Woman charged in Lorain fire
Amber Bodnar-Kurta, 38, is charged with aggravated arson in a Lorain blaze that damaged 529 and 537 Brownell Aves. The fire started in a first floor living room Sunday, forcing evacuations. one structure was torn down and the other boarded up. fire officials ruled the blaze incendiary.
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Lorain
Brownell Ave
Shawn Lloyd
Brownell
Lloyd
Lorain County
Amber Bodnar-Kurta
Browner Avenue
Safer crossing sought at Lorain Meister Oberlin intersection
Lorain resident Jonathan Kahn walks from West 29th Street to Raceway on Oberlin Avenue and Meister Road where five busy lanes meet. The area lacks crosswalk signs and has faded markings, prompting calls for pedestrian signals and high visibility crosswalks as part of a city plan with ODOT funding uncertain. Local officials note prior paving, but ongoing improvements hinge on funding and design efforts.
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Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Jonathan Kahn
Lorain
Oberlin Avenue
Meister Road
Kahn
West 29Th Street
Kristian Wright
Khan
West 26Th Street
State Route 611
Tower Boulevard
Washington
General Johnnie Wilson
Ohio Department of Transportation
ODOT
Veronica Newsome
Family builds wall and mural after crashes near their home
Elyria Township residents Bryan and Linda Baus erected an 80 foot concrete wall and a mural in their side yard along West Ridge Road after repeated crashes into their home and yard. A June fatality and subsequent crashes prompted the barrier to protect the residence and nearby property.
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Elyria
Baus
West Ridge Road
Bryan
Linda Baus
Bauses
Ohio Edison
Old West Ridge Road
Mike Sekletar
Elyria Township
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Carissa Woytach
the Chronicle-Telegram
Bodnar
Kurta
BRUCE
Meister-Oberlin
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