Voters approve 61 percent of Ohio school issues
Ohio voters approved 128 of 210 school issues statewide or 61 percent, matching last year and beating the five year average. Avon, Midview and New London districts passed levies while Avon Lake, Lorain, Olmsted Falls, Black River and Vermilion failed. A Barnesville School District issue passed by one vote for renovations and school construction, with Meigs Local facing a tied vote and a potential recount.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Education
Avon
Midview
New London
Avon Lake
Lorain
Olmsted Falls
Black River
Vermilion
Dottie Howe
Education Department
Ohio
Howe
Barnesville
Sam Lucas
Jon Allison
Secretary of State’s Office
Meigs
West Virginia
John Hood
Great Oaks
Franklin County
South Western
Armbruster edges Nabakowski for 13th District seat
Republican Armbruster won the 13th District state senate race 47 086 to 46 415 over Democrat Nabakowski. Independent John Fitch had 6 578 votes. Armbruster swept Huron and Erie counties and Lorain County towns to seal the win despite Nabakowski carrying Lorain by about 5 000 and Lorain County by 3 500. Nabakowski blamed limited time in Huron and Erie counties for his loss.
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Elyria
Ron Nabakowski
Lorain
Jeffry Armbruster
Armbruster
Huron County
Erie County
Lorain County
Avon
Avon Lake
John Fitch
Huron
Erie
Nabakowski
Blair wins Lorain landslide in county race
Lorain voters propelled Democrat Betty Blair to a decisive 40 653 to 34 768 victory over Republican Jack Baird, reversing a 580 vote loss in Carlisle Township. Blair credited strong Lorain support and door to door campaigning with literature, stickers and peppermint candy.
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Elyria
Betty Blair
Carlisle Township
Lorain
Blair
Jack Baird
Baird
Avon Commons signage leads to zoning dispute and removals
Avon zoning officer says 32 square-foot illegal signs violated city rules while attorney for the opposing side accuses favoritism. Owner Taylor Smith and developer Mitchell Schneider had 15 days to remove signs after Oct. 14 letter. signs came down before Election Day. The ordinance caps political signs at 2 by 4 feet and violations carry up to a $500 fine or six months in jail.
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AVON
Avon Commons
Robert Jackson
Gerald Phillips
Taylor
Jack” Smith
Mitchell Schneider
Jackson
Smith
Schneider
Detroit Road
Interstate 90
Lorain Hispanics rally to aid Mitch hurricane victims
Local Hispanic residents organize a relief drive led by Principe de Paz and Sacred Heart Chapel to collect clothing, food, and money for Central America and the Caribbean. Donations will be taken to Washington DC for transport to Honduras and Guatemala, with the effort noting Mitch as the disaster causing about 9000 deaths.
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Lorain
Central America
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Elizabeth Delgado
Principe de Paz Hispanic Lutheran Church
Principe de Paz
Sacred Heart Chapel
Mitch
Juan A. Gonzalez
Caribbean
Washington, D.C
Honduras
Guatemala
Gonzalez
Juan Gonzalez
Crystell Ivonne Liado
el Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc
Eminent domain clash over Ridgeville land sale for Staubach project
North Ridgeville council voted 5-1 to compel Q Panel Co to sell land for an access road to Roger Staubach’s $100 million retail development, a move CSU professor Frederic White says can be legal if the community gains substantial benefits like new jobs and tax revenue.
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North Ridgeville
Cleveland State University
Q Panel Co
Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach
Gilbert V. Cornish
Gail J. Minnick
Ruth Ward
City Safety Service
Daniel H. Zirzow
Staubach
Frederic White
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
CSU
White
Lorain
Alan Spitzer
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Gene Krebs
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Karen Leadbetter
Carl Smith
Children’s Developmental Center
Amherst
Mui
Ridgeville
Waren Jefferson
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