Principals’ health care costs rise in Elyria contract talks
Elyria Schools administrators will pay more for health insurance starting Aug 1, raising contributions from 2.5 percent to 12 percent. The district aims to curb rising costs as teachers union rejects the change and negotiates a new contract including health care terms.
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Dam safety prompts lake drain and limited exits
State inspectors warn Brentwood Lake dam may fail after two damaged spillways. The bond owner Spitzer Management Inc. must excavate by June 19 to lower water and close Waterfall Drive bridge at the dam, with a single exit planned for development per ODNR.
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Injured pit bull mix found on Ohio road named Happy
A 2 to 3 year old intact male pit bull mix named Happy was found with injuries suggestive of dog baiting along state Route 113 near Clemens Road. He is receiving care at a Cleveland area clinic while volunteers seek his owner and call Shannon Moss at the Erie Shores Humane Society with information.
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Residency ruling may nix Lorain police contracts
Ohio Supreme Court ruling ends residency requirements statewide but keeps contracts that bind a single employee to a jurisdiction. Lorain police union attorney Bob Phillips says such single person clauses stay, including Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson’s living requirement. The school board has chosen not to enforce that clause though two members agree it remains in effect.
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Lorain board member Reconsiders Quit Run for Four-Year Term
Lorain school board member Jim Smith will run for a full four-year term after previously saying he would not seek re election. He cited an editorial from the Lorain Morning Journal calling for his resignation over disputes including a housing inquiry involving the superintendent and a school district attorney.
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