Area deaths Rebecca Hatfield, 17, dies in car train crash
Rebecca J Hatfield 17 of 38 Aster Ct New London died at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital Norwalk after her pickup collided with a west bound Conrail train at North Maple Street crossing at 7 23 p m The crossing has no lights or gates but standard signs Her 14 month old son Aaron was treated and listed in stable condition Rebecca was a Wellington area resident and mother who worked at Ponderosa Restaurant in Wellington The crossing was described as poorly lit and the area visually open by Police Chief Sal Midolo.
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New London
North Maple Street
Rebecca J. Hatfield
Aster Ct
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Sal Midolo
Aaron
Hatfield
Conrail
Midole
Railroad Street
North Maple
Micole
Rebecca
Eddie
Death notices commemorate several local obituaries
Ralph J. Freeman 67 of Wellington survived by wife Pat daughter Barbara and sons Jon and Bowen. visitation today at Cowling Funeral Home with services Thursday at Christ Church Wellington and burial Greenwood Cemetery. Mary N. Gleason 38 of Elyna survived by a sister. wake times today at Heichisa-Roberts Funeral Home with funeral Thursday at St Jude Church Elyta. Warren Gleason 70 of Norwalk survived by Alma E and children William Richard James Arthur Thomas M. services Thursday. Carl A. Gomull 57 of Grafton survived by mother Lesha three daughters Christine Clapper Crystal Letzer and others. visitation today at Blackbor-Folien Funeral Home with burial at Nesbett Cemetery. Oliver R Rathbun 74 of Avon survived by wife Bernice and two sons Lex R Jay. visitation today at Burmiger County Line Funeral Home with burial Elmhurst Park Cemetery Avon.
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Grafton High School
Brunson
Marilyn Riddle
Grafton
Patricia Curran
Tiffin
Gordon
Penfield
Murl
Lloyd
Lucius Bartlett
Ruth Biggs
Blackburn-Fulton
Main St
Funeral
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Grafton United
Ruth V. Biggs
Tarpon Springs
Fla
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Akron
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Sweet Adelines Elyria
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Sullivan
Ronald Bryar
Eastman Funeral Home
West Main Street
New London
Ohio
Gary Thasz
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Sullivan Cemetery
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Freeman Ralph J
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Jon
Bowen
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Herick St
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Elyna
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Canstiaa
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St Jude Clurch
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Gleason
Warren G
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Justafe
Alma
William Richard
James Arthur
Thomas M Wirth
Jane
Hempel Funeral Home
Cleveland Ave
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Boral Eh Bein
South Amhers
Gomull
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Lesha
Gagghters
Chistine
Smush
Crystal Letzer
Math St
Nesbett
Rathbun Oliver
Aven Hew
Bernice
Lex R
Jay Kia
Jodi
Visitahon
Burmigier County Line
Fuberei
Detrat
Avon
Elmhurst Park
Avon Coe BR
Raber pleads innocent in grade tampering case
Elyria April arraignment sees John Raber former Elyria High principal plead not guilty to one count of tampering with records a third degree felony He set a Sept 28 pre trial at 8 30 a m before judge Kosma Glavas Raber lives at 175 Canterbury Rd Elyria He is free on 5000 bond and resigned in June after school officials flagged altered grades and the board alerted authorities
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Elyria
John Raber
Elyria High School
Lorain
Monica
Pizza Driver Arrest After Marijuana Found in Delivery Car
A 36 year old pizza delivery man faces charges after Lorain Correctional Institution staff found five ounces of marijuana and paraphernalia in his car during a jail delivery. Officials say the driver intended personal use, not distribution, and the case moves to Elyria Prosecutor. Prison officials canceled the pizza delivery.
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Elyria
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Mark McDonald
Lorain Correctional Institution
Grafton
McDonald
Elyria City
No charges in I-490 death in Cleveland
Cleveland police say no charges will be filed over the Thursday morning crash on Interstate 490 that killed Lorain man John Toroesik 66. Lt. James Birk said the case was presented to prosecutors who found no basis to prosecute.
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Cleveland
Interstate 490
Lorain
James Birk
John Toroesik
42Nd St
Birk
Ohio tax collections slow to rise under Celeste compares poorly
A fiscal review shows Ohio tax collections since 1983 rose 60.6 percent in six years, below the 65.7 percent state average. Per capita, Ohio taxes grew 58 percent since 1984, higher than the national rate, with Ohio ranking 34th in per person taxes. Ohio's state share of combined taxes trails neighboring states, raising local cost pressures and school funding disputes.
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Richard Celeste
Ohio
Celeste
Alaska
Hawaii
Delaware
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
South Dakota
Michigan
Kentucky
Tost
West Virginia
Police search for two in Elyria robbery at gunpoint
An Elyria man was robbed at gunpoint on Fuller Road around 2 40 a m by two men who flagged his car near Edward Street. The victim 29 said one man drew a pistol and both took about 12 dollars and a set of keys. He was not injured and police have suspect descriptions.
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Elyria
Fuller Road
Edward Street
Six inmates released early amid overcrowding at Lorain jail
Six inmates were released from Lorain County jail on Murray Ridge Road Monday as the facility continues to exceed crowding. A population cap of 216 inmates set by Sheriff Martin Mahony and approved by four county judges has driven the early releases, with 24 inmates freed in the past two weeks. Those released were serving sentences for driving under suspension, driving while intoxicated and contempt of court.
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Elyria
Murray Ridge Road
Martin Mahony
Lorain County
Avon nursing home named in lawsuit over son’s death
Irene Demei of West Ridge Drive filed a civil suit in Avon Court naming Our Lady of the Wayside Inc. as sole defendant. She alleges her son Joseph A. Demci Jr. lapsed into a coma on December 1 1986 after staff allegedly fed him solid foods he could not chew due to cerebral palsy, leading to death in February 1987.
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Elyria
Demci
Joseph A. Demci Jr
Sandusky Teen Killed in Boos Road Crash
An 18 year old Sandusky woman, Stephanie L. LaGrass of West Boalt Street, died after the car she rode in struck a tree on Boos Road Tuesday afternoon. She was declared dead on arrival at Providence Hospital in Sandusky, per a State Highway Patrol spokeswoman.
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Huron
Sandusky
Boos Road
Stephanie L. LaGrass
W. Boalt St
Providence Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Lorain County wages show clerical lag and strong unskilled pay
1988 figures indicate clerical pay in Lorain County ran 14 percent below the national average and lagged behind Cleveland Toledo Cincinnati and the Ports mouth-Chillicothe-Gallipolis area. Unskilled workers earned 58 percent more than the metro average, the highest in the nation, due to many union plant jobs. 1990 data place maintenance electricians at 16.51 per hour with other roles at 14.17 for machinery maintenance mechanics 13.78 for motor vehicle mechanics 12.58 for truck drivers and 8.32 for shipping backers.
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United States
Lorain County
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Portsmouth-Chillicothe-Gallipolis
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