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Nominations sought for Living Angel Award chroniclet.com/news/479669/n…
Nominations sought for Living Angel Award

Nominations sought for Living Angel Award

For more than three decades, the American Cancer Society's Life Savers Ball has given an award each year to an individual in the community who has displayed lifesaving heroics.

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Oberlin Schools shows appreciation to veterans during annual ceremony chroniclet.com/news/479703/o…
Oberlin Schools shows appreciation to veterans during annual ceremony

Oberlin Schools shows appreciation to veterans during annual ceremony

The school district hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony at Oberlin Elementary School, featuring musical performances, guest speakers and other special honors to give thanks to veterans.

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New artwork unveiled at Patriots Park as Amherst honors Veterans Day chroniclet.com/news/479696/n…
New artwork unveiled at Patriots Park as Amherst honors Veterans Day

New artwork unveiled at Patriots Park as Amherst honors Veterans Day

There at Patriots Park, eleven pieces of artwork were unveiled in this year's rendition of the community's Veterans Day ceremony — a tradition that witnessed its 16th year Wednesday.

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North Ridgeville honors Veterans Day with community ceremony chroniclet.com/news/479677/n…
North Ridgeville honors Veterans Day with community ceremony

North Ridgeville honors Veterans Day with community ceremony

In honor of Veterans Day, community members and city officials gathered at the Veterans Memorial on Bainbridge Road Wednesday morning to honor all those who've served and the sacrifices they've made.

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Elyria and Wellington Boys and Girls Clubs slated to close, facing $2 million loss in funding chroniclet.com/news/479684/e…
Elyria and Wellington Boys and Girls Clubs slated to close, facing $2 million loss in funding

Elyria and Wellington Boys and Girls Clubs slated to close, facing $2 million loss in funding

The Elyria Westwood and Wellington Westwood locations will have their last day of programming on Dec. 18, Lauren Switzer, director of development operations for the Boys and Girls Club Northeast...

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Demolition continues at former St. Joseph site in Lorain; project remains on schedule chroniclet.com/news/479678/d…
Demolition continues in Lorain as levels of old hospital parking garage are toppled (VIDEO)

Demolition continues in Lorain as levels of old hospital parking garage are toppled (VIDEO)

Demolition efforts continued Wednesday at the site of the former St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain — efforts that featured the destruction of multiple levels of the old parking structure along Reid...

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Cause of flickering streetlights in downtown Elyria addressed chroniclet.com/news/479660/c…
Cause of flickering streetlights in downtown Elyria addressed

Cause of flickering streetlights in downtown Elyria addressed

As nightfall approached Tuesday, many of the streetlights in the downtown area began to flicker on and off, creating some confusion as to what was happening.

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Project Stars and Stripes sees Spectrum replacing flags chroniclet.com/news/479586/p…
Project Stars and Stripes sees Spectrum replacing flags

Project Stars and Stripes sees Spectrum replacing flags

This week with Veteran's Day on the horizon, Spectrum launched the long-standing Project Stars & Stripes program in Ohio and throughout the country. Started in Las Vegas in 2021, the project offers a...

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Celebrating the Marine Corps birthday Tuesday at Amvets Post 32 is the oldest Marine present, 95 year-old SSgt. Walt Warner, and the youngest Marine, Cpl. Pete Lugas, a veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Photo by @bruce_bishop
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Vietnam veteran, letter writer reunite after 56 years chroniclet.com/news/479604/v…
Vietnam veteran, letter writer reunite after 56 years

Vietnam veteran, letter writer reunite after 56 years

At North Ridgeville's public library Tuesday afternoon, Buck Amonett stood with his cane near a case that, inside, held images and letters of his time in Vietnam.

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LaGrange residents express concerns of increased water bills following meter replacements chroniclet.com/news/479611/l…
LaGrange residents express concerns of increased water bills following meter replacements

LaGrange residents express concerns of increased water bills following meter replacements

The village has been rolling out a water meter replacement project since earlier this Fall with the goal of installing 1,168 new water meters for all their current customers.

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Feds take over case of Michigan man busted in fake gold sting operation in Avon chroniclet.com/news/479609/f… by @daveobrienct
Feds take over case of Michigan man busted in fake gold sting operation in Avon

Feds take over case of Michigan man busted in fake gold sting operation in Avon

Kevil S. Naik, 29, of Battle Creek, Michigan, was one of four defendants indicted Oct. 7 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on federal money laundering charges.

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Elyria police deploy grappler tech to assist in pursuit situations chroniclet.com/news/479608/e…
Elyria police deploy grappler tech to assist in pursuit situations

Elyria police deploy grappler tech to assist in pursuit situations

That technology is known as the Grappler Police Bumper, which is a tool that has the ability to extend from the front of the police vehicle toward the back end of a vehicle that is fleeing — halting...

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Avon Lake students learn to build healthier habits through Team Tressel Fitness Challenge chroniclet.com/news/479603/a…
Avon Lake students learn to build healthier habits through Team Tressel Fitness Challenge

Avon Lake students learn to build healthier habits through Team Tressel Fitness Challenge

Saint Joseph Parish School is one of thousands of schools across Ohio to take part in the 30-day challenge that's designed for students in grades three through eight to encourage them to set personal...

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Neighbor Night Elyria seeks to address community concerns chroniclet.com/news/479587/n…
Neighbor Night Elyria seeks to address community concerns

Neighbor Night Elyria seeks to address community concerns

The discussion on Thursday in Elyria is one of the last three of the year. Neighbor Night Lorain takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Harrison Cultural Community Centre, 1922 Hamilton Ave.,...

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Christopher B. Jackson named Elyria post 2026 Trooper of the Year chroniclet.com/news/479571/c…
Christopher B. Jackson named Elyria post 2026 Trooper of the Year

Christopher B. Jackson named Elyria post 2026 Trooper of the Year

The selection of the 25-year-old Lorain County native and Lorain resident "recognizes his outstanding service during 2026 at the Elyria Post," his commander Lt. Ray Santiago said in a news release.

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Messiah Green pleads guilty to killing his mother, Melinda Green, in Lorain in 2025 chroniclet.com/news/479583/m… by @DaveOBrienCT
Messiah Green pleads guilty to killing his mother, Melinda Green, in Lorain in 2025

Messiah Green pleads guilty to killing his mother, Melinda Green, in Lorain in 2025

Messiah Green, who turned 18 on Oct. 15, instead entered a last-minute guilty plea to nine charges.

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Appeals court rejects Elyria man's appeal of his 2024 rape conviction chroniclet.com/news/479538/a…
Appeals court rejects Elyria man's appeal of his 2024 rape conviction

Appeals court rejects Elyria man's appeal of his 2024 rape conviction

A three-judge panel of the 9th District Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a jury had enough evidence to convict Paul Wilkins Jr. of two counts of rape following a two-day trial in Lorain County...

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Lorain County Port Authority Board of Directors to meet Nov. 12 chroniclet.com/news/479471/l…
Lorain County Port Authority Board of Directors to meet Nov. 12

Lorain County Port Authority Board of Directors to meet Nov. 12

The meeting will be held at the Port Authority complex, 538 S. Abbe Road in Elyria. The entrance is located on the south side of the building.

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Bright leaves on Washington Avenue in Elyria, still hanging on as fall enters the closing weeks of the season. Photo by @bruce_bishop
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