Avon man seeks lower bond in mercy killing case
An 85 year old Avon man pleaded not guilty at arraignment for aggravated murder and related charges accusing him of smothering his wife in what he calls a mercy killing. His attorney asks the court to reduce the $1 million bond to a $10,000 personal bond with house arrest at a daughter’s home. Two daughters support release pending trial and say he would live with one daughter in Sheffield Lake.
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Elyria
Avon
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Virginia Shaw
Lieux
Lorain County
Sheffield Lake
MetroHealth to base Life Flight helicopter in Lorain County
MetroHealth Medical Center will base a Life Flight helicopter at Lorain County Regional Airport by April 1. The move aims to cut response times to Lorain County and surrounding communities, with about 800 annual runs to Lorain County. The hospital will pay Johnston Aviation about $2,200 monthly to house the helicopter.
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MetroHealth
Lorain County
NEW Russia
Cleveland
MetroHealth Medical Center
Life Flight
Charles Emerman
Metro Health
Metro Life Flight
North Ridgeville to start pilot pay as you throw trash plan
North Ridgeville will renew waste services with Allied Waste and test a pay as you throw pilot for about 900 homes in two neighborhoods. The program preserves $107,000 in recycling incentives from Lorain County and offers free 96 gallon or 64 gallon containers, with a $17.50 monthly trash fee.
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North Ridgeville
Allied Waste
David Gillock
Gillock
Lorain County Solid
OSU President Gordon Gee Visits Avon Lake Students
OSU President Gordon Gee met about 50 Avon Lake High School students in a Q and A session to promote OSU. Principal Joanie Walker praised the visit. Student Allie Palmer considered OSU more strongly after Gee’s talk about diverse programs and campus opportunities.
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Avon Lake High School
Avon Lake
Ohio State University
Gordon Gee
OSU
Joanie Walker
Walker
Gee
Jetsons
Ing
Bruce Bishop
E. Gordon Gee
Provenza to serve his full 90 day jail term
Lakewood judge denies the request to suspend the Davenport official sentence. Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza must complete the 90 day jail term for his drunken driving conviction after reporting to Lake County jail on December 29. He sought house arrest citing economic hardship, but the judge rejected the bid.
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Provenza
Lorain
Mark Provenza
Lakewood
Lake County
Chronile-Telegram 26th Annual Spelling Bee Opens
The Chronile-Telegram administers its 26th Annual Spelling Bee with the West Preliminary at Amherst Junior High. Forty seventh and eighth graders from ten schools compete for a spot in the final rounds, with sixteen advancing to join East Preliminary finalists from Avon Lake March 13 at Learwood Middle School.
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Amherst
Jim Hartline
Chronicle-Telegram
Amherst Junior High
Learwood Middle School
Avon Lake
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Niclet
N. Ridgeville
Alicia Castelli
Allie Palmer
Case Western Reserve University
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Chroniclet
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Darryl Maynard
Gold Country
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WLDW
Darryl
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