Elyria round up details slayings and probe into robbery
Trevor White faces murder charges in the Aug 4 death of Eric Zaffer after allegedly taking part in a burglary tied to the killing. Assistant prosecutor Laura Dezort described White as bloodied while selling stolen items and driving the gunman and another suspect to Zaffer's Brighton Township home.
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Elyria
Trevor White
Eric Zaffer
Zaffer
Lorain County
Laura Dezort
White
Bishop Howard
Ryan Crews
Brighton
Dezort
Howard
Jack Bradley
County Common Pleas
John Miraldi
Bradley
Miraldi
Farris Jones
Jones
Carlisle Township
North Ridgeville auditor Chris Costin to retire after 30 years
Chris Costin will retire as North Ridgeville auditor effective Nov. 30, ending a 30 year tenure that began as an interim post during a financial crisis. He helped stabilize the city budget and served under five mayors, saying the transition will continue smoothly.
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North Ridgeville
Chris Costin
Kevin Corcoran
Costin
Istrations
Richard Noll
Dogs Rescued From Barn Fire In Brighton Township
Wellington firefighters extinguished a barn fire on state Route 18 by 1:58 PM after a passerby failed to open the door. Three dogs suffered burns and smoke inhalation but were saved and sent to a veterinarian. Homeowner Edith Smith was away at the time.
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Brighton
Wellington
Edith Smith
Mike Wetherbee
Brighton Township
Operation Christmas Child drives Lorain County collection effort
Lorain County volunteers rally for national collection week to fill 1 750 shoeboxes for children worldwide. Gerri Lynn Miller of Christian Unity Church in Grafton helps organize drop off operations at two county locations Amherst Trinity Evangelical Free Church and Grafton Christian Unity Church.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Gerri Lynn Miller
Christian Unity Church
Grafton
Ested
Trinity Evangelical Free Church
Amherst
Christian Unity
1UTO
Extended sewer plan sought in Avon
Avon residents representing eight parcels totaling about 197 acres petition the city to issue bonds for a 1.5 million sewer expansion along Chester Moore roads and Freeman Drive. They seek property assessments repaid over 30 years via higher taxes to cover initial costs. Attorney Russ McLaughlin notes the area lies in a sewer service gap.
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Avon
Chester and
Moore Roads
Freeman Drive
Russ McLaughlin
Cycling club donates 5000 to fix trail in Oberlin
Silver Wheels Cycling Club donated five thousand dollars to Oberlin City Council to repair the North Coast Inland Trail segment. Founder Ed Stewart said the trail is vital to the club’s hundreds of annual rides and is currently in disrepair with broken pavement and exposed roots. The club began in 1998 and the donation supports safety and design improvements.
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Oberlin
Silver Wheels Cycling Club
Ed Stewart
Stewart
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Carlson Service Co
Sherry Scarbrough
Jayne Carlson
Carlson
Lorain County Common Pleas
Mark Bedleski
Scarbrough
Miller
AbbeWood
Independent Living
Abbe Road
Cycling Club
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