Invacare expansion backers secure HUD grant for Elyria plant
Invacare Corp secures $330,000 in UDAG funding to back a $4.2 million plant expansion in Elyria. HUD funds lender City of Elyria to Invacare, with 5 year repayment. Expansion doubles space, adds 250 000 wheelchairs yearly and 280 new jobs locally. Invacare remains in Elyria due to its skilled workforce and regional role.
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Invacare Corp
UDAG
Elyria
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
City of
Invacare
Oberlin Road
Taylor Street
Tylenol cyanide probe widens as cases expand
Investigators report two dozen suspects in Chicago Tylenol poisonings while linking the deaths to tainted capsules found in a motel lot. FDA rules out Cleveland cases as unrelated while a national effort on packaging safety grows.
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Chicago
Sheriff's
Fahner
Food and Drug Administration
Cleveland (Ap
Federal Food and Drug Adminstration
Cleveland-area
Margaret Dagostino
Parma Heights
FDA
Washington
Cleveland
Trial decision near in Diana Hawkins case
The 14 year old Diana Hawkins testified via a taped interview about the July 9 house fire in Oberlin that killed her father and injured her grandmother. Diana is charged as a juvenile with aggravated murder arson and assault plus complicity and conspiracy. Lora Hawkins faces adult trial in Lorain County.
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Diana Hawkins
Oberlin
Diana
Lora
Gerald Strait
William
Beulah
Strait
Lorain County
Henry T. Webber
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Common Pleas Court
Webber
North Ridgeville hosts no-frills homecoming after activities ban
North Ridgeville High School forgoes its traditional homecoming after the school board cut all extracurricular activities last spring. A parent organized dance at the Columbia Ballroom with a $2 ticket and a student band to cap the night, while an improvised queen and court are planned. Principal Elmer Meyers notes funding now focuses on curriculum and instruction and urges students’ input on reinstating activities.
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North Ridgeville
Midview
Board of Education
Elmer Meyers
Columbia Ballroom
Columbia Station
Meyers
Senior class concerns over NHS and graduation gowns
The speaker notes anxiety among seniors about eliminating the National Honor Society and reports of no caps and gowns or prom. He stresses the need to address graduation and plans to meet the students, while a site at DeLuca's Place in the Park is mentioned for events. Weather forecasts follow with mild tonight and sunny, warm Wednesday.
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DeLuca
Park
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