Four Die in Head-On Crash Near Baumhart Road
A Wellington couple and their 1-year-old daughter, plus an unborn child, died in a Tuesday head-on collision on Baumhart Road north of US 20. Gar A. Cole 23 and Simone Cole 22 died at the scene after their 2007 Ford Taurus was struck by a Lowe's truck driven by Jeremy A. Hofecker 31 of Vermilion. Lifeflight sat idle over an hour as responders freed victims in cold rain.
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Camden Twp
Wellington
Baumhart Road
Travis Hughes
Elyria
Lowe’s Home Improvement
Jeremy A. Hofecker
Vermilion
Cole
Hughes
Gar Cole
Simone Cole
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Camden Township
Simone
Coles
Fire chief calls Sheffield derailment the worst seen
Sheffield Village firefighters responded to a Norfolk and Southern derailment near Ford's Ohio Assembly plant. Fire Chief Jeffrey B. Young described the scene as the worst he has seen, estimating about 28 cars damaged based on the train manifest, with no injuries reported.
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Sheffield
Jeffrey B. Young
Ford
Ohio Assembly
Young
Sheffield Village
Norfolk and Southern
Ice rink in Elyria stays self sufficient amid park cuts
The North Park ice rink in Elyria operates independently and turns a profit, averaging about $2,000 in Friday night revenue from admission, concessions, and skate rentals. City officials push for funding realignment, arguing parks upkeep should come from the general fund while recreation programs must be self sustaining.
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Elyria
Parks and Recreation
Grace
Parks and Recreations
Frank Gustoff
General Fund
Former Lorain councilman charged over concealed handgun
Former Lorain City Councilman Dennis Flores was arrested around 1:40 PM near West 10th Street and Long Avenue after failing to inform officers he carried a concealed 9 mm handgun. Flores, 56, says he was photographing abandoned houses when police arrived and he disclosed he was armed after a second officer arrived.
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Lorain
Dennis Flores
Mark Carpentiere
Flores
West 10Th Street
Long Avenue
Sex offender brought in to aid Lorain homicide probe
A convicted sex offender serving a four year term is being returned to Lorain County to assist police with a homicide investigation. Theodore Miller, 29, will help follow up on a tip, though officials say it is not tied to recent gang related killings. Miller’s attorney and the prosecutor declined to comment.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Theodore Miller
Mark Carpentiere
Miller
Noble Correctional Institution
Carpentiere
Dennis Will
Anthony Nici
Nici
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