Audit finds Arts Academy mismanaged funds and ethics lapses
Ohio Auditor Dave Yost finds founder Alexis Rainbow and school leaders in violation of ethics and open meeting laws. Payments to related businesses totaling 7 000 and 37 688 are flagged, with other related payments and a sponsor's nonrenewal raising substantial doubt about the academy's future.
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Lorain
Arts Academy
Alexis Rainbow
Dave Yost
Rainbow
Ohio
Ohio Ethics Commission
State Auditor's
Ashe Cultural Center
Yost
Academy
55th anniversary of deadly 1956 Murray Ridge crash
Elyria Township marks the 55th anniversary of Lorain County s worst rail collision. Eight people in a 1956 Oldsmobile were struck by a New York Central Pacemaker No 2 at Murray Ridge crossing near Akron. Survivors recall the crash’s devastation and push for crossing safety upgrades.
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Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Ray Bottles
Grafton
Murray Ridge Road
Norfolk Southern
Elyria
New York Central Railroad
Murray Ridge
Chronicle-Telegram
L.D
Louie” Krall
Louie
Bottles
Krall
Toledo
Jim Benson
Bensen
Ous
Lorain County
Ver
Casino owner and former Lorain councilman Don Barden dies at 67
Don Barden, Lorain’s first Black councilman in the 1970s, died in Detroit after a long lung cancer battle. He built a varied career from a Lorain record store and free newspaper to TV news and talk shows before entering the cable industry, with memories of his bold spending and political flair. Lorain figures recall his piercing blue eyes and ambitious spirit.
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Lorain
Don Barden
Detroit
Anne Molnar
Dennis White
Barden
White
Minerva’s
13Th and
Broadway
Inkster
Mich
George Steinbrenner
American Shipbuilding Co
Lorain County
Ridge Hill to Dedicate Veterans Area at Cemetery
Ridge Hill Memorial Park will formally dedicate the 2 1/2 acre Patriot Field section for military veterans and spouses at a 10 a.m. service May 28. Executive director Ronald P Hinnebeck said the project, completed last fall, has been in the works for years as the right space and theme were found. He noted the cemetery is private and nonprofit and cost figures are not being released.
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Amherst Twp
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Ronald P Hinnebeck
Himebeck
Ridge Hill
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Ridge Hill Cemetery
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Lorain County Regional Airport
Russia Road
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