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
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
Proposed $15.8 Million Midway Mall Sale Could Open Door To Redevelopment
ELYRIA — One of Lorain County’s most recognizable commercial properties could be moving toward a new chapter. The Lorain County Port Authority has entered into a purchase agreement to sell Midway Mall in Elyria to Industrial Realty Group, a national development company with experience in large-scale redevelopment projects across Northeast Continue Reading
Lorain Woman Arrested After Police Say Meth, Oxycodone Found During Party Call
Police were first called for loud party complaint LORAIN — A Lorain woman was arrested early Saturday after police responding to a loud party complaint said they found methamphetamine, a glass pipe and oxycodone pills in a rental vehicle outside a home on Independence Drive, according to a Lorain Police Continue Reading
Overnight I-90 Work to Impact Lorain County Traffic Through May 29
LORAIN COUNTY — Drivers traveling along I-90 this week should prepare for overnight lane closures and possible delays as part of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s I-90 Major Reconstruction Project. According to information shared by Lorain County Sheriff Jack Hall and provided by ODOT’s North Central Ohio District 3, work Continue Reading
H.E.A.L. Task Force Arrests 13 Locally During Statewide Human Trafficking Operation
LORAIN COUNTY — Thirteen people were arrested locally and four survivors of sex trafficking were rescued during a weeklong human trafficking operation involving the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office and its H.E.A.L. Human Trafficking Task Force partners. The local arrests were part of Operation Spring Cleaning, a statewide crackdown announced by Continue Reading