Archive for February 8th, 2008
Scouts visit newsroom
There was a little excitement in our newsroom today. Cub Scout Pack 108 from Roosevelt School came to see how the newspaper is put out – and also to earn advancements in scouting. If your group would like to tour The Chronicle – such [...]
Governor flies over flooded Findlay
FINDLAY — Gov. Ted Strickland got an aerial view today of flood-damaged northwest Ohio, where rising rivers forced evacuations, damaged homes and closed highways and businesses. After flying over the city, the governor said it was almost traumatizing to see how many families had been affected by this week’s flooding, especially given that it’s the [...]
Absentee ballots available
COLUMBUS — Ohioans may now begin voting absentee for the state’s March 4 primary, and it’s already looking like a very popular option. State election officials say they have received more than 187,000 requests for absentee ballots. Starting today, county elections boards are sending out absentee ballots to voters who mail in requests for them. [...]
3 dead at La. Tech
BATON ROUGE, La. — A 23-year-old woman killed two fellow students in a classroom at a vocational college today, then killed herself, police said. The women apparently were shot in their seats in the second-floor classroom at Louisiana Technical College, Baton Rouge Sgt. Don Kelly said. About 20 people were in the room at the [...]
Van der Sloot: I was high when I confessed
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) — Aruban investigators again questioned a Dutch college student in the Netherlands Friday in the Natalee Holloway disappearance as they sought a court order to detain him as a suspect based on a hidden-camera interview. Police questioned Joran Van der Sloot for about two hours, and he again denied any role in [...]
Desvari put on leave
LORAIN —The city’s chief building inspector was placed on paid administrative leave Friday, pending the outcome of an investigation within Lorain’s building department. William Desvari was notified Friday of the investigation, according to Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko. Krasienko said he would not discuss why Desvari was being investigated because it is an active investigation. He [...]
Stella Wielopolski
Stella Wielopolski (nee Gebal), 94, formerly of Elyria, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at Rose Arbor Hospice of Southwest Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich., following a short illness. Mrs. Wielopolski was born in Poland on December 30, 1913, and lived in England before moving to Elyria in 1952. She moved to Michigan in 2003 to be [...]
Richard John Muzilla
Richard John Muzilla, 75, died Friday, January 25, 2008, following a seven-month illness of brain cancer, at his home in Henrietta Township. He was born in Lorain on November 13, 1932, and remained a lifelong resident of Ohio. Richard was the owner of the Lorain Novelty Company, a business that his father established in 1920. [...]
Rebecca Ann Catalano
Rebecca Ann Catalano (nee Reedy), 39, of Grafton, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 7, 2008, in the Cleveland Clinic. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, Grafton.
Mildred C. Lowery
Mildred C. Lowery (nee Comrie), 84, of Elyria, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at St. John West Shore Hospital in Westlake, following a short illness. Mrs. Lowery was born in Cleveland, on March 4, 1923, and lived in Elyria most of her life. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Lowery was a member of the [...]
Lynn J. Hurd
Lynn J. Hurd (nee Roberts), 67, of Vermilion, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Community Health Partners West, Lorain. She was born January 2, 1941, in Lorain, and had been a lifelong resident of Vermilion. She worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Stack and Dr. Tellich and Ladaupolis in Vermilion. She was a member [...]
Janet R. Fisk
Janet R. Fisk, 69, of Polk, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at the Cleveland Clinic, following an extended illness. She was born May 4, 1938, in Lizemores, W.Va., and had lived in Polk since 1994. She was a former resident of Wakeman, having lived there from 1970 to 1994. She was a homemaker who enjoyed [...]
James E. Valenta
James E. Valenta, 50, of Avon, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 3, 2008. He was born in Cleveland, grew up in Brook Park and had been a resident of Avon for the past six years moving from West Park. He was a graduate of Padua High School. Mr. Valenta worked as [...]
