Archive for February 27th, 2008
Campaign slogan faces board scrutiny
Allegations that former county Domestic Relations Judge Paulette Lilly is trying to deceive voters have reached the Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline.Kreig Brusnahan, the president of the Lorain County Bar Association, filed a complaint against Lilly earlier this month, saying her campaign materials and literature seemed designed to imply that [...]
Mom of show contestant on edge
Anne Hydock has been on an emotional roller coaster since the start of “Make Me a Supermodel.”But on the eve of knowing whether her daughter stays or goes on the Bravo reality series, the mother of contestant Jacki Hydock has really been on pins and needles this week. “As a parent, it’s a very helpless [...]
Judge upholds jury decision: Life for Cutts
CANTON — A former police officer was sentenced Wednesday to up to life in prison with a chance of parole after 57 years for killing his pregnant lover and their nearly full-term unborn daughter, avoiding a possible death sentence. The jurors quickly decided against a death sentence because Bobby Cutts Jr. had no history of [...]
UPDATED: Some tournament games still on
The weather is wreaking havoc on the high school tournament play again today. As of 2 p.m. today: The Girls Division I game featuring Admiral King vs. Toledo Central Catholic at Norwalk High School at 8 p.m. is on. The Division III Boys game Wellington vs Lutheran West at Elyria High School at 8 [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Jury spares Cutts
CANTON — A jury has spared a former Canton police officer from a possible death sentence for killing his pregnant lover and their baby and instead has recommended life in prison with parole. Bobby Cutts Jr. would be eligible for parole after 30 years under the jurors’ recommendation made this afternoon. Stark County Common [...]
UPDATE — Cutts jury resumes deliberations
CANTON — A jury went back to work today trying to decide whether to recommend the death sentence for a former police officer convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn daughter. Jurors deliberated from Tuesday morning until their dinner break. They were sequestered in a hotel for the night and resumed deliberations this [...]
Clean fuel plant for N.R.?
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A young alternative fuel company named Biodiesel Consolidated Corp. is trying to decide between North Ridgeville and another northern Ohio location for the site of a $104 million plant, a company official said. Joe Sandor, chief executive officer at Biodiesel, said the plant — which would produce 60 million gallons of clean-burning [...]
Oberlin College students debate the debate
OBERLIN — About 50 Oberlin College students gathered Tuesday night at South Dorm to watch the Democratic debate between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at Cleveland State University. The crowd was split between two small TVs and was quiet and attentive, although many students were trying to do their homework, too. At various points, [...]
Tidbits from the Clinton rally in lorain
- Before Clinton arrived, crowd members held up homemade pro-Clinton signs including such slogans as “girls rule,” while upbeat songs featuring artists Tina Turner and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, amongst others, kept toes tapping. – Adriene Henery, an 11-year-old from Vermilion, admitted she was a little frustrated she couldn’t vote, but said she wouldn’t [...]
Ohio Dems supporting party before candidates
CLEVELAND — The Ohio Democratic Party isn’t taking sides in the upcoming presidential primary between Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. Rather, the party is trying to figure out how to help the eventual nominee win Ohio. Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern, a state representative from Ottawa County, and [...]
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on the debate
“It’s been a really great week for Ohio. Both candidates have come to Lorain County and talked about what matters. The big news tonight is that both said they’ll renegotiate NAFTA. Look around Elyria and Lorain, and you’ll see that these trade policies are hurting us . . . The real issue, ultimately, is that [...]
Earthquake felt across large parts of Britain
MANCHESTER, England — An earthquake struck Britain early Wednesday and was felt across large parts of the country. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. The 4.7-magnitude quake struck at about 1 a.m. and was centered about 125 miles north of London, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “It was like a huge freight train [...]
Northeast Ohio becomes center of Dems’ world
CLEVELAND — When U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took to the stage at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center on Tuesday night as Democrats across the country were watching. Those close to home were tuned in, too. People like 53-year-old Debra Dunkle of Cleveland Heights. “I pay around $500 a year for a health [...]
