Teens Arrested On Gun Charges Near Lorain School
Two juveniles ages 17 and 15 were arrested outside Frank Jacinto Elementary School after staff member saw handguns thrown over a fence. Police detained them in a nearby backyard as schools went on lockdown. Both face multiple weapons charges and were placed in the Lorain County Juvenile Detention Home.
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Marshall Ave
Lorain County
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Lorain Schools
Jeff Graham
Lorain County early voting tops 12,800 in-person turnout
Lorain County Board of Elections reports 12,867 ballots cast in person through Thursday in the first full week of early voting at 1985 North Ridge Road Sheffield Township. It notes 32,206 mail-in ballot requests, compares to 2020 and 2016 levels, and details party breakdowns among voters who have voted or requested ballots.
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Lorain County
Board of Elections
North Ridge Road
Sheffield Township
Adams
Bruce Bishop
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Fire at gas station tied to alcohol denial leads to arrest
Toledo man Michael Fafard, 49, was charged with aggravated arson and vandalism after police say he started a trash container fire at Valero Gas Station on East Avenue when denied alcohol. Security video helped identify him. he faces extradition to Michigan for a 2023 arson conviction.
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East Avenue
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Eaton Township appoints ex trustee to rejoin board
Eaton Township trustees Jason Monschein and Steve Franks voted to reappoint former trustee Matt Hignett to the board to replace Dee Schippel. Schippel resigned after nine months into a four year term in 2023. Hignett, who finished second in the 2023 race behind Schippel, will serve a two year term and must run again in November 2025.
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Eaton Township
Jason Monschein
Steve Franks
Matt Hignett
Hignett
Dee Schippel
Rick Vincent
Menschein
Schippel
Franks
Vincent
Lorain County
James Walther
Monschein
Elyria seeks input on draft 2025 CDBG budget
Elyria officials presented a 2025 Community Development Block Grant draft budget totaling 1.2 million dollars. The plan allocates 750,039 for new funding after carryover, with 386,500 for housing rehabilitation and 123,500 for administration.
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ashley Scott
Mona Alombayyed
City Council
HUD Elyria
Scott
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