Archive for December 14th, 2007
Police: Teens admit kidnapping was hoax
Three teens who said they were kidnapped at gunpoint Monday night and forced to drive around Lorain have recanted their story. The teens, ages 15, 17 and 18, had told police that a middle-aged Hispanic man hijacked their car at the Burger King on West River Road in Elyria and made them drive to a [...]
Most CHP workers reject union
Only one of five bargaining units representing workers at CHP Regional Medical Center accepted an offer to join the Service Employees International Union. More than 500 employees gathered at the hospital Thursday, on the far west side of Lorain, to decide whether to join the union in a secret ballot vote. If the majority of [...]
Lover killed, husband charged
A Lorain man has been charged with aggravated murder following the Thursday night shooting death of his estranged wife’s lover. Frank Honaker, 50, turned himself in at the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office roughly an hour after entering his wife’s West Erie Avenue apartment around 7:30 p.m. and shooting her lover, according to Lorain police. Christopher [...]
Clemens heads list of big names accused of steroid use in Mitchell Report
NEW YORK — Seven MVPs and 31 All-Stars — one for every position — and that still wasn’t the worst of it for the long-awaited Mitchell Report. That infamy belonged to Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of his era. The Steroids Era. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner, eighth on the all-time list with 354 victories, [...]
Tim Dahlberg: Mitchell Report lacks teeth
In the end, it was only appropriate that George Mitchell gave baseball a report on steroids that looked like it was on steroids. Bloated up like Barry Bonds, it was too much for even the commissioner of baseball to fully digest, though Bud Selig promised that he would stay up nights if needed to slog [...]
Browns’ Edwards getting reputation as a go-to guy
BEREA — Braylon Edwards outleaps the cornerback in the end zone, sprints toward the goalpost and dunks the ball over the crossbar. The routine, sometimes with a different celebration, has become a staple of the Browns’ season. Edwards has a touchdown catch for each of the team’s 13 games, matching Gary Collins’ 44-year-old franchise record. [...]
Browns notes: Tucker loving move to guard
BEREA — Ryan Tucker thinks he’s found a new home at guard. “I love it. I’d rather play guard than tackle right now,” he said Thursday. “It fits my personality a little more. I’m a physical player. It works out better for me.” Tucker played some guard early in his 11-year career, but had been [...]
Prep bowling: Senior’s steady play big reason Sailors are eyeing return to state
You don’t see a lot of chessboards in bowling alleys. If you did, Dave Woods would be right at home. The No. 4 bowler and team captain for the Vermilion Sailors, Woods has a love for both. A member of the school’s chess club, he even sees some similarities in the two activities. “Chess club [...]
High school bowling preview: Team capsules, top players, top teams
HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING PREVIEW BOWLERS TO WATCH BOYS T.J. Brady, so. (Lutheran West): The transfer from Berea has the `Horns` No. 2 average with a 212. He had the league`s No. 3 series last year with a 766. Bryan Buckosh, jr. (Vermilion): Had a solid sophomore year with a 207 average, leading the Sailors to [...]
Tressel says he told 13 Buckeyes they should look into the NFL Draft
COLUMBUS — Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Thursday that he has encouraged 13 of his underclassmen to fill out the paperwork to gauge where they might go in the NFL Draft next spring. The disclosure came during Ohio State’s bowl media day. The top-ranked Buckeyes (11-1) play No. 2 LSU (11-2) in the Bowl [...]
High school wrestling notes: Monroeville’s appearance at McNulty could be big draw
Lorain County will get a treat this weekend when the third annual John McNulty Sr. Memorial tournament kicks off at Elyria Catholic High School. The tournament, named for former Panthers coach John McNulty Jr.`s father, will feature one of the top Division III programs in the state in Monroeville, and several state qualifiers mixed in [...]
Man, 37, shot, killed in Lorain
LORAIN — A Columbia Township man was shot to death Thursday night at the Lakeshore Colonial Apartments on West Erie Avenue. Christopher Betts, 37, died from a gunshot wound at 8:20 p.m. at CHP Regional Medical Center, according to county Coroner Paul Matus. He would not say how many times Betts was shot, nor would [...]
