and two elementaries to protect programs. It discusses funding reforms, political blame, and the lasting impact on students families and alumni.
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Melissa Valan
Elyria West
Melissa
Lester Schultz
William Ivancic
Jeffrey Ohlemacher
Gary C. Bennett
West
Ohio
Columbus
Beachwood
Avon Lake
George Voinovich
Schultz
Ivancic
Ohlemacher
Bennett
Sonya Moreno
Thomas Bowen
West High
Head Start verdict upheld in Ohio court ruling
A former Head Start bus driver Nancy Smith and accomplice Joseph Allen were convicted of raping and mistreating three Little Girls on a bus. The Ninth District Court of Appeals upheld Smith's conviction and 30 to 90 year sentence while Allen received five consecutive life terms plus 22 to 50 years. Smith seeks a new trial as legal challenges proceed.
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Elyria
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Nancy Smith
Joseph Allen
Smith
Allen
Suspect moved TV in fatal Lorain crime case
Alfred Cleveland asked a friend to help deliver a big screen TV to his Queens home the day Marsha Blakely was murdered in Lorain Ohio. Testimony tied Cleveland to a New York drug gang amid torture and murder details.
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Elyria
Alfred Cleveland
Queens
N.Y
Marsha Blakely
Damon G. John
Cleveland
Blakely
Westgate Plaza
Lorain
Alfred Monday
New York
Seaboard
Tonya Hawkins
William Avery Jr
Avery
Floyd Epps
Jonathan E. Rosenbaum
John
Hawkins
Rosenbaum
Voices for Children chief becomes lawyer and coordinator
Mary Lou Kaderbek 45, longtime Voices for Children volunteer and coordinator, will be sworn in as a lawyer by Judge Paulette Lilly. The Elyria resident has led about 100 volunteers and handles 265 active cases with the agency, an arm of the Domestic Relations Court aiding children in crisis.
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Elyria
Mary Lou Kaderbek
Kids In Voices For Children
Kaderbek
Paulette Lilly
With
Voices For Children
Domestic Relations Court
Children Services
Voices For
Lorain County Community College
Vermilion
Duke College
Cleveland Marshall College of
Council clash over stricter building codes at Lorain meeting
Lorain council clash erupted when Councilman Woody Mathna challenged proceedings during a Building and Lands Committee session on BOCA based standards. Chair Jeff Sedivy warned him to stay orderly before promising minor changes to demolition plumbing and fire safety rules.
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Lorain
Woody Mathna
Mathna
Jeff Sedivy
2Nd Ward
Sedivy
Coun
BOCA
Council
Pike toll workers OK contract amid strike talk
Tolled operators on the Ohio Turnpike vote to approve a state contract via a SERB form after a 247 91 rejection. Union president Al J Smith Jr says a typo reversed the result and seeks permission to issue a strike notice. Turnpike officials say a contract exists with raises back to January and 1997 and 1998 increases.
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Tol
Ohio Turnpike
al J. Smith Jr
Electrical Workers Union Local 751
State Employee Relations Board
Smith
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Turnpike Commission
Steve Lorton
Turnpike
Lorton
Jan L
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Pal Sayi
Mary Lou Kaderback
Cleveland State University
Lito Council
Cilman
National Property Maintenance Code
Bob Gargasz
Jim Guy
Law Directors Office
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