Landfill operator wants to shut down portion of Butternut Ridge Road
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — Republic Services wants to close a portion of Butternut Ridge Road to ease access between property it owns on the north side of the road and its landfill on the south side. The...
View ArticlePacked meeting gets heated as Butternut Ridge Road closure debated
CARLISLE TWP. — A Republic Services representative shared the company’s plans to possibly close a portion of Butternut Ridge Road to concerned residents during Monday night’s township meeting. As 7...
View ArticleRangers probing firefighter run-in at Duck Pond
CARLISLE TWP. — Lorain County Metro Parks rangers are investigating whether the Carlisle Township fire chief pushed and threatened another firefighter at the scene of a Sept. 4 drowning at the Carlisle...
View ArticleVeterans Day: Vietnam pilot recalls 7 years in ‘Hanoi Hilton’
VERMILION — Lt. Col. Harlan P. Chapman thought his life was about to end when his fighter jet was hit by enemy fire during a bombing mission between Hanoi and Haiphong in Vietnam. Harlan Chapman poses...
View ArticleFire guts four apartment units
CARLISLE TWP. — A LaPorte apartment complex on Yunker Court caught fire at 2 p.m. Friday, but no injuries were reported. There were four units affected by the fire within the 32-unit complex, Fire...
View ArticleCarlisle Twp. property burns
A trailer and a barn burn behind two residences on Lagrange Road in Carlisle Twp. Tuesday afternoon. BRUCE BISHOP/CHRONICLE No one was injured when a camper, garage and storage trailer caught fire at...
View ArticleCarlisle Township fire chief suspended after incident at drowning scene
CARLISLE TWP. — The township’s fire chief has been given a two-day suspension and ordered to attend anger-management counseling after an incident in which he pushed another firefighter at the scene of...
View Article2 men indicted in string of break-ins
ELYRIA — Two men believed to be responsible for a string of break-ins in several townships have been indicted. Chad Blackburn Chad Blackburn, 28, of Lorain, and Shannon Matheny, 25, of Elyria, each...
View ArticleRepublic Services files request to close road
ELYRIA — Republic Services filed paperwork with Lorain County commissioners asking them to shut down a portion of Butternut Ridge Road. The company wants the 0.85-mile stretch of road between Oberlin...
View ArticleButternut Ridge Road closure foes speak
ELYRIA — It wasn’t the official hearing on Republic Services’ proposal to close a portion of Butternut Ridge Road, but opponents showed up anyway at the Lorain County commissioners meeting Wednesday to...
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