Voters go to polls in five districts today
Voters in five area districts face state education aid cutbacks despite operating levies. Columbia voters consider a three year 5.52 mill emergency levy for about 275000 yearly but face cuts and loan draws. Black River seeks 7.8 mill two year to repay 418000. North Olmsted has a 7 mill continuing levy to raise 2.1 million, yet 30 teachers face layoffs. Voter turnout varies from light to heavy with early polling noted in several sites.
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Columbia
North Olmsted
Black River
Inflation rate slows to 3 percent annual pace in February
The Labor Department reports February CPI rose 0.2 percent led by cheaper gasoline and autos. Gasoline plunged 2.3 percent and new cars 0.8 percent, dragging overall transportation prices 0.7 percent lower for the month. Food, clothing, and medical costs rose modestly while housing and miscellaneous categories showed notable movement.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Man accused killer testifies in defense in Gerhart case
Manuel Rocky Arias, 22, of the Grim Reapers gang, took the stand denying murder in the July 14 strangling of Christine Gerhart. He claimed he was walking to a friend's home at 4 to 5 am and described arguments with Gerhart as not serious. He said earlier admission of killing her was untrue, and he testified through interpreters due to language barriers. Prosecutors and defense offered separate interpreters to ensure accurate translation as the trial proceeds toward closing arguments.
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Christine Gerhart
Cleveland St
Manuel “Rocky” Arias
Grim Reapers
Ms. Gerhart
Arias
Gloria Johnson
Angela Acevo
Gregory White
Rocky” Arias
C-T
Dave Zapotosky
Drunken encounter leads to drug debt claim and missing details
A man describes an evening starting at the Little Brown Jug and ending near dawn with stops at Johnny Dixon's Pioneer Lounge and the Beer Belly Bar. He recounts alleged drug debt issues involving Ms. Gerhart, a potential confrontation, and a bracelet given to her, followed by Uber-style transport plans with Elaine Salmon that did not materialize.
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Cleveland St
Wade Bloomfield
Johnny Dixon
Broad St
Gerhart
Pioneer Lounge
Housing code woes grip Elyria with slow enforcement
Elyria faces widespread housing code violations as four city agencies clash over powers and manpower. Since 1968 inspectors have checked 16,944 homes with 8,700 violations, mainly electrical and plumbing, while demolition is used only for hopeless cases. The Community Development Department operates with two full time inspectors and one contracted electrical inspector amid limited funds from HUD.
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Elyria
Jerry Klein
Norm Failing
Failing
CDC
Building Department
CDD
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Kian Ent Department
Christine
Karen Balmer
Grafton Road
Elaine Salmon
Ms. Salmon
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