Elyria eyes class action suit over firefighting foam
Elyria plans to join a federal class action against foam makers behind AFFFs used for decades. Law Director seeks to hire Avon Lake attorney Brian Balser. Finance Committee votes yes for Council approval. Fire Chief Pronesti confirms 50 years of use before health concerns surfaced, including a major 2010 incident at United Initiators.
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Amanda Deery
Avon Lake
Brian Balser
Environment Protection Agency
Joe Pronesti
Ment
Pronesti
United Initiators
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Monument Returns to Top Amid LaGrange Memorial Unveiling
Construction crews placed the Civil War statue known as Sherman atop the downtown LaGrange monument after base work earlier in the week. Fabricator Zach Carpenter of Cleveland Stone Companies praised a smooth crane lift and predicted follow up touch ups before the May 24 Memorial Day unveiling event featuring a three day celebration with car show, carnival, and tournaments.
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LaGrange
Zach Carpenter
Cleveland Stone Companies
Carpenter
Overdose Deaths Drop in Lorain County Ohio
Lorain County Health officials report a sharp fall in overdose fatalities from 2022 to 2024. Naloxone administered by bystanders and first responders, plus public awareness, contributed to the improvement. In 2024, 2.1 percent of overdose responses ended in fatality, down from 10 percent in 2022.
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United States
Ohio
Lorain County
Mark Adams
Lorain County Public Health
Adams
National Institute of Drug Abuse
Trump order ends funding for Africatown ship relic study
In 1860 the Clotilda carried enslaved Africans to Mobile Bay. Descendants remain in Africatown near Mobile. Oberlin researchers documented oral histories with the community for a decade until NSF cut funding on President Trump’s directive in mid April.
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United States
U.S. Congress
William Foster
Foster
Mobile Public Library
Africatown
Mobile
Oberlin College and Conservatory
U.S. National Science Foundation
Donald Trump
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