Archive for November 7th, 2007
Ford to sink millions here
New ‘flex body shop` will cost at least $350 million AVON LAKE – Just days after the Ohio Assembly Plant was on the chopping block during union contract negotiations, Ford Motor Co. is investing at least $350 million in the plant, county officials said. Avon Lake Mayor Rob Berner said Ford could potentially invest as [...]
Grace holds off Quinn
ELYRIA – Elyria Mayor Bill Grace had the luxury of name recognition as an eight-year incumbent, not to mention being an Elyria native, a former councilman and a Democrat in a largely Democratic city. But on Tuesday night, a first-time political candidate running without party support came within a few hundred votes – roughly a [...]
Lorain to talk trash again
LORAIN –Council plans to meet tonight to reconsider approving the controversial “pay as you throw” program it effectively vetoed for the entire county Monday. But whether the meeting will make any difference remains to be seen. In order to even reconsider the issue, nine Council members must be present for the meeting. Of those nine, [...]
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Zuber beats Berner
AVON LAKE – It took three times, but Karl “KC“ Zuber finally will be known as mayor. After unsuccessfully running for mayor in 1993 and 2001, Zuber bested incumbent Mayor Robert J. Berner on Tuesday night. Zuber collected 3,268 votes to Berner`s 2,307 votes, or 58.6 percent to 41.4 percent, according to unofficial election results. [...]
Hike in sales tax buried
ELYRIA – County voters overwhelmingly shot down a sales tax hike Tuesday, defeating by a 4-to-1 margin a measure that county commissioners insisted was vital to avoiding budget cuts and layoffs in the coming years. “You can talk until you`re blue in the face, but some people aren`t going to be receptive,” Commissioner Betty Blair [...]
Huge OK for Avon
AVON – When Chad Brant moved to Avon from Middleburg Heights three years ago, he was upset that there was no public recreation center for his family to use. “When we got here, we figured we were pretty much out of luck as far as physical fitness goes,” he said. That will change soon. Voters [...]
Accused kidnapper arrested
LORAIN – A California woman wanted by police for kidnapping her own child from Santa Rosa, Calif., was arrested in Lorain late last week along with the child`s father, a Lorain police report said. The girl, 3, was taken by police and placed into protective custody. Renee Badger, 31, and William Clark, 40, both of [...]
Cavs 108, Warriors 104: LeBron leads first road win
OAKLAND, Calif. – LeBron James had 24 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, and Damon Jones` 3-pointer with 2:30 to play put the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead to stay in a 108-104 victory over Golden State on Tuesday night. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the defending Eastern Conference champions, who kept the [...]
Indians: Byrd’s option exercised
CLEVELAND – Pitcher Paul Byrd, whose admitted use of human growth hormone served as a backdrop to the end of Cleveland`s season, had his $7.5 million club option for 2008 picked up by the Indians on Tuesday. Before Game 7 the AL championship series in Boston, Byrd acknowledged taking HGH after the San Francisco Chronicle [...]
Petrak on Browns: Fun-filled ride to playoffs?
The Browns are either halfway to their first playoff berth since 2002, or halfway to a pleasantly surprising season that falls short of the postseason. With eight regular-season games left, here`s what we know for sure: The Browns are 5-3 overall, 4-1 at home, 2-1 in the AFC North and in the middle of the [...]
Ohio State: Buckeyes not looking ahead
COLUMBUS – Ohio State may not have been concentrating solely on Illinois when it struggled to beat the Illini last season. The Buckeyes swear it won`t happen again – even as a date with archrival Michigan looms on Nov. 17. So why did the unbeaten Buckeyes have so much trouble in a 17-10 victory at [...]
Coughlin: End of the sports world is near
On the same day former baseball player Matt Williams admits he did wrong, Dennis Rodman insists he did nothing wrong, and Notre Dame is trying to figure out what went wrong. That can only mean that Armageddon is just around the corner. Matt Williams, one of the most civil human beings I ever met in [...]
