Archive for February 22nd, 2008
Lorain state of the city transcript
INTRO As I come before you today to address the state of our city, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Lorain’s potential is even greater than I imagined. When I think of our great city, I think of pride, progress and unlimited potential. In fact, when you call the City of [...]
Ben Wallace, Szczerbiak headed to Cavs, Hughes and Gooden to Bulls in blockbuster trade
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry isn’t guaranteeing a championship in 2008, but he’s confident his team is closer to reaching that goal now than it was at 2:58 p.m. Thursday. That’s why Ferry started finalizing a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics at 2:59 p.m., one minute before the NBA [...]
Hillary to mayor: I`ll visit Lorain
LORAIN — U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will make a stop in Lorain —at least that’s what she told Mayor Tony Krasienko. “She gave me her word that she’d come to Lorain,” he said following the state of the city address Thursday. “It may be a short stop, but it’ll be a stop.” Krasienko [...]
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Inspector: Retirement report wrong
LORAIN —Bill Desvari told the Ohio Building Officials Association that he’ll retire from his position as the city’s chief building official. Or did he? Desvari, 58, who served as one of six directors on the state association’s board, announced during a Feb. 10 meeting in Toledo his intentions to retire, said Guy Fursdon, association treasurer [...]
Firelands students ride to class on their farm machines
The numbing cold of a single-digit dawn was just being pierced by the sun as Corey Baumann rumbled out of the dirt-and-gravel driveway of his family farm aboard a big, green John Deere tractor. Working the gears of the big, well-used machine from his single-seat, heated cab, he tried to get the tractor rolling as [...]
Three districts received recalled meat
Schools in Elyria, North Ridgeville and Amherst all received beef products that are part of the biggest meat recall in U.S. history, but it was never served to students, officials said. Food service directors and other officials stressed that all of the recalled meat they received is being kept separated from safe food supplies and [...]
Jamal Lewis signs 3-year deal with Browns
INDIANAPOLIS — Jamal Lewis’ 1,304 rushing yards in 2007 showed he wasn’t washed up at 28 years old. After agreeing to a three-year deal with the Browns on Thursday, Lewis has something new to prove — that he is still motivated. From the day the Browns signed Lewis last March, general manager Phil Savage repeatedly [...]
Local contestant on verge of ouster on modeling show
The roll of the dice finally caught up with North Olmsted’s Jackie Hydock, who’s one of eight models left still jousting with each other for a star turn with a primo New York City modeling agency on the Bravo TV Network show “Make Me a Supermodel.” Along with two male models, Hydock, 21, was put up for [...]
Appeals court hears new trial request
ELYRIA — Joel Covender remains a free man, but he’s still trying to clear his name. Covender carried the fight to have charges he molested his then-stepdaughter in the 1990s to the 9th District Court of Appeals on Wednesday, where his attorney argued that the girl had recanted the testimony that helped send Covender to [...]
Indians open camp with last look at painful ’07 finish
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Before they took the field to begin a new season, the Cleveland Indians couldn’t help but look back at the last one. One win away from the pennant, the Indians watched Boston take the final three games in the ALCS and advance to the World Series. The Indians were outscored 30-5 [...]
Police help refused in reported school assault
ELYRIA — A student assaulted a staff member Thursday at a Lake Avenue charter school but administrators there declined to have police investigate, according to an Elyria police report. Police were called at 2:38 p.m. to Education Alternatives; but when they arrived, they were told the matter would be handled in-house, the report said. The [...]
Shot woman’s health improves
The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — A woman who was shot multiple times Tuesday by her former husband has been upgraded to good condition, a spokeswoman at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland said. Lynn Nolan, 37, was shot once in her face in an upstairs bedroom at her Cambridge Avenue home by James Nolan, 48. The couple’s [...]
Bay’s Craft becomes school’s first diving state champion
Last year, Nikki Craft went where no other Bay High School swimmer had gone by placing third at the state diving competition. This year, she went even further. Craft won the Division II state title Thursday at Canton’s C.T. Natatorium, becoming the first-ever state champion in the history of the Rockets’ swim program, which began [...]
Byrd looking to change luck at district wrestling tournament
Injuries cost Greg Byrd at the Division I district wrestling tournaments the past two seasons. A scheduling mishap cost him the bulk of his senior season. But the North Ridgeville heavyweight doesn’t plan on letting anything cost him his final shot at a trip to the state tournament. Byrd will compete in the Marion Harding [...]
It’s big spenders vs. tight wallets in local races
SHEFFIELD TWP. — When it comes to dollar signs, some high-profile primaries are looking pretty mismatched. Campaign finance reports filed with the county elections office Thursday showed a few candidates are shelling out huge money compared with their opponents — like James Walther, who has spent three times more than both his Democratic opponents combined [...]
Elyria girls use defense, rebounding to down Amherst
MEDINA — The notion is almost as old as the sport itself: you win basketball games on defense and the backboards. With one of their strongest defensive showings of the season and almost complete domination of the boards, the top-seeded Elyria girls (16-6) defeated Amherst 39-30 on Thursday night. It was the first game of [...]
Lorain mayor touts safety efforts, development during state of the city
LORAIN —The city’s potential is brighter than Mayor Tony Krasienko imagined, he said Tuesday during his first state of the city address. The first step of Krasienko’s plan to increase safety throughout the city — which has seen two murders since he took office last month — will begin with First Energy picking up the [...]
Roof flaw closes Oberlin sports facility
OBERLIN — Oberlin College officials closed Jones Field House 10 days ago after a routine inspection showed a crack in one of eight trusses holding up the roof, Athletic Director Joe Karlgaard said. The field house, built in 1948, won’t be opened again until structural engineers decide whether the crack constitutes a danger, Karlgaard said. [...]
Oberlin Council looks anew for power options
OBERLIN — City officials said the real work started Wednesday after City Council voted 4 to 3 the night before to back out of taking part in a proposed $2.9 billion coal-fired plant on the Ohio River. The slim Council majority was not willing to go along with a 50-year commitment to buy coal-fired electricity [...]
Soil and Water district needs $80K
The head of the Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District warned county commissioners Thursday that her office is in “dire need” of $80,000 or it could be forced to close. “If we do not get this request, I look at office closure in May,” said District Administrator Nancy Funni. “We have been very careful with [...]
North Ridgeville Council shops for TV deal
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Residents who enjoy tuning into their favorite biweekly North Ridgeville reality show might experience some technical difficulties in the coming month. The City’s Council meetings — which have been broadcast live for years — are in danger of getting the ax. But it’s not because of low ratings; it’s due to new [...]
Providing a cap of comfort
GRAFTON — For the past eight years, women from the Grafton area have been sewing together for one cause — to provide a bit of comfort for those suffering from illness. They make comfort caps and pillows, which have then been given to hundreds of people in the greater Cleveland area who are in hospice, [...]
Bay girls dump Keystone in two overtimes
CLEVELAND — Lindsey Lowrie experienced one of her rare “off” nights Thursday at St. Joseph Academy at the Division II district semi-final. She had scored only three points and missed her first six 3-point attempts until the 5-foot-10 Bay senior hit a long-range 3-pointer that kept Keystone from pulling the upset as the Lady Rockets [...]
LaGrange and Grafton blotter: Feb. 22, 2008
LaGrange police Friday, Feb. 15 1:30 p.m. — Keystone High School, a 16-year-old boy was charged with menacing after an incident. Sunday, Feb. 17 6:45 p.m. — 200 block of N. Center St., resident complained of loud music coming from a parked vehicle. Officers arrived and could not hear the music. Monday, Feb. [...]