Candidates square off on sales tax in Lorain county race
Lorain county candidates clash over whether the board should impose a 0.25 sales tax without a public vote. Rothgery argues delay cost jail expansion, while Tilbert and three Democratic rivals insist voters must decide tax increases. Work begins this summer to expand the 166 bed jail to double capacity.
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Eric Rothgery
Elyria
Rothgery
Lorain
Michael Ross
Phil Stern
Chris Joni
Assault suspect linked to multiple assaults investigated
Police searched an Elyria home Sunday where Jonah Locke, 25, of East River Road, had stayed amid probes into rapes and assaults in Medina Oberlin and other cities. Detectives found no link to a December Medina rape or a Medina woman assault last week. Locke is jailed in Brecksville on multiple charges and faces grand jury action next week. He previously admitted assaulting four Oberlin women.
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Oberlin
Elyria
Jonah Locke
East River Road
Medina
David Jasinski
Locke
Brecksville
Cuyahoga County
Russ Locke
Councilmen push curfew and graffiti laws in Lorain
Two Lorain councilmen propose an ordinance to curb student misdeeds with a school day curfew from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a graffiti ban. The graffiti measure would make graffiti a crime with a $1000 fine and up to six months in jail. juveniles under 18 would face juvenile court.
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Lorain
Daniel Given
7Th Ward
Vinson Shipley
Third graders make music with spoons at Westwood Elementary
Jane Bly's third graders used spoons to create rhythm in class with folk singer Jeff Davis. The Long Island artist-in-residence spent two weeks teaching folklore history and spoon percussion, funded by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Davis will end his visit Friday with an assembly at McCormick Middle School.
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Jeff Davis
Westwood Elementary School
Davis
Long Island
N.Y
Martha Holden Jennings
Cleveland
McCormick Middle School
North Carolina
Westwood
Bly
Hill critiques Ridgeville City Council attitude in public remarks
Mayor Deanna Hill told the Ridgeville City Council that the body has an attitude problem and must prioritize residents over personal agendas. Council member Warren Blakely questioned the mayor’s stance but supported a shift to a positive attitude, amid ongoing budget and police contract tensions between Republicans and Democrats.
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North Ridgeville
Deanna Hill
Hill
Council
Warren Blakely
Blakely
Pye
Espe
Snafu delays death row appeal for Elyria killer
Ronald Ray Post, on death row for killing a motel clerk in Elyria, faced a six year hold up after court documents slipped through the cracks in Common Pleas Court. The delay did not stop the pursuit of appeals or an eventual execution, with experts noting the need for reform as Ohio has not executed anyone since 1963 and 160 inmates remain on death row. Post pleaded no contest in 1983.
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Elyria
Ronald Ray Post
9Th District Court of Appeals
Common Pleas Court
Edward Zaleski
Jim Walther
Zaleski
Post
Walther
Gregory White
U.S. Justice Department
Rain Expected as Warm Front Narrows Northeast Ohio
Heavy rains today and Wednesday may bring an inch or more across the county. Meteorologist Tom King says thunderstorms could drop additional rain as a warm front moves through Northeast Ohio. Lows in the mid-30s tonight and highs in the low 40s Wednesday. rain could turn to snow in coming days.
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National Weather Service
Tom King
Northeast
Ohio
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