Lorain Schools appoints first woman superintendent
Lorain Schools hired Delores Dee Morgan as superintendent designate aiming to raise proficiency scores and lift the district from academic emergency. She plans to take over around Aug 1 while negotiating contracts with the Columbus Schools system still under her current deal. Morgan has prior leadership roles in Jefferson County and Columbus and notes strong ties to local parents, business leaders, and colleges.
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Urbin seeks gag on prior trial details in bribery case
Avon Lake former mayor Vince Urbin asks a judge to bar prosecutors from citing his prior convictions at next week's bribery trial. Urbin, 42, was convicted Feb 2 on counts of unlawful interest in a public contract and tampering with evidence, after steering city business to his brother and hiding evidence. His lawyers argue such references would violate equal protection and due process.
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Elyria Towing Wins City Towing Contract
Elyria selects Elyria Towing to supply city towing services, bypassing bidders tied to a felon owned firm and a theft charge case. Safety Director Rothgery cites need to reduce controversy and improve pricing while Elyria Towing emphasizes its long standing reputation. Other bidders include Knott’s Towing Service of Elyria Pioneer Towing of Elyria and Lorain Lorain Towing and Recovery of Lorain.
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Lorain County Jail DAREs Expand Community Outreach
Lorain County Corrections officers have started a jail DARE program to educate residents about their roles and promote child safety. About 19 volunteers are staffing summer events, fingerprinting about 150 children for safety ID booklets at Avon Safety Town, while officers emphasize their behind the scenes work in securing the jail and assisting inmates. Similar outreach programs are planned.
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Avon Safety Town
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Chronicle appoints Mike Buettner as new news editor
Elyria area readers gain a familiar Ohio journalist as Mike Buettner returns home from Florida to take over The Chronicle Telegram news desk. A Delphos native and Ohio State graduate, he began in Delphos, worked at Mercer County Chronicle, The Daily Standard, then led The Tri County Sun in Florida before joining The Chronicle Telegram on May 29. He helped expand the Florida paper from weekly to seven days, boosting circulation from 7,500 to 23,000.
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East Falls Decks Plan Awarded to Behnke Associates
Elyria awards contract to Behnke Associates Inc of Cleveland to design observation decks and a board walk by East Falls in Cascade Park. Concept drawings capped at 14500 dollars signed June 1 by Mayor Grace. Funding from a block grant with aim to add recycled materials and a potential restaurant near the rails behind Elyria Police station.
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Authorities search records in probe of arson and crimes
Lorain authorities are examining 68 boxes of records and a computer seized May 28 from Theresa Stencil’s Black River Bean facility on Fourth Street Lorain. The 58 year old Amherst resident and her husband Richard signed a consent to search. a warrant from Common Pleas Court authorized the action.
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