Bullet Kills Wife in Family Shooting in Stow
In Stow a man fired a single shot during a domestic dispute that wounded his son and killed his wife Maria Lombardo, 49. James V. Lombardo Jr. is jailed without bond for murder. Lombardo Sr. faces charges as the other shooter.
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STOW
James V. Lombardo III
Maria
Ron Gauthier
James V. Lombardo Jr
Cuyahoga Falls
James Bierce
Lombardo
Summit County
Plea deal eyed to end Coca Cola price fixing case
A federal court hearing on a proposed plea bargain to settle a price fixing charge against Elyria Coca Cola Bottling was postponed. Akron Coca Cola Bottling Co is alleged to have conspired to fix prices of 2 liter soft drinks sold in Lorain Huron and Erie counties from 1980 to 1983. Akron Coke reportedly would plead guilty and pay 600000 dollars. judge Aldrich must approve the agreement.
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Cleveland
Elyria Coca-Cola
U.S. District Court
Ann Aldrich
Akron Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Elyria Coke
Akron Coke
Sheriff Department arbitration to begin in Lorain County
Negotiators from the Lorain County Deputies Association and the Sheriff’s Department prepare to start binding arbitration over a wage contract after months of impasse. A fact finding process began in December and a January vote rejected a tentative agreement. The arbitrator, chosen by the State Employee Relations Board, will hear proposals as both sides present terms to set a legally binding contract. The prior contract, expiring Dec 31, set starting salaries of 15,600 for corrections officers and 19,448 for deputies.
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Elyria
Lorain County Deputies Association
Sheriff’s Department
Deputies Association
State Employee Relations Board
Deputies’ Association
Amherst woman loses bid to cut restitution in nursing home theft case
Lorain County judge denied attorney Gerald Innes’s motion to vacate a plea deal for Jacalyn Gruelich. Gruelich pleaded guilty to grand theft for stealing more than $110,000 from Autumn Registering Home where she worked, and was placed on probation with restitution set at $2,000 monthly through 1992.
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Elyria
Amherst
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Floyd D. Harris
Gerald Innes
Jacalyn Gruelich
Gruelich
Autumn Aegistering
Harris
Innes
Lorain County
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Woman arrested on drug charge at Lorain County Courthouse
Ila M. Leslie also known as Ila Dobney 30 of Massillon was arrested Monday morning at the Lorain County Courthouse after appearing for another case and charged by indictment with possession of cocaine. She is held in the county jail in lieu of 2500 bond. MEG agents arrested her at the courthouse. Leslie was indicted in October but could not be located. In a prior MEG raid on Sheffield Township home of Robert Ralph 27 agents shot Ralphs German shepherd during entry.
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Elyria
Sheffield Township
Lorain County
Ila M. Leslie
Ila Dobney
Massillon
Leslie
James Young
MEG
Young
Robert Ralph
Ralph
Lorain County Inspector Ensures Accurate Weights and Measures
Elyria’s David Goldberg serves as Chief Inspector for Weights and Measures for the Lorain County Auditor. He checks scales in stores grain elevators and markets to ensure customers pay for exact weights and measures. In 12 years he’s inspected over 328 devices and notes digital scales improve accuracy though they remain sensitive to wear and misuse.
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Elyria
David Goldberg
Lorain County
Julian Pijor
Congress
Goldberg
Avon mayor loses again in council finance director vote
Avon mayor Charles Busser faces rejection of his nominee Ann Forthofer for a second straight week as the council votes 5 to 2 against making her finance director. The dispute centers on resumes and proceeding timing with no access to other candidates’ materials. Forthofer has been interim since January 1 after Timothy Pope left for Middleburg Heights.
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Avon
Charles Busser
Ann Zinm Forthofer
Busser
Forthofer
Council
Timothy Pope
Middleburg Heights
Haradem
Ann
February exits with sun after heavy snows and cold week
A weather summary notes February was the fourth snowiest on record with 22.9 inches and an average temperature of 25.8 degrees. The 30 day outlook predicts above normal precipitation and near normal temperatures as March arrives with warmer air expected across Ohio.
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National Weather Service
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Weather Service
Ohio
Auto license bureaus reopen with light crowds after deadline
North Olmsted and Elyria bureaus reported light early activity as drivers missed renewal by the deadline. Officials noted February renewals for C and D, new inspections for 1980 and newer vehicles, and the E through G group beginning today through March 31.
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North Olmsted License Agency
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Dad
Gina
Gauthier
Lorain, Huron
Erie County
Justice Department
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Glen Miller
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Derek Dixon
Mickey Farmer
Donald Hubbard
Hubbard
Ward 3
Daniel Haradem
Ward 4
Steve Fogarty
David Kaszubinski
Elyria License Bureau
Kaszubinski
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