Oberlin Italy concerns over Indigenous Peoples Day clash
A West Chester woman warns Oberlin she will sue if Indigenous Peoples Day replaces Columbus Day. She says Italian-Americans will protest and plans to organize groups to oppose the change. The council has delayed a final vote until August 21 while reviews are completed.
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Oberlin
West Chester
Rob Hillard
Karen Capone
Russo
Christopher Columbus
Italy
Railroad police warn against illegal track crossing
Elyria police warn against trespassing on railroad property near Olive Street as Norfolk Southern patrols the Chicago Line. They stress using designated crossings and note trains require long stopping distances. Police cite past fatalities and Ohio trespass deaths to emphasize danger.
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Elyria
Norfolk Southern
Olive Street
Chicago
Vermilion
Norfolk Southern Railway
Hugh McCormack
Ohio
Fired coach left students, home with dead dog in Ohio
Police say Nelson Cousin texted nude photos to underage students and left his children at home with a decaying dog. Court records show the 28 year old pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and animal cruelty charges. He had been on paid leave from Fostoria Junior/Senior High School before the superintendent fired him.
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Fostoria
Nelson Cousin
Toledo Blade
Cousin
Shawver enters race for Ohio House district 56
Cory Shawver former Lorain County Democratic Party executive director announces bid for the Ohio House of Representatives 56th District seat held by term limited Dan Ramos. He cites local funding cuts and public safety, vows to protect Lake Erie, boost manufacturing, and invest in Lorain County Community College and the Lorain County Joint Vocational School. A fundraiser is set for August 10 at Scorcher's on Broadway with contact Katie Nix.
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Katie Nix
Chronicle
United Way of Greater
Lorain County
Bill Harper
Broadway
Lorain
North Ridge Road
Democratic Party
Cory Shawver
Ohio General Assembly
Shawver
Ohio House of Representatives
Dan Ramos
Columbus
Statehouse
56Th
Lake Erie
Marion L. Steele High School
Amherst
Cleveland State University
Lorain County Port Authority
Scorcher’s
Akron man indicted on nine murders in fires on same street
Summit County grand jury indicted Stanley Ford, 58, on aggravated murder counts for a May Akron fire that killed seven and on two earlier blazes the same block left two more dead and two more fires. Ford, jailed on 7 million, faces death penalty specs though his lawyers oppose it.
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Akron
Summit County
Stanley Ford
Ford
Lindell Lewis
Gloria Hart
Joseph Gorman
Margaret Scott
Scott
Dennis Huggins
Angela Boggs
Jered Boggs
Daisia Huggins
Kylie Huggins
Alivia Huggins
Cameron Huggins
Lewis and Hart
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Capone
U.S
Oberlin Council
Oberlin Law
Jon Clark
Hillard
Basil Russo
Cleveland
Italian Sons and Daughters of America
Jodi Weinberger
Jweinberger
Chroniclet
Metro Parks
New Russia
Butternut Ridge
Stephen Evans
Evans
Ripton
Philharmonic
Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
Lisa Wilson
Cuyahoga Community College
Tri-C
Metropolitan
Cuyahoga County
Thomas Gilson
Gilson
United Way
Knix
Katiehnix
Gorman
Cocounsel
Donald Malarcik
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