Independent Quinn joins Elyria’s race for mayor
ELYRIA — An independent candidate vying for the third time to be the next mayor is sure to shake up November’s general election. Timothy Quinn is running for mayor of Elyria as an independent. After...
View ArticleElyria economic development official leaving for Louisiana
ELYRIA — Days after the announcement one of the city’s biggest employers is moving to nearby Avon, Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda confirmed the loss of the economic development specialist she personally...
View ArticleWrite-in enters Elyria mayoral contest
Four years ago, Chalene Mudd was a pavement pounder for then-mayoral hopeful Holly Brinda. Chalene Mudd Today, she is a write-in candidate for Elyria mayor hoping to win the seat of the woman she once...
View ArticleGibbs billboard targets Brinda quote
KRISTIN BAUER | CHRONICLEA mayoral campaign sign for candidate Garry Gibbs is displayed at the corner of 2nd Street and East Avenue in Elyria. ELYRIA — Republican mayoral candidate Garry Gibbs isn’t...
View ArticleElyria Apple Festival is this weekend
ELYRIA — There is a classic car show, 5K race and even an opportunity to show off homegrown cornhole skills — everyone comes to the annual three-day Elyria Apple Festival for something. There’s also...
View ArticleElyria mayoral candidates to meet Tuesday at VFW
Holly Brinda ELYRIA — Mayor Holly Brinda and challengers — Republican Garry Gibbs, independent Tim Quinn and write-in candidate Chalene Mudd — will meet for a face-to-face that will tackle city issues....
View ArticleEconomic strategy rules Elyria mayoral debate
ELYRIA — In the first face-to-face showdown involving the four candidates running for Elyria mayor, the political outsiders — Chalene Mudd and Tim Quinn — had admirable showings, but it was the barbs...
View ArticleSome responses from the candidates at Tuesday’s Elyria mayoral debate
Tuesday night saw the first face-to-face meeting of the four candidates vying to be the next Elyria mayor. For more than an hour, incumbent Mayor Holly Brinda, Republican challenger Garry Gibbs,...
View ArticleOpen letter blasts mayor
Mark Craig ELYRIA — Mark Craig, an independent who represents the city’s 4th Ward on City Council, on Friday sent out a four-page letter listing a litany of reasons of why he doesn’t think Democratic...
View ArticleIncumbents biggest campaign spenders so far
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Incumbents are outspending challengers in mayoral races across Lorain County this election season, according to campaign finance reports that were due Thursday at the Lorain County...
View ArticleFour-way contest in Elyria boils down to two contenders
ELYRIA — Mayor Holly Brinda is the Democrat incumbent with one term under her belt trying to prove she deserves another four years. Quinn Chalene Mudd Garry Gibbs Holly Brinda Garry Gibbs, a former...
View ArticleBrinda fends off three challengers to win second term as Elyria mayor
ELYRIA — Elyria voters overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to stick with Mayor Holly Brinda for a second four-year term over three challengers. Brinda won the four-way mayoral race with 5,930 votes or 53...
View ArticleElyria mayoral election precinct breakdown
PRECINCT BREAKDOWN* Ward 1Holly BrindaGarry GibbsTim Quinn 1-A17016627 1-B22021436 1-C19117145 1-D1528226 Total733633134 Ward 2 2-A1076325 2-B1346732 2-C1777020 2-D2165224 Total634252101 Ward 3...
View ArticleBrinda won every ward, all but two precincts in Elyria mayoral race
ELYRIA — Democratic Mayor Holly Brinda claimed victory at the polls Tuesday by winning the majority votes in all but two of the city’s 31 precincts. Elyria mayoral candidates, from left: Incumbent...
View ArticleRitenauer outspent the rest
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Lorain Mayor Chase Ritenauer was the big spender in the November election, according to campaign finance reports that were due at the Lorain County Board of Elections on Friday. Chase...
View ArticleLou E. "Ms. Lou" White
Lou E. "Ms. Lou" White, 69, of Sheffield Township, gained her wings Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in her home, following a long illness. She was born in Dillion, South Carolina, coming to Elyria and moving...
View ArticleBrowns cut veteran outside linebacker Paul Kruger as youth movement continues
Veteran outside linebacker Paul Kruger said in April he was relieved he wasn’t cut as part of the Browns’ youth movement.
View ArticleVehicle strikes woman outside fair, killing her
WELLINGTON — A 38-year-old Lorain woman was killed as the result of a hit and run Sunday night outside of the Lorain County Fairgrounds.
View ArticleArraignment scheduled for North Ridgeville man in Solon shooting
Police have identified the 29-year-old man from North Ridgeville accused of fatally shooting a woman after a car crash Saturday as Matthew Ryan Desha.
View ArticleBrowns guard Joel Bitonio wants healthy season, improved performance and,...
Left guard Joel Bitonio isn’t a selfish guy.
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