Teens find severed foot near abandoned railroad trestle
Four Elyria Township teens discover a sock clad right foot and partial lower leg near an old trestle crossing State Routes 57 and 254. Lorain County coroner notes possible trauma from impact with a vehicle or object, leg likely detached 24 to 48 hours earlier. No body found, investigation underway.
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Amherst police drop drug charges against Joneses
Amherst police dismissed possession charges against Dallas and Therese Jones after reviewing the case tied to 3 year old Jesse Crum Jr. who died after life support was removed. autopsy results pending and no charges yet filed regarding his death.
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City seals under fire as mayor’s secretary’s husband hired
Elyria council member Garry Gibbs questions a 1200 dollar contract to Fractal Inc. for a new city seal and coordinating mayoral seal. The firm is run by Shawn Stewart, husband of the mayor’s secretary Becky Stewart, raising conflict concerns amid 2009 budget scrutiny. The story notes seal prototypes on page A2.
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Elyria Seal History Tied to 1958 Jubilee
Wagner's Sign Co donated a metallic seal that symbolizes Elyria's early river industry. The design, drawn by local artist George Innes for the citys 125th anniversary in 1958, depicts a mill built by founder Hemnan Ely and torn down in 1858 for the Washington Avenue bridge. William Bird of the Lorain County Historical Society offered hedged attribution, noting the seal likely marks the 125th anniversary and early industry along the Black River.
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