Lorain County Census Shows Higher Income and Rising Poverty
New U S Census data indicate Lorain County income at its highest since 2008 and above state average while the poverty rate climbs to 14.6 percent from the prior year. Officials note transportation barriers hinder job access, contributing to poverty despite rising incomes.
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Lorain County
U.S. Census Bureau
Julie Chase-Morefield
Second Harvest Food Bank of
North
Ohio
Chase Morefield
Vigil honors murder victims in Elyria amid National Day remembrance
Lorain County hosts a candlelight vigil and walk in Elyria to honor residents killed in the past two decades. Organizers from the Prosecutor's Office Victim and Witness Division press healing, community support, and remembrance for families like Ken and Jane Hoholski, whose daughter Catherine was killed in 2012.
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Elyria
Ely Square
East Falls
Lorain County
Lorain
Ken
Jane Hoholski
Catherine
Albert Fine
Fine
Jasmine
Ken Hoholski
Kristin Bauer
Chronicle
County officials oppose state takeover of opioid lawsuits
Elyria Lorain County commissioners voted against routing opioid lawsuit settlements through the attorney general’s office. They argue local governments should receive funds, noting Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson suits and 74 Lorain County deaths in 2018. Federal actions in Cleveland are ongoing.
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Elyria
Lorain
Lori Kokoski
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Dave Yost
Purdue Pharma
Johnson & Johnson
State Health Department
Matt Lundy
Columbus
Lorain County
North Ridgeville
Cleveland
North Ridgeville mayoral forum pits Corcoran against Wolanski
North Ridgeville voters heard Kevin Corcoran and Paul Wolanski debate leadership for four years at a forum held as Mayor G. David Gillock retires. Wolanski urged boosting business along Center Ridge Road while Corcoran pushed adding an economic development director and funding, plus plans for a Center Ridge Road Route 83 city center.
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North Ridgeville
Corcoran
Wolanski
Forum
Dylan Reynolds
Chronicle-Telegram
Kevin Corcoran
Paul Wolanski
G. David Gillock
Center Ridge Road
Route 83
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