Elyria area man Jack Crawford dies after cancer fight
Jack Christian Crawford 66 lifelong Elyria Township resident and 1947 Elyria High School football Hall of Fame member died Monday at his home after cancer. He was a retired tool grinder for Allied Signal Corp and longtime Elyria Township Fire Department volunteer. He held multiple Masonic titles and attended Ss. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting and spent time at a Hopedale cottage.
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Lorain County
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Ss. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Lorain
Hopedale
Betty Jane McGhee, Amherst payroll manager, dies at 44
Betty Jane McGhee 44, of Amherst died Tuesday at her mother's home after a two year cancer battle. Born in Cleveland, she grew up in Bedford Heights and lived in Amherst since 1967. She worked as payroll manager for P.C. Campana since 19, previously 19 years at Bank One Lorain. Survivors include daughters Sondra Orzech and Jessica Pope, mother Margaret McGhee, siblings Edward, Ronald, Shirley, Georgetta, longtime companion Robert Iski, and father Edward D. McGhee. Visitation 2–4 and 7–9 pm Thursday at Hempel Funeral Home. services 11 a.m. Friday. Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Memorials to New Life Hospice or local outdoors causes.
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Bedford Heights
Lorain
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Clarksfield
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New London
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Monroe
Mich
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Norwalk
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Charlotte Gemmel
Wellington
Louis Stegman
William
Erma
Nee Fischer) Stegman
Bill” Stegman
Eastman Funeral Home
Main St
John Allison
Brighton Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Huron County Unit
P.O. Box
Milan
Hospice of North Central Ohio, Inc
Ashland
Betty J Logan longtime Grafton librarian dies at 74
Betty J Logan 74 of Grafton died Tuesday after a two year illness. Born in Elyria she lived in Grafton her entire life and retired in 1945 after 25 years as assistant librarian at Grafton Public Library. She was a life member of Graf ton United Methodist Church and enjoyed travel sewing reading and organ playing. Survived by husband J Russell two daughters Linda Mahar and Claudia Blakeslee a son Brian six grandchildren and a brother. Visitation and funeral details are set at Graf ton United Methodist Church with burial in Nesbett Cemetery. Memorials to Elyria United Methodist Village or Grafton Public Library.
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Tomasheska
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Nesbett
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Dicken Funeral Home
Elyria
Avon Lake pool damage dispute prompts contractor payment questions
Avon Lake officials say contractors damaged the municipal pool deck during repairs at Avon Lake Municipal Pool. The contractor H&M Concrete of Avon Lake reportedly canceled liability insurance mid project, leaving the city to seek damages in the thousands for damaged water return lines and underwater lighting cables. City officials plan further discussions with the law director and engineer to determine rightful repayment.
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Mertz
LMHA Won't Reverse Eviction Of Wilkes Villa Activist
Elyria Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority confirms no exemption for Vanessa Ballentine amid a one strike policy. Ballentine faces eviction and ban from the Wilkes Villa housing complex after her two adult sons faced criminal allegations on site.
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Elyria
Lorain Metropolitan
Study questions completeness of toxics reporting rules
OhiOPIRG and Environmental Working Group release a report claiming the Toxic Release Inventory covers only 5 percent of environmental toxins. The study notes the federal list tracks about 300 of 72 000 chemicals and highlights exemptions for sewage plants utilities mining facilities and incinerators. Oberlin College OhioPIRG plans to meet Rep Sherrod Brown next month after sending over 500 letters urging expanded reporting.
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U.S
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D-Lorain
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Oberlin College
Ohiopirg
Talbott
Elyria Woman Accused of False Car Theft Report
Police say a 22 year old Elyria womanFiled a false theft report after a hit and run Friday involving her 1982 Buick. She was charged with making false alarms and issued a summons to appear. An arrest warrant was issued for Gary D Bennett for failure to yield and stop after the crash.
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Karen A. Newson
Georgetown
Simmons
Gary D. Bennett
Newson
Cleveland
Edgewood
Ohio Edison cuts workforce to save nearly ten million annually
Ohio Edison and Pennsylvania Power reduced staff by about 2000 since 1992 through voluntary layoffs and attrition. Laid off employees receive severance pay totaling 125 weeks of base pay per year of service, minimum four weeks, plus 18 months of health care with three months company paid, and career counseling.
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Ohio Edison
Pennsylvania Power
Elyria Officer Zack Sued Again In Brutality Case
Kathleen Cassidy of Elyria filed a $1.8 million brutal ity lawsuit in Common Pleas Court alleging Zack yelled in a business parking lot on Broad Street on Oct 25 1993 and violently pushed her to the ground she was jailed three hours and later sought treatment The city offered $20 000 to settle but she declined A separate federal case accuses Zack and the city of molesting three women during strip searches at the police station and is pending An earlier grand jury found no crime by Zack.
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Harold Willis
Elyria
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Zack
Common Pleas Court
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Mom’s Open Kitchen
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Chronicle-Telegram
Fire misadventure and trial reveal man trapped by blaze
Assistant county prosecutor Edward Patton described a father and his two daughters ages 4 and 6 in an upstairs apartment when a fire started. Doctors testified Dempsey tested positive for morphine after rescue. he claimed drugging and abandonment. Patton noted a double key lock on a front door and a blocked rear door, leaving Dempsey to burn himself into a corner.
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Edward Patton
Patton
Dempsey
Ing
Sutula
Arson Probed After Three Fires On East 38th Street
Lorain fire investigators probe three fires in the 1700 block of East 38th Street from late Tuesday into Wednesday. A vacant 1750 E 38th St. home sustained about 8000 dollars in damage to the attic. A trash can fire at 1749 E 33rd St caused no listed structure damage. A 1988 Ford van at 1745 E 33rd St burned, destroying the vehicle and damaging a nearby garage.
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Shinsky
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Dolin
Elyria school levy fate tied to tax burden and closings
Hutman warned the November levy may fail as residents voice anger over Elyria West High School and two elementary school closures. Huzicko earns about 68 000 with no automatic raises in his contract. Nowak cites Elyria students enrolling in Midview, reducing district funding by about 715 000 from a tax mill.
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Huzicko
Hutman
Nowak
Midview
Elyria
Guardianship Monitor Program marks first year in Lorain County
A group of 12 volunteers under Judge Frank J. Horvath marked one year of the Guardianship Monitor Program. Volunteers visit guardianship wards in nursing homes and group homes, reporting on wellbeing, cleanliness, and visits. About 400 wards exist. 200 live outside families, with monthly visits and 72 reports filed last year.
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Frank J. Horvath
Horvath
Lorain County
Marianne Shedron
Avon
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