Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 13th, 2008
Blotter: Jan. 14
Lorain police Saturday, Jan. 12 7:55 p.m. – 2200 block Oakdale Ave., a man said two people threw bricks at his girlfriend’s van.
Elyria police
Friday, Jan. 11 8:47 a.m. – 100 block Burns Road, smashed car window. 11:29 a.m. – Hilltop Academy, Gulf Road, a [...]
Trainer of ‘Biggest Loser’ contestant practices what he preaches
AVON — He’s not Bob Harper or Jillian Michaels, helping overweight Americans lose weight in front of millions of viewers on NBC’s reality show “The Biggest Loser,” but EMH personal trainer Jermaine Alexander is changing lives with his own personal wellness tips.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Lynn Westphal uses a combination of free weights and cardio with personal trainer [...]
Coroner: Accelerant used to set house afire
MASON — The burning house where a woman and her young child were found dead caught fire through the use of kerosene, gasoline or some other accelerant, a coroner said Sunday.
Three other children were pulled from Friday night’s fire but died later at a hospital. Police on Saturday charged Michel Veillette, 34, [...]
Authorities release identities of plane crash dead
LAKESIDE — Authorities were continuing an investigation Sunday into why a small plane crashed in a rural residential area as its pilot prepared to land, killing four people.
The crash killed the pilot, David Eckstein, 67, of Mansfield, and his three passengers: John McCarter, 68, and Karen Soprano, 62, both of Mansfield, and [...]
Cuyahoga vote board has scant time to prep
CLEVELAND — Ohio’s presidential primary may be seven weeks away, but the elections chief in Ohio’s largest county is busy preparing for a new voting system and finding a company to show voters how to use it.
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections also must set up vote-counting equipment in a warehouse — [...]
Officials question growing poverty in Appalachian Ohio
COLUMBUS — Appalachian Ohio, a region that historically has struggled compared with the rest of the state, has new worries: A dramatic increase in poverty rates in which several counties had at least 20 percent of their population living in poverty.
Some local officials in Appalachian Ohio are skeptical of the U.S. Census [...]
Avona/ Avon Lake notebook: Jan. 14
Are you one of those people who decided this is the year to get in shape, but don’t know where to start?
Well, Avon Lake High School is hoping to take away some of that uncertainty by giving you a place to workout.
The high school weight room is open to residents of Avon Lake during [...]
Avon/Avon Lake blotter: Jan. 14
Avon police
Friday, Jan. 4 3:28 a.m. – 35000 block Chester Road, Wal-Mart, juvenile male charged with theft, released to mother.
Saturday, Jan. 5 12:09 a.m. – 39000 block Colorado Ave., stolen car located in parking lot of BP gas station. William S. Sidock, 24, Lakewood, charged with receiving stolen property, possession of [...]
Browns season in review: Surprising year sets solid foundation, but guarantees nothing for 2008
The Browns won 10 games and just missed making the playoffs. For a team predicted to finish at the bottom of the league, the season can be judged nothing but a success. “The mentality of the team has changed,” general manager Phil Savage said. “I [...]
Browns 2007: A look back at a surprising season
THE OFFSEASON TO-DO LIST
1. Keep D.A. off market
Quarterback Derek Anderson isn’t perfect — the four-interception game in Cincinnati proved it — but he won 10 games, directed the eighth-most prolific offense in the league and has taken 1,000 more professional snaps than Brady Quinn. So Anderson should start in 2008 and have the [...]