Fire investigators probe Highland Court blaze for arson
Elyria police and fire investigators are probing whether a Highland Court home fire that spread to two neighboring houses was deliberate. They questioned residents as they await accelerant-detecting dogs and consult the state Fire Marshal. The November blaze at Yolanda Panter's home and other local fires are also being reviewed for possible links.
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Highland Court
Yolanda Panter
Richard Benton
Benton
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Elyria Police
Panter
West River Road
Frank F. Sabol
County judges seek return of jury transportation bus
Elyria Ohio judges urge Lorain County commissioners to restore a jury bus between the Justice Center and Washington Avenue parking lot citing elderly and disabled jurors' hardship and security concerns. The Howse reckless homicide trial highlighted juror safety issues amid family and gang tensions.
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Lorain County
County Justice Center
Washington Avenue
Tim Lubbe
Justice Center
Alverno Howse Jr
Charles “Chuckie” Howard Jr
Lubbe
Howse
Howard
Middle Avenue Zone
Howie
Edward Zaleski
Lori Kokoski
Postal carrier saves Sheffield woman found in yard
Dave Poszgai, a postal carrier, heard a desperate call and found Barbara Fricke, 78, on Mulberry Lane in Sheffield. He alerted 911 and provided a blanket before she was transported to EMH Regional Medical Center in stable condition after lying there for about an hour.
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David Postgai
Elyria
Sarah Bennett
Mulberry Lane
Alert
Sheffield
Dave Poszgai
Poszgai
Barbara Fricke
Fricke
Emh Regional Medical Center
Kristen Davis
Jobless rate climbs in Lorain County in January
Lorain County sees unemployment rise from 9.4 percent in December to 11 percent in January. Elyria and Lorain also report higher jobless rates, with Elyria up to 11.1 percent and Lorain to 12.3 percent. Statewide, 87 counties gain while Hardin holds steady. Seasonal January spike tied to post holiday layoffs and potential recession effects.
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Lorain
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Elyria
Hardin County
Brian Harter
State Agency
Harter
Would-be gas thief nabbed in Lorain County Justice Center lot
Jarod Price, 29, was caught siphoning gas from a Jeep in the Lorain County Justice Center lot. Deputies found a garden hose in his mouth and that the vehicle belonged to a court employee who did not know him. He also siphoned from another vehicle into a leaking gas can.
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Elyria
Jim Drozdowski
Jarod Price
Lorain County Justice Center
Drozdowski
Price
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