Grand Jury Produces Felony Charges in Gibson’s Case
Louis Krauss, News editor
May 5, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS
The three students involved in November’s altercation at Gibson’s Bakery have received robbery felony charges in the aftermath of last Wednesday’s grand jury hearing. College sophomores Cecelia Whettstone and Endia Lawrence were originally charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly attacking...
Parents Question School Board’s Expenses
Sydney Allen, Production editor
May 5, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS
The Oberlin City School Board will launch an investigation into potentially inflated school bus repair costs after local parents accused the board of spending an estimated excess of $1 million over the past 10 years. The revelation comes after the board’s February decision to end bussing to Lake Ridge...
County Investigation Delays Gibson’s Trials
Louis Krauss, News Editor
April 28, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
The trials for two students charged with assault in the aftermath of last November’s incident at Gibson’s Bakery have been pushed back to May 15 and could lead to additional charges following Wednesday’s grand jury hearing. College sophomores Cecelia Whettstone and Endia Lawrence were originally...
City Upgrades Alert System, Saves Money
Louis Krauss, News Editor
April 21, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
City Council will save thousands of dollars on the city’s emergency alert system by joining the Lorain County Wireless Emergency Notification System. The city’s alert system allows those who subscribe to receive notifications via text, phone call or email of various hazards such as...
Altercation Leads to Arrest in Harassment Case
Melissa Harris, News Editor
April 14, 2017
Filed under Campus News, Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
An intoxicated man verbally harassed three students with racial slurs and threatened them with a knife in the Asia House parking lot Monday morning. The perpetrator, Geoffrey George Raymond Basel, a 28-year-old white man from Columbia Station, Ohio, was reported to have been under the influence of alc...
Border Patrol Agents Detain Undocumented Man
Louis Krauss, News Editor
April 14, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
Federal Border Patrol Agents arrested a man on his way to Oberlin Municipal Court April 5 after learning his visa had expired. Naranbaatar Ganbaatar, a 30-year-old Mongolian citizen, was charged with felonious assault following an incident on Feb. 15 when he allegedly attacked a bus passenger on the way to...
Council Mulls Bringing Medical Marijuana to Town
Jenna Gyimesi, Staff Writer
April 14, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
City Council is considering bringing the medical marijuana industry to Oberlin in hopes of revitalizing the local economy. Councilmembers in favor of a resolution allowing manufacturers and distributors to set up camp in town are hopeful that others will get on board with the proposal. A law passed in Colu...
City Resists State’s Income-Tax Collection
Jenna Gyimesi
April 7, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS
City officials are staunchly resisting a recent proposal by Ohio Governor John Kasich that would give the state centralized control of each city’s business income tax. Local officials fear the program is a stepping-stone to state regulation of local matters, leading Oberlin City Council to pass a res...
Local Petitions Challenge REC Choice Fund Options
Jenna Gyimesi
March 31, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
Local community members are pushing to overturn a recent initiative that would give city residents the option of donating revenue from renewable energy back to the city. A committee of city residents created two petitions that, if passed, would put the city’s Community Choice Fund back on next year’s...
Oberlin Project Ends Eight-Year Run
Jenna Gyimesi
March 10, 2017
Filed under Campus News, Community News, NEWS
For eight years, the Oberlin Project has innovated green programs while endeavoring to stimulate economic activity in a collaborative effort between the College and city. In light of completing its many goals, the program will close its office this summer. The Oberlin Project was initiated, in part,...
Hillard Emphasizes Community Policing in Chief Search
Mia Wachtel Antezzo
March 3, 2017
Filed under Campus News, Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
Students and community members alike sent a clear message that they want a police chief who will prioritize the well-being of city residents at a listening session in the Rathskeller Monday evening. As the search continues for Oberlin’s next police chief, City Manager Rob Hillard met with around 12...
County Suffers from Worsening Heroin Epidemic
Louis Krauss, News Editor
March 3, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS
Once a secondary concern to police and anti-drug activists in the region, heroin addiction in Lorain County is reaching record highs. Now, local law enforcement is grappling with the devastating consequences of addiction and increasing rate of overdoses. Oberlin Interim Police Chief Michael McCloskey...