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Community calendar for May 3

Events and happenings for the week of May 4.

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Events and worship services

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Vivek Ramaswamy, GOP candidate for governor in 2026, headlines Lincoln Day Dinner

"... we are on the cusp of a new golden age for the future of the United States of America and it feels fantastic," the Cincinnati native said.

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Ohio Hispanic Veterans Memorial committee marks 'dream turned reality' as site's dedication nears

As work nears completion on the Ohio Hispanic Veterans Memorial in Oakwood Park, members of the monument's committee and its supporters celebrated the end of a years-long project first started by the city's late police chief.

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Tia Hilton nixes request for protection order against Lorain Council candidate Aaron Knapp

When Lorain County Common Pleas Magistrate Laura Dezort would not grant him a continuance, attorney Gerald Phillips asked her to dismiss his client Tia Hilton's request for the order against Aaron Knapp. He asked Dezort to do so without prejudice, which means Hilton has the right to make her request again at another time.

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Amherst celebrates students enlisting in U.S. Armed Forces

Fellow students and proud family members packed the Marion L. Steele High School's main gym for a ceremony and to watch ten senior students sign a letter of intent for their enlistment.

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Local paralympic swimmer Breanna Sprenger dies at 23

Breanna Sprenger, 23, died May 1 following complications from a recent surgery.

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David K. Root of Elyria named to War Orphans and Severely Disabled Veterans' Children Scholarship Board

David Root's term began Friday and ends Dec. 31, 2028. He is a U.S. Navy veteran, and member of numerous veterans organizations in Lorain County, Ohio and nationally including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, and American Legion.

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Grafton woman charged after fatal crash in February

Lynda Wright, 53, was charged Friday with failure to stop after an accident, tampering with evidence — both third degree felonies — and vehicular homicide, a first degree misdemeanor.

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Elyria man gets 2-3 years in prison for videos showing him molesting a child

An Elyria man caught by police with videos that showed him sexually touching a preteen girl will spend at least the next two years in prison.

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