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DeWine urges parents, school officials to reconsider mask mandates
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine implored parents and school officials to reconsider mask mandates during a press conference Tuesday. Local officials also discussed the issue Tuesday. → Read More
Seven independent candidates for Elyria, Lorain councils file to run in November election
Six candidates filed petitions to run as independents for seats on Elyria and Lorain city councils in November by the 4 p.m. deadline Monday. → Read More
Local leaders react to COVID-19 relief package
Although local leaders may have hoped for more out of the new federal stimulus package, there did not seem to be any surprises contained in the bill. → Read More
Former Northwood Middle School comes under new ownership
The building was purchased by a former Elyria teacher who plans to use it for daycare and other services. → Read More
The effects of Sunday's windstorm still lingering
Many residents around Lorain County were affected by the wind storm on Sunday evening, which resulted in many people experiencing power outages and property damage. → Read More
ELECTION 2020: Lorain County JVS Issue 18 seeks money to update, repair aging building
Issue 18 is a 10-year, 0.66 mill permanent improvement levy. It would cost the taxpayer with a $100,000 home $23.10 a year, or $1.92 per month. That would generate about $4.5 million per year. → Read More
Grafton man shoots wife, then fatally shoots self in garage (UPDATED, VIDEOS)
Police say the couple lived in a home on Hunters Chase and were going through a separation. → Read More
Hospitals resume elective surgeries, with testing required for patients
Have you been on the waiting list? Before heading in for a knee replacement or colonoscopy, patients will have to report for COVID-19 testing, and masks will be a must inside hospitals. → Read More
Outbreaks detailed at long-term care facilities; new state data shows three Lorain County nursing homes with COVID-19 cases
The largest outbreak in a single facility in Ohio is at O'Neill Healthcare North Ridgeville, where 66 of the nursing home's residents and 20 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. → Read More
Many businesses, manufacturers remain open, others close doors
After the state put in place a stay-at-home order Sunday, companies across Lorain County worked to figure out if they were essential or non-essential. → Read More
Local businesses face 'uncharted territory' after stay-at-home order
Lowery, who owns Auto Details in Elyria, watched Gov. Mike DeWine's press conference Sunday where he announced a stay-at-home order that effectively shut down the state to contain the spread of the coronavirus effective at 11:59 p.m. tonight. → Read More
Elyria and Lorain Schools work to feed children, families during school break
Cars lined along West Avenue in Elyria Monday afternoon, waiting for food at Elyria High School in a new kind of mobile food pantry. → Read More
Most courts in Lorain County remain open, reduce case flow in response to COVID-19 (UPDATED)
Trials in Common Pleas Court are postponed at least for the next month, except for the murder trial of Jocquez Ross, which is currently in progress. → Read More
I-90 turnpike ramp to close for three days
On Sept. 25 and 26, it will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sept. 27, it will be closed from midnight to noon. → Read More
State Representative Joe Miller to hold town hall
He will discuss the state budget and bipartisan priorities. The event will provide constituents with a legislative update, as well as an open forum to ask questions and identify community concerns that can be addressed through state government. → Read More
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan visit Elyria Foundry
ELYRIA — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan visited the Elyria Foundry on Thursday, praising the workers and a strong economy. He toured the facilities before addressing employees on break outside. Jordan said his district, which stretches from Allen County in southern Ohio to parts of Lorain County, is has a lot of manufacturing facilities and many places are struggling to find employees with the strong… → Read More
North Ridgeville Corn Festival this weekend
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Corn Festival parade is back. After popular demand, committee members decided to reroute the parade so that they could bring it back for this weekend’s North Ridgeville Corn Festival on Bainbridge Road between state Route 83 and Root Road. Last year’s parade was canceled because of construction on Center Ridge Road, and since the roadwork is ongoing, this year it has been… → Read More
Funding approved for new North Ridgeville Schools facilities
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The school district is one step closer to funding for its proposed new school buildings. The State Controlling Board approved funding Wednesday for the Expedited Local Partnership Program facilities master plans, which includes North Ridgeville’s. The school was approved for more than $24 million. Voters will vote on a bond issue in November to help pay for the three planned… → Read More
Raising awareness of voters' rights
ELYRIA — Activists and organizers gathered to recognize the anniversary of a historic voting-rights bill Tuesday, while also trying to raise awareness. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices. Linda Miller, president of The League of Women Voters of the Oberlin Area, said they wanted to raise awareness that many of the rights granted in the act… → Read More
North Ridgeville graduate interned at White House
When Jeff Reffert was in high school at North Ridgeville, he never imagined that he would someday end up in the most famous house in the United States — the White House. He scored a 23 on his ACT and failed his senior-year math class. When Reffert informed a guidance counselor that he had been nominated for West Point, she told him to aim lower. That was the motivation Reffert needed. For four… → Read More