Family battles cancer a second time for Avon Lake youth
The Gawlik family faces Hodgkin's lymphoma in 19-year-old Sean after his father Ed Gawlik a Lorain County deputy SWAT veteran lost wife Jenny to cervical cancer in 1997. Sean, Avon High School graduate, continues work and studies while undergoing chemotherapy. A community spaghetti benefitAug. 3 at St Vincent de Paul Church Elyria Township aims to cover medical and living costs with tickets 10 each and donations to Edward Gawlik account ending 2031.
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Gawlik
Avon Lake
Ed Gawlik
Lorain County
Avon High School
Lorain County Community College
Sean
St. Vincent DePaul
North Ridge Road
Elyria Township
Michelle Pete
Mercy Regional layoffs trim top strategy official in Ohio hospital
Mercy Regional Medical Center cuts 12 positions as part of a $4.1 million savings plan driven by shrinking Medicare reimbursements. Spokeswoman Janis Yergan and executive Mike Goodelle were among those laid off. marketing chief Jennifer Cakir says remaining staff will absorb duties. Cakir declined comment on timing and totals.
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Lorain — Mercy Regional Medical Center
Janis Yergan
Yergan
Mike Goodelle
Jennifer Cakir
Cakir
Goodelle
Mercy Regional Medical Center Amid Cuts and Losses
Mercy Regional Medical Center announces two administrator layoffs as part of ongoing cost cuts after 12 layoffs last month and 20 the prior year. The facility faces reduced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements with a projected $3.8 million deficit on a revenue base of about $230 to $240 million. Uncompensated care reached 28.9 million in 2012 while total staff approach 2,100 with nearly 600 in unions.
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Mercy
Yergan
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Cleveland abduction case widens as lab reviews new evidence
Ohio Attorney General says the state crime lab is checking additional evidence to see if Ariel Castro abducted more victims. Castro, 52, faces 329 counts in an indictment covering 2002 to 2007, with further charges possible as the review proceeds and results go to Cleveland police.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mike DeWine
Ariel Castro
DeWine
Cuyahoga County
Tim McGinty
McGinty
Castro
Belardo seeks Avon Council seat amid mayoral bids
Lee Belardo filed June 12 with the Lorain County Board of Elections to be a candidate for at large Avon City Council. He aims to fill a vacancy as several current members plan to run for mayor. Belardo, an attorney since 1993, runs a local Avon law office and emphasizes listening to developers, business owners, and residents to keep Avon business friendly.
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Avon
Lorain County Board of Elections
Lee Belardo
Bryan Jensen
Kevin Ward
Dan Zegarac
Belardo
Missing woman found safe in Florida
Lorain investigators report 23 year old Angeliz Medina Rivera located in Florida and safe after concerns she was held against her will. Family alerted police three weeks after she disappeared from Lorain with prior kidnapping charges against her boyfriend noted as dropped after Rivera moved to Puerto Rico.
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Lorain
Chris Kovach
Angeliz Medina Rivera
Miami Dade Police Department
Rivera
Florida
Puerto Rico
Luz Medina
Luz Medind
Angel Arroyo
Com Ministries
Felix DeJesus
Gina DeJesus
Arroyo
Kovach
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Sandri Naill
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