Area deaths claim multiple Lorain county residents
A string of Lorain and Wellington area deaths were reported after recent illnesses and accidents. Notables include Bobbie J. Owen 54 of Penfield Township killed in Route 301 crash. Kathryn Miller 73 of Wellington and Margaret F Lanaghan 79 of Elyria died after long illnesses. Funeral arrangements vary with local firms. services set for Nesbett Cemetery Grafton and Cadiz Union Cemetery among others. Survivors include children and siblings across Wellington Lorain Elyria and Norwalk. Affected families prepare ceremonies as obituaries note prior residences military honors church affiliations and memorial funds.
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Bobbie J. Owen
Penfield Township
Lodi
Claudia
Wellington
Russell
John
Rose Aldrich
Elyria
Elaine
Kathryn Miller
Elyria United
Margaret F. Lanaghan
Brazo
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jim Overstreet
Bob Lanaghan
Grafton
Jack Lanaghan
North Carolina
Merwin Lanaghan
California
Rick Alt
Barb Poling
Litchfield
Patsy Kay Lanaghan
Curtis- Scheuffler Funeral Home
Second St
Mike Manosky
Trinity Baptist Church
Lorain judge arraigns Miami Beach officer in drug ring case
ELYRIA A Miami Beach police officer extradited to Lorain County faced arraignment in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Murray Brown aged 40 is charged with attempted aggravated drug trafficking and two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs plus engaging in a corrupt pattern of activity. He is held on a 500000 dollar cash bond. The indictment, filed last October, ties him to a drug ring that included former Sheffield Lake officer John Noser, a key prosecution witness. NORTH OLMSTED Vandals target two Great Northern Mall bookstores. Booksellers B Dalton and Waldenbooks report November and January incidents damaging books, with Jewish faith titles among those affected.
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Elyria
Miami Beach
Lorain County
Catholic schools seek federal funding for asbestos removal
St Mary Catholic School Elyria and Lorain Catholic High School seek federal grants for asbestos abatement. Lorain Catholic requests 118,200 dollars and St Mary 28,830 dollars, submitted January to Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. Approval anticipated this month or next. both seek full funding.
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St. Mary Catholic School
Elyria
Lorain Catholic High School
Lorain Catholic
St. Mary's
Northeast Ohio
Judge Branam Ordered to Pay Over One Million Dollars
Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge Edward Zaleski ruled that former Elyria businessman Kim Branam owes 1 212 84 in compensatory damages for misappropriated escrow and closing funds plus 21000 for unpaid life insurance. Additional 54453 was assessed for attorney fees and 2000 for expenses. punitive damages for the underwriter remain undecided. Branam, 34, is serving a 3 to 16 year term after pleading guilty to grand theft tied to funding a gambling habit.
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Elyria
Kim Branam
Branam
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Edward Zaleski
First Title Co
Chicago
Lorain County
Verdict due in April on casino petitions
Ohio Secretary of State spokesman Dwayne Pielech said a final ruling on the casino petition drive would come by mid April after a 10 day protest period. Stark County will finish signature checks, with about 3,217 remaining. statewide, over 306,661 signatures have been validated to place the issue on the November ballot.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Dwayne Pielech
Alan Spitzer
Spitzer
Ohio
Pielech
Stark County
Sheila Crum
Stark County Board of Elections
Crum
White lobby seeks end to 15 year sentencing cap
Elyria L Orain County Prosecutor Gregory White testified in Columbus before the Ohio House committee on a bill to remove the 15 year cap on sentences for violent crimes. The measure, backed by the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, would allow longer terms to proceed to parole.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Gregory White
Columbus
Ohio House
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys, Association
Ohio Public Defender’s Office
Mother charged after daughter, 15, found drunk in Elyria
Elyria police report 32 year old Sandra Wells gave two beers to her 15-year-old daughter who was intoxicated and crying on the floor of 4 Glover Court. An eight month old infant and a six year old daughter were placed with relatives while the teen was sent to Lorain County Juvenile Home. The mother faces a single misdemeanor count of endangering children and a municipal court arraignment was scheduled.
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Thomas L. Barker
Lorain
Amherst Manor Nursing Home
Morgantown
W.va
Cadiz
Elyria
Sandra Wells
Glover Court
Wells
Lorain County
Oberlin Story Hour Sign-Up At Public Library
Oberlin Public Library opens sign-ups for preschool story time for children ages 3 1/2 to 5 in the Carnegie Building at West Lorain Street and North Professor. Sessions start March 19 and 20, meet Mondays at 7 p.m. or Tuesdays at 10 30 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. for a half hour, running through May 7 and 8.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Public Library
Carnegie
West Lorain
North Professor Streets
Births in Lorain and surrounding areas in late February to March
A long listing of births across Lorain County including families in Elyria Oberlin Lorain Vermilion Sheffield Lake and Norwalk with daughters and sons born on February 7 to February 28 and March 1 to March 2. Names include Traci Totten Susan and Tom Murray Kelly and Jeff Karason Ronda Gardner Grace Stump Osiris and Kimberly Ortiz Datee Nichell Doris and Micah Smith and others with street addresses and cities in Ohio.
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March
Datee Nichell
Whittlesey
Norwalk
Doris
Micah Smith
Fillmore Court
Lorain
City budget shows phantom hires and thin cushions for revenue shortfalls
McGonagle Action Center faced citizen complaints as officials questioned a rise in information officers to five. The 1989 budget hid staffing tricks, with funds set aside for underfilled departments moved elsewhere. Several departments posted fewer actual employees than budgeted, signaling little cushion if revenue misses targets and potential real cuts.
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Rokakis
Brown
Forbes
Law
Environmental Health
Department of Aging
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Mildred Amsbaugh
Texas
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Robert Schwenk
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Canton
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Palatka
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Archie
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Alma
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Ora Dickinson
Lou Stevens
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East Warren Church of Christ
Cadiz Union Cemetery
James Alvin
Janie Love
Laura Coleman
Norma Lee
Carter
Tuscaloosa
Renville Cemetery
Irene E. Bremer
Louis V
Largo
Noel P
Union Lake
Mich
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Carolyn Stough
Mt. Lebanon
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St. Mary Catholic Church
John J. Kline
Calvary Cemetery
Elyria United Methodist Home
West Ave
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St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
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Europe
329Th Infantry Corps
DAV
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Cleveland
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Tennessee
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Walter
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Fitchville
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Edinburg
Clarksfield
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Booth
Ohio Department of Transportation
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Wakeman Gibson Lodge F. & A.M
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Whitehouse
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Larry
Ruby Cook
Monroe, Mich
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Eastman Funeral Home
W. Main St
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James van Meter
Clarksfield Cemetery
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New York City
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New York
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Fifth St
James Smucker
Northminster Presbyterian Church
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Florida
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Great Northern Mall
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Waldenbooks
Zaleski
Chicago Title Insurance Co
Lawrence Buddit
White
Ohio Senate
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West Side
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C-T
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Kipton
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Wakeman
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Amherst
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Jackie Stowers
Rosewood Or
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32Nd St
Glyde
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West Erie
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University Ave
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Leavitt Rd
Scott
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Wallington
Michelle C. Nuhn
de Voré Court
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Alice Thompson
East Lake
Sheffield Lake
Karen Michelle Byrd
Brockley Ave
Chuck Grimmatt Jr
Linn Or
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Jeffrey Adams
Saneca Ave
Glen
Kimberly Richmond
Madison Ave
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