Kurt Kauk exits after fourth round at Scripps National Spelling Bee
Kurt Kauk, 14, from South Amherst Middle School, faltered on farrago after spelling ch as sis, scourged, and usurious correctly. He ends fourth round, earns 125 dollars and advances to day two, voicing pride at his effort while his coach and father laud the experience.
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Washington
Kurt Kauk
Scripps Howard
Chronicle-Telegram
Farrago
Kurt
South Amherst Middle School
Nationals
Vermilion Sailorway Middle School
Emily Pinowar
ESPN
Ken Rank
Bob Telioni
Parking deck repair approved for county garage
Elyria officials authorize a 1.08 million contract with Donley’s Inc. of Cleveland to repair the 25 year old parking garage beside the Administration Building. Work includes concrete repair on four levels plumbing fixes and a waterproof driving surface membrane. Completion expected by mid November.
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Elyria
Donley’s Inc. of
Cleveland
Virgil Muntean
Muntean
Nathan
Parking Deck Technologies
Nurse charged with rape after beating conviction
Robert L. Moore, 42, a Mt. Sinai Medical Center nurse, indicted on four counts of rape and eight counts of sexual battery involving an underage girl between 1992 and 1998. He remains jailed on bond after a 1997 felonious assault conviction arising from a beating on Interstate 90.
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Elyria
Robert L. Moore
Lorain
Moore
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Cleveland
Lorain County
James Roushkolb
Barbershop building moved to make way for CVS in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville barbershop owner Ron Granneman moved his 241 ton building after 32 years from Jaycox and Center Ridge to another Northview Centre location to permit a CVS Pharmacy construction. The structure, designed and built in 1966 by Marcellus Diederich, was relocated by A A House Movers of Cleveland.
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North Ridgeville
Ron Granneman
Northview Centre
Jaycox
Center Ridge Roads
CVS
Granneman
DW Spillar
Nancy Lehrer
Avon Belden Road
Wayne Diederich
Columbia, Conn
A.A. House Movers
Cleveland
Marcellus Diederich
A.A. House Movers of
Fair entrants win a break at Lorain County Fair
North Ridgeville students will miss school for fair entries but receive excused absences and make up work. Superintendent Thomas Rockwell says the Aug 26 start date, set by the district and approved in February, aligns with fair timing and state rules.
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North Ridgeville
Lorain County
Thomas Rockwell
Rockwell
Fair
Extended dry spell worries farmers in Ohio fields
Elyria area farmers Bev Ziegler and Roger Miller report severe dry conditions. Only 1.26 inches fell this month, about 23 inches below average, with Sunday bringing 0.07 inch. Weather observer Ray Diederich notes the month ranks among the driest on record, following 1988, 1954, and 1963.
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Elyria
Bev Ziegler
Roger Miller
Ziegler
Wellington
Miller
Brownhelm Township
Ray Diederich
National Weather Service
North Ridgeville
Diederich
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