Lorain NewsLocal news for Lorain, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lens gave San Mateo woman an aperture and key to the world- June 17, 2008 Photographer Glenna Hopewell went to the hospital to receive a pacemaker in May around the time of her 84th birthday. ......Her dad used to take her to a pier on Lake Erie in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, and it was at that pier that Hopewell used her mother's folding camera to snap her first photograph of a spectacular sky at sunset, with fishermen lazily waiting for a bite at the end of the pier.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/lens-gave-san-mateo-woman-an-aperture-and-key-... Skunk squatters put family through smell on Earth- June 17, 2008 The McCulloughs thought they had five critters - two dogs, two cats, and a bird - living with them.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/skunk-squatters-put-family-through-smell-on-ea... Avon awards contract to build new ballpark- June 17, 2008 The city is a few steps closer to hearing the crack of the bats and smelling the aroma of hot dogs and popcorn fill the stands of the city's new 5,000-seat minor league ballpark slated to open in June 2009.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/avon-awards-contract-to-build-new-ballpark?fro... Limestone mill on hold- June 17, 2008 The project to bring a limestone grinding mill to the industrial park on Lorain's east side is on hold.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/limestone-mill-on-hold?fromrss=1 Prosecutors want Burge taken off of murder case- June 17, 2008 Prosecutors plan to ask the Ohio Supreme Court to remove Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge from a three-judge panel that will hear a capital murder case. Prosecutors want Burge removed due to his recent ruling on the state's lethal injection protocol.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/prosecutors-want-burge-taken-off-of-murder-cas... Activists repeat calls to shut down Gas USA- June 17, 2008 Several activists on the city's south side think Gas USA should be boarded up as a nuisance following the death of beloved sales clerk Qiana Walton.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/activists-repeat-calls-to-shut-down-gas-usa?fr... Lorain Gifted Academy closes; parents angry- June 17, 2008 Lorain Gifted Academy, a charter school catering to gifted students, is closing its doors after four years. The academy, run by Constellation Schools, announced the closing during a board of trustees meeting last week in front of a handful of parents. The school's last day of classes was June 6.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/lorain-gifted-academy-closes-parents-angry?fro... Lorain ranks nationally for its antique yellow traffic lights- June 16, 2008 You're waiting for the green light on the corner of East 28th Street and Reid Avenue or East 31st Street and Pearl Avenue. You look up at the light. Notice anything special Odds are the answer is no, unless you have a knack for city heritage or if your name is Barry Williams.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/lorain-ranks-nationally-for-its-antique-yellow... The skeeters are coming- June 16, 2008 A word of advice: Stock up on the calamine lotion, because it's going to be a long, itchy summer.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/the-skeeters-are-coming?fromrss=1 Vigil held for slain gas station clerk- June 16, 2008 Gas station clerk Qiana Walton, who was shot and killed at Gas USA early Saturday, was remembered at a vigil Sunday as a beautiful woman who was kind to everyone.http://www.topix.net/city/lorain-oh/2008/06/vigil-held-for-slain-gas-station-clerk?fromrss... |