NFL notes: Pacman must miss entire year
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones in April to sit out the 2007 season. On Tuesday, the commissioner informed Jones he still hasn’t changed his mind. Jones had met with the commissioner last week in New York, pleading for some leniency and an early return. But the cornerback, whose biggest community [...]
Baseball: Action heats up at GM Meetings
ORLANDO, Fla. – Miguel Cabrera was the big name being bandied about Tuesday as baseball general managers waited to hear what the Florida Marlins would want for their young slugger. On a day when GMs voted to recommend the limited use of instant replay, action started to percolate on players. Particularly third basemen. Chicago White [...]
Man parks a little too close to building
LORAIN – A man drove his vehicle into the front of a medical building while attempting to pull into a parking spot Monday. The driver ran into a building on the 1700 block of Copper Foster Park Road just before 10 a.m. The building houses the medical offices of several doctors. Lorain Fire Department officials [...]
Golf: End may be near for Couples
For the first time in five years, a week in November will go by without any tournament sanctioned by the PGA Tour. Not to worry. The new FedEx Cup did not kill off the silly season, which arrives later this month when the LG Skins Game celebrates its 25th anniversary and marks the return of [...]
Vermilion police continue to investigate weekend crash involving officer
VERMILION – Police believe the driver involved in a crash Sunday was driving under the influence when he made an illegal left turn into the path of an on-duty police officer. Officer Scott Holmes, 36, fractured his sternum when his cruiser collided with a station wagon shortly before 8 p.m. He is out of the [...]
Boy, 15, still critical after ATV accident
AVON – A 15-year-old boy remained in critical condition Tuesday night after he was injured in an ATV accident last week. Police are not saying how the accident occurred. The accident happened about 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Police said Brandon Gates was the driver of an ATV traveling on Stonefield Place near Deerfield Drive in the [...]
Student to lead Lorain safety forces
LORAIN – Outgoing mayor John Romoser has chosen 21-year-old college student Andrew Winemiller to hold the second-highest position in the city – safety service director. The city`s safety service director oversees the police and fire departments, as well as all city employees and buildings and administers policy as directed by the mayor. The position brings [...]
Big wind pushes Lake Erie toward Buffalo
Windy conditions the past two days have left their effects on the county`s Lake Erie waterfront. Beaches at Lorain`s Lakeview Park and Vermilion`s Main Street Beach were extended 30 to 60 feet by the receding water blown to the east by the 24-hour wind barrage. The Lakeview beach reached out to the breakwalls. “This is [...]
Elyria couple dies in crash
JENNER TWP., Pa. – An Elyria couple was killed Monday when their vehicle collided with a coal truck while traveling in Pennsylvania. Larry Shannon and his wife, Karen, both 67, of Elyria, died of blunt force trauma to the torso, according to Somerset County Coroner Wallace Miller. The Shannons` vehicle was entering state Route 30 [...]
Contract talks stop at Columbia Schools
COLUMBIA TWP. – Negotiations have broken down between the Columbia Schools and the non-teaching staff, which has given its negotiation team the ability to issue a 10-day strike notice, a union representative said. “This gives the team the ability at any time to serve upon the board a 10-day strike notice,” said Lloyd Rains, egional [...]
Mad about improv
Looking for something a little different to do with the family this weekend? Consider checking out a local improvisational theater. The First Church in Oberlin has opened its Fellowship Hall to sponsor “First Friday Improv.” The shows will be – you guessed it – the first Friday of each month beginning at 7 p.m. Admission [...]
Oberlin/Wellington Blotter: November 7, 2007
Wellington police Monday, Oct. 29 6:45 p.m. – 800 block of N. Main St., unwanted package. Tuesday, Oct. 30 11:15 a.m. – 200 block of N. Mill St., purse stolen from apartment overnight. Wednesday, Oct. 31 4:15 p.m. – 700 block of Willard Court, purse containing $320 and credit cards taken from locked car. Thursday, [...]