Sheffield Levy Backup Plan Eyed If Today’s Vote Fails
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Schools prepare a backup 6.53 mill levy for an August 5 special election if today’s levy fails. The board approved a resolution to seek $1.985 million annually for five years to fund operating expenses, with tax impact about $227.50 more yearly on a $100,000 home.
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Sheffield
Board of Education
Josh Hill
Emery
Sandra Jensen
Jensen
Girlfriend testifies in fatal shooting case
Elyria witnesses describe the June 2, 2013 shooting that killed Anthony Coats as Tove Adams pursued and fired at him and his car. Sara Colon testified that Adams chased the Monte Carlo, claimed weapon jam, and ordered a talk before fleeing. Police said Coats died at the hospital.
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Elyria
Sara Colon
Tove Adams
Anthony Coats
Ulrich Rebseman
Monte Carlo
Coats
Lorain County
Donna Freeman
Adams
Oberlin halts Green Acres housing plan again
A residents group letter prompted Oberlin City Council to pause the Green Acres project, citing concerns and urging broader public participation before moving forward. The plan by The Community Builders to add 50 rental units and six single-family homes aims for sustainable affordable housing at the old Green Acres site, with two years of planning discussions ongoing.
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Oberlin
Green Acres
the Community Builders
Planning Commission
Three men wounded in Lorain weekend shootings
Two unrelated Lorain shootings Friday through Sunday sent three men to the hospital. In the first incident around 1 p.m. Saturday Darius Davis 22 and Cashmere Patterson 23 were wounded near West 23rd Street and Beech Avenue.
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Lorain
Darius Davis
Cashmere Patterson
West 23Rd Street
Beech Avenue
Sheffield Lake man indicted for sex with minor
A Sheffield Lake registered sex offender, Trevor Gegen, 24, was indicted by an Ashtabula County grand jury on two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor involving a 15-year-old girl from Geneva-on-the-Lake. Gegen was arrested after an anonymous tip in September, with prior related charges in 2011 and a one year prison sentence.
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Sheffield Lake
Ashtabula County
Trevor Gegen
Elm St
Geneva on-the-Lake
Nick Larocci
Gegen
Geneva-on-the
Perkins Township
Erie County Common Pleas Court
Independent files to challenge Lorain mayoral race
Tim Carrion files as an independent on Monday with 241 petition signatures. He attacks Mayor Chase Ritenauer and promises to set the bar low if elected while focusing on attracting small businesses and economic development. Additional independents seek Lorain City Council seats.
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Lorain
Tim Carrion
Carrion
Chase Ritenauer
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