Heatwave grips Lorain County with record highs
Friday's temperature climbed to near 100 degrees, edging a 93 record set in 1981. The National Weather Service predicts a hot weekend with no rain, while several cities impose sprinkling bans to curb water use. Local crews report minor grass fires as a Lorain County resident funds and ships water to farmers with state support from Rep. Kate Walsh.
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Ray Diederich
North Ridgeville
Weather Service
Lorain County Soil and Water Conservation District
Good Samaritan
Kate Walsh
Oxygen shortage harms pond life in drought
Lorain County Sea Grant official David Kelch warns ponds suffer low oxygen in heat drought. Warm water holds less oxygen. surface fish gulping signal trouble. Aeration with bottom pumps or bubblers, best in evenings, can restore oxygen while algae growth is cautioned against. Waterfowl lose pond foliage affecting nesting.
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Jep
Elyria
David Kelch
Lorain County
Farmers seek fed aid as drought relief may pass by September
Congressman Don Pease told 75 farmers at a Farm Forum that federal legislation to aid drought relief could be enacted by late September with early steps including hearings next week. The plan centers on access to low interest loans and relies on a task force guided by watchful input from the secretary of agriculture and the American Farm Bureau Federation. The second Pease forum will be held during Medina County Fair week in August.
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Nova
Don Pease
Pease
13Th
Congress
Medina County Fairgrounds
Secretary of Agriculture
Richard Lyng
American Farm Bureau Federation
Drought Won’t Halt Wellington Lorain County Fair
Lorain County Fair Board President John Emerich said rumors of cancellation are false and the fair remains 100 percent go for August 22 to 28. A contingency plan may adjust water supply as talks consider Rural Lorain County Water Authority joining Wellington water for fair time.
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Wellington
Lorain County Fair
Lorain County
Fair Board
Wellington Board of Public Affairs
Lorain adopts expanded insurance with Ameritrust plan
Lorain city employees now have a broader insurance coverage after a $12,300 two month premium payment to Lexington Insurance Co. approved by Law Director Zaleski and Auditor Koscho amid previous bid rate concerns. Ameritrust Benefits Management had administered the city program and Patton sues over a related contract.
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Lorain
Ken Koscho
Lexington Insurance Co
Edward Zaleski
Koscho
Ameritrust Benefits Management Co
Ameritrust
Zaleski
Thomas Patton
Lorain County
Gregory White White
Patton
Lorain Honors Brigadier General Johnnie E. Wilson Month
Lorain newspapers report a hometown ceremony naming July as Brigadier General Johnnie E. Wilson Month. Wilson is the first Civil War era general from Lorain, celebrated for his historic connection to the city.
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Johnnie E. Wilson
Lorain
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