Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 5th, 2008
Mike Bass tops in Ohio
LORAIN — For 30 years, Mike Bass Ford has stood squarely behind Ford Motor Co., selling a lot of the company’s products but not enough to be the top Ford dealership in the state.
Until now.
After a year in which 2,010 new Ford cars and trucks left the local dealership, [...]
Multiple concerns: LSU offense has a variety of ways to hurt Ohio State
NEW ORLEANS — Ohio State’s defense has been here before. The Buckeyes entered last year’s BCS Championship Game flying high with a heralded unit that had met every regular-season challenge. What it got them amounted to next to nothing, when Florida exposed them on a grand scale during a humiliating 41-14 defeat in [...]
Ohio State notes: Chris Wells still not well, but time off has helped
NEW ORLEANS — Chris “Beanie” Wells was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, rushing for 1,463 yards and 14 touchdowns during the regular season. Imagine the year the sophomore from Akron could have produced had he been healthy. Wells played much of the year with a sprained ankle and all [...]
Buckeyes, let`s show those Tigers who`s the real king of the jungle
NEW ORLEANS – Buckeye Nation, hurry up and get to the Big Easy. Your players and coaches need you. Ohio State fans – and there aren’t many of them – are finding themselves in enemy territory and they are drowning in a [...]
Courts lacked X-ray vision
ELYRIA — When the county Justice Center opened for business in 2004, two brand-new X-ray machines, flanked by metal detectors, guarded the entrance.
But those X-ray machines are broken – forcing deputies to search the briefcases and purses of court visitors by hand.
“Over the past year, they’ve been up and down,” said [...]
Lack of X-ray didn`t prevent eagle-eyed pot bust
ELYRIA — A word to the wise: If you’re going to court, you might want to leave your marijuana at home.
County sheriff’s deputies said a 17-year-old Lorain girl didn’t follow that advice when she and a friend walked into the county Justice Center on [...]
Doug Clarke: These are a few of my least favorite things
We’re only five days into the new year and already I have a list of things that irk me. Forty of ’em, in fact: 1. Bowl games that are played after New Year’s Day. 2. That cell phone commercial where the dad says, “Because you’re my No. 1.” 3. [...]
Cavaliers beat Kings as subs stand out on otherwise subpar night
CLEVELAND — Devin Brown had more dunks than LeBron James. Anderson Varejao had more points than Drew Gooden. Daniel Gibson had as many points as Larry Hughes and Sasha Pavlovic combined. Friday night belonged to the Cleveland bench, which helped the Cavaliers come from behind to beat the injury-riddled Sacramento Kings 97-93 [...]
Ballots will cost county thousands of dollars
It’s going to be costly to bring local elections in line with a recent edict handed down from the state capitol, county Elections Board Director Jose Candelario said Friday.
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is demanding that paper ballots be available for those voters who want to use them in counties [...]
Teen hit, killed
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — A 15-year-old boy walking on the side of state Route 511 on Friday night was killed when he was struck from behind by a van, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
The accident happened at 7:45 p.m., and Curtis Garn died from head injuries less than an hour later at Allen Community [...]