Archive for July 9th, 2007
Federer feeling five
Roger bests Rafa, ties Borg’s mark Howard Fendrich The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Locked in the toughest test of his Wimbledon reign, against his only real rival in today’s game, Roger Federer summoned the strokes and resolve that allow him to chase records set by the greats of yesteryear. And after Federer finally overcame [...]
Williams sisters rising again?
Howard Fendrich The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Not all that long ago, the run-up to any Grand Slam tournament would be filled with talk about whether Venus and Serena Williams would meet in yet another all-in-the-family final. It was pretty much a given that at least one Williams, if not both, would be out [...]
Lady Rangers romp to win
WELLINGTON — The area’s newest softball powerhouse rolled into town on Sunday, waxed its first OGSO district tournament opponent and left for home with its 18th victory of the season. North Ridgeville’s undefeated Lady Rangers routed Keystone E.H. Roberts, 20-0, to qualify for a Class B district championship game at 6 p.m. Tuesday. They advanced [...]
Choi wins Tiger’s event
Joseph White The Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. — Tiger Woods stood on the 18th green and again followed a path blazed by Jack Nicklaus. No, it wasn’t a spectacular bunker shot or a tournament-winning putt. It was a championship presentation to K.J. Choi. “Here’s your trophy, big guy,” said Woods, who watched as Choi kissed [...]
Politicians: Iraqis, defend selves
Iraqi officials tell citizens to take arms after more than 220 die Robert H. Reid The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Prominent Shiite and Sunni politicians called on Iraqi civilians to take up arms to defend themselves after a weekend of violence that claimed more than 220 lives, including 60 who died Sunday in a surge [...]
Police seek suspects after chase in Elyria
Two men led police in pursuit near downtown ELYRIA — Police searched Sunday night for two men who led authorities on a chase before crashing a black pickup on Seventh Street and jumping from the truck, which careened up the road without a driver. Elyria Police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said information about the suspects would [...]
Report:Midwest a haven for help
Stephen Ohlemacher The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The spirit of volunteerism is thriving in the heartland, but not so much on the coasts. Midwesterners are more likely to volunteer their time than are people elsewhere in the United States, according to a government study being released today. The highest rates were in the Minneapolis-St. Paul [...]
Pa. gov. orders office closure
Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Ed Rendell late Sunday ordered a range of state government services shut down and placed about a third of the state work force on indefinite unpaid furlough after frantic last-minute negotiations failed to break a budget stalemate. Rendell, appearing outside his Capitol office, [...]
Oberlin meets to map levy plan
District will weigh merits of uniting levies or adding tax OBERLIN — Faced with the prospect of asking voters for three school levies in two years, the Oberlin School Board will seek alternatives at a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Unless the district combines levies, it could be seeking a new operating levy in November [...]
Verizon fiber optics cuts out customers
Company chops copper phone lines when installing new services Deborah Yao The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — When Henry Powderly II ordered Verizon Communications Inc.’s FiOS fiber-optic service, he knew he was about to be connected to the future of telecommunications. He also got unplugged from its past. Which meant that while Powderly was gaining features, [...]
How Ohio seeks to capture best, brightest
John McCarthy The Associated Press COLUMBUS — While Ohio is trying to shake off its rust belt image, it must compete with other states trying to attract and keep their brightest students in the science and math disciplines. The state’s new budget includes $100 million for scholarships to students who choose to study science, technology, [...]
Pit bull bites cop, stunned twice
LORAIN — A loose pit bull roamed a Toledo Avenue neighborhood Thursday and attacked a police officer before being stunned by a Taser twice and then thrown into the back of a police cruiser. Police were dispatched after residents called to report a pit bull chasing residents. The officer arrived to find a brown and [...]
Vouchers save
Cleveland Catholic private schools get needed help from state program CLEVELAND — As the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland considers closing churches because of limited finances and shrinking congregations, the state’s voucher program has helped stabilize enrollment at the diocese’s city schools. The program, which allows students to apply taxpayer money toward tuition at private [...]
State to recoup cost of tire dump cleanups
COLUMBUS — State environmental officials are seeking to recoup at least $23 million spent cleaning up illegally discarded tires from dumps around Ohio, a newspaper reported Sunday. Illegally dumped tires are breeding grounds for disease-carrying insects and fuel for dirty, hard-to-extinguish fires. Cases involving dump owners who fail to pay for cleanups have been sent [...]
Edna G. Kitts
Edna G. (nee Campbell) Kitts, 72, of Lorain, died Sunday, July 8, 2007 in the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, in Lorain, following a long illness. Mrs. Kitts was born in Danese, WV on October 2, 1934. She had lived in Lorain since 1949. She was a homemaker that loved to cook and [...]
Carol J. Remshak
Carol J. Remshak (nee: Boyd), 86 of Elyria, died July 6, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center. She was born September 9, 1920 in Sheffield Village where she lived most of her life and was a graduate of Clearview High School. She was employed for 22 years at the Elyria Public Library, retiring in 1982. [...]
Barbara M. Teli
Barbara M. Teli, 94, of Westerville, OH, and formerly of Sheffield Lake, passed away Friday, July 6, 2007 at Columbus Colony Elderly Care Center in Westerville. Additional information and arrangements will be announced later by the Busch Funeral Home, 163 Avon-Belden Rd. Avon Lake.