Public hearing on Lorain County sales tax increase
Lorain County commissioners consider a 0.25 percent sales tax rise to fund the Sheriff’s Office with an estimated 13.7 million in 2026. If approved, rate would reach 6.75 percent and take effect April 1, 2026. Public voices both support and opposition amid concerns over costs for fixed incomes.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Sheriff’s Office
Ohio
Michael McCray
Denison Avenue
McCray
Jack Hall
Paul Elek
Hall Road
Elyria Township
Elyria Central
South Lorain
North Ridgeville
LorainPublicLibrary.org
Lemonade stand aids families of Lorain officers shot
On Lorain’s east side Dorothy Burnham and neighborhood kids set up a lemonade stand to raise funds for the Lorain Police Officers' Charitable Foundation. Proceeds will help the family of Officer Phillip Wagner and injured officers Brent Payne and Peter Gale after an ambush left Wagner dead.
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Lorain
Dorothy Burnham
Burnham
Gianni Bason
Jackson Street
Gianni
Phillip
Wagner
Brent Payne
Peter Gale
North Ridgeville
Michael Parker
Gale
Colorado Avenue
Payne
Cleveland
Metro Health Medical Center
Mercy Health
LPD
East Side
Alyssa Dunlap
Lorain Rotary awards $9,000 in scholarships
The Lorain Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded $9,000 in scholarships from its permanent endowment. Recipients include Jeremiah Simpson of University of Toledo and Jules Gedling of Cleveland State University, both pursuing doctorates in physical therapy. The page lists related events in Olmsted Falls and Vermilion including reunions, concerts, markets, and library programs.
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Lorain
Cleveland Ballet
Harbourtown Fine Arts Center
Vermilion
Opera House
Main St
Cleveballet.org
Victory Park
Main Street
Mainstreetvermilion.org
Westlake Bay Village
Westlake Porter Library
Westlake
Westlake Elementary School
Rotary
Providence Crisis Nursery
Westlakebayvillagerotaryartfest
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East Side Neighbors Rally
Carissa Woytach
Thomas Fetcenko
Chronicle
Max Acord
Avon Lake
Avon Lake Public Library
Olmsted Falls
Golden Grads
Bagley Road
Berea
Jennings Road
Tiny
Vermilion Chamber of Commerce
Vermilion River Reservation
Bacon Woods
N. Ridge Road
Trinity Lutheran Church
Liberty Avenue
Barb Wentz
Sandy Neiding
City Fresh
Cityfresh.org
Avon
Domonkcas
American Red Cross
Solidarity Farms
LorainPublicLibrary. Org
Harry Potter
West River
Avon Library
Lorain Public Library Org
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