New London Labor Day Festival draws crowds and events
New London’s 92nd Firelands Labor Day Festival drew visitors from miles around for a three day weekend. The Saturday combine derby parade and 114 entries of tractors fire trucks classic cars boats bands twirlers bikes and horses marched through downtown to Recreation Park. Andrea Gainok won the Firelands Festival Queen Pageant in the Hileman Building as Saturday’s events wrapped.
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New London
Hileman
Andrea Gainok
Peggy Case
John Kelly
Susan Cutting
Tragic West Noble incident hits Shenandoah students
Shenandoah Elementary mourns seven deaths from a burned trailer scene including five Pangle children and their parents. Autopsies pending as authorities describe an apparent murder death by own action. Guns found. fire set with accelerant. School offers counseling and support.
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Shenandoah Elementary
Noble
Jerry Russell
Russell
Richard Pangle
Sheryl
Noble County
Landon T. Smith
Kayla
Trina
Trinda
Brett
Derek
Smith
Richard Panegle
Pangle
Woman sues repoman over alleged arm punch in repossession
Mary Katherine Russell of Avon Lake files suit in Common Pleas Court against Bancers Recovery Services Inc. David Skinner and American Honda Finance Corp alleging assault and battery false imprisonment and conversion after a 1998 Honda Civic repossession. Skinner denies the alleged punching and says he acted within rights. Russell seeks more than 25,000 with trial set by Judge Kosmadis Glavas.
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Elyria
Mary Katherine Russell
Avon Lake
Bancer’s Recovery Services Inc
Cleveland
David Skinner
American Honda Finance Corp
Skinner
Russell
Common Pleas
Kosma d
Glavas
Todd W. Bartimore
Family of Vermilion woman sues driver and employer
The family of Joan M. Fitzpatrick, 62, of Morton Road Vermilion filed a lawsuit in Lorain County seeking more than 25,000 against driver Timothy R. Starr of Collins, Ohio and his employer Ferrellgas of Norwalk. The action cites Starrs negligent driving Oct. 27 on Baumhart Road near Route 511 that killed Fitzpatrick in a collision. It seeks damages for loss of companionship, prospective inheritance, anguish and funeral expenses. Authorities had no report on the crash at press time.
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Henrietta Township
Joan M. Fitzpatrick
Morton Road
Timothy R. Starr
Collins, Ohia
Ferrellgas
Norwalk
Starr
Fitzpatrick
Baumhart Road
Ohio Highway Patrol
Lorain County Sheriff’s Department
Oberlin Municipal Court
Barry Eckstein
Common Pleas
Lynett M. McGough
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Key Bank
Ellen Simmons
Esimmons
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East Ave
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