Journalist plans bid for House seat in 2008 The mother of a fallen soldier with ties to Lorain County plans to run against U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Cleveland, in the May 2008 primary. Rosemary Palmer, 59, a former copy editor for The Chronicle-Telegram, said Kucinich “is so busy running for president, he doesn’t have time [...]

Avon Lake has Brady Quinn, Avon has Charlie Frye AVON LAKE — The future of the Cleveland Browns dwells in the cities of Avon and Avon Lake. Brady Quinn, the recently drafted quarterback out of Notre Dame, officially made Avon Lake his home after purchasing a Britannia Estates property on June 15. Charlie Frye, last [...]

80-year-old gets a dream ride ELYRIA — Rodney Lind turned 80 on Friday, and it ended up being a pretty special day: He got to indulge in a longtime dream of taking another ride in a Model A Ford. “I couldn’t have been anymore surprised,” Lind said from the window of the polished red-and-black 1930 [...]

Buddying up to Coach? When Al “Bubba” Baker was asked why Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Brady Quinn and Charlie Frye chose Avon Lake and Avon as their homes, respectively, the former Cleveland Browns player and owner of Bubba’s-Q World Famous B-B-Q and Catering in Avon didn’t hesitate to put in a plug for his restaurant. “I [...]

Undercurrents claim boy, 15, as summer’s first lake fatality LORAIN — The frantic search for a 15-year-old boy lost in Lake Erie after swimming with friends turned tragic hours into the second day of the search. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday, family members watched as the Lorain Police Department’s dive team pulled Christopher Pacheco’s lifeless [...]

Friends, family recall ‘Kiki,’ events leading to drowning LORAIN — Christopher “Kiki” Pacheco wasn’t afraid of anything. The 15-year-old, who had just finished the eighth grade at Clearview’s Durling Middle School, loved life and was fearless about embracing it, his family said. “He woke up each day knowing the day was going to be a [...]

AMHERST — For years, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee has been trying to raise money to honor the 98 Lorain County residents who died in the Vietnam War. Today, the memorial its members worked so hard to build will be unveiled in Amherst. “It will be a day of honor and respect,” said Joyce Young, [...]