Safety chief backs move to remove drug agents from Lorain station
Lorain Safety Director Richard Yepko endorsed Police Chief John Malinovsky's decision to remove two Metropolitan Enforcement Group agents from the police station after suspicions of contact with Det. Wayne Long in the extortion probe. Malinovsky said the matter is his prerogative and hoped a county grand jury would review the evidence.
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Lorain
Richard Yepko
John Malinovsky
Yepko
Malinovsky
Metropolitan Enforcement Group
Wayne Long
Gregory White
Giardini
Jack Bradley
Long
Mahony
Bradley
State probes Lorain Yacht Club liquor permit
Lorain officials are investigating whether the Lorain Yacht Club liquor permit is being used at Freighters restaurant in the former yacht club building at 125 Alabama Ave. The investigation, labeled an ownership review, focuses on whether Freighters may legally use the yacht club permit now that ownership of the building has changed. The only permit on file for the site bears the yacht club name, and owners connected to Freighters or the former Fagan's site were unavailable for comment.
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Lorain
State Liquor Control Department
Lorain Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Alabama Ave
Kenneth Chatters
Freighters
Liquor Control Permits Office
Alabama Avenue
Dennis O’toole
Scott Beyers
O’toole
Beyers
Fagan’s
Fagan’s Group
Vote sites set in Laurie recall
Voting in the recall election for Village Council President Sam Laurie will occur at two locations in Grafton. Precincts 1 and 2 vote at Village Hall 1009 Chestnut Street while precincts 3 and 4 vote at No 2 Fire Station on Novak Road. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The recall was sparked by mayor Tom Smiths firing of police chief Billy Michaels. Laurie denies masterminding the firing. A pro Laurie committee and a separate recall group are active.
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Grafton
Sam Laurie
Lorain County
Chestnut St
Novak Road
Citizens For Grafton
Tom Smith
Billy Michaels
Laurie
Council
Michaels
Troops Heading Home From Honduras Base
About 800 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are set to load transport planes at Palmerola Air Base and parachute into Fort Bragg North Carolina by late today. The unit joined 7th Light Infantry reinforcements in Honduras, now over 6,000 strong, after a brief show of force amid Nicaragua tensions.
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Palmerola
Honduras
U.S
Nicaragua
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Gary Hovatter
Tegucigalpa
Dale Taylor
Red Springs
Reagan
Hovatter
82Nd Airborne
7Th Light Infantry
Fort Ord
Calif
Sword Stab Death Probed In Lorain
Lakeside Avenue resident Manfred Kramp age 32 died after a samurai sword wound to the chest at his home. Police and coroner described the incident as a possible accident or self harm, with foul play not yet ruled out. Three others were present as investigators send items to the crime lab for analysis.
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Lorain
Lakeside Avenue
Manfred Kramp
Lakeside Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Robert Edwards
Robert Thomas
Kramp
Thomas
Edwards
Weather outlook on Tuesday turns windy with 78 high
Forecaster notes tonight will be partly clear then breezy with a low near 48. Tuesday brings increasing cloudiness and windy conditions, a high around 78, and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Suit to halt Weddell House demolition in Elyria
Eboni Construction Inc. files in Lorain County Common Pleas Court seeking an injunction to stop the demolition of the Weddell House on Broad Street and East Avenue. The firm accuses the city of contracting with a non-certified, minority-deficient firm and asks delays until renovation plans and funding exist. The building is claimed to be sound and can be an asset with proper care. Judge Joseph Cirigliano assigned.
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White
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Joseph Cirigliano
Cirigliano
Jack W. Bradley
Malinovsky
Long
Elyria
Broad Street
East Avenue
Howard Saddler
Lorain County
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