Wellington Balloon Festival Lifts Spirits at County Fairgrounds
Crowds line the Lorain County Fairgrounds to watch 14 hot air balloons rise at the second Wellington Balloon Festival. The event raises funds for the Lorain County Office on Aging services including Meals on Wheels and transportation for seniors. Kids cheer as balloons finally launch around 8 p.m. amid light rain and clouds.
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Church honors late members at Taste of the South event
Elyria Second Baptist Church remembered Robert Callaway and Collier Corn at its Taste of the South. Callaway 45 died in January. Corn 71 died in October. Callaway was dean at Lorain County Community College and a fundraiser figures highlighted by faculty and scholarships.
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Elyria
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Lorain County Community College
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Social Science
Amherst area launches rewards for recyclers
Allied Waste starts a rewards program for Amherst and Amherst Township customers. A chip in the recycling cart logs addresses, while tonnage on each run earns points redeemable on RecycleBank for coupons and gift cards. The program aims to boost recycling amid a pay as you throw shift.
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Allied
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Brawl Rocks Wilkes Villa Drawing Police Disaster Scene
Dozens filled Pratt Boulevard and Bohan Court in Wilkes Villa late Saturday as a street fight drew more than a dozen police cars from multiple departments. Resident Douglas Counter described hearing two gunshots and seeing a chaotic crowd with a distressed young woman departing the scene.
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Wilkes Villa
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