Explosion at Elyria mobile home park injures resident
An explosion and fire at least two mobile homes at Elyria Mobile Home Park on Oberlin Road near Value City damaged trailers and burned one man. Gerald Fitzpatrick, flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland in guarded condition, was rescued by neighbor Leo Speer Jr who kicked in a door and pulled him to safety as flames shot above the trailer.
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Value City
Gerald Fitzpatrick
Metro- Health Medical Center
Cleveland
Leo Speer Jr
Fitzpatrick
Speer
Taft backs Lorain school project at groundbreaking
Governor Bob Taft joined Lorain officials and lawmakers at a ceremony for a 216 million school modernization plan. The six year program will renovate seven buildings and replace 13, with state and local funds totaling 216 million and 41 million local share. Taft praised progress, urged voter support for adjacent tax measures, and highlighted district gains in proficiency scores as the district exits academic emergency.
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Lorain
Bob Taft
Garfield
Taft
Craig Foltin
Sherrod Brown
Jeffry Armbruster
Joe Kozima
Washington Elementary School
Jeanine Donaldson
Donaldson
Elyria
Lorain Southview
Chantille Millender
Priest faces abuse probe for Elyria chaplain suspension
The Rev. Patrick J. O'Connor, an Elyria police chaplain and former associate pastor at St. Jude's Elyria, is suspended by the Cleveland Catholic Diocese amid a sexual misconduct allegation from the late 1980s. O'Connor denies the charge and has reportedly taken a polygraph test. The diocese notes the suspension does not imply guilt.
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Elyria
Cleveland Catholic
Patrick J. O'Connor
O'Connor
St. Joseph Church
Cuyahoga Falls
St. Jude's Church
Brecksville
Brian Downey
O’connor
Downey
LORAIN REP creditor fights $225M sale bid
Fleet Capital Co objected to REP's plan to sell the steelmaker, saying bids are unfairly below market value and that other buyers have no chance. REP filed for bankruptcy October 6 seeking bidders after Perry Capital offered $225 million, with other bids possible under court approval. The case affects 2,500 workers and the company.
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Republic Engineered Products
U.S
Fleet Capital Co
REP
Fleet
Perry Capital Company
Charges dropped against 9-year-old toy gun suspect
Police dropped charges against a 9-year-old who waved a toy pistol on Lorain Street. Local page notes Breezy cold cloudy conditions with a high near 51. AccuWeather forecast mentioned on Page 88.
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Man claims self defense in double killing at Wilkes Villa
Elyria man Delawrence King 20 says he fired to protect himself during an altercation with a group of youths near Wilkes Villa Sunday night. Two men Darius Corlew 19 formerly Elyria and Tyrone Francis 35 of Oberlin were shot dead as police review the case and consider charges and possible death penalty.
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Wilkes Villa
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Kenneth Lieux
Lieux
Darius
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Corlew
Elyria
Tyrone
New York
Francis
Oberlin
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