A trooper from the Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has been hospitalized after he was shot during a traffic stop on I-75 late Wednesday.
The shooting suspect, 42-year-old Robert Hathorn, was then captured Thursday afternoon in Findlay.
Trooper Josef Brobst suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
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In COVID numbers…
33 new cases were reported in Huron County on Thursday.
There were 6,300 cases reported statewide on Thursday, more than the 21-day rolling average of 5,900.
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And now…there are three…three men serving prison-time for the armed robbery of a service station in Elyria in 2019…
A federal judge has sentenced the final suspect…33-year-old Jonathan Donnell of Elyria, to 13-and-a-half-years in prison.
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It’s only a test.
A 3-minute annual test of 54 sirens at Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Oak Harbor is scheduled for today at 12 noon.
The test covers about 10 miles of area surrounding the power plant in parts of Ottawa and Lucas Counties.
Again, it’s just a test.
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Second Harvest Food Bank is gearing up for 2 mobile food pantry stops in Erie and Huron Counties over the next week or so.
…At BGSU Firelands in Huron on Tuesday, October 12th from 4 to 6 pm.
…At Willard Parks and Rec on Monday, October 18th from 3 to 5 pm.
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It’s now easier to get in and out of Chestnut Commons in Elyria.
Yesterday, the city opened the so-called connector road…Reaser Point Crossing…from East Broad into the commons near Walmart.
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‘Tis the season for fall festivals…
Among those…
-The Marblehead Lighthouse Fest takes place Saturday; as well as the Pumpkin Festival at the Huron Boat Basin.
-The Oak Harbor Apple Festival and Oktoberfest on Put-in-Bay run Saturday and Sunday
-and The Woolybear Festival in Vermilion is set for Sunday only.
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A free yard waste drop-off event is planned for tomorrow and Sunday for Sandusky residents.
Residential waste only can be brought to Barnes Nursery in Huron from 8 to 4 on Saturday and 10 to 4 on Sunday.
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Today, the Elyria Arts Council will host its annual “Soup Fundraiser” at their headquarters on Broad Street in downtown Elyria.
The homemade soups prepared by local artists will be available for pick-up from 11 am until 1 pm.
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The streets of downtown Lorain will come alive tomorrow with the first “Monster Mash Dash”.
The 5-K race and 1-mile-walk are presented by Main Street Lorain.
The course will take participants over the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge and around the waterfront.
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SPORTS
In Thursday Night Football, it was the L.A. Rams over Seattle 26-17.
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From the National Weather Service…
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers.
Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.