District election officers named for Northern District of Ohio
The Chronicle Telegram reports Megan Miller and Ava Dustin named as District Election Officers for Election Day across 40 northern counties, with Miller in the eastern region and Dustin in the northwest. They coordinate with DOJ divisions and FBI resources, providing Election Day contact numbers and guidance on voting rights protections and reporting mechanisms.
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U.S
Megan Miller
Ava Dustin
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Ohio
Lorain County
Justice Department
Washington D.C
Miller
Dustin
FBI
Cleveland
Elyria YWCA to honor Dallree Mapp and landmark case
The Elyria YWCA hosts a lunch event with partners to recognize Dallree Mapp, the Cleveland woman pivotal in Mapp v Ohio, which established the exclusionary rule. The program includes a 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. event at 318 West Ave Elyria with registration via signupgenius and a contact number for details.
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Elyria Ywca
Dallree Mapp
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Mapp
Don King
Ohio
The
YWCA
Lorain County
National Council of Negro Women
Lorain Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club
Outside Circle Theater Project
West Ave
Elyria
Signupgenius.com
Amherst blotter items report welfare check and warrants
Police log for Monday through Wednesday shows a 17 year old daughter sending explicit photos on Discord under investigation, a 63 year old man taken for evaluation, a man turning himself in after work on traffic charges, a passenger with an active contempt of court warrant taken into custody, and a later transfer to deputies.
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Police Department
Milan Ave
Amherst
Elyria Township
Lorain County
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
N. Leavitt Road
Biggby Coffee opening planned for Shoreway Shopping Center
Mary Ann Nowak prepares to open a Biggby Coffee in Shoreway Shopping Center on Lake Road Sheffield Lake after buying the former Chase Bank building in February 2023. The shutdowns, hardship of losing her husband Charles, health inspection, staff training and cosmetic updates precede a hoped November opening. Nowak, longtime Clearview Schools treasurer, says the cafe will bring life to the center.
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Mary Ann Nowak
Charles
Marblehead
Nowak
Lake Road
Sheffield Lake
U.S. Coast Guard
Biggby Coffee
Clearview
Richard Perkins
Chronicle
Lorain area charity food events and fundraisers spread across weekend
A trio of charity dinners and raffles unfold in Lorain and nearby towns. Fraternal Order of Police Associates Lodge No. 46 hosts a chili cookoff at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church with tickets 15 dollars for ages ten and up. A penne pasta and meatball dinner follows at Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Church Hall with 15 dollar tickets and five dollar child rate. Temple B'nai Abraham in Elyria hosts a bagel brunch fundraiser at Gulf Road location with 17 dollar adults and 10 dollar children. Amherst Lions and Amherst Steele Leo Clubs stage a lasagna dinner at Amherst Junior High with dine-in or carryout options for 15 dollars. Another turkey supper fundraiser is planned at Florence Church with drive-thru pickup and 17 dollar price, advance or at-door sales. Contact details provided for further information.
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Fraternal Order of Police Associates
Lorain
Sts. Cyril & Methodious Church
Reeves Ave
FOPA
Cynthia
Sylvia
Temple B’nai Abraham
S A
Gulf Road
Elyria
Tbaelyria. Org
Amherst Lions
Amherst Steele Leo Clubs
Amherst Junior High School
Milan Ave
Amherst
Florence Church
Berlin Heights
FlorenceCongregationalChurch
Gmail
Community Food Distributions and Pantries This Week
Brookside High School hosts a 4:30 to 6 p.m. drive thru pantry at 1662 Harris Road Sheffield. A Thanksgiving drive thru pantry requires pre registration at the Turkey2024 link. call 440 960 2265. Heather Campbell Reich Community Meals runs multiple sessions at St. Andrew's Church Elyria on select dates. Solid Rock Community Church offers a 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. hot meal at 680 N Abbe Road. Mother Cabrini Food Pantry operates 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the second to fourth Saturdays at 2143 Homewood Drive Lorain with Photo ID required. LifeSpring Church pantry serves 9 to 11 a.m. on the third Saturday at 1638 Lester Valley City.
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Brookside High School
Harris Road
Sheffield
Heather Campbell Reich
St. Andrew’s
Third St
Elyria
Solid Rock Community Church
Abbe Road
Mother Cabrini Food Pantry
Homewood Drive
Lorain
LifeSpring Church Food Pantry
Lester
Valley City
Man with two felony DUI convictions charged again in Ohio
Franklin County man Larry Cervantes, 46, already with two prior felony DUI convictions, faces a possible third if convicted of August DUI in North Ridgeville. He was indicted Oct. 17 on two felony DUI counts and one count of driving under suspension. The case, assigned to Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers, stems from a Aug. 15 stop on Route 10 where police say he appeared intoxicated. Cervantes has prior DUSI arrests and past felony DUI convictions with prison time.
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Franklin County
Lorain County
North Ridgeville
Larry Cervantes
Hilliard
Cervantes
Elyria
Gary Bennett
Bennett
Meanor
Mark Bedleski
Sheffield
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Election Oversight Named
the Chronicle-Telegram
Nicole Long
Fbi.gov
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Civil Rights.justice.gov
Amherst Police
Shoreway Shopping Center
Chase Bank
Betleski
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