Driving rain floods Elyria scene as driver splashes through water
Storms flood Elyria area with near record rain turning streets into rivers. Residents and volunteers wade through knee deep water clearing drains while police monitor flooded arteries near Ely Elementary and business zones.
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Connor Doyle
Doyle
Longford Avenue
Poplar Street
Elyria
Newman
Ohio Street
Gulf Road
Ely Elementary
Doug Manges
American Legion Post 12
Gulf St
Manges
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Poplar
Olive Streets
Inmates Sew Seeds of Charity at Grafton Correctional
Inmates at Grafton Correctional Institution run a sewing quilting and crocheting workshop making handicrafts for children and the disadvantaged. Robert Morse 49 says the program keeps him out of trouble while Lewis Maynard 52 explains puppets for Day for Dad.
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Grafton Correctional Institution
Robert Morse
Lewis Maynard
Maynard
William Huth
Huth
Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Mearle Putnam
Donald Ferguson
State plans sheriff control of prison investigations
Ohio Department of Corrections wants county sheriff offices to handle investigations at state prisons possibly sold to private operators. Spokesman Carlo LoParo says sheriffs are better equipped than local police and that emergencies would involve sheriffs and the Highway Patrol. Lorain County Sheriff Stammitti was surprised and cabinet officials declined immediate comment.
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State
Grafton
Ohio Department of Corrections
Pris
Ons
Carlo LoParo
Sheriff's Departments
Highway Patrol
LoParo
Lorain County
Phil Stammitti
Stammitti
Veterans services asks for big raise
Lorain County commissioners balk at a proposed 2012 budget increase of 465,249 for the Lorain County Veterans Service Commission as the county faces a 3 to 6 million dollar projected deficit next year. Commissioner Lori Kokoski questioned funding sources and urged looking at alternatives. The 2011 budget for veterans services was 1,034,751.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Veterans Service Commission
Lori Kokoski
Sheriff's Office
Veterans Services
Noble bucks rumors, will stay in race for Elyria mayor
Elyria mayoral candidate Ray Noble rejects rumors he will step aside for Jack Baird and states he will remain the Republican nominee for the November election. Baird, pursuing an at large Council seat, also denies stepping in and confirms his own campaign.
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Noble
Elyria
Ray Noble
Jack Baird
Baird
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Consentino
Dennis Newman
Cindy Leise
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Crushers
Joliet Slammers
LLCO
T95
the Fish
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Hroniclet.com
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Yourtown
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