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2 hrs ago | The Chronicle-Telegram

Water board member again voted off

Pittsfield Township Trustee Mark McConnell was again removed from the Rural Lorain County Water Authority board Wednesday after questions were raised about the legality of a secret ballot process used to vote him off the board last week.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mike DeWine, US Senate, Republican

6 hrs ago | The Chronicle-Telegram

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Mitchell

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Mitchell, 76, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Mercy New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain.

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Related Topix: Elyria, OH, Lorain, OH, Nova, OH, Dublin, OH

10 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

Brunswick Midpoint Campus Prepares for Summertime Opportunities

Midpoint Campus Center is the site of a plethora of programs and degrees offered by Lorain County Community College and the University of Akron .

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Related Topix: University of Akron, Brunswick, OH, Family, Kids

17 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

North Ridgeville woman receives surprise from Navy husband during her college graduation

North Ridgeville resident Ashley Starkey was surprised May 18 by her husband, Kyle Starkey, at Lorain County Community College's 49th commencement.

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Related Topix: North Ridgeville, OH

21 hrs ago | The Chronicle-Telegram

Courtney A. Ross

Courtney A. Ross, 31, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Elyria, OH

Tue May 21, 2013

Cleveland.com

Republic Services expands recycling, cities could see recycling rate boost

Republic Services, the waste management company, has expanded the list of items that can be recycled by residents in a five-county Northeast Ohio region serviced by the company.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Bay Village, OH, North Olmsted, OH, Avon Lake, OH, North Ridgeville, OH

The Chronicle-Telegram

Judge temporarily shutters Shopway

ELYRIA - A court order has temporarily shuttered an Elyria business that police said was involved in drug sales and fraud, and that the city called a nuisance to the community.

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Related Topix: Elyria, OH

Mon May 20, 2013

Recordpub.com

Autopsy due for teen found dead by Ohio road

Autopsy results are due for a 17-year-old boy whose body was found by a roadside in northern Ohio.

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Related Topix: Lorain, OH

Sun May 19, 2013

The Chronicle-Telegram

LCCC has record number of 1,362 graduates

ELYRIA - Lorain County Community College awarded 1,362 degrees Saturday - the most in the school's 50-year history, said LCCC President Roy Church during the college's commencement.

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Related Topix: Elyria, OH

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Mary Pajak, Citizen of the Year, Takes on Flowers and Bullies

Mary Pajak was named Avon Lake's 2013 Citizen of the Year for her significant involvement in, and dedication to, the community.

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Related Topix: Avon Lake, OH, Home Gardening, Home, Avon, OH

Patch.com

Lake Shore Cemetery Dedication as Historic Landmark is May 19

The resting place of dozens of Avon Lake's forefathers as well as numerous veterans will be dedicated as an Avon Lake Historic Landmark on May 19 at 1 p.m. at Lake Shore Cemetery The city's only cemetery is on the north side of Lake Road near the SR 83 intersection near Veterans Park.

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Related Topix: Avon Lake, OH

Fri May 17, 2013

The Chronicle-Telegram

Essie "Chee Chee" Johnson

Essie "Chee-Chee" Johnson , 63, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly at her home Monday, May 13, 2013.

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Related Topix: Elyria, OH, Lorain, OH

The Chronicle-Telegram

Expert says secret vote violates state meetings law

The Rural Lorain County Water Authority board's use of secret ballots in a vote Wednesday to remove Mark McConnell from the board violated Ohio's Sunshine Laws, according to an open meetings expert and a 2011 opinion issued by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mike DeWine, US Senate, Republican, Kent State University, Lagrange, OH

The Chronicle-Telegram

Lorain County law enforcement officers observe National Peace Officer Memorial Week

Lorain County law enforcement officers gathered in Ely Square in downtown Elyria on Thursday at the Police Memorial Service to remember the county's fallen officers.

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Related Topix: Elyria, OH

Thu May 16, 2013

The Chronicle-Telegram

Water board member ousted

In a secret vote, the Rural Lorain County Water Authority board voted 17 to 9 Wednesday night to remove Pittsfield Township representative Mark McConnell after four other board members brought charges that McConnell had tried to get some members removed from the board.McConnell, who remains a Pittsfield Township trustee, said afterwards he was ... (more)

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Tue May 14, 2013

The Chronicle-Telegram

Report released on parking-lot suicide

The man who shot himself in the chest with a shotgun outside the Lorain County Jail on Saturday was a U.S. Postal Police officer who was distraught over his wife's illness, according to county sheriff's deputies.

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Related Topix: South Amherst, OH

Cleveland.com

Got garlic mustard? Kill it: Elizabeth Sullivan

The Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership lists local garlic mustard pulls. Most have occurred, but some opportunities remain.

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Related Topix: Sullivan, OH, Elyria, OH, Summit County, OH, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Opinion

The Chronicle-Telegram

Ex-LCCAA head pleads guilty to illegal voting

Former Lorain County Community Action Agency Director Robert Gilchrist pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of illegal voting, but those charges will be dropped if he completes a year-long diversion program.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Lorain, OH

The Chronicle-Telegram

Betty Danna

Betty Danna , beloved mother of Joni and mother-in-law of Jim Marra, died peacefully on May 10, 2013 at the age of 90 at her home in Avon Lake.

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Related Topix: Avon Lake, OH, Lorain, OH

Mon May 13, 2013

The Chronicle-Telegram

Alleged victim of guard beating gets probation in robbery case

A Lorain County Jail inmate allegedly beaten by a corrections officer last year was sentenced Monday to three years of probation in an unrelated robbery case.

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Related Topix: Prison