Bottle bomb left in portable toilet at Huron site
Four 18 and 19 year old men are charged with criminal trespass criminal damaging and unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance after a homemade bottle bomb was detonated inside a portable toilet at a construction site. A Lorain County bomb squad member was covered in excrement during the blast. A woman reported an earlier explosion and a fleeing truck. The suspects admitted involvement in explosive pranks at the job site.
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Huron
Lorain County
Ohio governor linked to aborted sting over contraband tobacco
Investigators found Cathy Collins-Taylor, public safety director, obstructed the probe and lied under oath after she called off a sting planned near the governor Ted Strickland during a January weekend. Officials say Strickland faced political embarrassment, not danger, and the case is now with prosecutors.
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Columbus
John Glenn
Ted Strickland
Senate
Strickland
John Kasich
Cathy Collins-Taylor
Collins-Taylor
Republican Governors Association
Deer Breaks Into Carlyle Gift Shop in Oberlin
A male deer burst through a glass door at Carlyle Gift & Flower Shop on College Street, roamed inside for about half an hour, then exited via the back door. No serious injuries reported. shop glass and a few items remained, with neighbors noting the unusual downtown incident.
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Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Bob Morrison
Carlyle Gift & Flower Shop
Oberlin
Tappan Square
College Street
Bryce Roe
Carlyle’s
College St
Lorraine Morrison
Bob
Morrisons
Laws
North Ridgeville facility adds 40 assisted living units
Center Ridge Health Campus expands with a 40,000 square foot addition adding 36 one bedroom units and four two bedroom suites for couples and companions. The new wing features a movie room HDTV bistro coffee and cookies and a resort style ambiance with ceiling fans décor lighting and bay windows.
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North Ridgeville
Center Ridge Health
Center Ridge Road
Lorain Schools Face Red Ink Over Five Year Forecast
Lorain City Schools projects show a $55.97 million deficit by June 2014 if new money levies fail while renewal levies end in 2012. The board notes a $32.5 million shortfall if renewal passes but new levies do not. Community opinions split over site choices for a new high school.
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Lorain
Dale Weber
Jim Smith
Consolidated Lorain High School
Black River
Smith
Charlie Becker
Mike Beatty
Riverside
Tony Cimacchia
GOP gains 4936 voters in Lorain County primary
Lorain County reports 67239 Democrats and 25205 Republicans after the May primary, with Republicans up from 2020 figures by 4936 while Democrats still outnumber them by more than two to one. Analysts cite party-switchers and unaffiliated voters as key factors.
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Lorain County
GOP
Republican Party
Helen Hurst
Rush Limbaugh
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