Archive for September 2nd, 2007
For some school districts, snow days already melting away
CINCINNATI — Snow, ice and extreme cold are the usual culprits when schools are forced to cancel classes. This year some Ohio schools already have lost some of their “snow” days due to temperatures that hovered around 100 degrees. Both the Dayton and Cincinnati public school districts lost whole days last month due to the [...]
Man’s project: To give new life to gravestones
WAPAKONETA — Armed with a rotating brush and a seven-part mortar mix for filling in cracks, John Walters resembles a dentist as he carefully chips away layers of unsightly scum and treats it to reveal the same white, polished marble that was once firmly planted into the ground to mark the passing of an Auglaize [...]
Cargo shipments decline at Columbus airport
COLUMBUS — Cargo shipments are down nearly 11 percent for the first seven months of the year at Rickenbacker Airport, a trend that industry observers attribute to a wider use of trucking and ocean shipping by freight shippers and a decline in apparel shipments by local retailers like Limited Brands and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. [...]
Nellie McComas
Nellie McComas, (nee Woods), 84, of Lorain, died Friday morning, August 31, 2007 at her home following a illness of several months. Mrs. McComas was born in Salt Rock, WV on May 17, 1923 and has lived in Lorain for the past 56 years. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Tower Baptist [...]
Jon J. Sears
Jon J. Sears, 58, of Elyria, died Saturday at EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. He was born January 15, 1949 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Mr. Sears worked as a machinist at the former York International in Elyria for 22 years, retiring in 2001. He was a member of [...]
Byrd blanks Chisox on 4 hits as Indians win 8th straight
CLEVELAND — Paul Byrd felt as if he owed the Indians something after signing a big contract with the team and producing a dismal debut season in 2006. The veteran right-hander has gone a long way to paying his debt this year. Thanks to what might have been Byrd’s best performance of the season, the [...]
Tribe notes: Cliff Lee is back … but he’s not bitter
CLEVELAND — After sounding extremely bitter for the majority of a 10-12 minute interview, in which he openly questioned a number of the Indians’ decisions concerning him, Cliff Lee wanted to make one thing clear at the end. He is not bitter. Lee, a former 18-game winner and staple of the Indians’ rotation for the [...]
Freshmen help Ohio State get off to a good start
COLUMBUS — It took some new blood to help erase an old memory. With the talk surrounding Ohio State football for the past seven months focusing on the Buckeyes’ lopsided loss to Florida in last season’s national championship game, it was three true freshmen that put scores on the board and led the scarlet and [...]
Ohio State notes: Michigan loss brings cheers
COLUMBUS — The roar was mighty and it lasted for several moments. No, it wasn’t the 105,038 fans who attended Ohio State’s 38-6 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday in Ohio Stadium greeting their team for the first time this season. It was the reporters and Buckeye players as they watched the stunning end of [...]
Lorain police officer jailed
Corey Earl was arrested and charged with violating a protection order
Elyria police dogs get some extra protection
ELYRIA — You hope you never need it, but it’s always good to have it. That’s about the gist of Elyria police Officer Rick Walker’s feelings about the new bulletproof vest that his police dog, Stuka, will have access to, thanks to a donation from a telecommunications giant. CARL SULLENBERGER / CHRONICLE Officer Rick Walker [...]
Four tickets win big in Mega Millions
But none of the winning tickets was sold in Ohio
Craig resigns; successor to be named
BOISE, Idaho — After a week filled with scandalous headlines and ribald late-night TV humor at the expense of one of their own, Republican leaders got what they wanted Saturday: The resignation of Idaho Sen. Larry Craig. AP Idaho Sen. Larry Craig announces his resignation from the U.S. Senate in downtown Boise. “Senator Craig made [...]
Dan Coughlin: Big Blue blows a sure thing
Appalachian State gave a bad name to small football programs everywhere. The Mountaineers from Boone, N.C., took the money and ran. It wasn’t supposed to work that way. After this, anybody would be crazy to schedule Appalachian State. Appalachian State was brought up to Ann Arbor for a payday. These early season cupcakes pocket as [...]
Savage says Romeo not on hot seat; Browns make cuts
BEREA — Phil Savage isn’t bouncing around chat rooms or calling into talk radio. He’s not standing around the water cooler or bellying up to the bar. While coach Romeo Crennel’s job security is a hot topic wherever Browns fans congregate, the general manager insisted Saturday it’s not an issue where it matters most. “There [...]
Labor Day closings
Government offices at the city, county, state and federal levels will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. The exception will be safety services such as police and fire departments, which will be on duty as usual. Schools will be closed, with classes resuming Tuesday. Post offices, E-check emission stations and banking institutions will [...]
Police briefs: Sept. 2
Police suspect gun wound self-inflicted ELYRIA — Elyria police said it appeared a woman shot herself when she suffered a gunshot wound Saturday evening in the parking lot of a Clark Street building. Police were called to the parking lot of the two-story building at the corner of Clark and Prospect streets just after 8 [...]
A Case study in poor starts: Spartans deliver blow to Oberlin hopes
OBERLIN — The most promising season in more than 30 years got off to a very unpromising beginning for Oberlin on Saturday. The Yeomen, despite having their entire starting offense returning (although two regulars from 2006 did not play), could come up with only 181 yards of total offense and one touchdown in a [...]
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Odds against death sentence for Cutts Jr.
COLUMBUS — The odds are against a death sentence for a police officer charged with killing his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn daughter, records show. Only one in every 10 offenders charged in Stark County with a capital crime has received a sentence of death since 1981, when the state’s capital punishment law took effect, [...]
Runners help themselves to Earlybird seconds
ELYRIA — Second might not be as nice as first, but it still looked pretty good to more than a few area runners at Saturday’s 30th annual Avon Lake Earlybird meet at Lorain County Community College. For instance … • Amherst junior Kyle Lowry finished second in the Maroon Division (Division I schools) with a [...]
Police briefs: Sept. 2
Couple charged over filthy home LORAIN — A Lorain man and woman were charged with endangering children on Thursday because of dangerous living conditions in their home where two children live, a Lorain police report said. Mayra Valentin, 21, and Antonio Robles, 26, were charged with two counts of endangering children, while Valentin received additional [...]
Longtime bike club keeps pedals turning
COLUMBUS — On a recent afternoon, cyclist Kevin McFadden shifted gears before ever mounting his red Cinelli at a Groveport park. Concerns and aggravations from the real world began to disappear as he eased his Ford Explorer into a parking lot and spotted members of the Major Taylor Bike Group. COLUMBUS DISPATCH VIA AP Major [...]
More women in state bring home the bacon
COLUMBUS — Sunita Clark is like many a working mom. She rushes home from her job as a health claims processor to spend time with her 10-year-old daughter, Ruby. Too little time, she says, before it’s off to her second job as a cashier at Home Depot. “A typical day is, I work, I have [...]
Program is music to students’ ears
ELYRIA — Carol Walker has fond memories of learning to play the violin at Eastern Heights Junior High School in the early 1960s. But it bothered her that others might not have that same opportunity to enjoy the gift of music. So last week, Walker handed her violin over to Aundrea Wolford, a fifth-grader at [...]