Raid traps 9 county hunters
Sixty wildlife agents swept into Lorain County on Thursday — arresting nine county men on poaching charges in what officials are describing as one of the biggest crackdowns on illegal hunting in state history. Over a two-month period, authorities allege 32 white-tail deer were illegally killed in Knox, Coshocton and Lorain counties by the group. [...]
James A. Gill
James A. Gill, 79, of Cadiz, Ky., died at his home, Monday, February 4, 2008, after a long illness. He was born July 25, 1928, in Elyria, to the late John and Beatrice Martin Gill. He was an industrial engineer for U.S. Steel in Lorain, employer relations representative, and a Ohio real estate broker. Mr. [...]
Police blotter: Feb. 8, 2008
Elyria police Wednesday, Feb. 6 9 a.m. – Eastgate Elementary School, South Logan Street , broken window in a room where projectors were previously stolen. 9:15 a.m. – 800 block Park Ave. , stolen coat and vehicle registration. 9:40 a.m. – Griswold and West River roads, stolen 1992 GMC. 10:45 a.m. – 6200 block [...]
3 Westlake teens face heroin charges
WESTLAKE — Three Westlake High School students have been arrested for what police say was their participation in a heroin ring. The students were charged after police started hearing about the ring on Jan. 28, when parents began calling because they were concerned heroin was available in the school, Capt. Guy Turner said. The probe [...]
Black River crests at nearly 17 feet; 8th highest flood level in 50 years
As torrential rains of the past two days turned to a light snow overnight, floodwaters began to recede Thursday in Elyria and Lorain County. But not before the Black River recorded its eighth highest flood stage in the past half-century. At about 6 a.m. Thursday, the Black River crested at 16.72 feet in Cascade Park, [...]
Body is identified as missing Avon man
AVON LAKE — The body of missing 50-year-old James Valenta of Avon was found late Wednesday night in Lake Erie, and his death was ruled a suicide by the county coroner. Valenta’s body was located near the Avon Lake boat launch by Avon Lake police patroling the area. His abandoned car was found Monday in [...]
Gunman storms Mo. city meeting, at least five dead
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — A gunman with a history of acrimony against civic leaders stormed City Hall during a council meeting Thursday night, killing two police officers and three city officials before law enforcers fatally shot him, authorities said. The mayor was critically injured in the rampage. The victims at the meeting in suburban St. Louis [...]
Businesses at stake, but market vendors can only wait it out
ELYRIA – On Thursday morning, vendors of the Elyria Flea Market stood outside of the damaged building, pondering what might be left of their livelihoods inside. The rear portion of the building collapsed early Wednesday, severing a water line that dumped more than 50,000 gallons of water inside the building and another 450,000 gallons of [...]
Grammy-bound? Cellist a step away from performing with Foo Fighters
AVON — Tara Klein knows exactly how to get a grungy groove. The 27-year-old Avon School of Music teacher is fighting for a chance to perform with the Foo Fighters during Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Her instrument of choice? The cello. Klein is in Los Angeles this week, rehearsing with the band in case she is [...]
Suspected robber may be on video
LORAIN — Police have obtained video footage of a suspect they believe may have robbed a 50-year-old woman at gunpoint in the driveway of her Lorain home. The woman told police she had pulled her vehicle into her Crehore Avenue driveway shortly before 8 p.m. Jan. 23. When she got out, she said she was [...]
Frank “Poppi” Petty Jr.
Frank "Poppi" Petty Jr., of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at the home of his son, Garon, who he resided with. He was born in Pineville, Ky, August 9, 1926. He served in the Army for five years during WWII, where he was a marksman shooter. He was a crane operator at U.S. [...]
Family fight leads to donors asking for funeral money back
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — A family squabble is hurting the efforts of a local family to raise money to cover the funeral costs for a 15-year-old boy killed last month, the boy’s aunt said Thursday. Doris Taylor said the confrontation between Donna Garn — the mother of Curtis Garn, who was struck by a motorist [...]