Sheffield News

Firefighters from several departments were called in Friday to respond to a fire at the McDonald's near the state Route 611 exit of Interstate 90 in Avon.

A Sheffield warehouse employing 14 people plans to close March 31. The auto parts supply company, operated by ZF Services of North America, is consolidating operations with its North America headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill.

More money could be pumped into Lorain County Transit beyond the $293,000 in federal stimulus money the county already has been promised.

About $50,000 in damage was done to a 145-year-old home Thursday when an attached garage caught fire.

An Amherst man was in critical condition Sunday night after the car he was riding in crashed on Interstate 90, bringing eastbound traffic to a halt for more than an hour.

When he was stopped in September, a 54-year-old Sheffield Lake man had a blood-alcohol level of .454 - which is between five and six times the legal limit for driving, according to court documents filed by prosecutors on Friday.

12:14 p.m. - " less than 100 block Williams St., faceplate and tool box stolen from vehicle.

The Lorain Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank.

LORAIN - The Nov. 3 election may be over, but the Lorain County Board of Elections still has work to do.The results of the election were certified Tuesday afternoon at a brief meeting at the board's headquarters in Sheffield Township.Only one election is going to a recount.

An OMW reader tells us that Media-Com talk WNIR/100.1, the Kent-licensed Akron market talk station known as "The Talk of Akron", has been running announcements "asking listeners who work or live in the Elyria and North Ridgeville areas to write station management." We're told the announcements refer to "an unnamed out of state company who wants to ...

The village has a $3.1 million plan to widen Abbe Road from four to six lanes north of Hoag Drive around the Cobblestone Square shopping center to just north of Detroit Road.

SHEFFIELD LAKE a ' Fifteen homes were evacuated and the Norfolk Southern rail line was shut down for two hours because of a natural gas leak caused by a car accident Wednesday evening in Sheffield Lake.

LORAIN a ' A 2-year-old boy was injured and was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center today after running into the side of a Lorain Utilities Department van on West Erie Avenue while chasing a dog.

The Singing Angels will perform a holiday concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Palace Theater, 617 Broadway, Lorain.

The following list will be updated as new listings come on the market in Lorain County.

Voter turnout Tuesday exceeded Lorain County Board of Elections Director Jose Candelario's expectations.

Prosecutors on Monday released more details about the case of an alleged drug distribution case that led to criminal charges against a county judge's secretary.

BREAKING NEWS: High school student on bike hit on way home from football Alicia Castelli SHEFFIELD a ' AA Brookside High School freshman football playerA riding his bike home fromA practice Friday was hit by a pickup truck and flown to a Cleveland hospital.

Fire officials have recovered the body of the child who fell into the Black River Saturday afternoon.

Archive for September 30th, 2009 Teacher strike avoided in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake SHEFFIELD LAKE a ' Sheffield-Sheffield Lake teachers and support employees will not strike today after voting to rescind their 10-day strike notices.