Lorain man unhurt after glider crash at Wellington airport
Lorain resident Joseph Drasler, 79, walked away unhurt after his Grob 103 glider clipped the runway during a late afternoon landing at Reader Botsford Airport in Wellington. He said a severe sink rate forced him to bank left. the fuselage and tail were damaged, with the aircraft valued at 30 to 40 thousand dollars.
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Apple Festival Weekend Kicks Off With Parade and Pageant
Elyria’s Apple Festival begins this weekend featuring a classic car show a 5K race and a corn hole skills event. The event runs for three days and includes a Princess Pageant at 1 p.m. Saturday with 13 area girls competing for the title See APPLE.
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Detours Set for Elyria Apple Festival Streets
Downtown Elyria prepares for the 2015 Apple Festival with closures on Court Street Middle Avenue and Second Street starting at 10 a.m. Court traffic will be banking only between Broad and Third, with two way flow on Second Street near East and West avenues. Broad Street closes Sunday for a car show with detours on East and West avenues and reopening after 4 p.m.
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Landfill Seeks Road Closure to Connect Property and Site
Republic Services proposes closing 0.85 miles of Butternut Ridge Road east of Oberlin Road to ease access between its north side properties and the landfill on the south. An optional 0.4 mile extension could shut the road at the North Coast Inland Trail crossing. A traffic study estimates about 160 vehicle crossings during business hours while construction proceeds.
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Carlisle
Republic to close 0.85-mile road for utility work
Republic Services plans a 0.85 mile road closure during a major project. Crossings will be halved after completion with up to 20 crossings per hour during construction and work expected to continue for at least 12 years, per municipal services manager Dave Kidder.
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Sheffield rezoning okayed for Abbe Road condo project
The village Planning Commission unanimously approved the second rezoning this year for 60 acres along Abbe Road near I 90 to allow a Camco Properties LLC condo complex. Residents including landowner Mike Gorka raised safety and low income housing concerns after a ballot issue was withdrawn.
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