Avon seeks private funding for Nagel Road interchange
Avon plans a 12 to 14 million dollar interchange project at Nagel Road funded by private donations grants and loans. The city will not use government funds and aims for a early 2009 opening, avoiding a 2014 delay cited by Mayor Jim Smith. Local firms Henkel Consumer Adhesives North Coast Bearings and the Richard Jacobs Group helped with a prior study.
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Nagel Road
Smith
Henkel Consumer Adhesives
North Coast Bearings Inc
Richard Jacobs
Elyria Band Appreciation Day Draws Large Crowd
Ely Square hosted Band Appreciation Day with sunlit crowds enjoying live music from polka to jazz, food stalls, games, and a booth highlighting Community Top Ten honorees. The 8:15 p.m. courthouse steps performance by Elyria High School Pioneer Marching Band featured 135 members, 22 years at the event, and included classics like Hang on Sloopy and God Bless America. Oliver Ritter, senior drum major, passed duties to junior Grant Gradisek as the season ended.
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Chronicle
Elyria High School
Old County
Ely Square
Elyria
Doug Benford
Oliver Ritter
Grant Gradisek
Ritter
Haditha civilians slain by Marines reported by witnesses
Witnesses in Haditha say 24 Iraqi civilians including children were killed by U S Marines in retaliation for a roadside bombing that killed a marine lance corporal. Residents recall house to house killings and pleas for mercy as investigators review the events.
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Iraq
U.S
Haditha
Aws Fahmi
Younis Salim Khafif
Wellington Students Face Capitol Lockdown False Alarm
Wellington McCormick Middle School students visiting Capitol Hill were kept outside the Capitol while FBI agents and Capitol police secured the building after a congressman reported hearing gunshots. The lockdown disrupted a field trip on Capitol grounds.
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Elyria Councilman to avoid bad check charges after payment
Elyria Councilman Eddie L. Mitchell will avoid felony bad-check charges after paying 1200 dollars in cash to cover a debt tied to his father's 2005 Elmwood Cemetery burial. Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza confirmed the debt was settled and the county prosecutor said charges would not proceed.
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Lorain
Eddie L. Mitchell
Mitchell
6Th Ward
Elmwood Cemetery
Mark Provenza
Provenza
Dennis Will
Meryl Streep Reveals Secret To Happiness
Award winning actress shares what matters most beyond fame. The interview notes contentment comes from personal values rather than awards. In Parade the piece reflects on happiness outside career milestones.
Theme parks cut prices to boost attendance in season
Cedar Point slashes adult admission by five dollars and lowers or maintains many food prices to lure visitors after a weak 2005. Knott’s Berry Farm and Cedar Point report coupons and deals while Six Flags raises gate prices at most parks and adds more entertainment to offset higher costs.
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Knott’s
Los Angeles
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