Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 3rd, 2008
Blotter: Feb. 4
Avon police
Thursday, Jan. 31 7:20 a.m. – Kohl’s, Detroit Road, theft. 8:21 p.m. – 36600 block Bauerdale Court, a woman said her husband was slapping their 15-year-old daughter.
Wednesday, Jan. 30 9:14 a.m. – 36600 block Detroit Road, a custodian said a white van followed her from work the night before [...]
Smoking and stripping go underground
CLEVELAND — Underground nightclubs where patrons can smoke freely and watch strippers after midnight have opened in some of the city’s residential neighborhoods since the state began enforcing new restrictions on strip clubs and public smoking last year, police say.
Some of the nightclubs, also called “smokehouses,” offer customers the opportunity to have [...]
State’s mental health policy upsetting families
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland’s changes to the state’s mental health policies — mandating pre-authorization for doctors who prescribe psychiatric drugs and delaying proposed changes in a program for autistic children — have angered the families of those with mental illnesses and their advocates.
The revised drug policy requires general practitioners to be [...]
State lawmakers learns to live with term limits
COLUMBUS — Eight years after laws took effect to limit the amount of time state lawmakers can hold office, the turnover tactic still draws strong reactions from backers and detractors.
The creators of the idea insist the term limits do their job: keeping lawmakers from becoming entrenched in office. But the politicians who [...]
Museum works to preserve air crash memorial
LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was the first and may remain the most compelling visual memorial to the 49 people killed in a crash at Lexington’s airport, but the huge banner bearing hundreds of messages of support is fading and showing signs of wear.
Now the Aviation Museum of Kentucky, the current home of [...]
Lawrence R. Groot, Jr.
Lawrence R. Groot, Jr., 58, of Amherst, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008, at The Hospital for Orthopedic and Specialty Services Emergency Room in Amherst, following a heart attack.
He was born October 8, 1949 in Norwalk. He had been a resident of Amherst for the last 57 years.
He served with the U.S. Army. Lawrence [...]
Area unit returns from war
MILAN — Don Jirousek’s shoulders loosened and he let a huge sigh slip free Saturday as his son stepped off a charter bus after serving 15 dangerous months in Iraq.
“It’s been horrible. Talking to him on the phone is the only thing that’s kept us going,” he said. “This is his third time in Iraq. [...]
FORECLOSURES: Hitting at home
With every knock at the door or phone call from a stranger, a shiver runs down the spine of Mindy Wright, housing program director with the Lorain County Urban League.
Wright is one of few certified housing counselors in the county, and it is her job to help those trying to stave off foreclosure. That [...]
FORECLOSURES: What’s being done
The growing number of people losing their homes is prompting people here and across the country to call for action.Lorain Councilwoman Anne Molnar, D-at large, said people are finally taking notice of the changes being affecting neighborhoods.
“When I bought my first home in Homewood, there were 46 children on our street, all from war veterans [...]
FORECLOSURE: What to do
Don’t ignore the problem. The further behind you become, the harder it will be to reinstate your loan.n Contact your lender as soon as you realize that you have a problem
Open and respond to all mail from your lender. The first notices you receive will offer good information about foreclosure prevention options that can help [...]