Local Wind and Weather Tonight Light Rain Likely
Today mainly west wind 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Tonight variable wind 5 to 15 knots. Storms likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
Midwest heat drives power cuts and staged factory shifts
Spokesman Roger Lambert said Al tion workers in Massillon were sent home as Ohio Edison ordered shutdowns. Industrial electric rates spiked and mills across Ohio and Indiana cut output. In Butler Indiana Steel Dynamic limited hours to avoid $0.60 per kWh. Some workers stayed on job while others complained of heat and high power costs.
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Heat waves drive appliance sales and power use in region
With extreme heat this week a mom and pop shop sold out 40 air conditioners and refrigerators and spent days recharging units. FirstEnergy urged customers to cut usage as 11 530 megawatts peaked early and fell to about 10 000 by Friday. Lorain and Elyria firms reduced output and Ford's Avon Lake plant trimmed shifts. Lake Erie’s Lakeview Beach issued a high bacteria advisory, while Elyria pools extended open swim hours to 6 pm amid the heat.
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Nanny testifies as jury weighs credibility in Sheffield robbery case
Lam admits firing nanny McMillan days before the China restaurant robbery on Detroit Road. McMillan and Humphrey Allgood express concern that testimony about alleged sexual advances by Lam was barred. Jurors doubt due to conflicting witness accounts and questions about custody disputes involving McMillan's mother.
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Postmaster: Send Address Changes to The Chronicle-Telegram
Notice requests readers to send address updates to The Chronicle Telegraph Elyria Ohio. P.O. Box 4010 separates the mailing details. The item serves as a formal channel for subscriber change of address notifications.
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Prison protests over staffing and crowding concerns
Union representative Shirley Sales warned that private prison operators may run with fewer and less trained staff than state facilities. Thames said the profit motive puts people first, while Sales argued that overcrowding combined with understaffing is the worst mix.
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