Archive for June 21st, 2007
Mom who injured son gets 3 years
ELYRIA — An Avon mother who fractured her 10-month-old son’s wrist and ribs and gave him a blood clot on the brain in October will serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to felonious assault and endangering children Wednesday. Heather Harper sobbed as she apologized to county Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery. “I just [...]
Senator pushes to raise tuition support
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced legislation on Wednesday aimed at increasing federal student financial aid and providing loan forgiveness for college graduates who enter public service. Brown, D-Ohio, said the Higher Education Access Act will be voted on by both houses in July. If passed, the measure would raise federal Pell Grants from the current [...]
20 princesses compete for crown
LORAIN — Twenty princesses from Lorain County will grace the stage of the Lorain Palace Theatre tonight, but only one will walk away as the winner. Candidates representing 12 nationalities and ethnicities will participate in the Parade of Princesses. The winner will represent her community, national identity and diversity during one of the landmark events [...]
Summer: then and now
ELYRIA — Turn on the air conditioning and dig out the swimsuit. Summer finally is here. That’s right: Despite some of the sultry temperatures we’ve already experienced, today is officially the first day of summer and, as it so happens, the longest day of the year. Exactly how does the day get longer without a [...]
Police Blotter – 06/21/07
Lorain police Saturday, June 16 11:30 a.m. — 3900 block Timber Walk, Martins Run Park, climbing rock, picnic table and garbage cans vandalized, $6,600 damage. Monday, June 18 10 p.m. —3500 block Jaeger Road, 14-year-old girl said she was raped by a boy at her friend’s house. Tuesday, June 19 6:30 a.m. — 6000 block [...]
Laid to a final rest : Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes, 1986-2007
LORAIN — Thousands lined the streets in Lorain on Wednesday to pay their respects and to say goodbye to another fallen son. As the hearse carrying the casket of Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes passed along its route on Oberlin Avenue, people flocked onto the tree lawns of businesses and homes to express their thanks [...]
Policeman questioned
Interrogation is second for man who fathered children of pregnant woman missing from Canton Joe Milicia The Associated Press CANTON — For the second time in three days, investigators searched the home of a Canton police officer who fathered the son and unborn daughter of a woman who went missing, leaving the 2-year-old boy home [...]
Hearing could affect death penalty
Judge seeks details about lethal injection for Lorain case ELYRIA — County Common Pleas Judge James Burge has ordered the state to produce detailed information on how it administers lethal injections to death row inmates for a hearing on whether the process amounts to torturing the condemned to death. Defense attorneys routinely contest the constitutionality [...]
Wreck discovered in lake is of 1850 steamship
VERMILION — Divers from the Great Lakes Historical Society and the Cleveland Underwater Explorers group have located the remains of the General Anthony Wayne, a historic steamship, eight miles off the coast of the city’s downtown under 50 feet of water. “It’s an incredibly historic find,” Great Lakes Historical Society Executive Director Chris Gillcrist said. [...]
Elyria district buys land
ELYRIA — Elyria Schools on Wednesday agreed to pay out nearly $600,000 for the purchase of seven parcels of land in their ongoing quest to flatten a block of property for a new high school. The parcels are owned by five different people and include one single-family home, a few small apartment houses and vacant [...]
Lorain armed robbery caught on security camera
LORAIN — Police are hoping video footage of a Saturday night robbery, in which a man accosted an off-duty, armored-car guard at gunpoint while snatching cash from a store, will lead to an arrest. And while detectives continue to try to identify the suspect, the guard said he feels fortunate just to be alive. “He [...]
4 charged in Wis. homicide and abuse, missing Fla. toddler found in bizarre case
TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Writer PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — Three adults and a 15-year-old girl were charged Wednesday in connection with two shocking discoveries police made when they found a missing 2-year-old: a severely burned and blood-streaked 11-year-old boy, and the body of his mother, buried in the back yard. The girl [...]
