Wellington, Ohio

• Kiss me, I'm sober! Fire officials promote a safe St. Patty's
  

  Fire Chief Richard Walker doesn't want you to depend on the luck of the Irish while out on the town this St.

• Beer Fest: Drink in the fun
  

  Duke of Wellington meets Pere Jacques and Elliot Ness to discuss Small Craft Warning.

• Resident active with Somali immigrants
  

  Powell resident Brook Kohn's heart will be in central Ohio when he runs a marathon about 4,200 miles from home.

• Cash-starved fund to keep money from 4-H dinner
  

  The money from the Lorain County Extension Development Fund's annual dinner and auction usually is sent to Columbus to pay for state grants, but not this year.

• Magazine features Wellingtona s century homes on its Web site
  

  This Old House Magazine has named Wellington a "best old house neighborhood" for 2010.

• Womana s estate sues motorcycle operatora s estate for wrongful death
  

  ELYRIA a ' The estate of a woman killed in a motorcycle crash in September 2009 is suing the estate of the motorcycle driver, who also was killed.

• This Old House Magazine names Wellington a 'best old house town'
  

  This Old House Magazine has named Wellington a "best old house neighborhood" for 2010.

• Group working to save farms in southern Lorain County
  

  The man who posed as the fifer for Wellington artist Archibald Willarda s famed a oeSpirit of '76a painting in the 1870s was raised on a large Brighton Township farm that has remained in the family.

• Elyria councilman running for county commissioner
  

  Elyria city Councilman Victor Stewart III, D-at large, is joining the race for Lorain County commissioner today.

• The snow has begun; winter storm warning in effect through tomorrow evening
  

  Old Man Winter has arrived for us again. CT Photo Chief Bruce Bishop snapped this picture as he drove his Jeep on state Route 58 between Oberlin and Wellington about 10:15 a.m. He said roads are getting slick.

• Make your reservations for Valentine's Day
  

  Looking to impress that special someone? With the 14th on a Sunday this year, you've got three days to choose from for your ultra-romantic, fancy dinner plans.

• Townships sue county over NOACA choice
  

  The Lorain County Township Association sued the county commissioners Friday over the commissioners' decision not to appoint LaGrange Township trustee Rita Canfield as a representative in the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.

• Dates set for 2010 Lorain County Fair
  

  The Lorain County Fair will be Aug. 23 to 29 and membership and season tickets are on sale.

• County awards Quarry Road bridge project
  

  WELLINGTON a ' Lorain County Engineer Ken Carney announced Wednesday that R&I Construction won the contract for the replacement of the Quarry Road bridge just north of state Route 18 in Wellington and Brighton townships.

• Overflow Sites To Watch President Obama
  

  LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio -- On Friday, LCCC will have two overflow sites on campus where the public will be able to watch the President Obama's speech live.

• Battle begins over NOACA appointee
  

  Angry township officials confronted the Lorain County commissioners Wednesday on their decision not to appoint LaGrange Township Trustee Rita Canfield to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency board because she had run against two of the commissioners.

• Article inspires work of art
  

  I received a note from old friend and classmate Dick Mullins, who provided us with the information for our Memorial Day story on Bill Matthews, the first local resident who was killed in action in Vietnam.

• The Dash Between: Ray Church, veteran and VFW commander, never wasted anything
  

  During World War II, Ray Church scavenged abandoned tanks and combat sites for mechanical parts, weapons and ammunition.

• Ruptured gas line ignites house fire, man injured
  

  PITTSFIELD TWP. a ' A man working on a gas line in his home with his son suffered serious burns and lost his home Thursday when the house filled with propane and started a fire, Wellington fire officials reported.

City Description

Wellington is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,511 at the 2000 census. Wellington was settled in 1818 by Ephraim Wilcox, Charles Sweet, William T. Welling, John Clifford, and Joseph Wilson from the states of Massachusetts and New York. It was originally named Charlemont by Charles Sweet who, after winning a tree chopping contest, was given the right to name the township. It was later changed to Wellington by the townspeople in honor of one of the founders William Welling and also "Iron Duke", the Duke of Wellington. Wellington was incorporated as a village in 1855. In 1858, the former American House Hotel (later torn down and replace with Herrick Memorial Library) was the site of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue. A group of men, both white and black and many from Oberlin, swarmed the hotel to rescue runaway slave John Price. He was being held by a US Marshal and his men, who intended to return him to his master in Kentucky. The abolitionists transported Price out of town en route to the Underground Railroad and got him to Canada. Thirty-seven men were indicted, but only two, Simeon M. Bushnell and Charles H. Langston, were tried in federal court

City Contained By:

• Lorain County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Wellington Center Historic District
• Mosher House

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 7.76996433101 km squared

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