City OKs St. Joes homeless shelter in winter plan
Lorain officials reached a deal with Catholic Charities to operate St. Joseph Church as a homeless shelter from November 1 through April 30. The temporary permit avoids major building code work, with renovations for year‑round use costing up to 800000. Local leaders stress the need for a permanent solution beyond spring.
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Lorain
Catholic Charities
St. Joseph
Council
Mitchell Fallis
Phil Dore
Diocese of Cleveland
Dore
St. Joseph’s
Dove
St. Joseph's
Ohio fire kills seven in rural home near Ashland
In Elizabeth Township Ohio a fire at Kathy Whitmer's 12 bedroom house killed four women including a 21 year old sister and an 8 month old boy plus Kyle Whitmer who jumped from a second story balcony. Whitmer mother and five others escaped with burns as 11 relatives and friends were lost.
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Pedro
Kyle Whitmer
Whitmer
Ohio
Shane Cartmill
Kathy Whitmer
Elizabeth Township
Ashland
Kentucky
West Virginia
Lorain murder case yields plea deals for second gunman
In Lorain, a second gunman, Jonathon Robles-Cruz, agreed to 28 years to life in prison after prosecutors dropped a capital specification. Co defendant Christopher Birriel-Torres took 33 years to life in a related plea. Edgardo Alicea, 26, was found dead near the Broadway underpass on Jan 9, 2006, with prosecutors alleging order by drug dealer Marcos Marcano.
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Elyria
Jonathon Robles-Cruz
Robles-Cruz
Christopher Birriel-Torres
Birrie
Birriel-Torres
Jack Bradley
Marcano
Alicea
Spitzer pays back Lorain in tax funds and agrees on 2010 plan
Lorain officials announced Alan Spitzer has repaid 88000 in 2009 tax increment financing, and an agreement to pay 285000 for 2010 by year end was reached. Spitzer will pay 100000 monthly after an August legal push by city officials, plus talks on firefighter layoffs.
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Lorain
Alan Spitzer
Ron Mantini
Patrick Riley
Spitzer
Mantini
Harbor Walk
Tony Krasienko
Craig Snodgrass
8Th
Krasienko
Firefighters Union
Amherst Eyes Collecting Fees on Back Taxes
Amherst City Treasurer Mark Hullman proposes adding a 30 percent collection fee to delinquent taxes to cover costs, shifting 300 of every 1000 dollars owed to the city. The change would require City Council approval and mirrors fees charged by Weiner & Associates in Northeast Ohio.
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Amherst
Mark Hullman
Hullman
Cleveland
Keith D. Weiner & Associates
Weiner & Associates
Ohio
Biden campaigns with Strickland in Ohio visit
Vice President Joe Biden campaigned in Youngstown and Struthers for Governor Ted Strickland saying Obama needs allies like Strickland. He urged action amid 13 percent unemployment and shuttered steel towns, noting the economy could suffer under Republican leadership.
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Youngstown
Joe Biden
Ohio
Barack Obama
Ted Strickland
Biden
Ted
Strickland
Struthers
Golden Dawn
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