Plan would give more special ed students voucher money
JOHN McCARTHY Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Students in special education programs would be eligible for as much as $20,000 to find schools that fit their needs under a pilot voucher program proposed Wednesday by House Republicans. Speaker Jon Husted, a suburban Dayton Republican, held a discussion with colleagues, special [...]
Hitters have C.C.’s back – Indians 10, Phillies 6
Eight-run rally in sixth earns Sabathia 10th win CLEVELAND — C.C. Sabathia has done his job so well this season that the Indians’ offense decided to give him the night off Wednesday — figuratively speaking, of course. With Sabathia working one of his few mediocre outings of the year, Cleveland hit its way to a [...]
Making moves – Tribe Notes
Dellucci to DL; Hernandez ousted CLEVELAND — The Indians made a pair of significant moves Wednesday, placing outfielder David Dellucci on the disabled list and designating relief pitcher Roberto Hernandez for assignment. Dellucci sustained a strained left hamstring while running to first base Tuesday in a 9-6 loss to the Phillies. The Indians were awaiting [...]
NFL should show Pacman, posse the door permanently
Tim Dahlberg Associated Press You know you’re a big-time athlete when you’ve got a posse to do your dirty work for you. As posses go, Pacman Jones has a pretty good one, full of guys equally adept at picking up dollar bills showered on the strip club stage as they are trading shots with whoever [...]
CCC’s Horton coming to EC
When longtime wrestling coach John McNulty retired after last season, Elyria Catholic didn’t have to go far to find an able replacement. The Panthers introduced Kent Horton as their coach Wednesday afternoon. Horton coached for eight years at Cleveland Central Catholic — a North Coast League rival of Elyria Catholic — and had already turned [...]
Campbell picks OSU
Jesse Campbell didn’t have any reason to believe he’d be anywhere but Cleveland State this fall, but Ohio State gave him a couple of good ones after the Black River heavyweight captured the Division III state wrestling championship in March. Campbell, who had said throughout his senior season that he had the Vikings at the [...]
Rosie Brest
Rosie Brest (nee Santoro), 93, of Lorain, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at her residence, following an extended illness. She was born in Bellevue on November 30, 1913. As a youth she attended Immaculate Conception Parochial School in Bellevue and went on to attend the Bellevue Public Schools following her graduation from Immaculate Conception. Athletics [...]
Annie J. Carey
Annie J. "Ann" Carey (nee Holcomb), 67, of Elyria, died Friday, June 15, 2007 of natural causes. Born in Camden, AR, Mrs. Carey attended the Arkansas school system, graduating, and coming to Elyria in 1966. A member of Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist Church, Mrs. Carey was a church mother, a member of the kitchen committee [...]
David L. Jackson
David L. Jackson, 53, of Elyria, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland following a lengthy illness. He was born in 1953 in Marlinton, WV and spent most of his life in Elyria. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping with his family. He is survived by his sons, David [...]
Perry Frank Johnson
Perry Frank Johnson, 93, of Elyria, passed away Monday, June 18, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria, following a brief illness. He was born December 22, 1913, in Wellington, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in Fort Wayne IN, and worked in South Bend and Michigan City before coming to Elyria in 1948. Perry [...]
Theodore E. Ramsey
Theodore E. Ramsey, 81, of Elyria, died unexpectedly Monday, June 18, 2007. Mr. Ramsey retired in 1987 as Vice President of Operations for Lear Romec following 43 years of service. He had served in the U.S. Navy, and was an avid woodworker. He enjoyed flying radio controlled airplanes, and had built an experimental aircraft. He [...]
Joseph F. Rutkowski
Joseph F. Rutkowski, 85, of Lorain, died Monday, June 18, 2007 at the Main Street Care Center in Avon Lake after a lengthy illness. He was born March 15, 1922 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. Joe attended St. Stanislaus School in Lorain and was a graduate of Lorain High School. [...]
Clarence William Scarbrough
Clarence William Scarbrough, 88, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday evening, June 17, 2007, in Rolla, MO while traveling to a family reunion. He was born March 31, 1919 in Fredericktown, and had lived in Elyria since 1947 and then moved to LaGrange in 1974. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of LaGrange [...]