Oberlin News

When the congregation of Christ Episcopal Church celebrates the 150th anniversary of its church building today, its rich history includes a tale of two churches in Elyria and Oberlin.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Regina G. Schuster and Air Force Airman Corey A. Cutright have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

A Lorain woman was mugged inside her garage Friday, according to a police report.

An Oberlin man was LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after a one-vehicle rollover accident overnight in New Russia Township, according to the Elyria post of the State Highway Patrol.

A day after Lorain County voters rejected keeping in place a 0.5 percentage point sales tax increase, county officials have begun the job of looking for places to cut.

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner - the two Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate seat held by George Voinovich - will be speaking this weekend at the Power Shift Ohio Summit.

City Council voted to place a lien on the former General Industries property in hopes of recouping some money if the property is ever sold.

Voters in Avon soundly defeated to library issues, one for library operation and one for construction of a new facility.

The Oberlin school board will interview candidates for a board vacancy left by the resignation of Paula Jones in an open meeting 4 p.m. Saturday in the cafeteria at Langston Middle School, school board President Beth Weiss said.

It's a beautiful fall day and the smell of grapes fills the air at Vermilion Valley Vineyards, Lorain County's newest winery.

The Green Jobs Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2009, in the LCCC Stocker Arts Center cinema hall .

Two men were arraigned today in Lorain County Common Pleas Court on robbery and assault charges stemming from an Oct.

An Elyria man has been charged with breaking into veterans clubs in Lorain and Erie counties, including last week's burglary of the Amherst American Legion Post in which the suspected thief made off with several thousand dollars in cash from a safe, cigarette machine and jukebox.

PITTSFIELD TWP. a ' A man who fled the scene of an accident Monday with a toddler, reportedly because the girl was not in a car seat, faces a citation for obstruction of official business, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.

A 44-year-old Elyria man was arrested in connection with the theft of several thousand dollars from the American Legion Post on North Lake Street.

PITTSFIELD TWP. a ' A two-car accident this morning at Quarry Road and state Route 20 in Pittsfield Township sent at least three people to the hospital, according to Lt.

Residential property values throughout Lorain County dropped an average of 6 percent, county Auditor Mark Stewart announced Friday.

Students in grades 6 through 12 can express their patriotism in the 2009-10 Voice of Democracy Essay Contest.

School Board Vice President Paula Jones resigned this week as police investigate the disappearance of close to $1,400 from a school Parent Teacher Organization of which she was treasurer.

Like no other segment of the American economy, colleges and universities recognize the long-term financial payoff of sustainability.