Flood study maps Rocky River floodplain use in area
A U S Army Corps of Engineers flood study for 14 miles along the West Branch of the Rocky River from its confluence with the East branch to the Lorain County line urges strict floodplain controls. It cites past floods in 1959 1913 1924 1947 and 1952 and estimates recurrence chances at 1 in 70 for major floods 1 in 100 to 1 in 350 for greater floods.
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West Branch
Rocky River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lorain-Medina County
Columbia Township
Rainbow Drive
Metropolitan Drive
Olmsted Falls
Vermilion
Black Rivers
Ohio
Youth Corpsmen of the Year Honored in Oberlin
Jesse Bailey and Mary Gregory, ages 15 and 17, received $25 Savings Bonds at Oberlin City Hall for their work with Neighborhood Youth Corps this summer. Corps director Calvin Dillard and Public Works Director Richard J. Larson praised the youths as Oberlin aims to make the awards annual.
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Jesse Bailey
Mary Gregory
United States Savings
Oberlin City Hall
Oberlin
Calvin Dillard
E. Lorain St
Richard J. Larson
Jesse
Oberlin High School
Mary
Royal Gregory
N. Main St
Recreation Commission
Larson
Lorain City Hall project aims for spring groundbreaking
Lorain planners target a spring start for a new city hall as Warren Finkel presents enlarged drawings. The plan keeps costs under 5 million with a brick and glass exterior and includes a possible eighth story as an bid alternate. Construction may begin after soil tests and final approvals, with completion in about 20 months.
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Lorain
City Hall
Warren Finkel
City Hall Commission
Finkel
Council
Thomas Giasomo
Commission
Lesle Burge
Areawide planning agency seeks state takeover amid disputes
The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency voted to ask Ohio to assume planning functions for seven counties including Lorain. Ohio Development Director David C. Sweet, who leads the state agency, told The Chronicle-Telegram about the move after a tense dispute with Cleveland and resistance to federal involvement.
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Cleveland
Areawide
State of
Ohio
Lorain County
David C. Sweet
Chronicle-Telegram
Pay hike legality questioned for two LCCC officials
Lorain County Community College faces questions over salary increases for new president Dr Omar L Olson and development director Stanley J Trapp amid a federal wage freeze. Finance chair Joseph Cirigliano seeks an official ruling from the Office of Emergency Preparedness as IRS official Frank Tarbett weighs in on potential illegality. The NOACA board debate and HUD certification also loom over regional planning, with Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes drawing attention to representation and funding concerns.
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Lorain County Community College
Ilegal
Nixon
Chronicle-Telegram
Joseph Cirigiano
LCCC
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Omar L Olson
Stanley Trupp
Frank Turbett
Tarbett
Cirigliano
Cirigehiano
NOACA
Boston Heights
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cleveland
Carl B. Stokes
HUD
Gilligan
Slaying Defendant Denied Shortened Sentence in Oberlin Case
Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge LeRoy F Kelly refused to shorten the 1 to 20 year term for Samuel G Hollins 41 of Oberlin who was sentenced June 11 for manslaughter in the shotgun killing of Marvin McIntosh. Hollins had been indicted for second degree murder after pleading guilty to the lesser charge following an April 17 shooting during a telephone bill dispute. The judge ruled on a motion to release him under Ohio shock treatment law.
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Lorain County
Commer Pleas Court
LeRoy F Kelly
Samuel G Hollins
Lincoln St
Oberlin
Hollins
Marvin McIntosh
Kelly
Ohio
Pre-school Eye Clinic Offered at Wellington Church
Keystone school children are invited to a free eye clinic at First Baptist Church Wellington on Monday. Sessions run 10 30am to 12 30pm and 1 30 to 3 30 pm addressing hearing loss and amblyopia with no charge.
Lorain County names health educator William Rufo
Dr Marion G Fisher Lorain County health commissioner announced the appointment of William J Rufo 23 of Lorain as the county health department health educator His annual salary is 8736 and he fills a post vacant since 1964 Rufo a Admiral King High School and Kent State University graduate with a health education major will promote health education through the department work with schools farm groups civic clubs and other groups to develop programs
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Marion G Fisher
Lorain County
William J Rufo
Reid Ave
Lorain
Rufo
Department
Fisher
Health Department
Admiral King High School
Kent State University
Tragic fall at Monroe high rise under construction
Terrence R Keenan, 45, of 825 West Drive, Monroe, fell 70 feet from a 200 foot building while tightening a beam on the 10th floor. He died at Mercy Hospital after rescue efforts failed. Keenan worked for Townsend and Botlum Inc on the Detroit Edison Power Co project.
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Monroe. Mich
Sheffield Lake
Terrence R Keenan
West Dr
Monroe
Keenan
Detroit Edison Power Co
Townsend and Botlum, Inc
Work Evaluation and Work Adjustment program for retarded adults
Lorain County School for the Retarded on Murray Ridge Road introduced a new Work Evaluation and Work Adjustment program. The initiative evaluates 50 clients this summer and expands to accept Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation referrals, with a three week evaluation, 23 tests, and an industrial work adjustment phase guiding clients toward suitable employment.
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Don Rochon
New York
Lorain County
Murray Ridge Road
Lee Ignat
Lorain County Board For
Niewspapr- Arehae
Murray Ridge School
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
BVR
Cleveland
Ignat
Rochon
John Ryan
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Rocky River Area
North Olmsted
West View
Olmsted Township
Cuyahoga County
Columbia High School
Columbia Hills Golf Course
Department of Natural Resources
Cuyahoga
William B Nye
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Columbia Township Hall
John Hall
Cuyahoga River
Summit County
Cuyahoga Falls
Chronicle- Telegram
New Lorain City Hall
Internal Revenue Service
DR. Olson
Max J Lerner
Stanley J. Trapp
Dwight Diller
John J. Gilligan
Sweet
Frank Porkony
Columbus
T. R. Keenan
Mercy Hospital
Elyria
Ohio Liquor Control Commission
Henry George Odell
George's Place
Woodford Ave
Liquor Control Board
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