Oberlin annexes 29 acres from two townships
Oberlin gains about 29 acres by annexing land from New Russia and Pittsfield townships. The action, approved unanimously by county commissioners at Elyria city hall, attracts mixed views from trustees who warn of urban sprawl while developers eye residential use. The move increases Oberlin to about 2,722 acres, with New Russia and Pittsfield shrinking accordingly.
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Oberlin
New Russia
Pittsfield
Elyria
New Russia Township
Pittsfield Township
Hamilton Street
Robert DiSpirito
Reno
Morgan Street
Richard Laux
Eric Severs
Severs
Richard Williams
Williams
Mark Diedrick
Diedrick
Store's freezers sabotaged by rival, Lorain says
Co owner Sameer Shannawi reports power to the store's cooler cut and wires torn from utility boxes outside the Cooper Foster Park Road shop. About $40 000 in meat dairy and frozen items melted, endangering lives as fans were shut off and food reached room temperature. Shannawi suspects a nearby rival tied to the opening. Police investigate and owners plan to rebuild.
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Lorain
Cooper-Foster Park Road
Sameer Shannawi
Shannawi
Ohio voters oppose dirty campaigns in vote across state
A Columbus AP poll of 800 registered voters shows 81 percent worry about personal attacks and 91 percent expect such attacks before the November 3 election. Funded by Pew, the survey supports pledges for attack-free campaigns and finds voters seek issue performance over marital fidelity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Project On Campaign Conduct
Pew Charitable Trusts
Brad Rourke
Rourke
Lake Snell Perry & Associates
John Deardourff
Betsy Rhodes
Rhodes
Robert Bennett
Amherst robbery case indicts father and teens
Peter Ayala, 34, indicted on complicity to robbery and theft and related charges for a July 6 heist at a South Amherst restaurant and bank. His 18-year-old son grabbed a deposit bag while the father drove the getaway pickup. the younger son assisted in planning and evidence destruction. All faced multiple charges. Ayala remains jailed with no bond.
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Elyria
Lorain
Amherst
Peter Ayala
Ayala
Farmer’s Bay
South Amherst
Premier Bank & Trust Co
Judy Rivera
Sewer line repairs close West River for 2 months
Elyria reports West River Road North between Furnace Street and Route 57 bypass closed as contractors repair a deteriorated 6 mile sewer line built in 1989. City Engineer John Hart said the street closed July 6 and will stay shut about two months. local traffic may use the road.
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Elyria
West River Road
Furnace Street
John Hart
Gulf Road
Boy 12 charged in death of 5 year old girl
NEW PHILADELPHIA AP A 12 year old playmate hired by a woman to aid in a missing child search was charged Thursday with murder in the death of 5-year-old Devan Duniver. The body was found June 28 in woods near her home. The juvenile court presumptively handles the case, and the boy could face detention until age 21 if convicted. Prosecutor Amanda Spies Bornhorst withheld the name and details citing the youth.
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NEW Philadelphia
Devan Duniver
Tuscarawas County
Amanda Spies Bornhorst
Tarin
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