Archive for March 15th, 2008
Lorain woman`s stabbing possibly gang-related
LORAIN — Three women yelled the name of their gang as they stabbed a 19-year-old victim early Saturday outside Marathon gas station on Broadway, witnesses told Lorain police. Shakara Whitfield, 19, of Lorain, was stabbed once in the back and also had a gash across the top of her head, police said. Both cuts were [...]
Elyria rescue crews search for man
ELYRIA — Flashlights blinked across the Black River for hours Saturday night as water rescue workers searched for a black man in a brown coat. Firefighters and police lined the river bank at Cascade Park near Mendel Court and lit the area with floodlights. Men wearing life preservers stalked the edge of the water and [...]
Lorain residents get preview of magnet school programs
LORAIN — Amanda Cassidy-Sanchez didn’t think it was too soon at all Saturday afternoon to be looking at schools for her 5-week-old daughter, Isabella. She wanted information on Lorain’s new magnet school plan — the same plan that helped her as a young student. Years ago, when Lowell Elementary operated as an art magnet school, [...]
Exploring alternatives: Three facilities help so-called ‘problem’ students
ELYRIA — He won’t sit still. He won’t do his work. Suddenly, he’s standing on his chair yelling. Or maybe he’s walking out the classroom door or picking a fight with another student. What should schools do with the kids who aren’t ready or willing to learn? Paul Wandra knows. He says he was running [...]
Supreme Court scales back limits on public records
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s high court is backing off plans that would have restricted the amount of information available in court records, such as birth dates and addresses. A court committee said Friday that a series of restrictions, introduced last year, was not needed. Instead, the judge-dominated panel tossed limits, introduced for fears of identity theft. [...]
Assenheimer: Cliff Lee is best pick for final rotation spot
Cliff Lee won at least 14 games in each of his three years (2004-06) as a fulltime member of the Indians’ rotation — 18 in ’05. That’s enough to give him the job as Cleveland’s fifth starter. Track record means a lot in the big leagues, and Lee has one that’s better and longer than [...]
Car crash kills 4 in western Ohio
CELINA — Four teenagers died early Saturday when a man drove a car through a stop sign on a rural road and collided with their vehicle, police said. The crash occurred just before 3 a.m. in Marion Township in western Ohio’s Mercer County, Sheriff Jeff Grey said in a statement. Nicholas Schweiterman, 22, of Chicksaw [...]
Tribe notes: Roster whittled to 44
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Indians whittled their spring training roster down to 44 players, sending nine out on Saturday. Cleveland optioned relief pitcher Edward Mujica and catcher Wyatt Toregas to Triple-A Buffalo, while re-assigning pitchers Rick Bauer, J.D. Martin and Jeff Stevens, infielders Jordan Brown, Beau Mills, and Chris Gimenez, and outfielder Trevor Crowe [...]
Amherst break-in suspect faces numerous charges
AMHERST — Chilling words rang out Friday night from inside a Washington Avenue home where a 911 call had suddenly been cut off. Two Amherst police officers heard someone say, “I will kill you. You wanna die?” as they walked around the house. Another man’s voice answered, “Please don’t kill me.” One officer watching through [...]
Man kills wife, himself after standoff in Berlin Twp.
BERLIN TWP. — Unable to face divorce, a man murdered his wife Friday night while his two teenage daughters watched, and then killed himself after a four-hour standoff, Erie County sheriff’s deputies said. Thomas W. Jensen, 42, shot his wife, 34-year-old Melanie Jensen, once in the head with a .357 Magnum revolver and then barricaded [...]
Ohio soldier fatally shot by police
FRANKFURT, Germany — A U.S. soldier who died after being shot earlier this week in a confrontation with German police was a 30-year-old Ohio man, the U.S. Army said Saturday. Pvt. Jeremiah W. Carmack, of Union, died early Friday morning at Leopoldina Hospital in Schweinfurt after he was shot in a confrontation with German police [...]
