Lawn battle a tall order for Elyrians
Elyria residents challenge the city grass ordinance aimed at short lawns with a push for eco friendly yard care. Fred Beil a retired chemistry professor and his wife seek to grow an ecologically friendly lawn on Ford Road while the cutoff stands at 12 inches before city crews cut and charge the owner.
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Elyria
Fred
Gwynneth Beil
Ford Road
Fred Beil
Gannon University
Erie
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Commissioners blast vet group spending request
Lorain County commissioners clashed with the Lorain County Veterans Service office over a funding request amid a drop in veteran services. Lori Kokoski questioned added staff while fewer veterans were served, noting 866 served in five months of 2010 versus 3,382 in 2008 and 3,066 in 2009, with financial assistance dropping from 411 in 2008 to 242 in 2009 and 86 so far in 2010.
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Elyria
Lorain County Veterans Service Office
Lorain County
Independence
Lori Kokoski
Veterans Service Office
Kokoski
Not Guilty on Aggressive Murder Charge Sinks to 33 to Life
Decio Rodrigues avoided the death penalty but drew a 33 years to life sentence in Lorain for murder and related felonies tied to the botched January 25, 2008, robbery at Gonzalez Grocery. Prosecution said planning preceded the crime. defense claimed a struggle over a handgun led to the fatal shooting.
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Elyria
Decio Rodrigues
Lorain
Jose Gonzalez Sr
Rodrigues
Gonzalez
Antonio Gonzalez
Gonzalez Grocery
Lexington Avenue
West 26Th Street
James Kersey
Oberlin launches limited twice weekly bus service
Oberlin teams with a social service agency and the Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority to offer the Oberlin Connector demand response bus service after Lorain County Transit cuts. Service runs 9 am to 3 pm Mondays and Thursdays with trips to Elyria or Lorain on alternating Thursdays. First Transit handles calls and dispatch for residents.
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Oberlin
Lorain County Transit
Eric Norenberg
Lorain
Lorain Metropolitan
Elyria
First Transit
Relay for Life honors cancer victims at Elyria Catholic
The event runs noon Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday at Elyria Catholic Stadium with a Survivor's Lap at 5 p.m. and a luminaria ceremony for those touched by cancer. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. memories of Jeff Mohrman, Chronicle-Telegram reporter, are recalled.
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Elyria
Relay For Life
Elyria Catholic
Diane Mohrman
Chronicle- Telegram
Jeff Mohrman
Jeff
Elyria Catholic Stadium
Gulf Road
American Cancer Society
Two hospitalized after cycle crash in Abbeyville Road area
Elyria man David Richards, 55, and his female passenger were injured when their motorcycle crashed on Abbeyville Road in Liverpool Township. Richards was taken to Southwest General Health Center. the passenger was airlifted to Akron General Hospital. Conditions were not released.
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Liverpool
Elyria
Abbeyville Road
David Richards
Southwest General Health Center
Akron General Hospital
Richards
Ohio Highway Patrol
Alex Tot
Jennifer Pignolet
the Chronicle
Liverpool Township
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