Library flood hits Columbia Branch in heavy rain
Flooding from persistent rains left about an inch of water across half the Columbia Branch Library on West River Road. Staff closed doors, moved electronics and books to higher ground, and cleaned up Monday with a decision pending on Wednesday's hours.
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Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Columbia
Columbia Station
West River Road
Sandy Lorain Mitchell
Council Ager
Toni Whitney
Lorain
Whitney
Mitchell
Dale Girt
Jennifer Hirth
Girt
Rain totals near 1950 high mark in columbia station area
Columbia Station saw 3.25 inches of rain Saturday as a weather expert notes Lorain County heavy rainfall. Cleveland Hopkins gauge shows 0.82 inches. year to date totals reach 21.15 inches, approaching the 1950 record of 22.45 inches.
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Columbia Station
Columbia Township
Dale Rundle
National Weather Service
Cleveland
Lorain County
Karen Oudeman
Cleveland Hopkins International
Suspect charged after assault on Elyria officer during booking
Anthony Thomas, 29, faces assault on a police officer charges after he attacked Officer William Witt at the Elyria police station while being booked early Sunday. Thomas, arrested on contempt of court, drunken driving and driving under suspension, lunged over the booking counter and punched Witt as the officer defended himself and tried to restrain him.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Anthony Thomas
Middle Avenue
Thomas
William Witt
Witt
Slain Elyria Sgt James Kerstetter Honored at Memorial
Police Sgt James Kerstetter of Elyria has been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC. The dedication marks recognition of his service after his death.
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Elyria
James Kerstetter
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Washington, D.C
Police Memorial Service Moved Indoors in Lorain
Due to weather the 2011 Lorain County Police Memorial Service moved from Black River Landing to the Lorain Palace Theatre at Sixth Street and Broadway. The service at 11 a.m. honors Elyria Sgt. James Kerstetter and Sandusky Patrolman Andrew Dunn with Lorain native Samuel Felton as keynote speaker and is open to the public.
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Lorain County
Black River Landing
Lorain Palace Theatre
Sixth Street
Broadway
Lorain
Elyria
James Kerstetter
Sandusky
Andrew Dunn
Samuel Felton
Viet
Chronicle-Telegram phone service returns after outage
The Chronicle-Telegram announces its main office phone lines are restored after a weekend and Monday outage. Callers who heard a disconnected message should try again as the disruption is resolved. Julie Wallace, managing editor, apologizes for the inconvenience.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Julie Wallace
Board chair quits after dispute at McDonald’s with mayor
Sheffield Lake city official Rosa Garcia-Gee resigns as chair of the Stormwater Utilities Appeals Board after a lunchtime confrontation with Mayor John Piskura at a Colorado Avenue McDonald’s. Police were called but no charges filed. Garcia-Gee claims threats were made and cites political tensions around council races.
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Sheffield Lake
John Piskura
Avon McDonald’s
Piskura
Garcia-Gee
City Hall
Colorado Avenue
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