Snowmobile death at surprise party in Wellington
Jeff Garn 42 co owner of North Coast Wireless Communications was killed at a backyard snowmobile ride near Meadow Lane Wellington after hitting a buried drainage pipe and being ejected. Police say he flew 10 feet 7 inches struck a tree then the machine flipped 58 feet. Coroner notes severe injuries while tests determine alcohol or drugs role. Fire crews Life Flight rushed to scene but could not save him.
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Wellington
North Coast Wireless Communications
Jeff Garn
Garn
Meadow Lane
Fridenstine
Steve Rollins
Rollins
Lorain County
Paul Matuis
Matus
Nurse recounts abduction claim after missing eight days
Nurse Gwen Wright reported to Chillicothe police that a white man in a hooded sweatshirt abducted her near Route 58 south of Walmart and forced her to drive to an ATM, where she withdrew 500 dollars before regaining consciousness on a bike path by the Ohio River.
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Wellington
Gwen Wright
Lorain
Chillicothe
Wright
Walmart
Chillice
Ohio River
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Lorain County
Steve Rollins
Cavs Get New Attitude as Byron Scott Reshapes Team
With LeBron James departed, coach Byron Scott injects experience and a fresh mindset into the Cavaliers. The town receives a changed locker room approach and a renewed fight to contend in the NBA.
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LeBron
Byron Scott
Cavs
Big tax credits awarded to three Lorain area plants to grow jobs
The Ohio Department of Development granted United Steelworkers Lorain operations a 50 percent tax credit for a $93.6 million heat treat and finish expansion creating 80 jobs and retaining 508. BASF Catalysts Elyria receives 40 percent credit for a $45.9 million lithium ion facility creating 20 jobs and keeping 134. U S Refractory North Ridgeville gains credits for 40 new jobs and 19 retained positions.
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Chronicle
Pine St
Elyria
U.S. Steel
Lorain
BASF
U.S. Refractory
Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Ohio Department of Development
USS. Steel
Don Golden
United Steelworkers of America Local 1104
Texas
Golden
Basf Catalysts
U.S
Federal observers to monitor Lorain County polls
The Justice Department will send observers to Lorain County polling places to ensure equal access for Spanish speakers of Puerto Rican descent. Lorain County Elections Director Paul Adams said the department requested voter lists bilingual poll workers ballots and precinct consolidation data. He noted no known problems and linked the move to a prior Cuyahoga County civil rights investigation.
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DOJ
Brad Dicken
Chronicle-Telegram
Sheffield Twp
U.S. Department of Justice
Lorain County Board of Elections
Justice Department
Cuyahoga County
Civil Rights Division
Adams
Lorain County
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