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Councilman wants resolution saying city won’t invest time, money into EMS

Pam Bailey - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:02:38 +0000

ELYRIA — If one City Council member has his way, the city will stop looking into the idea of starting an emergency medical service program as a revenue generator because he contends doing so will take the focus off more pressing issues and send the wrong message to a private company. Councilman Mark Craig, I-4th [...]

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Special Olympics draws athletes from across county

Pam Bailey - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:00:50 +0000

ELYRIA — When the starting whistle blared across the track Friday morning at Ely Stadium signifying the start of another race, 17-year-old Sarah Briner began running with all her might — brown hair flopping in the wind and a smile on her face. She was doing great and on her way to a first-place finish [...]

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Rural Lorain County Water Authority board to re-vote Wednesday

Pam Bailey - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:59:20 +0000

LAGRANGE — The Rural Lorain County Water Authority board will hold a special meeting Wednesday to revote on whether to remove Pittsfield Township Trustee Mark McConnell after questions were raised about the legality of the secret ballots used to oust McConnell this week. “While the district believes the actions of the board were lawful and [...]

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Elyria family elicits change from governor

Pam Bailey - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:56:58 +0000

Ohio Gov. John Kasich will personally call the families of murder victims when he plans to commute the death sentences of convicted killers. The new protocol comes after a meeting Wednesday between Kasich and the family of Helen Vantz. The Republican governor commuted the death sentence imposed on Vantz’s killer, Ronald Ray Post, last year [...]

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Olmsted Falls student wins ‘Jeopardy’ college tournament

Pam Bailey - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:54:00 +0000

OLMSTED FALLS — So, what do you do if you win the Jeopardy College Tournament? You help your parents out and chip in for tuition at Georgetown University. At least, that’s what Olmsted Falls resident Jim Coury plans to do with his $100,000 winnings from the show — and possibly take a road trip out [...]

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Body found near wooded lot on Lexington in Lorain

Pam Bailey - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:51:30 +0000

LORAIN — Police are investigating the death of a male whose body was found near a wooded lot on Lexington Avenue. According to witnesses, the body was discovered around 8 p.m. Friday after a woman and man drove past, observing wild turkeys. “I saw the turkey and then I looked down and saw the shirt,” [...]

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Grizzlies 3, Crushers 2: Manager Jeff Isom drops debut with Lake Erie

Scott Petrak - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:07:42 +0000

AVON — The Jeff Isom Era began like the last two seasons of the John Massarelli Era — with an Opening Day loss. Trevor Longfellow (0-1) and Jordan Wellander held the Gateway Grizzlies to just four hits, but the Lake Erie Crushers offense couldn’t get anything going offensively until the end. Two hits in the [...]

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H.S. Track and Field: Avon boys lap field, repeat as WSC champs

Scott Petrak - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:38 +0000

AVON — Revenge can be sweet, even if it comes against a relative. North Ridgeville’s Paul Sonego defended his 400-meter title at the West Shore Conference championships Friday. It could have been a three-peat were it not for Bay’s Nathan Baumgard, who won the 400 by .001 in 2011. Sonego gave Nathan’s younger brother, Zach, [...]

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H.S. Baseball: Midview’s Eric Lauer blanks North Ridgeville for sectional crown

Scott Petrak - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:02:03 +0000

EATON TWP. — Amazing. Awesome. Almost perfect. Midview senior southpaw Eric Lauer was his usual unhittable self Friday in a 1-0 victory over North Ridgeville as the Middies won a Division I sectional title on a gorgeous afternoon before a large crowd of about 200. Midview (19-6) advanced to the district tournament to meet Lakewood [...]

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H.S. Softball: Elyria wins NOC championship with 2-0 victory over Medina

Scott Petrak - The Chronicle-Telegram — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:58:42 +0000

ELYRIA — Alexis Roseboro’s second-inning home run was enough for Elyria to nip Medina on Friday and win the Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division title. But to Pioneers fans, it didn’t seem like enough, given that Bees pitcher Megan Paradise was holding her own in a tense pitchers battle with Elyria’s Caitlyn Minney. So Roseboro’s [...]

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