Weather outlook with showers and brief snow mix
Mostly cloudy tonight with a 40 percent chance of rain or snow and overnight low in the mid to upper 30s. Showers likely Thursday morning with flurries by afternoon and highs near 40. Rain and snow chances drop from tonight to Thursday. Sunrise 6:25 a.m. Tonight sunset 4:44 p.m. Details on Page A-3.
Bendix mulls 200 hourly job cuts at Elyria plant
Bendix Heavy Vehicle Systems Group in Elyria weighs shutting manufacturing, risking about 209 hourly jobs while preserving plant headquarters and engineering facilities. Union talks with UAW Local 971 followed discussions on labor costs and efficiency, with a decision due in weeks as Bendix assesses competitiveness.
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Bendix Corp
Heavy Vehicle Systems Group
Elyria
George Jovan
UAW
Bendix
Arias Found Guilty of Murder in Christine Gerhart Case
In Columbus, Manuel Arias, 22, was found guilty of murder for the July strangling of 19 year old Christine Gerhart. He received a 15 years to life sentence and will be eligible for parole in eight years and 10 months. The verdict avoided aggravated murder.
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Christine Gerhart
Common Pleas
Floyd D. Harris
Manuel Arias
Arias
Columbus Correctional and Medical Reception Center
Gerhart
Ohio
James Burge
Gregory White
Debts Paid by Rev Maurice Mosley After City Probe
Rev Maurice J Mosley former pastor of College Heights Baptist Church has paid local creditors about 13000 since moving Priority One televangelism to Texas last fall. The Chronicle-Telegram reported on church finances and the ministry as Mosley repaid a 32000 loan mortgaged to church property. A $500 partial payment on 8000 owed for Priority One brochures was made Friday along with a payment to a local camera shop. Mosley’s son Keith denied links between the CT series and the repayments.
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Maurice J Mosley
College Heights Baptists Church
Priority One
Texas
Chronicle-Telegram
Mosley
Christian Broadcasting Network
Elyria Saving and Trust Bank
Maurice Mosley
Keith
North Olmsted voters approve 7 point levy for schools
Voters approved levies for four of five area districts on Tuesday with North Olmsted, Columbia, Vermilion and New London approving while Black River rejected. North Olmsted officials praised the result and said the levy funds will preserve about 20 teaching jobs and most programs, though some trimming remains due to enrollment declines. Local officials blamed state funding for many school difficulties and urged citizens to lobby state officials to avoid further cuts.
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North Olmsted
Columbia
Vermilion
New London
Black River
North Olmsted Board
Joanne DiCarlo
Gary Branson
Karen Hanrahan
Lorain County Rated Desirably Close To Cleveland
In a critique of Places Rated Almanac, Lorain County is shown to be midpack at 139th, while Cleveland rankings rise due to recreation, arts, health care, transportation and education factors. The author reruns ratings, noting access to Cleveland facilities boosts Lorain-Elyria residents. Cleveland turn to page A-4.
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Lorain County
Cleveland
United States
Cuyahoga
Medina
Lake
Geauga Counties
San Francisco-Oakland
Growth Association
Lorain- Elyria
Cleveland Area
Stadium
Zoo
Art Museum
Cleveland Clinic
Hopkins Airport
Lorain-Elyria
Cedar Point
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Kay Hannah
Manuel “Rocky” Arias
John Fazio
David Knox
Jane Snyder
C-T
N. Olmsted
Medina County School Board
Homer B Smith
North Olmsted Schools
Paul Wise
Ecstacy
Columbus
Lawrence and Haverhill
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Fred McGunagie