Bara retires from Ohio House opens 62nd District race
Elyria state representative John Bara, 65, will not seek re election after six terms. The Democrat says a new generation should carry the duties. Redistricting created the 62nd District shifting part of Elyria. Potential Republican and Democratic candidates include Kaszubinski, Szekely, Smith, Bender, and others.
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Grafton
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Avon Board of Education
John Bender
Johnnie E. Wilson named two star general Chief of Ordnance
Lorain native Johnnie E. Wilson is promoted to two star general and appointed Chief of Ordnance, heading the Army’s largest corps. His wife Helen McGhee of Elyria is noted in the announcement.
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Weather outlook with clouds and showers
Forecast calls for cloudy skies with a low around 35 to 40 tonight. A chance of showers is expected Thursday with a high near 50. Details on A-2.
Grafton in the running for new state prison
Ohio officials consider Grafton, Lima, Marion, Mansfield and London sites for up to four new medium security prisons costing 25 to 30 million dollars each. Reginald Wilkinson says most sites will use state land, with 1,200 beds planned, budgeted at 120 million for construction. Grafton officials and Rep John Bara express optimism about the village’s chances.
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London
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Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
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Bara
Wilkes Villa raid figure feared officers at door
Elyria police detective testified in U S District Court that Charles Tillman said after a summer Wilkes Villa raid he could have shot the first officer in the doorway. Tillman 19 lived with his mother and brother on Bohannon Court.
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Riley
Alan Leiby
Samuel Yannucchi
Yamucchi
Bohannon Court
Lorain Official Declares Schools Alive After Scene
Lorain City Schools chief Thomas Bollin dressed as a surgeon staged a mock death and revived a student in a boxing outfit to show the district is not dying. He urged staff to accept budget cuts, consider layoffs, and support a reorganization while a citizen committee reviews finances amid a $39 million deficit and a failed 85 mill levy.
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DJ's Wife Abducted Shot to Death in Cleveland
Cleveland police investigate a 32 year old man held after the abduction and homicide of Amy Perkins wife of WGAR DJ Dave Perkins. The suspect is jailed and may face additional charges for robbery of multiple women near a downtown parking lot. The victim's body was found on an East Side street after she was shot in the head during the morning parking incident.
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