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Friendship Animal Protective League seizes more than 150 roosters suspected of cockfighting from Grafton, Sheffield Twp.

Humane officers seized 21 roosters and 13 hens from a Grafton property on Feb. 25 and 248 animals from a Sheffield Township property on Feb. 28, Humane Officer Vickie McDonald said.

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Commissioners voice support for Issue 2 to fund Ohio Public Works Commission

The Lorain County Board of Commissioners voted Friday to support Issue 2, the renewal of the state capital improvement program that will be on the May 6 primary ballot.

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Republican State Reps. introduce bill to require computer science course for Ohio graduates

State Reps. Gayle Manning, R-Avon, and Don Jones, R-Freeport, announced the bill during a press conference Thursday.

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Common Pleas judges recuse from Head Start case, visiting jurist assigned

All six Lorain County Common Pleas judges have recused themselves from hearing further arguments in the 1990s Head Start child sex abuse case.

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Lorain County 4-H Clubs to host open house

The Lorain County 4-H youth and its volunteers will host an informational open house 6-8 p.m. March 6 at the New Russia Township Lodge, 46300 Butternut Ridge Rd.

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Elyria Black Legacy Connection: Tracy Sprinkle's family, legacy rooted in perseverance

This story is in collaboration with the Elyria Black Legacy Connection and its members, who conducted research as part of a series of articles for Black History Month.

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NOACA to seek public comments on its 2026-2029 project list April 3 in Elyria

A public community meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 3, at the West River Branch of the Elyria Public Library, 1194 West River Road North, Elyria.

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Elyria police distributing gun locks for firearm safety initiative

Project ChildSafe, a nationwide program that raises awareness of responsible firearm usage and storage, aims to reduce firearm-related accidents, thefts and misuse. The department partnered with the program and received the gun locks, which are available to Elyria residents on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Educator's family built landmark building on East Avenue 190 years ago

John Monteith was an abolitionist and the home was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

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