Contractor sues LORCO over wastewater project delays
Digida Suburban Excavating filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court a $352,266 claim for cost overruns on the 13 mile Lorain County Rural Wastewater District sewer line. The suit alleges breach of contract due to delays from easement issues wetlands delays and redesigns. LORCO offered $13,943 and disputed many delay damages while noting agreed payments for some items. The company says it worked 328 extra days. LORCO counters with time-off adjustments and a denial of delay damages.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Digida-Suburban —_ Excavating
County Common Pleas Court
Lorco
Task Force Targets Blighted Lorain Homes
In Lorain a pilot Nuisance Inspection Task Force examines blighted rental properties including 1703 Oakdale Ave. Michelle Wragg reports ongoing cockroaches, broken fixtures, and leaks at her home. The team of four health inspectors and two building inspectors uses $120000 in federal aid to enforce code twice weekly for a year.
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Lorain
Michelle Wragg
Oakdale Ave
Wragg
Kent Sutton
Sutton Rentals LLC
Sutton
Housing Hotline Seeks Help for Lorain Nuisance Inspections
The Nuisance Inspection Task Force and Lorain Community Development seek resident tips to improve housing. Call (440) 204-2577 or email nit cityoflorain.org for information. officials cited Wragg and support from Health Inspector Brian Ng and Building Inspector Saul Plaza on Garden Avenue.
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Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Rey Garrion
Saul Plaza
Garden Streets
Lorain
Community Development Department
Garden Avenue
Yard Day at Grafton Prison Brings Wrestling and Fun
Inmates at Grafton Correctional Institution enjoyed Yard Day with a live professional wrestling event, a cookout, and games. A second PRIME Wrestling show was canceled due to bad weather. The company was paid 1500 per event from commissary proceeds, not taxpayer funds, with inmates having input but final approval by officials.
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Grafton
Grafton Correctional Institution
Prime Wrestling
Ron Armbruster
Armbruster
JoEllen Smith
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Smith
Lorain man gets 21 years to life for rape and shooting
Christopher Jones, 32, was found guilty of rape and imprisoning a 12 year old in June and received 13 years to life. He then pled guilty to attempted murder and related charges in a separate Feb 23 bar shooting, with prosecutors seeking eight years. The sentences run consecutively per agreement.
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Elyria
Lorain
Christopher Jones
Lorain County
Dennis Will
Jones
William Charles
Pearl Gate Bar
Will
County Common Pleas
James Miraldi
Contact Brad Dicken For Connection Details
A brief contact note lists Brad Dicken and the phone number 329 7147 for outreach. It includes an email fragment ender with bdicken c but lacks a complete address or context.
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Brad Dicken
Bdicken
Self-proclaimed priest arrested in Elyria
Police arrested James Utsey, known as Priest lataza, on an outstanding bench warrant. He had missed a May 9 court date for possession of drug paraphernalia. Utsey and two other men, who called themselves priests, were found smoking marijuana with guns in a apartment, police said.
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James Utsey
Lataza
Utsey
Chronicle-Telegram
The
General Assembly
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Lorie
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