Elyria Keystone Library Levy Passes for Large Expansion Plan
Voters approve Issue 39 0.9 mill levy for 30 years, funding library renovations and growth in Elyria Keystone LaGrange and South Branch upgrades. Neighborhood libraries gain new facilities with Central Branch replacement and new community space. expansion targets include West River and Keystone LaGrange sites.
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Grafton trustees re-elected in contentious race
Incumbent Carl Wespmeyer led four candidates for two open seats with 29 percent. Newcomer Christie Homer-Miller had 25 percent, fellow incumbent John Kasinec 24 percent, and challenger Andre Weigel 22 percent. Wespmeyer praised voter support. Homer-Miller pledged excitement for the role.
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Vermilion elects Jim Forthofer mayor over Ostrander
Vermilion selects Jim Forthofer, a former 3rd Ward councilman, as mayor after he wins 64 percent of the vote 1713 to 978 in unofficial results. Forthofer vows a forward path while incumbent Eileen Bulan retires and Ostrander questions the tally at his watch party.
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Steve Manheim
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Lorain Judge recuses from Lorain Police case work
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski recused himself from cases involving the Lorain Police Department claiming loss of credibility from department statements about him. The move followed comments by Detective Jake Morris and a 2015 Channel 5 report, with Betleski noting no internal probe was conducted and citing a recent Lorain police news release about Manuel Latorre.
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Lorain
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Hector Perez
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Betleski
Jake Morris
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Channel 5 News
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Manuel Latorre
Latorre
North Ridgeville man acquitted of murder in Avon Belden death
Randy Hamilton, 51, was acquitted of murder but convicted of reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michelle Ryals, 45, at their Avon Belden Road home. He also faced felonious assault and weapons charges from the Oct. 25, 2016 incident. a 12 gauge shotgun was found near him as police arrived. The jury deliberated, then returned verdicts after redeliberation.
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Michelle Ryals
Randy Hamilton
Avon Belden Road
Ryals
Hamilton
Common Pleas Court
John Miraldi
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