Teens bring joy to fellow students’ holiday
GRAFTON — Teachers are hoping there is more giving than receiving this holiday season at Midview High School. Earlier this month, ornaments were hung on a paper tree inside the school cafeteria to symbolize teenagers in need during the holiday season. Each ornament listed an item that a less-fortunate student needs — sweatshirts, socks and [...]
Mother killed in Elyria crash
ELYRIA — The young mother of a 7-month-old girl was killed in a head-on crash Wednesday night just outside her Elyria home. PHOTO PROVIDED Toni Fourdyce and her daughter Toni Fourdyce, 22, had just pulled out of her Brunswick Drive apartment complex and was heading east at 11:20 p.m. when a speeding Ford Contour went [...]
St. Anthony, St. Thomas to join schools
St. Anthony and St. Thomas to come together in 2008 Only four miles separate St. Anthony of Padua School in Lorain and St. Thomas the Apostle School in Sheffield Lake, and come next school year, that gap will be closed as the two schools merge, according to officials at the Cleveland Catholic Diocese. Faced with [...]
Olive Garden coming to Elyria
Location formerly Smokey Bones ELYRIA — Elyria building officials and the contractor working on the former Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill on West River Road say the building is in the process of being converted into an Olive Garden restaurant. For weeks, officials at Darden Restaurants — the parent company of Olive Garden and former [...]
County prevents family from entering house
CARLISLE TWP. — Even if the family that was forced out its mercury-contaminated home Wednesday wanted to go back, county health officials have taken steps to make certain it can’t. On Thursday, members of the General Health District’s board unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the county prosecutor to seek a court-ordered lockdown of the house. [...]
One arrested in beating, robbery
OBERLIN – An 18-year-old Oberlin teen is accused of beating and robbing a 19-year-old Carlisle Township man after the older teen gave a woman a ride to Oberlin early Saturday. Rodney Cannon, a student at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School, was arrested at the school in connection with the robbery, which occurred early Saturday, [...]
Storm expected this weekend
ELYRIA — With Christmas looming around the corner, it’s pretty likely that nearly all of us have something we need to get done this weekend. But guess what? The weather might just play havoc with those plans as it’s supposed to get bad — really, really bad, if the predictions for sleet, freezing rain and [...]
Fire escape probe delayed till Monday
LORAIN — Residents at the Antlers Apartments will have to wait until Monday to learn whether a fire escape ladder should be replaced on a first-floor roof. A scheduling conflict prevented state fire marshal’s investigators from coming out Thursday, but investigators from the office plan to look into the matter at the beginning of next [...]
After-school program helps students
Students at Franklin Elementary school in Elyria aren’t just learning writing, reading and math and science. They’re also learning how to ballroom dance. For an hour after school every Tuesday and Thursday, fifth- and sixth-grade students perfect their dancing skills and learn how to swing dance, waltz and tango. JASON MILLER / CHRONICLE Juanita Williams [...]
Pastor’s son indicted on murder charges
ELYRIA — The teen accused of shooting his preacher father in the face and killing his mother has been indicted by a county grand jury. Daniel Petric, 16, will be tried as an adult in the shooting death of 43-year-old Sue Petric and the wounding of the Rev. Mark Petric, 45, of New Life Assembly [...]
Judge turns down lethal injection case
ELYRIA — County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi rejected requests by two accused killers to throw out the possibility they could face the death penalty if they’re ultimately convicted. On Thursday, Miraldi said he saw no reason to duplicate the efforts of fellow county Judge James Burge — who is already reviewing the constitutionality of [...]
State will extend E-Check through ’08
COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers blasted through the year’s final floor session this week by addressing emissions, veterans’ benefits and abortion. The actions capped a year that saw near unanimity on the state’s most significant policy document — the state’s $52.3 billion budget — but passage of few other significant laws. The House and Senate, both [...]
Former state Rep. Trakas plans run for Congress
ELYRIA — Former state Rep. Jim Trakas, an employee at Lorain County Community College, has his eyes on the 10th Congressional District seat currently held by presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich. Trakas, a Republican from Independence, was a seven-year representative in the 15th and 17th districts of the Ohio House, and he currently works part-time at [...]