Prosecutor seeks deal for Byrds in missing informant case
Lorain couple Patricia Byrd and Michael Byrd may get probation if they cooperate to locate missing informant Angela Hall. Prosecutors offered lighter terms in exchange for testimony and information, dropping some charges if truth is verified. Co-defendant David Tyrone Lee Jr. also pleaded guilty and faces up to 28 years. Hall is linked to police case against the Byrds.
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Elyria
Lorain
Patricia Byrd
Michael Byrd
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Byrd
Angela Hall
Rosenbaum
Hall
The
Byrds
David Tyrone Lee Jr
Lee
Jack Bradley
Bradley
Las Vegas
James Rohner
Damsel Rescued After Leg Gets Stuck At School
In Elyria a 6 year old girl named Mary Dowdell became lodged between playground bars at St Marys School. Principal Sister Geraldine Tengler called the fire department after attempts with soap failed. Firefighters freed her within minutes using a bar widening approach and careful leg manipulation. Mary emerged unharmed and was steadied by Lt Carl Keith who described swift, coordinated work to free the leg without injury.
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Elyria
Mary Dowdell
St. Mary’s School
Fourth St
Geraldine Tengler
Mary
Tengler
Elyria Fire
Carl Keith
Keith
St. Mary’s
Speller Kurt Kauk heads to national bee in D C
South Amherst Middle School eighth grader Kurt Kauk, regional champ, earns trip to the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington. He spelled dirigible to win the regional title and will vie against 248 competitors for $10,000.
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South Amherst
Chronicle-Telegram
Kurt Kauk
Washington, D.C
South Amherst Middle School
Scripps
Howard
Kurt
Ken
Karen Kauk
Amherst
Scripps Howard
National Bee
Dan Jackson
Washington
ESPN
District of Columbia
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Bahamas
Jamaica
Germany
Guam
Puerto Rico
Mother dies in rural crash while four months pregnant
Elyria woman Elysia Heidemann 21 died Tuesday on Route 18 in Penfield Township. She was four months pregnant with a boy and driving at 50 to 55 mph when she veered off the road. The coroner said low blood sugar may have caused unconsciousness. she died of severe head and neck injuries. She planned to pick up her 2-year-old daughter at a babysitter’s in Spencer. Her husband Miles and his father John reside in Elyria. Her mother Heather Snow of Colorado and father D Mark Gabel of North Carolina will attend the funeral, traveling to the area on Friday and today respectively.
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Elyria
Sheffield Lake
Lawrence Mase
Thomas Schmidt
Elysia Heidemann
Penfield Township
Lorain County
Paul Matuis
Heidemann
Cydni
Spencer
Heather Snow
Colorado
D. Mark Gabel
North Carolina
Miles
Cydm
Avon Laker wins major OSU drum major job
Ohio State University selects Avon Lake resident Scott Sommer and Elyria native Matt Bally as the new drum majors for the marching band. The two roommates earned the top spots after competing for the coveted role, continuing a Lorain County leadership tradition beginning with Cory Thompson in 1996.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
OSU
Ohio Stadium
Lorain County
Elyrian
Cory Thompson
Avon Lake
Scott Sommer
Elyriian
Matt Bally
Sommer
Ohio State
Elyrian Matt Bally
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Robert Nagy
Common Pleas
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McGough
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Lawrence Maselett
Ann Fugman
Elysia
Matus
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Miles Heidemann
Snow
Gabel
Wy Spa
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