Route 57 resurfacing slows traffic in Elyria
Route 57 construction begins slowing traffic for 18 months on a $20 million project. Motorists face one lane near Broad Street and delays from Chestnut Ridge Road to Lorain Boulevard as crews work along the shoulder. Bryant Stacy of the Ohio Department of Transportation urges drivers to slow and stay alert for worker safety.
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Bryant Stacy
Ohio Department of Transportation
Stacy
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Indians infielder Cabrera homers then completes unassisted triple play
Asdrubal Cabrera hits a homer in the first game of a double header and achieves an unassisted triple play in the second game. It marks the 14th such play in MLB history.
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Council stalls pothole damage payouts over cost fears
Elyria council delays a proposed compensation program for damages caused by potholes on state Route 57. The Finance Committee tabled the measure, citing unknown total cost and funding sources as well as the risk of inviting more claims, with 73 claimants and about 25 new cases in the past week. Mayor Bill Grace noted payments would affect other budget needs.
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Bill Grace
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Forrest Bullocks
Lorain Mayor Pushes Tax Hikes To Fix City's Red Outlook
Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko unveils the City of Lorain Investment Plan Year 2008 to move the city from red to black by 2010. The plan proposes a $15 plate fee increase and a 1 percent reduction in the city income tax credit for residents who work outside Lorain.
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Tony Krasienko
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Fund set up to aid assault victim in Ohio hiking attack
A fund titled Shawn Stevens is established at Fifth Third Bank to aid the 43-year-old woman who was abducted and shot while hiking May 6 in the Carlisle Reservation. Her sister-in-law Dianna Chevchek says Stevens consented to identification as the victim. Stevens, paralyzed from the mid back, is at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland with recovery ahead.
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Dianna Chevchek
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Carlisle
Matthew Plas
Plas
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MetroHealth Medical Center
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