Ohio county jobless rate edges up in October
Lorain County unemployment rose to 12.1 percent in October from 11.2 in September, with Harrison County posting the highest state rate at 25.7 percent. Delaware County had the state's lowest at 5.3 percent. Nationwide rate was 6.8 percent, Ohio’s 9.2 percent seasonally adjusted.
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Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
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Radio control auto racing showcases indoor world championship
Rich Laplante of Parma Heights leads NORCAR in Independence as 200 enthusiasts gather for the sixth annual U S indoor championship at the Holiday Inn. Cars reach 40 mph in two classes with sportsman and modified models, winners crowned Sunday at noon.
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Rich Laplante
Parma Heights
Northeast Ohio
LaPlante
U.S
Holiday Inn
Independence
Elyria potato chip queen turns 100 in birthday bash
Elyria celebrates Lulu Thomasson turning 100 with family and staff at the Elyria United Methodist Home. Her grandson William Thomasson Jr. recalls how Lulu and Oralie Thomasson started Thomasson Potato Chip Co. in 1931 after the Green Line streetcar company failed. Oralie baked and sliced the chips while Lulu packaged and sold them door to door for five cents.
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Lulu Thomasson
William Thomasson
Thomasson Potato Chip Co
Tom Mahl
Improper street assessments under review
Elyria officials review HUD finding that residents on North Street Sheer Street and Tattersall Court were improperly assessed for street repaving funded by Community Development Block Grant. The city must determine which low income residents should have been excluded after HUD monitoring found errors.
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North Street
Sheer Street
Tattersall Court
Norm Failing
U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Failing
City weighs HUD guidance on square area assessments
Mayor Michael Keys says a HUD recommendation is sought on excluding or reimbursing low income residents for square area assessments. Estimated repayment could reach about 13 000 dollars after councilman Howard Coleman notes residents on Roosevelt Avenue may be unable to afford the charges.
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Michael Keys
HUD
Howard Coleman
D-7
Roosevelt Avenue
Scott Sleek
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