Elyria couple guilty in dehydration death case
Alexander and Catherine Kasubienski were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering for the 1988 dehydration death of their 2 year old daughter Ashley. The jury deliberated five hours and the couple faces 5 to 25 year terms with parole possible after about 20 years.
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Elyria
Alexander Kasubienski
Catherine Kasubienski
John Haynes
Haynes
Ashley
Daniel Wightman
Alexander
Lorain County
Gregory White
Richard S. Buchanan
Lorain safety director resigns amid gambling crackdown claim
Lorain safety director Richard Yepko quit after allegations he warned operators of private clubs that the city was ending enforcement of anti gambling laws. Acting Chief Del Rivera said Yepko visited at least four clubs with word the crackdown was lifted. Police questioned two clubs raided last week after they claimed Yepko told them gambling would go unchecked. Rivera noted Chief Malinovsky had taken vacation leave after indictment over alleged pressure to overlook bingo hall code violations tied to his daughter.
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Lorain
Richard Yepko
del Rivera
Yepko
John Malinovsky
Rivera
Malinovsky
Cascade Park pool in Elyria filled with dirt to end era
Elyria will discontinue Cascade Park pool, built in 1924 and closed since 1986, by filling it with dirt and converting the circular basin into a grass picnic area. Parks director Phil Innis says a new pool is unlikely soon due to funding. the bathhouse remains under consideration.
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Elyria
Cascade Park
Parks and Recreation
Phil Innis
Cascade
Innis
Gerald Thomasson
Thomasson
Pete headlines anchor Rozelle and Rose in sports notes
Rozelle retires after 30 years leading the NFL and Rose faces gambling allegations that could affect his baseball future. Rose jokes that his main worry is his team as coverage outlines the day’s sports notes and context.
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Rozelle
NFL
Rose
Trucker killed on Rt 2 ramp near Elyria
Leeroy Garcia 24 of Fremont died when his tractor trailer rolled on the westbound Route 2 entrance ramp from Route 57 north of Midway Mall. The vehicle struck a curb, overturned, Garcia was alone, and the crash remains under investigation.
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Janine Exner
Midway Mall
Leeroy Garcia
Rt. 2
Elyria
Fremont
The
Highway Patrol
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Garcia
Route 57
Cleveland
Mayors Courts Shield DWI Offenders From Jail Time
Records show 120 Sheffield Lake residents pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in the past two years but none served jail time. State law mandating jail for second offenses does not apply in mayors courts, amid concerns over local revenue and control. Daniel J. Greene, among those charged, four times convicted since 1987, paid fines totaling 3000 dollars. City has collected 72730 dollars in DWI fines since 1987 and 16845 from 44 cases reduced to lesser charges.
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Sheffield Lake
Michael DeWine
Springfield
DeWine
Cedarville
Ohio
Daniel J. Greene
Daniel Fragassi Greene
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Lawrence Buddit
Alex Olejko
Elyria Township
Petes
Pete Rozelle
Pete Rose
Cascade Pool
S. Lake
Editorial Theater
Mike Royko
Lorain’s
Olejko
Casino
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