Schools seek bus funding amid transportation cuts
About 2,300 students affected as Elyria Board of Education trimmed bus service to near minimums amid financial strain and voter resistance. A 0.46 mill transportation levy on the June primary ballot targets funds for restoring bus service for five years, with money added to the general fund.
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Roberta Diedrick
Elyria Board of Education
Diedricks
Lake Avenue
Murray Ridge Road
Crestwood Elementary
Board of Education
Steven Dickerson
Diedrick
Lake
Dixie Slaughenhaupt
Levy Committee
Wellington youth critically injured after bike collision at fairgrounds
A 15-year-old Wellington rider was struck on the Lorain County Fairgrounds horse racing track by a pickup truck driven by Richard D. Miller Jr. The youth, initially taken to Wellington Community Hospital, was listed in critical condition at Elyria’s Elynn Memorial Hospital after the 4 p.m. incident. Police did not release the truck driver’s identity or further details.
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Wellington
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Richard D. Miller, Jr
Adams St
Elynn Memorial Hospital
Wellington Community Hospital
Elyria
Amherst gun death heads to coroner
Amherst man Ronald Hahn died of a single 12 gauge shotgun blast to the chest at 1127 North Main Street. Coroner William Kish will conduct laboratory tests before ruling on the death as Amherst police continue their investigation with other people in the house.
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Amherst
Lorain County
William Kishman
Ronald Hahn
N. Main St
William Hall
Hahn
Massive anti-nuclear protest draws 2500 in Ohio park
About 2,500 people gathered Sunday at Perry Township Park in Lake County to protest a Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. nuclear plant east of Cleveland. The peaceful rally featured speakers from diverse groups and included politicians such as Cleveland Mayor Dennis Kucinich and Tim Hagen decrying safety concerns after the Three Mile Island disaster.
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Tom Ford
C-T
Perry
Perry Township Park
Lake County
Ohio
Cleveland Electriclluminating Co
Cleveland
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Dennis Kucinich
Cuyahoga County
Democratic Party
Tim Hagen
Lorain, Lake
Ashtabula
Cuyahoga Counties
Elyria Catholic HighSchool graduates mark milestone at commencement
Elyria Catholic High School held Sunday afternoon exercises as 183 graduates, led by valedictorian Carol Koviak daughter of John and Mrs Koviak, heard from salutatorian Michael James Hoffman. Koviak will study chemical engineering at Notre Dame College. Hoffman will study dentistry at Ohio State University. Invocation by Rev. Victor M Lambur preceded by processional. A Cappella Choir, band and graduates performed I Believe, Promises Promises, and Mahogany theme before the Alma Mater.
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Elyria Catholic High School
Carol Koviak
Carol
Koviak
Hawthorne St
Notre Dame College
ECHS
Michael James Hoffman
Hoffman
James B. Hoffman
Briar Lake Court
Ohio State University
Victor M Lambur
Schlather clan celebrates Elyria Catholic graduation wave
Mary Agnes Schlather, last of 13 siblings, graduates Elyria Catholic as the final Schlather to complete the era. She will attend Walsh College on a scholarship, while brother Dave and Ken pursue further degrees. Their parents Bernard and Mary Schlather reflect on years of saving and family unity.
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Debbie Demmon-Berger
C-T
Mary Agnes Schlather
Elyria Catholic
Mary Agnes
Schlathers
Elyria
Walsh College
Dave
ECHS
Bowling Gren State University
Ken
Utah State
School of Agriculture
Bernard Schlather
Gulf Road
Patrick
Akron University
Ei'tal Mary Agnes
Virginia
Schlather
Snon White
Mary Agnes Are
Jeanne Marie (Schlather) Frye
Mary Newman
Ray
Bob
Paul
Don
Bill
Roseann
Mary Rita
Tom Mahi
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Elyria Girl Scouts
Black River Reservation
Flats
Dave Zapotosky
Fairgrounds
Chronicle- Telegram
John
Peter Crema
CSJ
Carol J. Koviak
Notre Dame Law School
CPA
Cooperstown
N.Y
Margaret Ann
Notre Dame Academy
St. Francis School
Jeanne Marie
Lorain County Community College
Cleveland School of Music
Jeanne Frye
St. Jude's Church
Dayton University
Cleveland State
Borromeo Academy
St. Vincent College
Cornell
Ithaca
N.Y. Paul
Bowling Green
Arthur Anderson
Cornell University
Wittenburg
Cincinnati
Ketting
England
Arthur Wood
Wood
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