Urban health program midpoint shows gains for black men
Roy Fields and 41 other local black men participate in the Save Our Sons pilot by the National Urban League in Oberlin. At the halfway point, Fields reports weight loss and lower blood sugar as participants train six weeks to improve fitness, diet, and health metrics.
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Roy Fields
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Lorain
Save Our Sons
National Urban League
United States
Fields
Mike Ferrer
Lorain County Urban League
Grace cites hiring eight firefighters but no pledge to reopen Station 2
Elyria mayor says eight new firefighters are under consideration but no commitment to permanently reopen Fire Station 4 on East Broad Street. The front-page Chronicle Telegram error claimed guarantees and a tax-boost enticement. Talks among city, fire officials, and union to cut costs continue without agreement amid long station closures and staffing cuts since 2007.
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Elyria
Bill Grace
Chronicle- Telegram
East Broad Street
Grace
Firefighters Union
Keno sales underwhelm Ohio Lottery projections
The Ohio Lottery reports the new Keno game has fallen short of annual projections. As of August 31, sales reached 7.2 million with 4.6 million in prizes, while weekly sales hovered near 1.8 million since its August 4 launch, far below the projected 292 million yearly.
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Oberlin student returns to Jeopardy Kids Week reunion
Oberlin College major Kendra Pettis, once a 10 year old Jeopardy Kids Week contestant, will appear on a reunion show airing September 17 at 7 30 p m on WEWS Channel 5 as part of the show’s 25th anniversary season. Pettis recalls memories from the original appearance and notes strengths in popular culture and literature while acknowledging weaker math and science.
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Kendra Pettis
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Carl Sullenberger
Chronicle
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Geocache hunt draws 300 plus to Wellington hall
More than 300 participants crowded the Lorain County Fairgrounds hall on a Saturday for a geocaching get-to-know-you game. The event included prompts like who has a dog and who has a sister as players swapped seats and discussed a 5/5 cache in the global scavenger hunt.
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Lorain County Fairgrounds
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Ivan Grieve
Robin Thiery
Lorain
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