Archive for August 17th, 2007
Sheffield police blotter, Aug. 18, 2007
Sheffield police Thursday, Aug. 9 10:24 a.m. — East 31st Street, Theresa Wyland, 32, Elyria, driving under suspension. 12:50 p.m. — Walnut and East River roads, Susan Mitock, 54, Sheffield Lake, DUI. 4:52 p.m. — Harris and Oster roads, Charlotte Royster, 42, Lorain, drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under suspension. 5:25 p.m. [...]
Stephon Washington
Stephon Washington, 19, of Lorain, died Thursday evening, August 16, 2007, at his residence, following a lengthy illness. Arrangements will be announced by Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, Lorain.
Montana May Butler
Montana May Butler (nee Chapman), 74, of Sheffield Village died Thursday, August 16, 2007 at St. John Westshore Hospital Center following a long illness. She was born in Putnam County, WV, and had been a Lorain County resident for the past 30 years. She had also resided in Lakewood. Mrs. Butler was an exceptional homemaker [...]
Lloyd P. McIntire
Lloyd P. McIntire, 93, died Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin, after a short illness. He was born July 9, 1914, in Fairbury, IL. He lived in Oberlin for 60 years. He worked as a Division Manager for Columbia Gas of Ohio for 43 years and retired in 1978. Lloyd was [...]
Johnnie Whitfield
Johnnie Whitfield, 63, of Lorain died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, August 16, 2007 at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, Lorain.
Georgia Clutter
Georgia Clutter (nee Crumb), 71, of Elyria, died suddenly Thursday, August 16, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center. She was born July 3, 1936 in Newport, TN. She had resided in Elyria the past 30 years, having moved from Lorain. Mrs. Clutter enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and volunteered at the Elyria Christian Academy [...]
Florian V. Kovacs
Florian V. Kovacs, 90, of Elyria died Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at the Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville following a brief illness. He was born November 8, 1916 in Twin Rocks, PA and was an Elyria resident since 1950, coming from Lorain. Mr. Kovacs worked for the Ford Motor Co. in Lorain for [...]
Edward L. Elliott
Edward L. Elliott, 48, of Amherst, died Friday, August 17, 2007 at University Hospital of Cleveland from a brain aneurysm. He was born in Amherst June 12, 1959 and was a life resident. Mr. Elliott was a 1977 graduate of Marion L. Steele High School and following high school he was employed at the Lorain [...]
Harvest time in Lorain
Farmers market at Black River Landing is still going strong LORAIN — Farm-fresh produce, herbs, honey and baked goods have been staples at the Black River Landing farmers market for almost three seasons now. Although September is approaching, the stream of customers in search of locally produced goods is as steady now as it was [...]
Tricia Lynn Finley
Tricia Lynn Finley, 35, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2007 at her home, following a long illness. Tricia loved crafts, decorating, gardening and photography. She was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church, Maryland. She was the beloved wife of Jimmy Finley; dearest mother of Courtney Hilaszek (Ross), Logan Finley and Garrett Finley; daughter of [...]
Mary G. McCune
Mary G. “Gerry” McCune (nee Emerson), 86, of Elyria, formerly of Summerville, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Life Care Center of Elyria, following a lengthy illness. Further arrangements will be announced by Busch Funeral Home in Elyria.
Mabel L. Larsen
Mabel L. Larsen (nee Dudash), 82, of Avon Lake, and formerly of South Amherst and the Firelands area, died Friday, August 17, 2007 at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake. She was born in Amherst, August 22, 1924. Mrs. Larsen was employed by the Oberlin Municipal Court from 1973 to 1989 as a bookeeper and [...]
Crews search after body reported off Avon Lake shore
AVON LAKE — Rescue crews were searching the waters near Miller Road Park after a possible sighting of a body, Avon Lake police Lt. Duane Streator said. Streator said about 8 p.m., authorities received reports from someone who said they saw what appeared to be a body floating in the water just offshore near the [...]
