House OKs fed funds for Century Park and Sheffield Lake projects
The House approved a bill to fund 300000 for coastal works in Lorain and Sheffield Lake. Century Park would receive 100000 for beach restoration and a protective barrier, bathhouse upgrades, and sand replenishment. Sheffield Lake would get 200000 for a breakwall and boat ramp, with completion aimed for the 1988 fiscal year.
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Century Park
Lorain
Sheffield Lake Community Park
House of Representatives
Sheffield Lake
Pease
D-Oberlin
Fragassi
Aso
Survival relies on community support for hearing impaired services
In Elyria the Hearing Impaired Services of Lorain County remains barely afloat a year after losing most funds. A task force discussed survival options as staff layoffs linger and 200 to 400 clients await job placement and services. Photographs show Mary Earley and Kathy Ferberdino describing workload and funding gaps. The center shifted to small offices at the Center for the Visually Impaired and volunteers or fundraisers are needed to keep interpretive services going. The group plans next month meetings and explores Leadership Lorain County as a funding driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Miller
Elyria
Lorain County
Mary Earley
Earley
Kathy Ferberdino
Ferberdino
Leona Street
Center For the
United Way
Loran County
City of
Harley
Grafton prison escapee surrenders in Shelby Ohio
Daniel M Yingst a 26 year old escapee from the Grafton prison farm turned himself in to Shelby police ending a two day statewide alert He telephoned police at 11 40 am saying he was an escapee and wanted to surrender Yingst from Covington Ohio was convicted in 1984 of forgery and grand theft and had served time at Mansfield Reformatory before transfer to Grafton He was returned to Mansfield and a charge of escape will be considered by authorities there.
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Grafton
Shelby
Ohio
Daniel M Yingst
Ron Eccleston
Yingst
Shelby Police
Covington
Mansfield Reformatory
Eccleston
Mansfield
Plane crash kills two in Sharon Township stunt flight
Bernard Butkovich a 36 year old pilot and owner and his 23 year old passenger Rebecca Attwood died when their single engine Skeen Skybolt aerobatics plane failed during a stunt and spiraled nose first into a field three miles south of Route 18 on Beach Road near Fixler Road. Butkovich was an agent for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms of the US Treasury Department.
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Medina
Sharon Township
Bernard Butkovich
Erieview Plaza
Cleveland
Rebecca Attwood
Kirkwood Drive
Mentor
Medina Post
State Highway Patrol
Beach Road
Fixler Road
Butkovich
The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
US Treasury Department
Amherst considers levy for new fire engine
South Amherst village leaders weigh a 15 mill 10 year levy to fund a new fire engine to replace a 1952 pumper. The plan would raise 180000 for the engine and loan interest with July 13 council action to place the measure on the November 3 ballot. Fire Chief Hevener backs the purchase per Mayor Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst
Kenneth Jones
Jones Law
Stephen Gurchik
Family of Catherine Norman weighs civil suit after shooting
Oberlin family attorney Gordon Friedman has not decided on filing a civil lawsuit after the DoJ found no civil rights violations by Oberlin police in Catherine Norman's shooting. He notes a civil action must be filed by February 13, 1988 and could involve criminal-law charges as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Norman
Oberlin
Norman
US Department of Justice
Oberlin Police
Gordon Friedman
Friedman
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Energy and Water
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Bill Bruggeman
Susan Cross
Training and Partnership Act
Brenda Sheldon
Shamu
Sea World
Dan
Doug
Beth Riegelmeyer
Freedom Field
Hubert Hevener
Jones
Brian Miller
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