Fair declines to bar Confederate flag sales at Lorain County Fair
Lorain County Fair Board will not ban Confederate flag sales at the fairgrounds. Board President Kim Meyers said the current policy remains and no changes will be made after discussions by the vendors and concessions committee. County Commissioner Matt Lundy urged action, but the board delayed decisions pending further legal research.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Fair Board
Kim Meyers
Meyers
Brian Twining
Full Fair Board
Matt Lundy
Lundy
Lorain
Democratic Party
Anthony Giardini
Avon court official resigns after DUI arrest
Avon magistrate for Mayor's Court resigns following arrest on impaired driving charges. Thomas Stringer 42 of Lakewood was stopped on Interstate 90 near Westlake for speeding 16 mph over limit. He refused a Breathalyzer and was released to a relative.
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Avon
Thomas Stringer
Lakewood
Westlake
Ohio Highway Patrol
Tim Hoffman
Stringer
Hoffman
Duck Pond drowning probe progresses with more interviews
The investigation into the drowning death of 31 year old Quishawn Johnson continues as police question witnesses and await toxicology results. Sheriff’s Detective Sgt. Rand al Koubeck says a couple more people must be questioned but indicates Johnson may have entered the pond on her own, a view her family disputes given she did not swim and had feared water.
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Randal Koubeck
Quishawn Johnson
Johnson
Woman escapes fire at West Road home in Oberlin area
A woman escaped a first floor fire at a West Road house around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. Firefighters from Oberlin Carlisle Township and Wellington battled heavy heat and smoke with cause under investigation. The home owner is listed as Stephanie Cook. market value $168 210.
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New Russia
Oberlin
Robert Hanmer
West Road
Hanmer
Mercy Allen Hos
Pital
Staci Woods
Woods
Carlisle Township
Wellington
Stephanie Cook
Lorain County
Bruce Bishop
Carlisle
Elvria City Council approves fire truck purchase
Fire Chief Richard Benton argued for a new pumper engine at 415000 via a 10 year lease purchase. The City Council voted 10-1 to buy the truck keeping annual payments under 50000. The new unit replaces a 1997 engine. the 2009 engine becomes reserve.
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Elvria
Richard Benton
Ted Pileski
Benton
Council delays finalizing stormwater rate plan in Elyria
Elyria City Council postponed final approval of a stormwater rate structure after questions from members. The agreement with Citizens for Fairness sets a five year rate of 2.65 dollars per month per ERU, down from 4.33, with EPA obligations cited as context for the plan.
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Elyria
Mike Lotko
Lotko
Citizens For Fairness Group
Environmental Protection Agency
East Side
EPA
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