Sheffield Lake News

Mayor John Piskura said Thursday that he is battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Piskura, 40, got his diagnosis in October when he discovered enlarged lymph nodes in his groin area.

Lorain County Transit could be down to two routes and two extra buses to serve the handicapped under a proposal being examined by the county.

Slipping and sliding and crashing and bumping a ' these are a few of our least-favorite things about winter.

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 SHEFFIELD LAKE - A 54-year-old Lorain man was pronounced dead Thursday at the scene of a one-car crash on Lake Road.

SHEFFIELD TWP. a ' A Sheffield Township home sustained heavy smoke damage from a kitchen fire Tuesday evening.

A girdle from Mom? A teeth whitening kit from Dad? For some readers, our story on gifts that send the wrong message hit a little too close to home.

When he was stopped in September, a 54-year-old Sheffield Lake man had a blood-alcohol level of .454 - which is between five and six times the legal limit for driving, according to court documents filed by prosecutors on Friday.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUNSET ROAD: A boy was arrested for pulling a knife on his mother on Friday.

The Lorain Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank.

SHEFFIELD LAKE a ' Fifteen homes were evacuated and the Norfolk Southern rail line was shut down for two hours because of a natural gas leak caused by a car accident Wednesday evening in Sheffield Lake.

The city has purchased 14 properties with federal funds meant to remove blight from the city.

The Singing Angels will perform a holiday concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Palace Theater, 617 Broadway, Lorain.

FRAUD, SOUTH MAIN STREET: A man claimed $300 in prize money at a lunch-time drawing at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles club Oct 10.

A 12-year-old Sheffield Lake boy was reported in good condition this morning in MetroHealth Medical Center after being struck by a pickup truck Friday while riding his bicycle.

Wednesday, Oct. 14 2:44 p.m. a ' A 15-year-old girl came to the police station to report the theft of her school-issued laptop.

SHEFFIELD LAKE a ' The Sheffield Lake Fire Department is on the scene at Knollwood Elementary School on Oster Road in Sheffield Lake.

The Lorain County AIDS Task Force has moved its Lorain office to 221 East 21st St., Suite LL-1. It also has a new phone number, 233-1086. The nonprofit task force provides services to people living with and at risk for HIV infection.

Brookside High School was locked down for about an hour Wednesday afternoon after a threat involving a gun was found scrawled in a boys' bathroom.

With a strike deadline nearing, a tentative deal has been reached to avoid an employees' strike.

Lorain Area Republican Party Chairman David Graves said Thursday he will resign his post next week because he doesn't like how his party handled a missing document that could keep Democrat Pat Riley's name off the November ballot in the race for Lorain law director.