Elyria to Use JEDD Funds for Tax Campaign
Elyria will use 30000 from the Joint Economic Development District to back a campaign for the proposed income tax increase. The move, supported by Mayor Bill Grace and eight council members, faces a formal ballot vote this summer ahead of the August 4 deadline, with dissent from three councilors who oppose using public funds for campaigning.
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Elyria
Joint Economic Development District
Bill Grace
JEDD
Grace
Mary Siwierka
Jarge
Garry Gibbs
Mark Craig
Craig
Ohio
Lorain County Jobless Rate Drops in April
Lorain County's April unemployment fell to 9.3 percent from 10.5 percent in March and 10 percent a year ago. Elyria declined to 9.3 percent and Lorain to 10.6 percent, with state figures released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Local agency leaders note slower monthly deterioration and ongoing need.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Second Harvest Foodbank
North Central
Ohio
Julie Chase- Morefield
Erie
Huron
Crawford
Chase Morefield
Delaware
Geauga
Clinton County
Huron County
Cuyahoga
Hoppy Day at Ely Elementary School Fundraiser
Garrett James 10 Arielle Margalit 11 and Max Kuehne 11 earned time on inflatable equipment after selling more than three tubs of cookie dough for the Ely Elementary fundraiser in Norton Ohio. Inflatable Fun organizer Mike Ryan praised the kids for their energy and noted they sometimes have to stop the play.
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Garrett James
Arielle Margalit
Max Kuehne
Ely
Max
Mike Ryan
Norton Ohio
Special hearing set in Diar case next week
A three judge panel will convene a special hearing in the Nicole Diar case. Diar's 2003 murder conviction and death sentence for her son were overturned by the Ohio Supreme Court nearly two years ago. Diar's attorney Kreig Brusnahan said she is weighing a possible agreement that does not involve her returning to Ohio for further proceedings.
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Elyria
Nicole Diar
Ohio Supreme Court
Diar
Kreig Brusnahan
Sheriff seeks restored funds for county law enforcement
Elyria Lorrain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti asks commissioners to undo budget cuts that reduced staff by 12 full-time and eight part-time deputies. With 15 deputies covering townships over 357 square miles, he cites rising violence and two township homicides last year and the fatal shooting of Elyria Officer James Kerstetter as impacting morale and operations.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Phil Stammitti
Stammitti
James Kerstetter
Kerstetter
LCCC plans eight modular classrooms to handle enrollment surge
Long mentioned as one of the state's fastest growing colleges LCCC will add eight modular classrooms north of the Bass Library to seat 30 students each. The move aims to accommodate a projected double-digit enrollment rise while the campus expands its master plan and online outreach efforts.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Barbara and
Mike Bass
Marcia Ballinger
LCCC
Wellington
Lorain
Brunswick
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