Vermilion youth killed in straw wagon accident
Joel M. Gigliotti, 18, of 1935 Sunnyside Rd., a Firelands High School graduate and local athlete, died after apparently falling from a straw wagon pulled by a tractor at Miller Orchards on Vermilion Road. Dwight Miller reported stopping after noticing Gigliotti missing, with coroner citing massive chest injuries. Investigators continued work as Gigliotti’s supervisors praised his character and leadership.
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Brownhelm
Miller Orchards
Joel M. Gigliotti
Sunnyside Rd
Lorain Community Hospital
Eagle
Gigliotti
Vermilion Road
Rt. 113
Miller
Lorain County
William Kishman
Dwight Miller
Firelands High School
Lorain County sales tax drive gains 3,000 signatures
Elyria organizer Mike Cobos reports more than 3,000 signatures collected toward placing a 0.5 percent county sales tax on the November ballot. He aims for 8,400 by August 22 to qualify, with up to 12,000 sought to cover invalid names. The tax, approved June 19 and effective July 1, is projected to raise 1.6 million this year and about 4 million annually.
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Elyria
Mike Cobos
Cobos
Elyria Finance Company
Lorain
Lorain County Board of Elections
Citi
Zens
Davis-Besse near core damage in June NRC finds risks rise
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff report says the Davis-Besse plant was under two hours from nuclear fuel core damage on June 9 due to a series of equipment failures. The study cites Toledo Edison financial strain affecting safety, notes staff replacements, and criticizes the plant’s auxiliary feedwater system for lacking a backup.
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Washington
Davis-Besse
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Toledo Edison
U.S. House
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Fermi 1
Monroe
Mich
NRC
Toledo Edison Corp
Davis- Besse
Lorain attorney indicted on forgery charges
Lorain attorney Robert J. Bacisin turned himself in after a sealed grand jury indictment charging three counts of forgery. The checks totaling about 3000 were forged with the service manager’s name for Gumpp Motors and Bacisin, his wife, and Gumpp Motors were named on one check. He pleaded innocent at arraignment and pre trial date is set for August 2. he is free on bond and represented by Jack Bradley.
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Elyria
Lorain
Robert J. Bacisin
Bacsin
Prac
Bacisin
Lorain County
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Gumpp Motors
Henderson Dr
Rosenbaum
Jack Bradley
Guilty verdict ends Flagner murder case in Cleveland
After a two week trial in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Brandon Flagner was found guilty of the 1980 kidnapping and aggravated murder of his 8 year old daughter Tiffany. He received consecutive life and 725 year sentences, with parole not expected for 15 years. Papesh, Tiffany's guardian, reacted with grief and resignation upon hearing the verdict.
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Lorain County
Cleveland
Brandon Flagner
Frank Papesh
Justice Center
Papesh
Debbie
Flagner
Tiffany
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Carmen M. Marino
Fuerst
Robert Tobik
Tobik
FBI
John T Corman
Michael Nolan
Lakewood
Arbour
Boston
Edmund Mecklenburg
Lakewood Municipal
Cleveland film audition and sobering up feature noted
Weather outlook shows clear tonight and Wednesday with highs in the 80s and near zero rain. Readers are directed to Page A-3 for Sobering Up last in a series on drinking and navigation and Page B-4 for hundreds of local boys auditioning for a new movie in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
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Roger G. Miller
Highway Patrol
Jeff Keck
Joel
Leonard Reichlin
Besse
Mae
Tice
Broadway
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Adrian Bedeski
Joseph Cirigliano
C-T
Ges Chan
Robert Bacisin
Turnos Self
Gina
Gus Chan
Tiffany Papesh
Brandon Lee Flagner
Accent Agg
BIS
Pette Alle Folites
North Ridgeville
Cindy Leisect
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