Brown seeks FTC DOJ probes into Discovery Tours bankruptcy
Sen. Sherrod Brown asks the Federal Trade Commission and U S Attorney to investigate Discovery Tours over alleged improper conduct after cancellation of school trips. He cites hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ohio families and seeks restitution plans for districts including Elyria Oberlin and Vermilion.
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Indictment in bank robbery attempt
A Vermilion man, Michael Barrett, 65, was indicted by a Lorain County grand jury on kidnapping and two robbery counts for an April 16 bank incident. He allegedly signaled a weapon and demanded money, then fled as bank staff feigned illness. Barrett is charged as a repeat violent offender.
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Delamere Road
Lorain County
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Avon Lake High named No 5 in NE Ohio by U S News
Avon Lake High School earned a silver medal ranking fifth in Northeast Ohio and 24th in the state. The district noted 64 percent of 1,155 students take AP courses and a 98 percent graduation rate with 78 percent math and 74 percent reading proficiency based on 2015-16 data.
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Auditor says ECOT may have broken law
Ohio Auditor David Yost says ECOT the now-closed online charter school may have broken law by withholding data used to calculate payments and inflating claimed learning time. He referred findings to the FBI and other authorities and noted possible criminal fraud. ECOT has not immediately commented.
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Districts seek repayment after ECOT funds loss
Lorain County educators push to recover money tied to the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow after a state auditor said the charter may have broken the law. Keystone Superintendent Franco Gallo, soon leading the Educational Service Center of Lorain County, says the district and taxpayers deserve reimbursement for funds lost since 2002 as districts await action and guidance.
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Lorain County doctor among 54 certified for medical marijuana
Vermilion Mercy Health physician Ann Dorobek is the second Lorain County doctor certified to recommend medical marijuana. Corie Kovach of Mercy Health Sheffield Obstetrics and Gynecology was the county’s first. The state Medical Board certified 54 physicians statewide, noting federal law remains unchanged and Mercy Health will not require the two hour training at this time.
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Dorobek
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Lorain Man Indicted on Escape Charge
Lorain County grand jury indicted Marshall Pitts, 24, of Oxford Drive, on a third degree felony escape and a fifth degree felony obstructing official business. He allegedly escaped a prisoner van in Lorain on April 2 while being transported to Lorain County Jail, fleeing about a quarter mile before recapture.
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Lorain
Marshall Pitts
Oxford Drive
Lorain County
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