Execution date sought for motel clerk's killer
Ohio prosecutors asked the state to set an execution date for Ronald Ray Post 51 after the U S Supreme Court declined review He was convicted in 1984 of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery for the Dec 15 1983 shooting death of hotel clerk Helen Wantz at the Slumber Inn Elyria He was sentenced to death in 1985 and had exhausted appeals The case details include casing the motel and a late night return when Wantz was killed and cash and belongings taken.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Ronald Ray Post
Post
U.S. Supreme
Lorain County
Dennis Will
Helen Wantz
Elyria
Vantz
Wantz
See Killer
Lorain County Storms Bring Heavy Rain Hail and Tornado
Severe weather struck Lorain County with heavy rain and hail up to an inch in Elyria. A tornado touched down in Marion ro veville and damage included a pole barn destruction and a roof blown off near Nor walk while winds reached about 45 mph. No injuries were reported.
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Lorain County
North Ridgeville
Amherst
Alice Webber
Elyria
Marty Thompson
National Weather Service
Monroeville
Huron County
Halfway Road
Thompson
Norwalk
Tom King
Vermilion Driver's Medical Emergency Suspected in Bus Crash
Vermilion Township resident Jack A. Strehle, 72, died after a head-on collision with a school bus on Liberty Avenue. Police and coroner indicate a medical issue likely caused the crash. he was pronounced at 3:11 p.m. after transfer to Mercy Regional Medical Center. Coroner investigations continue.
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Vermilion
Jack A. Strehle
Vermilion Township
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Lorain
Graham
Lorain County
Paul Matus
Strehle
Liberty Avenue
Elyria teen and Midview student taken into custody
Two teenage boys were arrested at Midview High School over a scheme to trade a stolen .44 Ruger gun for drugs. The gun, taken from an Elyria home, was found at a Grafton resident’s home. one youth would be charged with illegal weapon transaction, the other with obstruction.
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Elyria
Midview
Eaton
Midview High School
Tim Gallagher
Lorain County
Grafton
Gallagher
Attorney faces gun charge after March traffic stop
Defense attorney Mike Kinlin was charged in March with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle for allegedly failing to promptly tell a trooper he had a gun after a marked lanes stop in downtown Elyria. Kinlin reported a blood alcohol level of 0.012 after refusing a field sobriety test. The case centers on the DUI stop and Kinlin's statements to the Elyria post.
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Elyria
Mike Kinlin
Ohio Highway Patrol
Kinlin
Lorain County
Scott Strait
Resident Urges LORCO to Clean Up After Sewers
Eaton Township resident Jim Tweardy blasts LORCO contractors for lingering mess on Royalton Road a year after sewer work by Fabrizi Construction. He cites ponds of water, bare patches, uncapped pipes, and a bulldozer left on site delaying finish of the $25 million project in Eaton and Carlisle townships.
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EATON
Jim Tweardy
Royalton Road
Tweardy
Jim
Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Fabrizi Construction
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