Parma killer Gary Otte executed in Ohio at Lucasville
Gary Otte, 45, was put to death for the 1992 Parma slayings of Robert Wasikowski and Sharon Kostura after back to back robberies. He died at 10:54 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility as defense concerns about pain during lethal injection were noted.
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Apple Festival adapts as Old Courthouse work continues
Elyria shifts its 37th Apple Festival to the City Hall parking lot due to a multimillion dollar restoration of the Lorain County Courthouse. The festival runs Friday to Sunday with new staging, marching bands, a 5K, car show, pageant, contests, and performances, while the courthouse renovation proceeds.
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Trial date set for Ashland slayings case
In Ashland Shawn Grate faces an April 9 trial on aggravated murder and kidnapping charges for the abductions and deaths of Elizabeth Griffith and Stacey Stanley. He could face the death penalty if convicted after pleading not guilty.
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Union Leaders Blast Lorain County Over Bargaining Standstill
At a Lorain County commissioners meeting union leaders denounced county officials over stalled contract talks with Jobs and Family Services workers. Local UAW 2192 has not reached a contract since Sept. 15, 2016, with AFL-CIO President Harry Williamson Jr. criticizing lack of good faith bargaining. Jim Slone of UAWCAP Council escalated the critique.
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County approves 20M in bonds for county projects
Elyria Lorain County commissioners authorized more than 20 million dollars in bonds for projects including county building acquisition capital improvements sanitary sewer work courthouse renovation and Jobs and Family Services upgrades. County Administrator Jim Cordes said much of the funding is a renewal of short term borrowing transitioning to permanent financing or recapitalization rather than new money.
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