Lorain County Commissioners approve cybersecurity upgrades, drainage work, and set stormwater hearing
Lorain County Commissioners met Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 3:30 p.m., with Commissioners Redell, Moore, and Gallagher present. The board approved a series of financial items and took action on contracts, stormwater management, and sewer delinquencies. The meeting opened with routine approvals of investments, appropriations, transfers, advances, requisitions, travel, and bills. Continue Reading
Cleveland Communications Files Lawsuit Against Lorain County Commissioners Over Burns Road Tower Project
A new lawsuit has been filed in Lorain County involving Cleveland Communications Inc. (CCI) and the Lorain County Board of Commissioners regarding the construction and leasing agreements tied to the Burns Road communications tower project. According to the filing, the lawsuit focuses on issues related to contract terms, project costs, Continue Reading
County Ends Tower Lease, Officials Assure Service Continuity
Lorain County Commissioners Move Forward with Tower Lease Termination, Assure Public Safety Will Not Be Affected The Lorain County Board of Commissioners voted on August 12, 2025 to notify Cleveland Communications, Inc. that the county will not renew its lease for a communications tower on Burns Road in Elyria. The Continue Reading
Lorain Council Approves Technical Assistance for $6.3 Million HUD Loan Application
Lorain City Council, which is typically in recess during August, held a special meeting on August 12 to approve accepting $100,000 in technical assistance from Enterprise Community Partners, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The assistance will help the city apply to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Continue Reading
Better Block returns to Lorain with safer streets in focus
Lorain’s Broadway corridor came alive on Saturday, August 9, as residents turned out for the city’s third Better Block event and the first since 2019. The pop-up demonstration showed how wider sidewalks, defined bike space, and traffic-calming features could change the feel of the street. Organizer Eric Newsom of Lorain Continue Reading
Lorain Site Among Several Targeted
Authorities executed simultaneous search warrants at four Northeast Ohio businesses: one in Lorain, and others in North Ridgeville, Westlake, and Willoughby. The raid in Lorain took place at a strip mall location near the corner of Oberlin Avenue and W. 40th Street. The Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force carried Continue Reading
Lorain County Approves Jail Design, Sales Tax Ballot Issue
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Board of Commissioners approved a range of major actions during their July 29, 2025 meeting, including a sales tax ballot measure, infrastructure upgrades, and the formal retirement of longtime Transit official Pam Novak. Novak, who spent nearly 40 years with Lorain County Transit, officially retires Continue Reading
Document suggests Apples Market on Meister Road may close this fall
LORAIN, OHIO — A document circulating on social media appears to announce the potential closure of the Apples grocery store at 1051 Meister Road in Lorain. The notice, dated July 29, 2025, is formatted like a press release and lists Steve Krakomperger as the store owner and Tammie Krakomperger as Continue Reading
Zelle Just Shut Down Its App — What Lorain, Ohio Residents Need to Know Now
If you live in Lorain, Ohio and use Zelle to send or receive money, there’s a big change you should know about. As of April 1, 2025, Zelle officially shut down its standalone mobile app. That means the Zelle app on your phone no longer works to send or receive Continue Reading
Trump Closes China Tariff Loophole Used by Fast Fashion Retailers Like Shein and Temu
By Aaron Knapp Staff Reporter Donald Trump has signed an executive order to shut down a trade loophole known as “de minimis” that has allowed low-value packages from China and Hong Kong to enter the US free of duties. Blow to Fast Fashion Giants The move appears to be a Continue Reading