GOP wins 3 Elyria Council seats in city election
In Elyria Republicans gain three council seats reducing Democratic 10 to 1 majority. John Baird toppled How ard Coleman at large, Robert Rieth Jr. took Ward 1 from Larry Tanner, and Ernest Brewer defeated James Levis in Ward 3. Brewer 58 percent, Rieth 55 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Larry Tanner
James Levis
Howard Coleman
John
Jack Baird
Coleman
Robert Rieth Jr
Tanner
Ernest Brewer
Levis
GOP
Baird
Rueth
Ward 1
Brewer
Richard Roth
Ward
Seward Edges Essex In Recount Bid For City Clerk
Elyria reflects a tight race as Richard Seward edges Dorothy Essex by 64 votes for the city clerk of courts seat, triggering an automatic recount under a new computer system. Vincent O’Brien trails, while Essex remains Lorain County recorder and vows to contest only via recount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Richard Seward
Dorothy Essex
Seward
Essex
Vincent O’brien
Jack Wolf
Board of Elections
Wolf
Ridgeville votes down 89 levy again in February bid
North Ridgeville voters rejected an 89 mill operating levy for the third straight time, 3 408 to 2 522, risking a 300 000 deficit by year end and an 11 million shortfall by 1988. Teachers and supporters vow to refocus on convincing opponents in the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
State Controlling Board
Newcomer J Robert Herndon tops Elyria school board race
J Robert Herndon a 51 year old assistant superintendent won the most votes in Elyria School Board elections with 7263. Martha Wise 7009 and Earl Wammes 4725 also won the three seats while longtime incumbent Robert Repas was defeated with 4434. Repas wife Bonnie noted he was tired after a long day. Herndon plans to work with Moreno and Bennett and will retire from his current post December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
J. Robert Herndon
Robert Repas
Herndon
Martha Wise
Earl Wammes
Sonya Moreno
Gary Bennett
Repas
Bonnie
Cleveland
Georgia Avenue
Voters reject merit selection for judges in Lorain County
In a statewide vote supporters of appointive merit selection for judges were defeated by about 64 to 85 percent. Lorain County turnout favored the rejection with about 67 to 36 percent in the local results. State Sen Alan Zaleski praised the outcome and framed it as protection of the right to vote. The issue had a history of defeat dating back nearly six decades. Lottery funding allocation and infrastructure bonds also approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnlyria
Lorain County
Appellate Court
Alan Zaleski
D Flyria
Zaleski
Also Mentioned on This Page
Floyd Peaco Ridgeville
Page
John Jaworski
Amherst
Wilson Goode Phila
Stanley Trupo Berea
Alex Olejko
Ivan Baker
Elyria Two
Elyria Council
Scott Sleek
C-T
Fisher Guide
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Local 780
Shirley Gumta
Leo Bullocks
John Bender
Shirley Sprague
Robert Reward
Ing
David Bryan Paxton
Thomas Shores
Lee Allen Rowe
Gordon Meadows
Nownbent
David Cicerchi
Alexander Burnett
Council
O’brien
Margaret Bulzami
Elyria Police Department
Susan Cross
Nell Fike
Ridgeville
Nixes School
North Ridgeville High
Warnish
Levy
Melody Grove
Wise
Wammelback
Calvin Leader
Karen
Robert Herndon
Helen Charnes
Rose
Linda Solet
BS People
Dear Abby
Judge Plan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!