Traffic Woes Hit Elyria Businesses As Route 57 Upgrade Drags On
The $20 million Route 57 reconstruction near Elyria slows daily traffic for 33,000 drivers and hurts lunchtime business. With one-lane restrictions in effect for 18 months, commutes balloon from six to over twenty five minutes, upsetting local shop owners and delivery drivers.
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Elyria
Darlene Spishak
Hershey's Ice Cream
Chestnut Ridge Road
Food Mart Plaza
Lorain Boulevard
Jon
Uncle Al’s Pizza
Hershey's
Mukund Moghe
Lorain Councilman Flores Arrested in Sex Sting
Lorain councilman Dennis Flores, 54, was charged with solicitation and DUI after driving to a decoy prostitution site near Reid Avenue and 18th Street. Police towed his car and found condoms and alcohol on his breath. Flores serves as Finance and Claims Committee chair and Police and Fire Committee vice chair. Local reaction cited support and concern for his welfare.
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Lorain
Reid Avenue
18Th Street
Elyria
Brian Hazelett
Flores
Crash on 57 leads to DUI charge
Grafton area crash on state Route 57 left a 67 year old man in custody after he refused medical aid. Donald McCurry faced DUI charges as four passengers including three children ages 10 to 14 were transported to EMH Regional Medical Center. No seat belts were worn and injuries were not life threatening. The incident followed a night at the 2008 Grafton Firemen's Festival.
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Grafton
McCurry
Emh Regional Medical Center
Paul March
Russe
Shawn Kline
NASA Phoenix Mars Lander set for Arctic touchdown today
After a 10 month journey the Phoenix Mars Lander will attempt a soft landing in the northern polar region of Mars. The 90 day mission aims to excavate soil and ice to assess past microbial life potential in a broad shallow valley. Mission manager Joe Guinn warns of high stakes as success rates on Mars landings are low.
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Pasadena
Calif
NASA
Mars
Phoenix
Red Planet
Joe Guinn
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Elyria Memorial Day Parade Schedule Released
The National Anthem opens at 8 a.m. Monday in Ely Square with speeches by Mayor Bill Grace and others. Parade lineup starts 9 to 9 30 a.m. and the procession will begin at 10 a.m.
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Bill Grace
Ely Square
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LST
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Broad Street
Ecess
Midway Mall
Setzel
Julf Road
Abbe Road
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Jason Hawk
The
Molnar
Dennis
Elyria Memorial Day
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