🌱 Need urgent help in Lorain? This 24/7 crisis center is open
Lorain, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Lorain! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Need urgent help in Lorain? This 24/7 crisis center is open
- What we know about the fatal Lorain short-term rental shooting
- How did Lorain finally break its four-game losing streak?
Also on today's calendar: Mix and Mingle - October 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. $19 million crisis center marks one year in Lorain County (news5cleveland.com) — Lorain’s 24/7 Crisis Recovery Center on South Broadway has helped more than 1,600 people and handled nearly 2,900 visits in its first year, offering walk-in mental health and addiction support. Staff say anyone in self-defined crisis can get help, and the facility also runs the regional 988 hotline. Leaders are now expanding outreach, especially to local faith communities. 
2. Elyria man indicted on charges in Lorain short-term rental shooting that killed 2 teens (wkyc.com) — A Lorain County grand jury has indicted 19-year-old Alexander Gibbons in the August shooting at a Lorain short-term rental on Washington Avenue that killed two Elyria teens. Police say gunfire erupted during a late-night gathering, with multiple weapons recovered at the scene. Authorities believe the violence was an isolated incident, and Gibbons remains held in the county jail.
3. Amherst handles Elyria; Lorain earns first GCC win (morningjournal.com) — Lorain’s football team snapped a four-game skid with a 35-0 home win over Shaker Heights in Greater Cleveland Conference play, giving the Titans their first league victory. The roundup also highlights Amherst’s road win at Elyria, dominant performances by Keystone and Columbia, and several other conference matchups that shape the broader regional football picture.
4. Cleveland Choir Brings Artistry to Interfaith Initiative (oberlinreview.org) — A recent performance by the Cleveland Chamber Choir brought an ambitious choral work to First Lutheran Church of Lorain, turning the sanctuary into an immersive soundscape. Local students helped perform and produce the show, while donations supported an interfaith anti-hate initiative. The concert was free, underscoring the group’s mission to make high-level choral music accessible across Northeast Ohio.
5. Elyria Catholic receives $1.4 million donation (morningjournal.com) — Elyria Catholic High School has secured a record $1.4 million matching challenge from The Howley Foundation to build a new Center for Leadership and Innovation, a project that will also honor Lorain Catholic’s legacy with its chapel cross. The center will add flexible classrooms and a student success suite, supporting collaborative learning for students from across Lorain County when it opens in 2028.
📸 Around Lorain
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Hitting Clinic →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
9:00 am
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
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Girls 7th Grade Volleyball vs Firelands Falcons
Durling Middle School
12:00 pm -
Coed Varsity Soccer vs Trinity Trojans
Tom Hoch Field
12:00 pm -
Girls 8th Grade Volleyball vs Firelands Falcons
Durling Middle School
1:00 pm -
Mix and Mingle - October 2026 →
Lorain OH -
Girls JV Volleyball vs Oberlin Phoenix
Clearview High School
12:30 pm -
Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Oberlin Phoenix
Clearview High School
1:30 pm -
Coffee and Conversation - October →
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Coed Varsity Soccer vs Columbia Raiders
Tom Hoch Field
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Fall into Healthy Skin →
Apex Skin Lorain, 6150 Park Square Drive, Lorain
4:00 pm -
T3 Fall Break Basketball Camp →
T3 Performance Lorain, 2105 Silver Maple Way, Lorain
9:00 am -
Historic Homecoming →
Carnegie Center, 329 W 10th St, Lorain
6:30 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Lorain. Apply here.
- TCC Wireless (T-Mobile) posted a job opening for TCC - OH Lorain - FT - Retail Sales representative in Lorain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lorain here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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