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
Council rejects urban county proposal
Members cite funding uncertainties VERMILION — City Council rejected a proposal Monday to join Lorain County’s federal community development program after members raised questions about funding guarantees, project selection and Vermilion’s existing relationship with Erie County. Lorain County Commissioner Jeff Riddell asked council to approve a cooperation agreement supporting the Continue Reading
Deeter backs Ohio-grown produce
Local farmers feel outbreak’s effects NORWALK — Local farmers are experiencing declining sales amid concerns surrounding a multistate Cyclospora outbreak, according to state Rep. Kellie Deeter, who is urging consumers to continue buying Ohio-grown produce. Deeter said growers throughout her district have been affected by widespread national coverage of the Continue Reading
Sheriff’s major placed on leave
OVI case follows Norwalk traffic stop NORWALK — Lorain County Sheriff’s Office Major Heath Tester has been placed on administrative leave while an OVI case stemming from a July 17 traffic stop proceeds through court. Sheriff Jack Hall confirmed the leave and said Chief Deputy Tanya Czack is handling the Continue Reading
Lorain, Bedford Men Charged After Elyria Shooting
ELYRIA, Ohio — Two men have been charged following an early morning shooting Thursday in Elyria that left one person hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Elyria Police Department. Media Release 7-30-2026.pdf Police said officers responded at approximately 2:32 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2026, to reports of multiple gunshots Continue Reading
Police Arrest Elyria Man Following Mace Incident at Dirty Donkey Tavern
ELYRIA — An Elyria man was arrested early Saturday after police said he sprayed another patron with mace during a disturbance at the Dirty Donkey Tavern & Grill. According to an Elyria Police Department incident report and Lorain County Jail records, Alexander Gregory Troutman, 24, of Elyria, was arrested following Continue Reading
Teen charged in Lorain homicide
License plate readers aid arrest LORAIN — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a 67-year-old man was found fatally shot inside his Lorain home Saturday morning, according to the Lorain Police Department. Officers responded at about 8 a.m. to a residence in the 2700 block of G Continue Reading
Lorain County Commissioners to Decide Which Jail Tax Proposal Goes Before Voters
Residents discuss costs, safety and trust ELYRIA — Lorain County residents and officials found substantial common ground Tuesday over the need to improve the county’s adult jail and juvenile detention home, even as speakers raised questions about cost, oversight and another tax increase. The Lorain County commissioners held second public Continue Reading
Police Arrest Suspect After Early Morning Shooting in Elyria
ELYRIA, Ohio — Police have arrested a suspect following an early morning shooting that left one man injured in Elyria, according to the Elyria Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 2:11 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2026, to the area of Lake Avenue and Foster Avenue after receiving a report Continue Reading