Early vote in Elyria Lorain shows steady turnout despite rain
Voters queued at Northwood School and fire stations in Elyria and Lorain as rain dampened turnout concerns. By 9 a.m. Ward 4-C had 20 ballots, Ward 7-E,F,G 75, and Ward 1-K 15 with officials noting steady but not heavy activity. Director Jack Wolf raised the turnout forecast to about 45 percent as absentee ballots flowed in. Polls stay open until 7 30 p.m.
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Elyria
Northwood School
Lorain
Lorain County Board of Elections
Jack Wolf
Dorothy, Toto and Company
Yellow Brick Road
Elyria High School
David Schmidt
Tin Man
Jennifer Lumley
Dorothy
Kristen Vanek
the Wicked Witch
Steven Villan Mac
the Wizard
Andy Pongracz
the Scarecrow
Lester Lynch
Old Post Office eyed for Ohio Lottery regional office
Elyria council proposes the vacant Broad Street post office as the site for an Ohio Lottery regional office. City officials plan to contact Ohio Lottery executive director Ron Nabakowski to express interest. The former post office was sold to Spitzer Management for 142000 dollars in September.
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Elyria
U.S
Broad Street
Ohio Lottery
Richard Seward
Ron
Nabakowski
Seward
Anne Bloomberg
Ohio
Tery
Lorain
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
Cincinnati
Columbus
Marietta
Canton
Youngstown
Lorain County
Spitzer Management
Spitzer
Nate Fadim Offers Courthouse Ride Tale by Mike Royko
In the efc column B-15 Mike Royko recounts Nate Fadim a man trying to do a good deed by offering a ride to a young woman to the courthouse. The piece blends humor and social observation within Royko's familiar voice.
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Mike Royko
Nate Fadim
Holiday help sought as shops prep for busy season
On Page B-7 area stores announce growing demand for seasonal workers with about 50 shopping days remaining until year end. Stores highlight flexible hours, entry level roles, and quick onboarding to handle holiday crowd surges.
Four Day Rainstorm Drenches Elyria Area
In Elyria and surrounding areas a four day downpour neared 2.1 inches by Monday night far surpassing the monthly average. Weather observer Ray Diederich noted continuing rain with streams and rivers full but no widespread floods yet expected, though basement floods may rise in coming hours.
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Ray Diederich
North Ridgeville
Diederich
Insurance firm notes few claims but expects some
Inside Insurance said no claims had yet arrived but anticipated future claims. An Elyria street department representative commented that, so far, the city had been fairly lucky.
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Nationwide Insurance Agency
State Farm
Elyria Street Department
Weather Outlook Shows Cloudy Tonight With Rain Chance
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions tonight with a 40 percent chance of rain and a low near 40. Wednesday starts cloudy, then partial clearing in the afternoon, with a high around the mid-50s and a 10 percent rain chance. Details on Page A-3.
Judge sentences Lorain mother for child endangering
Lorain mother Mary Anne Chonko pleaded guilty to felony child endangering after her 2 year old daughter Amanda suffered bruises scrapes and burns from scalding water. She received one year in the Ohio Women's Reformatory Mansfield. Husband Joseph Chonko pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and got one year probation and 30 days in jail for his minimal role.
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Elyria
Lorain
Ohio Women's Reformatory
Mansfield
Mary Anne Chonko
Central
Amanda
St. Joseph Hospital
Chonko
Joseph A
Dallas Ave
Lorain County
Wreaths Targesevichon Now Reade Varn Mary's
Readable fragments show names and a date related to a local wreath ceremony. Varn Marys appear in connection with fallen or commemorative tributes. Further details are unclear in the fragmentary text.
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Targesevichon
Mary
Elyria to decide on 18.3 million EPA sewer grant conditions
City council schedules a special meeting for Wednesday to determine if Elyria can meet EPA grant deadlines for the Wastewater Pollution Control Plant on Gulf Road and the sanitary sewer system. The deal requires the plant by Dec 31 1988 and sewer rehab by Oct 1 1993, with risk of fines if missed.
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Elyria
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Gulf Road
Michael Keys
EPA
Squire Sanders & Dempsey
Jim Buttle
Havens and Emerson
U.S. Epa
van Carson
Carson
Humphrey the whale completes voyage under Golden Gate
A humpback named Humphrey swims from inland rivers back to the Pacific, ending a 25 day misadventure with cheers as he passes under the Golden Gate Bridge. The AP notes his surprise celebrity status and questions whether he will return.
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Humphrey
Golden Gate Bridge
Pacific Ocean
Swallows
Capistrano
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