Weather a mixed blessing in Yellowstone fire
Fires in Yellowstone threaten vast acreage with high winds and flareups near Old Faithful as rain and snow promise relief. Evacuations continue in Cooke City and Silver Gate while highway access to the park remains restricted. Federal officials coordinate with Canada aid as forecasts warn of gusty winds and possible slowdowns from moisture and cold.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
David Freeland
Old Faithful Geyser
National Park
Cooke City
Silver Gate
Mont
Yellowstone
Utah
Whiterocks
Alaska
Idaho
Washington
Connecticut
Reagan
Agriculture
Richard Lyng
Donald Hodel
William H. Taft IV
Bungarz
Old Faithful
West Yellowstone, Mont
Weight Loss Journey of Walter Hudson at Home in Hempstead
Walter Hudson shed about 680 pounds in a year and walked out of his Hempstead home for the first time in 18 years. He credits diet changes and medical support, plans a liquid diet and hopes to reach 190 pounds while helping others.
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Hempstead
N.Y
Walter Hudson
Hudson
Dick Gregory
Bahamas
Barbara Rosen
Walter
Wellington parking complaints slow council action
Wellington residents on Forest Street press for curbside enforcement as Courtland Street parking ban nears 36 day implementation. They fault Weber's Nursing Home workers for street spaces despite a new off street lot. Officials, including Mayor Handley and Police Chief Fureron, will investigate. Oberlin radio WOBL to broadcast Lorain County school closings.
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Roland Handley
Morris Fureron
Handley
Rudy Neumann
Neumann
Wellington
Oberlin
WOBL
Lorain County
Rising college costs threaten middle class dream of higher education
The piece notes rising tuition and fees at public and private colleges, backed by a 7 percent average rise in four-year public costs and 11 percent at private colleges over a decade, while federal aid eligibility has fallen 25 percent. Colleges cite maintenance, salaries, and insurance as drivers, with an expanding institutional role in funding student aid.
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Eureka
Sacramento
Calif
California
Carnes
Kenneth Green
Higher Education Research Institute
Green
Mills College
Oakland
Andre Bell
UC Berkeley
County agency expands outside jobs for mentally disabled
Lorain County Mental Retardation officials report more clients placed in outside and competitive employment, freeing spaces in the adult workshop for severely disabled adults. Ted Chmura, director of adult services, notes progress and ongoing efforts.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Ted Chmura
Chmura
Oberlin College
Mental Retardation Board
Ohio Department of Transportation
Lorain
Competiive
Slashed tires and arrests pepper Elyria log
Police report two tires slashed at 233 East Ave. A bicycle theft was logged at Ely Square Market. A 24 year old Elyria man arrested on 12th Street for AWOL from the Navy, with a relative charged for obstructing official business. A 28 year old woman alleged to be assaulted at 430 Hawthorne St. Also a feature on county mental retardation efforts placing clients in jobs at Oberlin College and local employers, with growing public acceptance and new contracts across multiple agencies.
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Ely Square Market
Elyria
12Th Street
U.S. Navy
Hawthorne St
City County Meet on Republic Quarry
The EPA met with Elyria officials and Lorain County commissioners for a closed briefing on contamination at the former Republic Steel quarry. Mayor Keys said the session previews a public hearing set for September 15 in the Lorain County Administration Building.
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Elyria
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lorain County
Republic Steel
Michael B. Keys
EPA
Contractors seek blanket permits for oversized vehicles
Elyria builders urge changes to city rules citing impractical daily permits. They ask to adopt Ohio DOT blanket permits valid beyond 24 hours to move oversized vehicles without daily police department stops. Safety chair Bender asked Assistant City Solicitor Gurchik to draft an ordinance.
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Elyria
Ohio Department of Transportation
John R. Bender
Stephen Gurchik
Theft reports span pet center to tavern in Midway area
Police report a pet center in Midway Mall lost 30 syringes and 15 needles used for pet medicine. A East Avenue home lost over 600 dollars in jewelry but no items confirmed. An assault occurred at Basil's Lounge as a patron struck a barmaid with a beer mug. Police seek suspect and are reviewing Banner Vending break in on West River Road.
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Doctor Pet Center
Midway Mall
Elyria
Basil’s Lounge
West Broad Street
West River Road
NCAA sanctions Texas A&M football program
College Station Texas Texas A&M University football team received a two year probation and a bowl ban for this season after NCAA findings of violations in the football operation.
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College Station
Texas
Texas A&m University
NCAA
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Forest
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UCLA
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D.L. Page Inc
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West River
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