Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for August 2nd, 2007
Harry P. Chapman
Harry P. Chapman, 82, of French Lick, IN, formerly of Elyria, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at his home. Born August 15, 1924, in Elyria, he was the son of the late Guy Rexford and Virginia Dietrich Chapman.
He had been director of catering for the French Lick Sheraton Hotel. He was an avid artist, chef, [...]
Lewis ready to run for Browns
BEREA — It’s all in the power of the imagery. The photograph shows a football player running through a standard training camp drill, but there’s nothing standard about its suggestion. On the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated, Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis is seen bursting through a padded gauntlet in [...]
Westbrook helps Indians snap skid
CLEVELAND — Things returned to status quo for the Indians on Thursday. Starting pitcher Jake Westbrook looked like himself for one of the few times this season. Cleveland’s offense, which ranks near the top in the big leagues, generated activity for much of the game. And [...]
‘Dancing on Main’ promotes downtown Amherst businesses
AMHERST — Cut a rug. Do the two-step. Boogie on down.
Whatever you call it, it’s time to dust off your dancing shoes, because for nine hours Saturday, Amherst will rock as Dancing on Main Street kicks off in the downtown area for the fourth year.
The annual event started in 2003 by Main Street Amherst [...]
Men plead not guilty in pizzeria killing
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ELYRIA — The three men charged in the slaying of a Lorain pizzeria owner pleaded not guilty when arraigned Thursday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court.
Scotty Parker, 26, and Richard Perry, 25, both of Lorain, appeared stone-faced as they entered pleas from the county jail via closed-circuit video feed on charges of aggravated murder, aggravated [...]
Oberlin will restart its search for a leader
OBERLIN — The City Council decided Thursday to look at some new candidates while at the same time reconsidering finalists for the job of city manager after top candidate Marcia Conner bowed out of contention.“We’ve got a good pool of candidates, and we’re going to get a couple more candidates, and we’re going to come [...]
Oberlin fair is set for Saturday
OBERLIN — If you have a hankering to win a Harry Potter book in a watermelon-eating contest, drink a few brews at the Oberlin Inn beer garden or dunk a member of Oberlin Council or Oberlin Schools Superintendent Geoffrey Andrews, you won’t want to miss the
Events for Saturday include
11 a.m. to 4 [...]
Merged court loses support of officials
County commissioners back off plan to create Family Court
ELYRIA — County commissioners pulled their support Thursday for merging the county’s Probate and Domestic Relations courts into a single Family Court.
The move will provide ammunition for state Rep. Joe Koziura, D-Lorain, when he introduces a bill in the state Legislature this fall to end the plan, [...]
Judge, prosecutor end spat
Burge says Cillo has ‘clean slate,’ won’t hold him in contempt
ELYRIA — County Common Pleas Judge James Burge backed off from holding Assistant County Prosecutor Tony Cillo in contempt Thursday, saying he wasn’t sure Cillo was responsible for the motion that offended him.
After Burge withdrew his contempt charge, Cillo apologized for referring to the judge’s [...]
Bad address no problem; postmaster just trashed it, police say
HARRISBURG, Ohio (AP) — A former postmaster in this small town just south of Columbus is accused of putting letters in the trash instead of mailboxes, federal authorities said.
Residents told agents Elizabeth Simonian, 49, was frustrated over the addresses on some mail. She was arrested Wednesday on a [...]