Longtime Lorain Resident Lula Blanton Dies
Lula Blanton of Lorain died Friday at MetroHealth Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Nantala Alabama she lived in Lorain over 50 years. She worked at Lorain Products and Ford and fostered 12 children. She served 45 years at New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church and co founded the Lorain Usher and Nurse's Union. Survivors include multiple children grandchildren and relatives. Funeral arrangements set with Brown Robinson Funeral Home and New Bethel church.
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Cleveland
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Richard Goines
Thomasville
Mary Goines
Mobile
Yvonne Goines
Houston
Texas
Mary Welch
Elyria
Calvin Sr
Calvin Jr
Dennis
David Hatten
Calvin Blanton
Charlie
Sadie Goines
Joe Goines
Brown-Robinson Funeral Home
Broadway
New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Reid Ave
Ernest Battles
Mount Nebo Primitive Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Frances J. Smith
Drias
Ohio
Valley City
Shirley Smith
Linda LaRue
Vermilion
Laurie McPherson
Bradington
Fla
Harold R
Lloyd L
Samuel
Hopsy
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Elmer
Fred
Orville
Leon
Frank
Emily Cheevers
Lottie Tarry
Busch-Curtis- Scheuffler Family
Second St
Wesley J. Hawes
Andrew Sebastian 80 Elyria resident
Andrew Sebastian of Elyria 80 died survived by wife Mary L nee lire daughter Mary Anne French sons Dale Denis David and Bob sisters Penny Tobias and Helen Peter brothers Charles and Louis calling hours 5 to pm Thursday at Dicken Funeral Home Elyria funeral Friday 1030 am Magyar United Church of Christ burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township Elyria EW Post 1079 to conduct military service
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Chattanooga
Tenn
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Amherst
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Tennessee
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Robert Jason
Jeremy Cordle
Jennifer Pinkerton
Rebecca Cordle
Lorain
Kathryn Carpenter
el Paso
Texas
Kendra
Andrea Coots
Shawna Blue
Fuquay-Varina
N.C
Marjorie Barefoot
Nee Woods
Bonnie Freas
Seville
Ohio
Marlene Mains
Oberlin
Pamela Kinsley
Vermilion
Lee Ann Jones
Columbia Station
Richard Barefoot
Naples
Fla
Thomas Barefoot
Mogadore
Milford Barefoot
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
W. Main St
Art Wiegand, Jr
Evergreen Cemetery
Cornerstone Pregnancy Services
Andrew
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Avon Lake board to approve new Learwood assistant principal
Avon Lake school board planned a 7:30 am special meeting to name Paul Holland as Learwood Middle School assistant principal. Holland, a Troy Intermediate School sixth grade teacher, will replace Paul Kish who left for Westlake High School. Holland’s three year contract starts Aug. 1 at $63,000 annually. The board also considered a resolution of urgent necessity to dig out organic material under the Learwood track before installation to prevent dipping, with replacement time unclear.
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Holland
Troy Intermediate
Daniel Ross
Paul Kish
Westlake High School
Learwood
Ross
LCCC hosts Elyria Listening Project town meeting
WCPC and WCPN WYVIZ Public Television present The Listening Project at Lorain County Community College College Center from 7 30 to 9 p m today. The forum invites community voices on Northeast Ohio strengths challenges and future well being.
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WCPC
WCPN
Wyviz Public Television
Lorain County Community College
College Center
N. Abbe Road
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Northeast
Vermilion School District Eyes Updates Using House Bill 264
Keller says district aims to upgrade four school buildings and the bus garage lighting. Vermilion has previously used House Bill 264 to replace Vermilion High School roofing and to upgrade lighting in several buildings, noting it is common practice for districts to use the funds.
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Vermilion
Vermilion High School
State eyes options if court again rules on school funding
Ohio analysts outline potential paths if the Ohio Supreme Court sides with the coalition again. Options include faster court action, a special master, or third-party plan drafting. Gov Taft warned of tax hikes if lawmakers lose control. The case hinges on disparities from property taxes and the plan’s constitutionality, with no consensus.
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Ohio
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Buckeye Institute
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Andy Benson
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Taft
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Phillis
Coalition For Equity
Joe Case
Betty Montgomery
Hal
VanLoh Accepts Hopkins Job Amid Airport Progress
VanLoh, former director of airports for the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority, took the Hopkins post citing persistence from White and the mayor's staff. Hopkins secured a 27.6 million grant on Monday to fund a new runway as part of ongoing airport expansion. The mayor's office handles political negotiations with neighboring Brook Park, while the commissioner oversees airport operations reporting to Reuben J. Shepherd.
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Hopkins
White
Toledo-Lucas County
Reuben J. Sheperd
Department of Port Control
Two Teens Arrested For School Window Breakage
Elyria police report two boys aged 14 and 16 were arrested Monday after throwing rocks at Cascade School windows on Bond Street. They were charged with criminal damaging and released to guardians. A Furnace Street man restrained them until officers arrived. The 14-year-old was freed to his father and the 16-year-old to his grandmother. Two windows were broken. The boys claimed they threw rocks at rabbits and accidentally hit the windows.
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Cascade School
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Furnace Street
Review board grapples with cop-complaint delivery in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Citizens Police Review Panel members meeting with federal officials voiced frustration at police failure to hand over hundreds of complaints as required under the 1999 ordinance. Inspectors question whether minor grievances should be mediated or independently reviewed, amid DOJ probes of civil rights concerns and a lawsuit alleging decades of racial harassment.
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