Kipton News

Low-cost ambulance service for Camden, Henrietta, New Russia and Pittsfield townships as well as Kipton and Oberlin will continue with passage of Issue 13 on Tuesday.The 1.15-mill renewal levy for the Central Ambulance Fire District passed decisively 1,940 to 1,152, a nearly 25 percent margin of victory, according to unofficial results from the ... (more)

KIPTON - Kipton Mayor Bob Meilander said Wednesday that he is dropping out of the Republican primary for Lorain County commissioner.[caption id="attachment_109916" align="alignright" width="135" caption="Meilander"][/caption]Meilander, who said he will formally withdraw from the race today, cited a family member's health problems as the reason ... (more)

Car crash victim Jim Muth's colleagues, friends and students sought recovery Wednesday for the man serves as an inspiration to them.

[caption id="attachment_102362" align="alignright" width="135" caption="Meilander"][/caption]Kipton Mayor Bob Meilander wants Lorain County Commissioner Lori Kokoski's job.Meilander, a second-term Republican, announced his candidacy for Kokoski's post Tuesday.In a news release, Meilander, a husband and father of three, emphasized his roots in the community and public service.Meilander previously served as a village councilman and is a member of the Lorain County Rural Wastewater District Board and Ohio Mayors Association."It's time we take fiscal responsibility in these difficult times," Meilander, who was unopposed in his second bid for mayor Nov. 8, said.

Albert Elsworth Buck, Jr., 80, of Kipton, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, after a long illness.