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Michael Fitzpatrick

Michael Fitzpatrick is an award-winning journalist who graduated from The Ohio State University. His travels have taken him to small daily papers in Ohio where he worked at The Daily Jeffersonian in Cambridge and also The Sandusky Register. He also worked for two years at the Red Wing Republican-Eagle in Minnesota.

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Lorain County Probate judge to get additional $130,000 for magistrate

January 25, 2023 at 6:17 p.m.

Lorain County commissioners indicated they will add another $130,000 for a magistrate for Lorain County Probate Judge James T. Walther after he explained Jan. 25 why he needed the position....

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Lorain County: CCI files suit against commissioners over rescinded radio deal

January 23, 2023 at 7:47 p.m.

Cleveland Communications Inc., which lost a $7.7 million contract to supply Lorain County sheriff’s deputies and county fire departments with emergency radios, is taking Lorain County commissioners to court for...

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Lorain: Pat Riley announces run for another term as law director

January 22, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

Lorain Law Director Pat Riley is seeking to retain his job as he announced he’s running for re-election in Jan. 17 news release. Riley has been in the job since...

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Westlake police say woman falls victim to sweepstakes scam

January 22, 2023 at 4:49 p.m.

An elderly Westlake woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars by a man posing as a representative from Publishers Clearing House who told the woman she’d won $5 million...

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Vermilion: Families brave chilly temps for chance at Fire and Ice Walk

January 21, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Approximately 1,000 attendees braved chilly temperatures to watch ice sculptors in action, meet some sled dogs, snack on smores and fare from food trucks, or take a stroll in the...

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Vermilion: Soothing stroke of man’s best friend helps in stressful times

January 21, 2023 at 5:22 p.m.

Skylar Genesta cautiously approached Fiona. But in a little more than the time it takes to snap your fingers the 3-year-old little girl and Fiona, a Golden Doodle therapy dog,...

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Lorain grandmother Brenda Turner-Franklin with front row seat to youth violence pitching plan to help

January 20, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

A Lorain grandmother who says her grandson finds himself caught up in the justice system due to circumstances beyond his control, is pitching a plan she believes can help stem...

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Lorain County Commissioners consider meeting change for more public access

January 20, 2023 at 12:52 p.m.

Lorain County commissioners are considering a change to their meeting schedule in hopes of making it easier for the public to attend. For years, the commissioners have met at 9:30...

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Three Lorain Council members continue to block ARPA funds for Broadway Mary’s

January 19, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Three Lorain City Councilmembers voted against suspending the rules for the second reading of legislation that if approved would have cleared the way for popular Broadway restaurant owner Mary Fields...

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City of Lorain ‘confident’ Oakwood Park pool should be ready in time for summer swimming

January 19, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

The city of Lorain-owned pool at Oakwood Park should be completed in time for summer swimming, according to the city’s Parks and Recreation Superintendent Eric Lahetta. Lahetta provided an update...

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