Mayor backs Broad Street fire station closure for savings
Elyria Mayor Bill Grace proposes permanently closing the Broad Street fire station and replacing firefighters with civilians to save about 400000 a year. He notes consolidating to three stations will reduce wear on equipment, including a 1.1 million ladder truck, and cites 370000 saved since mid 2007 after staffing cuts.
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Elyria
Bill Grace
Broad Street
Grace
Cedar Street
Fire Department
Zaki Touma Jr Survives West 83rd Street Shooting
Zaki Touma Jr the 17 year old son of Elyria restaurateur Zaki Touma was shot four times while driving with a friend on West 83rd Street in Cleveland. Police say they were looking for a friend when the attack occurred. The teen is a Bay Village High School senior and survived the injuries. The elder Touma opened Zaki's in Elyria in 2002 after emigrating from Lebanon.
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Elyria
Zaki Touma
Lebanon
America
Zaki
Pot hole toll rises as tires take hit on Route 57
Motorists face repair costs up to 400 for tire damage from Route 57 potholes as local shops report a surge in flats rims and towing calls. Firestone and Mag's Elyria Towing see a spike in tire work with AAA noting higher tow demand, prompting caution to drivers.
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Jonathon Whitfield
Firestone
Abbe Road
Midway Mall
Mike Cicatko
Cicatko
Mises
Rocky Kelley
Mag
Elyria Towing
AAA
Kelley
Whitfield
Death of Ryan Scott Remains Unsolved After Brutal Homicide
Ten years have passed since Ryan Scott died in 1998 after 39 blows injured his body. Coroner Elizabeth Balras ruled the death a homicide with head injuries causing brain hemorrhage, noting signs of abuse. No one has been charged in the case.
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Ryan Scott
Ryan
Cuyahoga County
Elizabeth Balras
Market vendors find a new home
Elyria area vendors displaced by a February flood at the Elyria Flea Market relocate 12 shops to the Welcome Home Market Place on Royalton Road. Ginny Smith’s Welcome Home resale shop will continue aiding wounded soldiers in Iraq as vendors establish a six day a week operation in a 5,000 square foot space.
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EATON
Elyria
Welcome Home Market Place
Royalton Road
Ginny Smith
Welcome Home
Iraq
Buckle
Smith
Bruce Bishop
Big belly in 40s linked to dementia risk later
The Kaiser study of 6,583 adults found abdominal fat in early to mid 40s predicts higher dementia risk in the 70s. Those with larger waists faced more than double the risk, even among nonobese individuals, amid calls for understanding obesity's brain impact.
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Journal
Neurology
Rachel Whitmer
Kaiser Perma
Nente Division of
Oakland
Calif
America
Whitmer
Lenore Launer
National Institute On Aging
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