Sentencing delayed in Lang murder case in Lorain County
Malakhi Young’s sentencing in the 2020 death of Oscar Lang Jr. was postponed by Judge Melissa Kobasher to allow阅读 further legal briefs. A jury found Young guilty of murder and multiple related counts after Lang was beaten at home in July 2020, with firearms stolen in a related burglary.
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Elyria
Malakhi Young
Lorain County
Lorain
Young
Cuyahoga County
Lang
Ing
Kobasher
Kreig Brusnahan
Sheffield
North Ridgeville seeks overpass at Race Road rail crossing
A state grant of up to 26 million dollars funds the Race Road grade separation project to remove at grade crossings along three miles of Norfolk Southern track. The joint effort by the city the Ohio Rail Development Commission and Norfolk Southern will close the Maddock Road crossing and design a mixed-use pedestrian and cyclist path. Construction could start in 2030 with costs covered from design land acquisition to completion, improving mobility and emergency response times.
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North Ridgeville
Race Road
Ohio Rail Development Commission
Norfolk Southern
North
Ridgeville
Maddock Road
Kevin Corcoran
Corcoran
Ohio Department of Transportation
Township seeks repayment after ex-worker overpayments and missing gear
LaGrange Township officials press former employee Michael Foreman to return $3,955.41 in overpaid wages and to surrender equipment including a radio and pager. Foreman has not responded, while trustees warn of escalation and consider legal options to recover taxpayer funds and replace gear if needed.
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Lagrange
LaGrange Township
Mike Hornby
Michael Foreman
Roger Kuhl
Fire Department
Foreman
Ohio Auditor’s
Rita Canfield
Canfield
Hornby
Former Keystone PTA treasurer faces theft charges
Christy Lee Plas, 42, of LaGrange Township, is charged in Lorain County with two counts of felony theft and one count of felony misuse of credit cards for allegedly taking 11,952 dollars from the Keystone Elementary PTA while treasurer from 2018 to 2020. Plas pleaded not guilty, was released on bond, and is represented by Edward Heben Jr. An open BCI investigation questions repayment promises once made.
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Keystone Elementary School Parent Teacher Association
Christy Lee Plas
Parsons Road
LaGrange Township
Lorain County
Chris Cook
Keystone Elementary Pta
Chris Pierre
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Plas
Pierre
Edward Heben Jr
Helen
Heben
County shuffles agency directors
Lorain County commissioners announced staffing changes including transfers and hires for three director positions. David Blevins moved to Workforce Development, Christopher Cabot was hired as director of Job and Family Services at 71.39 per hour, and Thomas Patrick II became Solid Waste Management District director at 33.24 per hour.
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Elyria
Lorain County
David Blevins
County Solid Waste Management District
Mike Longo
Longo
County Workforce Development Agency
Christopher Cabot
Lorain County Job & Family Services
Barb Tamas
Blevins
Thomas Patrick II
Lorain County Port Authority
Patrick
Lorain County Community College
Berea College
Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
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Admin
Richard Perrins
Lagrange Twp
Garrett Looker
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PTA
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