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Amherst Superintendent to Steele grads: To have no burden ... is life’s most difficult task
CLEVELAND — Students and families were treated to not one but three commencement addresses during Saturday’s graduation ceremonies for the 2016 class of Marion L. Steele High School at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University. Steele Principal Michael May drew an enthusiastic response from the audience when he announced that the MLS class of Read More... → Read More
Professor seeks Guinness Record for watch collection
AMHERST — Mark B. McKinley figured it was about time to go for another world record. Time is the optimum word here. A psychology professor at Lorain County Community College who has taught a number of courses on the subject during the past 50 years, McKinley has had a lifelong fascination with time that Read More... → Read More
WEOL’s Alcorn gets rare opportunity to call Indians game
ELYRIA — When one thinks of the greats in sports broadcasting, the names are usually associated with baseball. We’re talking Vin Scully, Harry Caray and Ernie Harwell. And Tim Alcorn? The longtime veteran sports voice of WEOL-AM 930 said he has no delusions of grandeur after his first stint calling play-by-play for the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. “I was incredibly honored and humbled that they… → Read More
Impending marriage, move lead Keenan to resign from North Ridgeville council
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — At the end of Monday night’s City Council meeting Councilman Terry Keenan, R-1st Ward, announced he had some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Keenan is getting married in September and plans to stay in the city. The bad news is that he has to resign his City Council seat because he and his bride-to-be will be moving into a new home in Ward 3. Keenan, 57, said… → Read More
North Ridgeville formalizing Lear-Nagle speed limit reduction
A road sign on Center Ridge Road warns of new 25 mph zone on Lear Nagle Road construction area in North Ridgeville on Tuesday. STEVE MANHEIM/CHRONICLE NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city has moved one step closer to officially lowering the speed limit to 25 mph along Lear-Nagle Road during the time a third lane will be added to a portion of the roadway. City Council voted unanimously Monday night to… → Read More
Four charged in North Ridgeville tire thefts
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Four people are facing charges for two unrelated tire thefts, police said. The first occurred April 2 at Joe’s Auto Wrecking, 7218 Case Road, where a witness saw two men enter the business shortly before 7 p.m. after walking from a vehicle they parked off Dyke Avenue, according to police Capt. Marti Read More... → Read More
Elyria High senior given state honor by Boys and Girls Clubs
ELYRIA — An Elyria High School senior has been named Ohio Youth of the Year by the Ohio-Michigan Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Rosetta Shepherd, 18, was honored during the Boys and Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year Ohio/Michigan State Regional Competition April 8 and 9 in Troy, Mich. Shepherd was chosen Read More... → Read More
Firelands schools plan to put tax issue on August special election ballot
SOUTH AMHERST — Voters in the Firelands school district will likely be asked to approve a combined income and property tax issue in August to pay for a new school that will house students from sixth through 12th grades. “The project is going to remain the same, but the financing will be different this time Read More... → Read More
North Ridgeville Planning Commission approves plans for new building, Dunkin' Donuts
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — One of the busiest Planning Commission agendas in months saw approval Tuesday night of a new Dunkin’ Donuts and a professional building. Described as having a contemporary corporate design, architect Elizabeth B. Eaken of DS Architecture in Kent, told the commission the Dunkin’ Donuts would have a flat roof and “lots of Read More... → Read More
Amherst police investigating rape allegation at local motel
AMHERST — Police are investigating a reported rape of a North Ridgeville teen at a local motel over the weekend. According to a police report, the assault occurred Saturday at the Motel 6, 704 N. Leavitt Road, in Amherst. Amherst police received a call from North Ridgeville police Sunday to inform them that a woman Read More... → Read More
Not so fast: ODOT says change in Lear-Nagle speed limit hasn't taken effect yet
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A few weeks ago, the city put up new 25-mph signs along Lear-Nagle Road to alert drivers to the lowered speed limit in effect during the road’s expansion to three lanes between Center Ridge and Lorain roads. Local officials have learned that they acted prematurely. Ohio Department of Transportation officials have notified Read More... → Read More
North Ridgeville man charged after four-month child porn investigation
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A four-month investigation into a 34-year-old North Ridgeville man suspected of downloading and sharing files containing pornographic images of children has led to charges. Michael J. Lindegarde, 34, is charged with one count of felony pandering obscenity involving a minor, and one count of felony possession of criminal tools, according to police Read More... → Read More
North Ridgeville council approves financing of Jaycox Road reconstruction
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Drivers should be able to tool along a rebuilt Jaycox Road by fall. City Council approved legislation to finance the second and final phase of reconstructing a 400-foot stretch from Drake Street north to Mills Road. “The road is in dire need of repairs,” Mayor David Gillock said prior to Council voting Read More... → Read More
Gas leak leads to evacuation in downtown Lorain
LORAIN — A gas line that was damaged Tuesday in an area where construction work is underway on Broadway in downtown Lorain led to a short evacuation of four businesses. Natural gas could be smelled in a two-block area between Fourth and Sixth streets, which was sealed off to traffic by Lorain Fire Department. Temporary Read More... → Read More
North Ridgeville council takes steps to regulate food trucks
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Food trucks have yet to make regular appearances in town, but local officials want to get the word out that they’re welcome as long as they meet local standards. Legislation was introduced during Monday’s City Council meeting by Councilwoman Bernadine Butkowski, R-at large, to regulate and license the vehicles. The ordinance was Read More... → Read More
Coroner: Woman who shot herself died instantly
ELYRIA — The woman who took her own life Friday outside the residence of a former girlfriend died instantly, officials said. Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans said Saturday that the woman, whom he identified as Ricki Jenkins, 21, died immediately from a single gunshot wound to the head with a 20-gauge shotgun. Jenkins took Read More... → Read More
Private data exposed
AMHERST — Police personnel mistakenly posted online the Social Security numbers of about 30 people during a period when they were learning how to use a new record-management system. They appeared on accident reports that were posted online from the last few weeks of 2015 to the first few weeks of 2016, according to Chief Read More... → Read More
United Way celebrates impact
ELYRIA — A few years ago, United Way of Greater Lorain County began to shift the emphasis of its annual fundraising campaign from raising money to greater collaboration between agencies to better serve people in need. That change in focus is succeeding, according to a number of United Way partners who spotlighted various community collaborations Read More... → Read More
Vermilion officials see value in federal fund, want it continued
VERMILION — City officials are joining with wildlife and conservation groups to urge Congress to reauthorize the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. The fund is used to help communities and organizations set aside land for preservation and other historic uses. Mayor Eileen Bulan said she wasn’t aware of details of legislative action regarding the Read More... → Read More
Memorial plaque placed for Amherst train wreck victims
AMHERST — People were drawn for various reasons to Tuesday’s dedication of an Amherst Historical Society plaque honoring the victims of a deadly train collision that occurred a century ago. Some were history or railroad buffs. Others were curious about local events. For sisters Susan Aish Hagan and Linda Aish Stasko, the draw to the Read More... → Read More