Local road projects receive $5.5 million
Roundabout, pedestrian upgrades planned through 2032 LORAIN COUNTY — Three roadway safety projects in Lorain County will receive more than $5.5 million through an Ohio Department of Transportation program. The projects include a roundabout in Carlisle Township and pedestrian improvements in Lorain and North Ridgeville. The largest award is $3.365 Continue Reading
Lorain County Transit eyes Vermilion expansion
Grant sought as separate senior pilot develops VERMILION — Another transportation option could be on the horizon for Vermilion residents, this time through Lorain County Transit. Lorain County officials said during an Aug. 11 county commissioners meeting that the transit system has applied for an Ohio Department of Transportation grant Continue Reading
Repeated 911 calls lead to arrest
Police report 30 visits this year ELYRIA — A 42-year-old Elyria woman was arrested early Aug. 8 after police said she repeatedly called 911 and reported that someone was pointing a gun at her. Renee Holland was charged with misuse of the 911 system, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, according to Lorain Continue Reading
Grand jury declines to indict officer
Fatal shooting followed armed robbery and pursuit ELYRIA — A Cuyahoga County grand jury declined to indict Elyria police Officer Ali Sabeiha in connection with the Jan. 21 fatal shooting of John Johnson in North Olmsted, according to an Aug. 12 release from police. Police said the shooting followed an Continue Reading
Program helps veterans keep their pets
Temporary care offered during deployments and treatment LORAIN COUNTY — Military personnel preparing to deploy, veterans entering treatment and patients facing hospitalization can apply through a national nonprofit for temporary foster care for their pets. PACT for Animals is a nonprofit based in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, that works to prevent military Continue Reading
Raid yields drugs, felony charges
Cocaine, MDMA seized on Chestnut Street ELYRIA — Maurice Moore was being held without bond Friday after Elyria police said a residential search uncovered crack cocaine, MDMA pills and other suspected evidence of drug activity. Members of the police Special Response Team, Narcotics Unit and Detective Bureau executed a search Continue Reading
Sheriff’s major convicted of OVI
Sentence includes probation, license suspension NORWALK — Heath Tester, a major with the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, was convicted of operating a vehicle while impaired following a July traffic stop in Norwalk. Tester, 55, of Vermilion, pleaded no contest Aug. 4 in Norwalk Municipal Court and was found guilty. The Continue Reading
Man accused of firing at police drone
Officers heard dozens of early-morning shots ELYRIA — An Elyria man was arrested after allegedly firing numerous gunshots in a residential neighborhood, including several in the direction of a police drone. Officers investigating an unrelated alarm heard multiple gunshots near Delaware Avenue at approximately 4:27 a.m. July 10, according to Continue Reading
Amherst schools reduce student bus service
High school routes largely eliminated AMHERST — Amherst Schools has reduced transportation services for the 2026-27 school year, eliminating regular busing for most high school students and expanding the minimum distance required for younger students to qualify. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade must live at least two miles from Continue Reading
Educators plan school funding town hall
Vermilion leaders involved in event SHEFFIELD LAKE — Educators from five area school districts will host a public town hall Aug. 11 to explain recent changes to Ohio’s school funding system and discuss what organizers say are their effects on local schools. The free event will run from 6 to Continue Reading