Coughlin: Cleveland mobster Danny Greene had a big heart
Danny Greene probably did not want this to get around, but he had a heart as big as all outdoors. The prevalent thinking back in 1975 was that Danny blew up Cleveland gangster Shondor Birns to avoid paying a debt. Shondor had just turned on the ignition of his Lincoln Continental Mark IV when it [...]
Blotter: March 16, 2008
Lorain police Friday, March 14 8:25 p.m. – 300 block W. Seventh St., a man who was bleeding from his head told police his boyfriend attacked him, but later recanted his story. 10:59 p.m. – 1200 block Washington Ave., a man said his ex-girlfriend grabbed him by his shirt and threatened to beat him up [...]
Tiger Woods roars back to share lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. — Arnold Palmer was walking into the locker room Saturday morning at Bay Hill when he bumped into Tiger Woods, who recently surpassed him on the PGA Tour’s career victory list by winning every tournament since September. “He told me to get off my butt and play a good round,” Woods said. He [...]
LCCC ad draws attention to piracy
ELYRIA — For many college students, the latest in movie mania is a just a few clicks away on a computer. But some Lorain County Community College students want to change that mindset and have created a 58-second public service announcement that they hope gets the attention of the Motion Picture Association of America. They’re [...]
Several Elyria athletes named to All-NOC teams
Elyria senior Steve Mitcheff was named most valuable wrestler for the Valley Division as the Northeast Ohio Conference released its all-NOC teams for the 2007-08 winter season. Mitcheff, who was the conference’s 112-pound champion, was third at the state meet and was joined by five teammates on the all-Valley Division team. The Pioneers were second [...]
Conference champs dominate All-SWC awards
Conference champions captured most of the special awards as the Southwestern Conference announced its all-SWC teams for the winter season. Boys basketball champion Olmsted Falls swept that sport’s special awards as senior Pat Pellerite was named most valuable player and Pat Donahue was named coach of the year. In girls basketball, North Olmsted senior Kori [...]
Elyria Notebook: March 16, 2008
Lifeguards needed Elyria is accepting applications for lifeguards and pool managers at the East, West, North and South pools this summer. Lifeguards must be certified in CPR, first aid and lifeguarding. Pool managers must be at least 21 and able to work with the public. Applications are available at the Elyria Parks and Recreation Department, [...]
Sylvia Hall
Sylvia Hall (nee Ault), 75, of Brownhelm Township, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at her home. She was born August 27, 1932 in Parkersburg, West Virginia and made her home in Brownhelm for most of her life. She worked on the family fruit and vegetable farm and sawmill for many years. She was a member [...]
Robert E. Salrin Jr.
Robert E. Salrin Jr., 60, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at his residence in Park City, Utah. Bob was Vice President of Sales, U.S.A. for Group Lacasse of Montreal, Canada and Chicago, Illinois. He was the beloved husband of Cynthia (nee Notman); loving father of Dillon (fiancee, Jessica Wallace) of Denver, Colorado, Cody of Park [...]
Rita Marie Shay
Rita Marie Shay (nee Lapp), 93, of Elyria passed away Friday March 14, 2008 at the Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home of Elyria.
Mary Krakomperger
Mary Krakomperger (nee Balla), 75, of Sheffield Lake, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at her home from pancreatic cancer. She was born October 19, 1932 in Lorain and had resided in Sheffield Lake since 1957. Mary graduated from Lorain High School in 1950. She was employed by Spaid-Flegge Insurance in Lorain as a secretary, retiring [...]
Lula Belle Leonard
Lula Belle "Lil" "Lillian" Leonard (nee Poor), 88, of North Ridgeville, formerly of Sheffield Lake, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Lutheran Home in Westlake, following an eight month illness. She had been a resident since December 4, 2008. She was born March 16, 1919 in Elyria. Mrs. Leonard lived in the Sheffield [...]
Lester E. Drage
Lester E. Drage, 89, of Elyria, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born March 8, 1919 in Elyria, where he was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Elyria High School in 1937 and attended Miami University in Oxford. He was a Master Technical Sergeant [...]
Kim Ella Bew
Kim Ella Bew, 56, of Detroit, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carter Funeral Home of Elyria.