Piskura weighs run for county commissioner
Sheffield Lake Mayor John Piskura says he is considering a bid for Lorain County commissioner but has not committed. He cites his non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis and ongoing Bay Village Fire Department duties as factors affecting timing and decision. Betty Blair noted past discussions and interest from others remains active.
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John Piskura
Blair
Piskura
Barack Obama
Lorain
Jose Candelario
County Board of Elections
Bay Village Fire Department
Betleski approves Lorain CRA fee refunds agreement
Lorain County Auditor Mark Stewart and Mayor Tony Krasienko announced Judge Mark Betleski approved a settlement to refund 4000 dollars in CRA application fees. The deal limits the 15 year 100 percent tax abatement to homes built after April 18 2006 with earlier homes receiving one year. The agreement ends over two years of legal wrangling and allows Lorain to administer the CRA program per state law.
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Lorain
Mark Stewart
Tony Krasienko
County Common Pleas Court
Mark Betleski
Stewart
Krasienko
Elyria robbery suspect captured in Georgia by U.S. Marshals
Johnny Jackson III, 20, of Elyria, arrested in Stockbridge, Georgia, while fleeing a Stockton residence. He faces aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary charges plus kidnapping from a January 9 Elyria crime involving a handgun and about $2000 in property. Extradition to Ohio pending.
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Stockbridge
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Stockton
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Georgia
Ohio
Witness Reverses Testimony in Howse Homicide Trial
In Elyria a key witness admitted Alverno Howse Jr. was in the bedroom when Charles Howard Jr. was shot at the Taft Avenue home. The witness said he was intimidated to lie earlier, citing phone calls from restricted numbers. Judge Bedleski barred media names and cleared the courtroom citing safety concerns.
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Alverno Howse Jr
Taft Avenue
Charles “Chuckie” Howard Jr
Howse
Lorain County Common Pleas
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Howard
Alverno Howse
Mike Kinlin
Howie
Lorain seeks to demolish six more blighted properties
Lorain filed Friday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court for a declaratory judgment declaring a public nuisance to allow demolition and seeking monetary damages. The list includes 703 W. 22nd St and six other addresses. The city received 3 million dollars via the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to demolish or rehab blighted homes, with at least 14 homes purchased under the program and demolition starting January 11.
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