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Clinic fixes more than patients; they'll pay for road repairs
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter Cooper Foster Park Road between Oak Point Road and the Amherst city limits is about to get a major facelift, thanks to joint cooperation between mayor David Taylor and Lorain mayor Tony Krasienko, along with some major financial support from the Cleveland Cl ...
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Former Lorain County Assistant Prosecutor shot at Sportsman Gun & Reel in Amherst Township
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter "911, do you need police, fire or ambulance?" "I need an ambulance. I just shot my father in the back. I'm very sorry." "Are you right beside your father?" "Yes I am, I am, I am so sorry dad, I didn't mean to do it." This is the call dispatchers with ...
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Local father of three killed at Canton site
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter Forty-one year old Robert Kopp is described by friends as a loving husband and devoted father to his three daughters as well as a friend to many throughout the community. For the last 10 years, Kopp worked as a pipe fitter for Lucas Plumbing and Heating in ...
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Top KTM managers headed west to California
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter Nearly 500 KTM motorcycle dealers from around the country gathered for two days last week in Salt Lake City, Utah, to learn more about the Amherst-based company's future, and enjoy a full day of riding the company's new and improved line of off- and on-road ...
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Amherst school bus routes
Amherst Junior High and Nord Middle Schools Bus 4 Route begins at 7:26 a.m. 6917 Hidden Valley Dr. and Moss Canyon; 7:28 a.m. 6807 Hidden Valley Dr. and Trail's End; 7:29 a.m. 6701 Hidden Valley Dr. and Fieldstone; 7:30 a.m. 474 Oaknoll Dr.; 7:31 a.m. 493 Oaknoll Dr.; 7:33 a.m. 847 Moss Ca ...
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Changes to both buildings and staff when students arrive next week
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter When the 4,280 Amherst students return next Wednesday, Aug. 27, they can expect to see some changes to the buildings as well as to the teaching staff when the 2008-2009 school year begins. Students at Steele High School will see new carpeting in eight cla ...
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Dad's dream to watch son play football from stands comes true
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter Ever since James Levanduski was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1993, he has been trying to cope with the debilitating effects of his illness. Over the years, the progressive disease made it more and more difficult for him to climb the Steele High Sch ...
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Firelands Medical Center opens new facility in Amherst
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter A new medical center in Amherst promises to help children and adults get needed mental help faster. The Firelands Regional Medical Center of Sandusky opened their first counseling and recovery behavioral services site in Lorain County at 315 North Leavitt ...
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Amherst BOE places 6.9 mills on ballot
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter It's official. In yet another attempt to get the school district out of fiscal caution, on Monday, Aug. 4., the Amherst board of education unanimously approved the second resolution to place another five-year emergency operating levy on the November ballot. ...
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TeleTech, city and township officials seek parking plan
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter When Englewood, Colo., based TeleTech Holdings Corporation opened its new 46,000 square-foot call center last year at 1230 Park Ave., in Amherst Township, they brought nearly 460 full and part-time customer service jobs to the county. Since then, the compa ...
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Traster will try for 58th district seat
by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter Call it the battle of the Terries who are both vying for the chance to become the next representative for the 58th District which includes parts of Lorain, Huron and Seneca Counties. The construction supervisor with the Amherst Historical Society and first ...
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Part-time Police dispatchers also settle on three-year contract with city
By JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter After working without a contract since Dec. 31, 2006, Amherst's three part-time police dispatchers have finally settled on a new three-year contract with the city. By a 6-0 vote, council members approved the new contract on the first reading at the Monday ...
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