Local Beat – 2020 Archive
December
- 12-23-20 The first COVID-19 vaccines arriving at Lorain County Public Health, the Chestnut Commons Road Connector debate
- 12-9-20 Elyria Mayor Frank Whitfield’s Social and Economic Recovery Plan, donation of the Cherry Ridge Golf Club to the Lorain County Metro Parks
- 12-2-20 Train derailment in Amherst, additional federal CARES Act money
November
- 11-23-20 Staying safe during Thanksgiving, COVID in the courts
- 11-11-20 Newly elected commissioners in Lorain County, the Days Inn
- 11-4-20 Election, election, election!
October
- 10-28-20 Downtown demolition, housing projects
- 10-14-20 DUI’s, upcoming election, violent crimes
- 10-7-20 Gerald Innes retiring, CARES Act funding, Sharon Sweda
September
- 9-29-20 Jocquez Ross, fire at the Pape Moon Winery, Lt. Wayne Ramsey cleared by grand jury
- 9-22-20 Democracy and Donuts, Good Knights Bed Blitz, missing persons
- 9-15-20 Former Emerald Woods Golf Course sold, Lorain County Workforce Development Agency hiring youth workers.
- 9-8-20 More Carvana news, Michelle Hung, CARES Act.
- 9-1-20 Carvana coming to Lorain County, Recovery and Suicide Prevention month.
August
- 8-25-20 Dinner Bell protests, Dirty Politics, scanner stories.
- 8-18-20 Jocquez Ross murder trial, local attorney has license suspended.
- 8-14-20 Mail-in voting, Second Harvest Foodbank looking for volunteers.
- 8-4-20 Lorain County Junior Fair, County Sales Tax revenues up, Samuel Legg, Child Support Awareness Month
July
- 7-28-20 Jurors back at Common Pleas Court, Newspapers in jury rooms, Homicide in Elyria.
- 7-21-20 Spiegelberg Orchards development rumors, fire at North Ridge Tennis club.
- 7-14-20 Deadly shooting in Lorain, Covid-19 cases on the rise, Phillips vs Hung
- 7-7-20 Reaction the Lorain County Fair and the Confederate Flag, voter fraud, scanner stories.
June
- 6-30-20 Elyria Parks Director, Caught sleeping, Lorain County Child Services.
- 6-23-20 Police reform, former Grafton Correctional Institute employee files a lawsuit, LCCC President Marcia Ballinger and the Lorain County Commissioners.
- 6-16-20 Gibsons vs Oberlin, Carol Gray, Jeffery Williamson, Scanner Stories.
- 6-9-20 Gerry Phillips wants to impeach Governor DeWine, the 50-year career for attorney Jim Blaszak a good deed and scanner stories.
- 6-2-20-Dennis Will on moving forward with cases on Police involved shootings, Lorain County Board of Elections and the annexation of 27 acres to Grafton.
May
- 5-26-20 Elyria Mayor Frank Whitfield working with Lorain County Commissioners, new leadership for Lorain County GOP.
- 5-19-20 Elyria Municipal Court, Walmart bomb threat, and final votes from April election
- 5-12-20 More from Rally Around Ohio protest, Crime in Elyria, Rejected ballots from April election
- 5-6-20 Rally Around Ohio Re-open protest, Charleston cemetery in Lorain, County administration building rules.
April
- 4-28-20 Elyria Municipal Courts, lack of PPE in Lorain County, Election night.
- 4-22-20 Balancing the county budget, sewer increases, Lorain County Children Services.
- 4-15-20 Lorain County seeing a downturn in revenue from COVID-19, online graduation ceremonies, political campaigns
March
- 3-31-20 COVID-19’s impact on car dealerships, employees furloughed, tax increment financing districts
- 3-24-20 Coronavirus cases in Lorain County, US Steel’s plans for Lorain Tubular plant, C/T awards.
- 3-17-20 More Coronavirus, election postponed, court cases postponed.
- 3-10-20 Coronavirus, 2015 primary election, double murder trial.
- 3-3-20 Federal appeals court ruling, Elyria double murder trial, Chestnut Commons.
February
- 2-26-20 Oberlin College situation, Cars crashing into garages, scanners stories.
- 2-18-20 911 outage, new cruisers for the Sheriff’s office, scanner stories.
- 2-11-20 Settlement between Oberlin College and Joy Karega-Mason, new court docket helping mentally ill defendants, abandoned fuel tanks.
- 2-4-20 Jack Matia retiring, swallowing bullets, Larry Brown case, procreating on probation
January
- 1-28-20 Wellington Firefighter Dave Roser, Murder Case involving Larry Brown, scanner stories
- 1-21-20 Best Buy lawsuit, Fifth Third Bank Robbery, new Oberlin Chief of Staff
- 1-14-20 Reduction in Lorain County property taxes, Issue 17, tempers flare at commissioner’s meeting
- 1-7-20 Census process, Commissioners, Scanner Stories
- 1-2-20 Top moments of 2019, 2018 Giant Eagle injury, scanner stories.
