Recount Confirms Results in Vermilion Township Trustee Election
Vermilion Township — The Vermilion Township trustee race is officially settled after an automatic recount confirmed Keith Sexton as one of the winners in this year’s local election. The recount, completed Wednesday by the Erie County Board of Elections, upheld the original results from Election Night. Sexton was one of Continue Reading
Vermilion Sergeant Completes Prestigious Police Executive Leadership Program
The Vermilion Police Department announced that Sgt. Steve Kopniske has officially graduated from the Police Executive Leadership College, a statewide program designed to develop the next generation of Ohio law enforcement leaders. The Police Executive Leadership College, known as PELC, is administered by the Ohio Law Enforcement Foundation. The program Continue Reading
Emergency Meeting Leads Trustees to Request Removal of Assigned Prosecutor After Hallway Confrontation
Vermilion Township – Township trustees held an emergency meeting Friday at 11:30 a.m. to address a personnel issue connected to a hallway confrontation earlier in the week between Township Administrator Joe Baxter and Erie County Assistant Prosecutor Charles Bennett. The request follows a hallway altercation that occurred outside the township Continue Reading
Vermilion’s Next Mayor Sets Road and Water Projects as Day-One Priorities
Vermilion’s Mayor-elect Russell Owens says Vermilion residents should expect a fast start in January as he prepares to take office with a focus on the two issues residents care about most: roads and the rising costs tied to the city’s aging water and wastewater systems. In his interview, Owens described Continue Reading