Lorain County Funds Kitchen Upgrade For Neighborhood Alliance
Lorain County commissioners unanimously approved 500000 in American Rescue Plan funds to Neighborhood Alliance to convert the former Elyria YMCA into a 3380 square foot Neighborhood Nutrition Kitchen. The project aims to boost meal delivery for seniors homeless clients and children, with demolition 25000 renovations 285000 HVAC 275000 walk in cooler 10000 freezer 25000 and 60000 for equipment.
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Elyria
Elyria Ymca
Washington Avenue
Richard Bonner
Matt Lundy
Munity
Neighborhood Alliance
Charvat
Vermilion Board Delays Mask Mandate After Heated Meeting
Vermilion School Board tabled a decision to require masks in schools after two hours of debate. The meeting drew hundreds of parents with strong opposition. proponents cited COVID-19 quarantines and high transmission rates as reasons for a temporary mandate through mid October.
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Vermilion
Phil Pempin
Vermilion School Board
Food Service
Ohio Department of Health
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
American Academy of Pediatrics
Vermilion Teachers Union
Erie County Health Commissioner
Erie County Health
Pete Shade
Ohio Reports 7 102 COVID-19 Cases Statewide
The Ohio Department of Health reports 7 102 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Wednesday including 102 Lorain County cases. Of these, 4 821 are PCR confirmed and 2 281 are probable. A backlog of 1 021 antigen positives from Aug 15 to 25 was included due to lab delays. Since the pandemic began, Ohio totals 1 228 002 cases with 20 866 deaths and 1 131 310 presumed recovered.
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Ohio Department of Health
Lorain County
Ohio
State Health Department
Elyria teachers push mask mandate for district
The Elyria Education Association backs a districtwide mask mandate for prekindergarten to sixth grade to curb COVID-19. President Linda Aguisiaga says many students and staff lack protection without a mandate and notes 60.3 percent of 64 percent respondents opposed the district’s no-mandate plan.
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Elyria Schools Teachers Union
Elyria School Board
Elyria Education Association
Linda Aguisiaga
Ann Schloss
Schloss
Lorain County Public Health
Dave Covell
Aguisiaga
Elyria
Boy Faces Weapons Charges At Amherst Junior High
An eighth grade student at Amherst Junior High found with a unloaded .22 semiautomatic handgun in his locker leading to a 15 minute lockdown. He is charged with illegal possession of a firearm in a school safety zone and carrying a concealed weapon. Both cases move to Lorain County Juvenile Court.
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Amherst
Amherst Junior High
Milan Avenue
Lorain County
Dan Makruski
Descendants to celebrate restoration of old house
Descendants of Wilson Bruce Evans will gather September 18 to honor the Oberlin abolitionist and his 1850s home at 33 E Vine St. Historians plan rehabilitation of a stop on the Underground Railroad. Evans aided Oberlin College supporter Wilson Evans helped rescue John Price in 1858.
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Oberlin
Wilson Bruce Evans
E. Vine St
Wilson
Oberlin College
John Price
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