Archive for June 16th, 2007
State data stolen from intern’s car
Device had names, Social Security numbers of every state employee Stephen Majors The Associated Press COLUMBUS — A backup computer storage device with the names and Social Security numbers of all 64,000 state employees was stolen from the car of a state agency intern, who had the device as part of a practice meant to [...]
Investment probe still on after 19 indictments
Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press COLUMBUS — The indictment of the head of a money management firm that lost $215 million in state investment funds brings the total number of people indicted or convicted in the state investment scandal to 19, and investigators aren’t done yet. “We are not completed with our investigation,” Ohio [...]
Oberlin celebrates Juneteenth
OBERLIN — Oberlin’s Juneteenth Celebration, which pays tribute to the freeing of the slaves, takes place today. This year Juneteenth commemorates the accomplishments of “Ultimate Freedom Fighters: Dred and Harriet Scott,” who sued for their freedom on the basis of their residence in free states and territories. Although the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their enslavement [...]
Off the Beat 06/16/07
Grin and wear it My mother is a postal carrier, so she probably shouldn’t be dreading the mail’s arrival. But she is. That’s because she’s Bonnie Wallace, the sister of that dastardly Elyria native featured in The Chronicle who pays homage to the San Antonio Spurs. Eugene Reynolds, of — where else? — San Antonio, [...]
Committee warned Lorain Schools of deficit
LORAIN — Officials from Lorain Schools were warned in 2005 that the school system could end the year with a deficit and be in financial emergency. The warning was given to the school board by a citizens committee charged with addressing concerns about the school system’s financial situation, as well as its academic, safety and [...]
Deputies: Shortage in staff adds to risk
ELYRIA — County sheriff’s deputies said events in recent days are proving what they’ve been saying all along: A shortage of deputies patrolling the roads is placing not only the public at risk, but deputies as well. “I want to see some proactive responses for a change and address this before somebody gets killed,” said [...]
Patrol to review chase as matter of protocol
CARLISLE TWP. — Ohio Highway Patrol officials say they’ll review video footage of a police pursuit that was recorded by a trooper’s dashboard camera on Thursday, largely as a matter of policy. Elyria resident Michael Spreng, 44, is accused of stealing his wife’s SUV Thursday and leading Trooper Christopher Ausse on a miles-long chase through [...]
Vermilion skate park to reopen next week
VERMILION — City officials who quickly closed the skateboard park after a rash of vandalism have decided to reopen the recreational area under one condition: The park’s patrons have to take care of it. “You need to be more responsible for what we put out there,” Dan Squires, city service director, told a group of [...]
Death prompts fair to rework horse stalls
WELLINGTON — Gypsy did not die in vain. Because of the death of the 8-year-old horse impaled by a metal post at last year’s Lorain County Fair, new accommodations with a hefty $10,000 price tag are being planned to keep it from happening again. The new design will still call for tie posts. However, they [...]
Motorcycle crash kills Wakeman woman
BROWNHELM TWP. — A Wakeman woman died early Friday when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger struck a tree on Vermilion Road in Brownhelm Township, Ohio Highway Patrol troopers said. Tara Redmond, 22, died shortly after the early morning crash just north of Portman Road, troopers said. The motorcycle was being driven by [...]
Building a land of imagination – Schoepfle Garden
It’s not finished yet, but children’s garden is starting to take shape BIRMINGHAM — The aromatic smell of flowers will be sure to tickle the noses of the smallest Schoepfle Garden guests when the park’s newest project — an interactive children’s garden — opens Sept. 1. In fact, the entire garden concept is designed to [...]
Police Blotter – 06/16/07
Sheffield police Monday, June 4 6:55 a.m. — Mike Bass Ford, Ediberto Huertas Jr., 21, Lorain, no license. 12:14 p.m. — 4100 block Berkeley Dr., Daniell Haskiell, 35, Sheffield, assault and domestic violence. Tuesday, June 5 1:40 p.m. — James Day Park, Carmen Tejada, 22, Lorain, driving under suspension. Wednesday, June 6 9:09 p.m. — [...]
Angel has prayer – U.S. Open
Cabrera up one, only player not over par Doug Ferguson The Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — It was a simple shot on a difficult golf course, a 135-yard sand wedge from Angel Cabrera that skidded to a stop a foot from the hole, a rare birdie at Oakmont that changed so many things. It put [...]
Change: Is it in the air?
Cavaliers may have to decide how badly they want to keep Pavlovic and Varejao CLEVELAND — Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry spent some time Friday reflecting on his team’s 4-0 NBA Finals loss to the San Antonio Spurs, but his primary focus is now on the future. One of Ferry’s first orders of business will [...]
Sweep can’t spoil Cavs’ magical ride
Being the self-fulfilling, defeatist, woe-is-us-let’s-all-eat-worms-and-die kind of town we are, we will eagerly take The Sweep and (with moist eyes) clasp it to our breast and hold on to it for dear life — just like we cling to Red Right 88, The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot and The Choke — the latter being [...]
Big hit, big letdown
braves 5, indians 4 Indians waste Blake HR, can’t solve Wickman CLEVELAND — Shades of 1995? Friday night’s game between Atlanta and Cleveland sort of fit the bill. It featured both ninth-inning heroics at Jacobs Field and the Braves coming out on top, as Yunel Escobar’s two-run double powered the National League team to a [...]
Mills ready to play ball – Tribe Notes
CLEVELAND — A smile crept across first-round pick Beau Mills’ face as he was asked two questions at the same time Friday in the Indians dugout. He didn’t bother to ask the reporters to repeat the questions because it was obvious he’d been asked them both many times before. “I quit playing football after my [...]
Gemela A. Archer
Gemela A. Archer (nee: Kaleel), 75, of Elyria died Wednesday at her home following a brief illness. She was born June 4, 1932 in Cleveland and lived in Elyria for most of her life. Mrs. Archer worked as a clerk for the Lorain County Clerk of Courts for 16 years, retiring in 1993. Following her [...]
Mrs. Marcella S. Cornell
Mrs. Marcella S. "Marcy" Cornell (nee: Verhoff), 89, of Elyria died Thursday at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria.
Ruford D. Freeman
Ruford D. Freeman, 77, of Lorain, died Friday morning, June 15, 2007 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Walter A. Frey Funeral Home, 700 West Erie Avenue, Lorain.
Harry L. Hopkins
Harry L. Hopkins, 71, of Greenwich, passed away Friday, June 15th after a short illness. Harry was born and raised in Gem, WV. He had lived in Baltimore and Chicago. Since the late 1960’s he had resided in the Huntington and New London areas. Harry owned and operated Hopkins Deli in Huntington and was a [...]
Raymond H. Korona Sr.
Raymond H. Korona Sr., 79, of Elyria, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the Northridge Health Center. He was born July 12, 1927 in Uniontown PA, and moved to Elyria in 1955. Mr. Korona retired in 1991 following 36 years of service with General Motors in Parma as a Materials Manager. He was a veteran [...]
Tara Redmond
Tara Redmond, 22, of Wakeman, died Friday, June 15, 2007 as a result of a motorcycle accident. She was born February 27, 1985 in Amherst and was a lifelong Wakeman resident. She was working on her clinicals at Community Health Partners for her registered nursing degree at Lorain County Community College. She had worked part [...]