Archive for August 9th, 2007
‘Riot’ hearing put on hold
Questions surround arrests at Red Parrot in Lorain last month Defense attorney Michael Camera (left) accepted a continuance Thursday. See video footage from the arraignment here. LORAIN — In front of a packed courtroom, Lorain Municipal Court Judge Thomas Elwell Jr. agreed to give a little more time to determine if the charges filed by [...]
Judge unseals Open Door suit
ELYRIA — County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery has unsealed a lawsuit accusing the Church of the Open Door and the private school it runs of ignoring complaints of sexual abuse at the school. Rothgery Rothgery took the rare step last month of sealing the file because of concerns that the victim’s name would be [...]
Brave new Endeavour
North Ridgeville grad now piloting space shuttle Hobaugh now. Pioneers of space exploration John Glenn and Neil Armstrong both called Ohio home, but now a North Ridgeville High School graduate is the one putting Ohio — and Lorain County — in the spotlight. Astronaut Charles Hobaugh, who graduated from North Ridgeville High School in 1980, [...]
Teacher helps inspect for launch damage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Schoolteacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan helped operate a 100-foot robot arm and extension boom in a hunt for damage on her first full day in orbit Thursday, as NASA said foam insulation may have hit the space shuttle at launch. Nine pieces of foam insulation broke off Endeavour’s fuel tank during liftoff Wednesday [...]
Police blotter, Aug. 10, 2007
County sheriff Wednesday, Aug. 8 7:14 a.m. – 43000 block Dellefield Road, laptop computer, cell phone, computer cables, wireless network card and other miscellaneous personal items reported stolen from vehicle. 10:01 a.m. – 4300 block Elyria Ave., purse reported stolen from church. 11:14 a.m. – 3600 block Albany Ave., aluminum siding and scrap metal reported [...]
Man injured in fall from cliff
SHEFFIELD LAKE —A man was transported to EMH Regional Medical Center on Thursday night after falling off a cliff near Cove Beach Avenue in Sheffield Lake. The unidentified man, who fell around 8:30 p.m., was “pretty banged up” according to Sheffield Lake police, however his identity, and the circumstances surrounding the incident were unavailable at [...]
Woman alleges harassment by Lorain officer
Previous sex claims still being looked into; attorney plans suit LORAIN — Another woman has come forward alleging she was sexually harassed for years by a Lorain police officer currently being investigated for having a sexual relationship with another woman while on duty. Attorney Michael Duff, who said he plans on filing a lawsuit against [...]
Ohio storms trigger tornado warnings
Black River High School suffers roof damage An umbrella barely keeps a pedestrian dry as she crosses Middle Avenue. GRAFTON — Severe weather swept through the southern portion of the county Thursday afternoon without causing any major damage. In Ashland County, the roof of Black River High School was blown off, according to sheriff’s Capt. [...]
Judge decries lack of support
Wants officials to reconsider family court plan ELYRIA — Domestic Relations Judge David Basinski questioned Thursday whether politics prompted the county commissioners to yank their support for merging the county’s Probate and Domestic Relations courts into a single Family Court last week. “I don’t know if there’s somebody out there who wants this job in [...]
Coop owner faces charges
Host of suspected cockfight could face jail time and fine ELYRIA — A Lorain man who police suspect hosted a cockfight last month turned himself in Thursday morning. Rosario Felix Rosario, 83, showed up at the county jail about 11 a.m. accompanied by an attorney, sheriff’s Capt. Richard Resendez said. He was released shortly thereafter [...]
Engineer bond to help fund Cooper Foster widening
Congested Cooper Foster Park Road in Lorain and Amherst will get a $5.2 million facelift in several years thanks in part to Lorain County Engineer Kenneth Carney’s highway bond program. County commissioners Thursday approved an agreement for Lorain and Amherst to borrow $800,000 to cover engineering costs through Carney’s highway bond program for federally aided [...]
Grafton police blotter, Aug. 10, 2007
LaGrange police Saturday, Aug. 4 7:40 p.m. — Bill’s Service Station, juveniles throwing rocks at the garage. 10:45 p.m. — Public Square and North Center Street, Daniel Schrengost, 22, 42200 block Meadow Lane, LaGrange, charged with open container. Grafton police Friday, Aug. 3 10:21 a.m. — A resident from Columbia Station called to report that [...]
