Ohio Launches $6 Million Scholarship Program to Expand Driver Education for Young Drivers
COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine announced that Ohio will invest $6 million through the Ohio Traffic Safety Office’s Drive to Succeed program to expand access to driver education for young people in all 88 counties. The initiative will provide scholarships to help more than 10,000 eligible applicants under age 21 Continue Reading
Ohio Schools Now Allowed to Stock Overdose-Reversal Drugs
Columbus — Ohio’s public and private schools are now legally permitted to keep and administer overdose-reversal medications such as naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan. Governor Mike DeWine signed the change into law under House Bill 57, which also expands how much time students may be excused from 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
Lorain Police Identify Victim in Lakeview Park Shooting as 18-Year-Old Student
LORAIN — Police have identified the young man killed in Saturday evening’s shooting at Lakeview Park as 18-year-old Isaac Brocco Rivera, a senior at Lorain Success Academy. Captain Jacob Morris of the Lorain Police Department said officers responded around 6:44 p.m. Saturday, October 18, to the west end of Lakeview Continue Reading
Lorain City Schools Confirms Student Death as Police Investigate Lakeview Park Homicide
Update: News Channel 5 Cleveland is reporting that Lorain Cpt Jacob Morris has confirmed the person from the fatal shooting from yesterday’s shooting and the announced person from Lorain City Schools social media post is the victim from that incident. LORAIN, Ohio (October 19, 2025) — Lorain City Schools and Continue Reading
Lorain’s Candidates Night Spotlights Levies, Local Races, and School Priorities
The Coalition for Hispanic Issues and Progress (CHIP) hosted its annual Candidates Night at Lorain High School, giving residents a chance to meet the candidates, hear their platforms, and learn about key ballot issues ahead of the November 4 election. CHIP President Juanita Senquiz opened the evening with a welcome, Continue Reading
Lorain school board spotlights student leadership, hears sobering forecast, and approves a full slate of personnel and operations items
Lorain — The Board of Education opened its Oct. 13 meeting at Lorain High with Frank Jacinto Elementary students leading the Pledge of Allegiance and sharing October’s themes of responsibility and bullying prevention. Students described being “upstanders, not bystanders,” and the board thanked staff who support the school’s character work. 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
Local Officials Tour Lorain County Jail During “Lunch and Learn” Event
Lorain County Sheriff Jack M. Hall hosted a “Lunch and Learn” event Wednesday, welcoming local mayors and township trustees inside the Lorain County Jail for a firsthand look at daily operations, staffing challenges, and future needs within the Sheriff’s Office. Participants were served a typical jail lunch while touring the Continue Reading
Trump Administration Weighs Major Overhaul of Student Loan System
Washington — The Trump administration is reviewing sweeping changes to the nation’s $1.6 trillion student loan system, including the potential sale of portions of the federal loan portfolio to private investors and major restructuring of repayment and forgiveness programs. According to Reuters, administration officials from the U.S. Departments of Education Continue Reading