Elyria City Council November 3 Meeting Recap
Date: Monday, November 3, 2025Location: Elyria City HallClerk: Michael J. Lotko III, Clerk of Council Opening Council President Victor F. Stewart III called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. A moment of silence was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Phillip Tollett (At-Large). All eleven council Continue Reading
Wants vs. Needs: Why Lorain County’s Spending Doesn’t Add Up
Editorial Commentary by Joseph Jones If your household budget suddenly tripled, would you buy a second house before fixing the roof? Would you splurge on a new computer while your furnace is about to fail? Most people would not. But that is how Lorain County has been handling your tax Continue Reading
Human Trafficking Investigation Leads to Arrests and Closure of Sheffield Lake Foot Spa
Two people have been charged and additional charges may be forthcoming after a human trafficking investigation at a Sheffield Lake business. According to a release from the Sheffield Lake Police Department, officers began investigating D Foot Spa, located at 4648 Lake Road, after receiving an anonymous tip in September about Continue Reading
Spitzer Conference Center Gets $9.3 M Upgrade at LCCC
Lorain County Community College is set to undertake a $9.3 million renovation project to upgrade its John A. Spitzer Conference Center and surrounding campus infrastructure. The plan was first reported by Crain’s Cleveland Business, which noted that the project includes improvements to the conference center, parking areas, roofing work, and Continue Reading
Tension Flares as Residents Press Commissioner Moore on “Mega Site” and Infrastructure Plans
SOUTH AMHERST — A crowd packed the South Amherst Village Council meeting Monday night as Lorain County Commissioner Dave Moore faced pointed questions about proposed development and wastewater infrastructure near the Lorain County Regional Airport. Moore began by saying the county has discussed these projects for more than three years Continue Reading
Lorain County Commissioners Weekly Recap: Week of October 21, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025: Regular Meeting The Lorain County Board of Commissioners (Jeff Riddell, David J. Moore and Marty Gallagher) approved the weekly slate of appropriations, transfers and requisitions. The board also appointed Thomas Becker to the Keep Lorain County Beautiful board and accepted the 2026 tax rates submitted by Continue Reading
Students at LCCC Affected by Major Cloud Outage Disrupting Canvas Access
Students at Lorain County Community College in Elyria awoke Monday morning to discover that their online learning portal, Canvas, was unreliable or entirely inaccessible. The disruption was tied to a major cloud services outage early Monday morning and compounded by local connectivity issues. According to the official Canvas status page, Continue Reading
Discontent Grows as Lorain County Commissioners Face Pushback on Key Decisions
Tensions flared at Friday’s Lorain County Commissioners meeting as residents, employees, and union members pushed back on the board’s decisions. Commissioners defended their move to limit school tax collections under the Homestead Exemption and approved a 13% healthcare premium increase for county workers despite objections. The meeting also included debate Continue Reading
Ohio Attorney General Warns Porn Sites to Follow New State Age-Verification Law
Columbus — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is warning that major adult websites could face civil penalties for failing to comply with the state’s new age-verification law, which took effect at the end of September. The law, passed earlier this year as part of House Bill 96, requires pornographic and Continue Reading
Lorain County Commissioners Approve Tax Relief, Advance Avon Lake Redevelopment
The Lorain County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, October 7, approving new homeowner tax relief measures, adopting an updated personnel policy, and reaffirming support for turning the former Avon Lake power plant into a public lakefront park. Commissioners Jeff Riddell, Dave Moore, and Marty Gallagher were all present. The meeting Continue Reading