Local soap maker plans expansion
Project will add space, jobs VERMILION — Defense Soap owner Guy Sako is preparing to expand the company’s Liberty Avenue facility as continued growth pushes its existing space to capacity. The project will add 8,000 square feet to the back of the company’s current 12,000-square-foot building on Liberty Avenue. Sako Continue Reading
Sailors split football season openers
Eighth grade wins, seventh falls From Staff reports VERMILION — Vermilion’s seventh- and eighth-grade football teams split their season-opening doubleheader against Firelands on Thursday, with the eighth grade earning a 20-13 victory and the seventh grade falling 12-6. Game details were provided by the Vermilion athletic department. Eighth grade earns Continue Reading
Sailor Standouts: Vermilion’s Athletes of the Week
Soccer, tennis efforts earn weekly honors VERMILION — Vermilion Sailors Athletics is recognizing two standout performances this week, naming freshman Addison Johnson and senior Megan Wade as its Sailor Standouts, Athletes of the Week. Johnson, a center midfielder for the girls soccer team, has set a high standard in practices, Continue Reading
Vermilion City Council to Consider Ban on Flock and ALPR Technology
Submitted by Liberty On The Lake VERMILION – Vermilion City Council will consider an ordinance Monday evening that would prohibit Flock cameras and other Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology within the City of Vermilion. The proposed ordinance was authored by Drew Werley, Ward 3 City Councilman, and would establish Continue Reading
Ground broken for Eagleview Homes
Development will feature ranch-style residences By Sandra Coe executive director of the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce VERMILION — Ground has been broken for Eagleview Homes, a new residential development planned for 552 Overlook Road. The development will feature one-story ranch homes with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and two-car garages, according Continue Reading
Trustees approve Chardonnay Circle West PUD
VERMILION TWP — Vermilion Township trustees approved the final development plan Friday for Chardonnay Circle West, a Knite Development LLC project intended to complete a previously lapsed planned unit development within the Vineyards of Vermilion. Trustees Kenn Baughman and Keith Sexton approved the resolution during a 6:30 p.m. special meeting. Continue Reading
Plaque grants aid historic preservation
Three awards save owners more than $850 VERMILION — Main Street Vermilion has awarded three grants through its Historic Register Plaque Grant Program, saving participating property owners more than $850. The organization launched the program in 2025 to help owners recognize and preserve historically significant homes and buildings. Approved grants Continue Reading
Driver booked after Route 60 crash
Deputy reports firearm, open beer VERMILION TWP — A Vermilion Township man was booked into the Erie County jail Thursday after a single-vehicle crash in which a deputy reported finding him apparently passed out behind the wheel with a handgun on the passenger seat. David Howells, 64, was booked on Continue Reading
Lorain County Transit eyes Vermilion expansion
Grant sought as separate senior pilot develops VERMILION — Another transportation option could be on the horizon for Vermilion residents, this time through Lorain County Transit. Lorain County officials said during an Aug. 11 county commissioners meeting that the transit system has applied for an Ohio Department of Transportation grant Continue Reading
Land-use panel reaffirms previous map vote
Procedural confusion led to public clarification BROWNHELM TWP. — The Brownhelm Township Land Use Steering Committee reaffirmed its previous map vote Aug. 11 after questions arose over whether the earlier action was an official decision or merely a straw vote. The issue surfaced during the Aug. 10 township trustees meeting, Continue Reading