Vermilion News

VERMILION - Police said a Vermilion High School student made threats to kill classmates and wrote online that he would be "the next high school shooter."According to a police report, the 16-year-old had made threats to another student and posted a message on his Google Plus account that warranted an investigation by the Vermilion Police ... (more)

VERMILION - Vermilion Schools will move ahead with the school board's proposed drug-testing plan after receiving support from the community and its students.School board member Sid Jordan said 74 percent of community members and parents voted in favor of drug testing students in the school district.

Two men were killed today in a head-on collision on State Rt. 2 near the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Ottawa County's Benton Township, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

Vermilion policeWednesday, May 93:43 a.m. - 900 block Adams Street, reported burglary.12:48 p.m. - 1200 block Sanford Street, the Vermilion Police Department conducted a narcotics sweep at Vermilion High School and Sailorway Middle School.

US 224, between State Route 60 and State Route 58, is closed for the replacement of multiple culverts and resurfacing work.

A few days 16-year-old Jessica Fernandez committed suicide by standing in front of a train Tuesday night, an ex-boyfriend is speaking out.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vanessa Vanden Bout, 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, gender integration advisor and force support squadron advisor, hands out patches to the Afghan Air Force female maintenance officers at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, May 22, 2012.

The Ohio House of Representatives passed an act that would require training for teachers in suicide prevention.

A - Smemorial of flowers for Jessica Fernandez sits Wednesday near the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on Main Street in Vermilion.

Every eight weeks, World War II veterans who were lucky to eat a potato a day while imprisoned at well-known Stalag 17B eat a potluck meal in Brook Park.

Police in Erie County said the death of a 16-year-old who was struck by a train late Tuesday night appears to be suicide.

A kayak symposium was held Sunday at Lakeview Park in cooperation with the Lorain County Metro Parks, local business the Backpackers Shop and various company reps from kayak and paddle manufacturers.

Cullen described it as an "asthma attack." Another friend, Michelle "Meesh" Morris, compared it to the sound a guinea pig makes.

Vermilion is a small town on a Great Lake. It is known for its beautiful lakefront views, its small town community feel, and the city's gorgeous flower displays.

The death of a Bowling Green State University student Wednesday has residents and school officials in her native Vermilion reeling from the sudden loss.

The American Civil Liberties Union said the mandatory drug-testing policy proposed by the Vermilion Schools' Board of Education will not work.

Lake Erie yellow perch and walleye fishing is good all along the Ohio shoreline, with trophy walleye a definite possibility while trolling spinner rigs and nightcrawlers in many near-shore areas.

VERMILION - The photo of the snake accompanying a Page One story Tuesday about a Vermilion man who fell 20 feet into a rocky ravine after spotting the slithering creature in his yard no doubt creeped some people out.[caption id="attachment_121702" align="alignright" width="350" caption="Naturalists identified the snake on Dennis Obermiller's ... (more)

Donald Edward Schramm, 80, of Oberlin, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Wesleyan Village in Elyria.

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