Jury mulls Cutts’ fate
CANTON — A jury began deciding Tuesday whether a former police officer convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn daughter should get the death penalty. Bobby Cutts Jr. was led from the courtroom by sheriff’s deputies after the jurors began deliberations. The jury, which convicted Cutts earlier this month, broke for dinner [...]
Rivals debate NAFTA, health care, war in Iraq, negative campaign tactics
CLEVELAND — Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama clashed over trade, health care and the war in Iraq Tuesday night in a crackling debate at close quarters one week before a pivotal group of primaries. Charges of negative campaign tactics were high on the program, too. Clinton said Obama’s campaign had recently [...]
Snow causes crashes, closes schools
ELYRIA — Slush turned roads into treacherous skating rinks Tuesday and sent about two dozen cars slipping and sliding into the heavy snow that pounded the county. About 24 accidents were handled by the Ohio Highway Patrol; about half were one-car accidents in which vehicles careened into ditches, a dispatcher said. Troopers were given a [...]
Commissioners tout county`s 2007 progress
ELYRIA — The county commissioners proclaimed 2007 a year of steady progress during their state of the county address Tuesday. From economic development to the completion of several projects to the addition of jobs, County Commissioners Betty Blair, Lori Kokoski and Ted Kalo each said 2007 was an amazing year for different reasons. The Lorain [...]
Priest blesses home of shooting victim
ELYRIA — On Tuesday evening, a priest splashed holy water on the doorstep of Lynn Knechtges’ home to wash away the evil of the shootings that threw the quiet street into chaos a week earlier. Knechtges, 37 — formerly Lynn Nolan, who took back her maiden name when she was divorced Feb. 6 — was [...]
Neighbors use snow to put out house fire
ELYRIA — Strangers ran to the rescue Tuesday night when they saw flames on an enclosed porch. Elizabeth Boardwin and several friends were at a house down the street about 7:30 p.m. when they saw an orange glow at the home of Mattie Williams, 136 Clinton Ave. They ran to the home, formed a [...]
District boys basketball: Vermilion rallies for win
WESTLAKE — Maybe Andy Pena should have gone right from Westlake High School to the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University and thrown himself into the presidential candidates’ debate. After Tuesday night’s Division II district semifinal, no one can charge Pena with failing to keep a promise. “When Matt Liljegren fouled out I promised him [...]
Weather postpones high school tourney games
Admiral King’s first trip to the girls regional basketball tournament in 25 years will have to wait one more day. The Admirals’ Division I regional semifinal against Toledo Central Catholic was supposed to be played Tuesday night, but bad weather pushed that game and most of Tuesday’s high school schedule back until tonight. Besides the [...]
Avon student cited for drugs
AVON — A police K-9 search at Avon High School on Tuesday turned up a small amount of marijuana in a student’s car, according to Avon police Lt. Larry Fischbach. The 17-year-old student was cited for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor, and released to her parents, [...]
Man sentenced in drunk driving crash
ELYRIA — A Lorain man was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for a drunken driving crash last February that injured two people. David McElroy, 35, pleaded guilty in September to aggravated vehicular assault, vehicular assault and drunken driving charges in connection with the crash. County Common Pleas Judge James Burge also suspended [...]
Redd’s 3 at buzzer lifts Bucks over Cavs
MILWAUKEE — Don’t hand the Eastern Conference to the Cavaliers just yet. The new-look Cavaliers fell to 1-1 when Michael Redd hit a game-winning 3-pointer as the final horn sounded, giving Milwaukee a 105-102 victory Tuesday night. Redd said it was the first buzzer-beater of his NBA career. “The shot felt good all the way [...]
Condition of driver in fatal wreck upgraded
CLEVELAND — The condition of Michael Kocak, the Lorain man who was injured after losing control of his car, which flipped and hit a house late Sunday night in Lorain, has been upgraded to fair Tuesday. Kocak, 33, was initially listed in critical condition Monday at MetroHealth Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said. The accident [...]