The Morning Journal

06/03/2026

Commissioners plan to vote June 5 on legislation that could cut taxes for some property owners

Public comments against the proposed property tax cuts again dominated a recent Lorain County Board of Commissioners meeting. The commissioners tabled a resolution May 22 to authorize a permissive piggyback exemption for homestead, and a…

06/03/2026

High school softball: OHSFSCA All-Northeast District teams announced

06/03/2026

Mercy Health has launched a new Family Medicine Residency program and recently opened the Anthony Center for Graduate Medical Education, expanding access to high-quality primary care in Lorain County while investing in the next generation of physicians.

Mercy Health has launched a new Family Medicine Residency program and recently opened the Anthony Center for Graduate Medical Education, expanding access to high-quality primary care in Lorain County while investing in the next generation…

06/03/2026

Lorain County officials are working with Amtrak and state and federal officials to expand the railroad line into the county’s transportation center in downtown Elyria, according to the Lorain County commissioners.

Lorain County officials are working with Amtrak and state and federal officials to expand the railroad line into the county’s transportation center in downtown Elyria, according to the Lorain County commissioners. Currently, the…

06/02/2026

A 28-year-old Sandusky man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred May 31 in the city.

A 28-year-old Sandusky man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred May 31 in the city. Tyler Cohen, of Pearl Street, was charged with murder, a first-degree felony, according to the Sandusky Police…

06/02/2026

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the owner of a cow that was rounded up June 1 by a deputy, authorities said.

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the owner of a cow that was rounded up June 1 by a deputy, authorities said. The cow was found on Webster Road between Diagonal and West roads in the LaGrange Township area of southern…

06/02/2026

The world’s largest locomotive will steam through Lorain, Lake, Cuyahoga, and Ashtabula counties

Thousands of train spotters will turn out along the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks crossing Northeast Ohio on June 8 to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 — the biggest operating steam train engine in the world. Railfans have been burning u…

06/02/2026

Brookside pitcher Markie Aliff was not the same pitcher after shoulder surgery, but the returning Lorain County co-Pitcher of the Year was still dynamic with her bat.

Brookside pitcher Markie Aliff was not the same pitcher after shoulder surgery, but the returning Lorain County co-Pitcher of the Year was still dynamic with her bat. While playing with a torn labrum in her shoulder, Aliff held the…

06/02/2026

1988 is set to team up with its buddy, so to speak, local ’70s-era tribute band Disco Inferno, June 5 to open the summer’s Rockin’ on the River at Black River Landing in Lorain.

While the calendar reminds us we’re nearly halfway through 2026, for Lake County native Dave Belanger, it’s always 1988. The ’80s hair-metal tribute band celebrated its 30th birthday last year at the first venue it ever played, the Cove Nit…

06/01/2026

The Browns could have traded Myles Garrett 15 months ago, when he publicly said he wanted out and before he signed a four-year contract extension that included a no-trade clause. But noooooo — they wait until now and get back perhaps less in compensation than Garrett’s unquestionable talent merits.

The Browns could have traded Myles Garrett 15 months ago, when he publicly said he wanted out and before he signed a four-year contract extension that included a no-trade clause. But noooooo — they wait until now and get back perhaps less i…