Floods Hit Columbia Township Rain Drenches Homes and Library
Columba Township faces flash flooding as about 3 inches of rain drenches streets and the Columbia Branch Library. Township Trustee Dale Rundle notes rapid water rise with no place to drain while forecaster says Lorain County avoided sustained downpours.
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Dale Rundle
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National Weather Service
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Lorain County
Mississippi floodgates open to divert river at Morganza Spillway
Water from the Mississippi surged through the Morganza Spillway for the first time in decades. The floodgate release aimed to protect cities and farmland in Cajun country from rising water, with reports of up to 25 feet depth and splashing spray as the river gushed outward.
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Morganza
Official fires worker in Elyria Lorain County
Elyria Lorain County Commissioner Lori Kokoski fired longtime administrative assistant Shari Pena on Friday. Both declined to give a specific reason, calling it a difference of opinion. Pena, once married to Kokoski’s former campaign manager, said she won’t comment further.
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Lorain County
Lori Kokoski
Kokoski
Shari Pena
Pena
John Pena
Ted Kale
Tom Williams
Rea
Elyria Stamp Out Hunger yields half prior year total
Postal carriers collected 32 000 to 33 000 pounds of nonperishable food for the Elyria Salvation Army on Broad Street. Last year the total was about 68 000 pounds. Dale Jones cites economy and limited promotion as factors but says the drive still aids many families. Soup remains the most donated item as shelves rebound from near emptiness.
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Chronicle Midview
Ryan Walsh
Don Counter
Elyria
Elyria Salvation Army
Lorain County
U.S. Postal Service
Dale Jones
Broad Street
Jones
Salvation Army
Obama moves to speed drilling permits and leases
President Obama directs the Interior Department to hold annual Alaska lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve and accelerate seismic work to support offshore drilling off the south and mid Atlantic. He also extends Gulf and Alaska leases, schedules Gulf of Mexico lease sales this year and in 2012, and aims to boost domestic oil output while noting short term gasoline price impact remains limited.
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mid-Atlantic
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House
Islamic faith healer weds 107 wives sparks official concern
An Islamic faith healer marries 107 women, drawing scrutiny from government and religious authorities. The micro-ceremonies and rapid unions trigger debates over polygamy, legal status, and public morality as officials seek clarity on the preacher’s practices.
Elyria East Little League Names Building for Cooper Hudnutt
The Elyria East Little League will name its new field house at the Wittenberg Avenue complex after A. Cooper Hudnutt, Chronicle-Telegram publisher who died in November. League president Kevin Brubaker cited Hudnutt and the newspaper’s long community support since the 1990s when his son Bill Hudnutt played ball and helped earn a state title in 1996.
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Elyria
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Hudnutt
Brubaker
Bill Hudnutt
Chronicle
Elyria East Little League
Judi Hudnutt
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