Union, Republic reach tentative labor deal
LORAIN — Following weeks of negotiations culminating with a marathon 36-hour bargaining session, the United Steelworkers union and Republic Engineered Products reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Thursday afternoon.The deal was reached about 4:30 p.m., allowing plant managers and union officials representing employees at all five of Republic’s U.S. plants to finally get [...]
Ritter library shares its best
VERMILION — Tasting never-had-before cuisine from a cookbook chock full of hand-me-down recipes may not sound like your idea of a fun night. After all, how many people can say they know Lois Hubler or her baked sweet and sour kielbasa made with chili sauce and crushed pineapple? Will the dish be good, or will [...]
Police blotter: Aug. 17
Elyria police Monday, Aug. 14 3 p.m. – 100 block E. Broad St., woman’s purse and jewelry stolen. Tuesday, Aug. 15 7 a.m. – 400 block Bayberry Drive, mail stolen from residents’ mailboxes. 9:19 a.m. – State Routes 254 and 83, Brian Coffelt, 33, of Cleveland, warrant arrest. 10:43 a.m. – 100 block School St., [...]
Kipton delays decision on disbanding police department
KIPTON — The Village Council on Thursday decided to gather more information before making a decision on whether to dissolve its police department. Mayor Dennis Watson said village officials will meet with a former Cuyahoga County police chief who now is an instructor at Lorain County Community College’s police academy to discuss options for keeping [...]
Refurbished Elyria home has charm, perhaps short on location
ELYRIA — The city’s renovation of a home on 12th Street is nearly complete, and it will soon go for sale for $112,000.In a tough housing market, city officials are keeping their fingers crossed that the four- or five-bedroom, one-bath home will sell. The city is offering up to $20,000 in assistance for low- and [...]
Fausto Carmona has been a pleasant surprise for the Indians
CLEVELAND — Where would the Indians be without Fausto Carmona? On the surface, they’d be without his 14 wins, which would leave them in fourth place in the Central Division, out of the race for the playoffs and talking about next season — again. But thanks to Carmona playing a larger part than the Indians [...]
NFL commissioner Goodell visits Browns camp
BEREA — Before becoming the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell served as the league’s point man in negotiations to bring the Browns back to Cleveland. He says that experience left him with strong feelings — all of them positive — about the North Coast and the Dawg Pound. “I know the great fan base [...]
Browns notes: Crennel hasn’t picked starting QB
BEREA — There will be no coin flip to determine who the Browns’ starting quarterback will be this week. Playing rock, paper, scissors or odds and evens, however, hasn’t been ruled out. Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel said he would wait until just before kickoff on Saturday night before deciding whether Charlie Frye or Derek Anderson [...]
Browns camp: Thursday lowdown
TODAY’S PRACTICE: The Browns are off today before their preseason game Saturday night vs. the Detroit Lions. The next practice is Monday from 2:30-4:30 p.m. THE LOWDOWN WHAT HAPPENED: Practice started about a half-hour late because commissioner Roger Goodell was meeting with the team. Once they hit the field, the Browns worked on red zone [...]
Ritter library expansion plan unveiled
VERMILION — A design rendering of what Ritter Public Library will look like once an anticipated expansion project is completed was unveiled Thursday.The glass front, elevator and added meeting space were all met with approving nods from local residents. The plans, drawn up by a Cleveland architecture firm, calls for razing the annex, formerly a [...]
Nikki Chiricosta is ready for singles’ spotlight
Ever wonder what it takes to win a state championship in high school tennis? Avon Lake’s Nikki Chiricosta — who should know because she won the Division I state doubles championship as a freshman last year with sister Christine — says it takes at least an hour of practice each day, a lot of mental [...]
County to fund new airport hangars
ELYRIA — The county commissioners approved spending $411,033 to develop 12 new hangars at the Lorain County Regional Airport. The contract, with Kwest Group, will create the hangars to be sold to pilots and airplane owners. The project will be paid for using a combination of funds from Community Development Block Grants, Johnston Aviation and [...]