Mom barred from seeing daughter, 6
LORAIN — A Sheffield Lake woman shot with a Taser inside the Sheffield police station last year cried when she realized her latest arrest comes with a protection order barring her from contacting her 6-year-old daughter, as well as the girl’s father. Fretter Kristina Fretter, 32, was told she could not call, see, contact or [...]
Lorain’s Arts Academy must learn accounting, state says
LORAIN — The founder of the Arts Academy in Lorain raised a red flag with state auditors when she purchased services for the school from her own company. Alexis Rainbow has written seven checks totaling $15,129 to Art Fusion Curriculum for the development of the school’s education plan since 2004, when the school, which uses [...]
Steven E. Armbruster
Steven E. Armbruster, 44, of Columbia Station, passed away suddenly August 6, 2007. Beloved husband of Sonya (nee Hogg); dear father of Jacob of Painsville; loving son of John "Jerry" and Fran of Newbury; cherished brother of Russell of Chardon, Dr. Janet O’Hara (Mark) of Munson, Mary Kay McGillivray (Carl) of Chatham, Richard (Janel) of [...]
Richard A. Kayfes, Jr.
Richard A. Kayfes, Jr., 38, of Elyria, passed away suddenly Monday, August 8, 2007, at his home from natural causes. Born in Cleveland, Richard had been a resident of Elyria for the past 20 years. He was Assistant Superintendent and Greens Keeper at Creekwood Golf Course, where he worked for 25 years. Richard is survived [...]
Lois A. Skaugen
Lois A. Skaugen, 68, of Flower Mound, TX, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 29, 1938 in Pittsburgh, PA to John and Lois Farrell Stack. Lois married Tom Skaugen on May 18, 1957 in Pittsburgh. She was a member of St. Philip the Apostle [...]
Eula Faye McGlocklin
Eula Faye McGlocklin, (nee-Lethcoe), 86, of Grafton, and formerly of North Ridgeville died Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic following a long illness. She was born July 11, 1921 in Ablingdon, VA, and had been a Grafton resident for the past 12 years. Mrs. McGlocklin was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria. She [...]
Elizabeth Kavanagh-Burne
Elizabeth Kavanagh-Byrne (nee Dixon), 68, of Avon Lake, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at St. John West Shore Hospital following complications of a stroke. Ms. Kavanagh-Byrne was born December 16, 1939 in Cleveland and had lived on the West side prior to moving to Avon Lake where she lived the past 30 years. Ms. [...]
Disband Kipton police? It’s pretty much already done
KIPTON — The remaining two officers of the Kipton Police Department turned in their badges Wednesday night — effectively disbanding the police force shortly after a Village Council committee discussed dissolving it. “They don’t want the headaches, that’s all they said,” Mayor Dennis Watson said. Officers Dave Goldenberg and Jennifer Strunk were the last two [...]
White Sox 6, Indians 4: Tribe blows lead, loses to Sox
CHICAGO — Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer off Aaron Fultz in the bottom of the 13th inning Wednesday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4. Scott Podsednik singled with one out in the 13th and Uribe lined a ball over the wall in left center, his 12th homer of the [...]
Browns: Quinn meets media, practices for first time
BEREA — Brady Quinn was quick to establish a theme at his first news conference as an official member of the Browns. “The only thing I can control is what I do now,” he said Wednesday morning. That means getting reacquainted with teammates, earning the respect of the coaching staff and winning the starting job. [...]
Indians: Hafner leaves game with knee injury
CHICAGO — Cleveland Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner left Wednesday’s game against the White Sox because of tightness in his left knee. He will be re-evaluated Thursday. Hafner went 0-for-2 and was replaced in the sixth inning by pinch-hitter Jason Michaels, who hit an RBI single to tie the game at 2. Hafner entered [...]
Dulik: Brady finally early for NFL crash course
Up to this point, nothing about Brady Quinn’s professional football career has gone the way he hoped it would. He slid down to the 22nd pick in this year’s NFL Draft, struggled at rookie minicamp, and was a no-show for the Browns’ first 16 training camp practices. That’s why it seemed oddly appropriate — [...]
PGA Championship: Hot weather, Tiger to greet field
TULSA, Okla. — High noon at Southern Hills looked more like a ghost town. Wednesday before a major championship usually is bustling with activity, especially at the PGA Championship, the last chance for players to win a major until the azaleas bloom in April at Augusta National. But it’s particularly quiet at Southern Hills, [...]