Archive for March 16th, 2008
Searchers recover man`s body in river
ELYRIA — The body of a man who plunged into the Black River on Saturday night after a foot pursuit by police was found early Sunday afternoon. Elyria firefighters pulled the body of Leonard Bryant, 26, from the river just north of the Black River ford in Cascade Park about 1 p.m. Sunday, assistant fire [...]
Three-phase project planned to fix Route 57
ELYRIA — The much-anticipated state Route 57 reconstruction project will be broken up into three phases over the course of about 18 months, city officials said. At a cost of $20 million, with the city funding a portion with a 10-year, $2.7 million loan from the state infrastructure fund, the project is slated to start [...]
Group helps to distribute unused medications
In the back of Buderer Pharmacy in Sandusky are $3 million worth of prescription medications waiting to be distributed for free. These unused prescriptions, collected from nursing homes and other area extended care facilities, are rounded up by Buderer and redistributed to the underinsured and uninsured of Lorain County. The Coalition for the Uninsured in [...]
Report: State’s middle class in a crunch
AKRON — Ohio’s middle class families are racing to the bottom of the nation’s economic ladder with incomes that fail to keep pace with inflation and the rising costs of higher education and health care, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Sunday. Ohio ranks 32nd with a median household income of $44,532 based on 2006 data, [...]
Hundreds attend Metzenbaum’s funeral
BEACHWOOD — Former U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum was remembered as an anti-corruption watchdog and a fighter for civil rights at a funeral attended by several hundred family, friends and Democratic Party figures on Sunday. Metzenbaum, who died Wednesday at the age of 90, was a force to be reckoned with during his years in the [...]
Roundup: March 17, 2008
Police: Man rams truck, fights LORAIN — A man rammed a tow truck driver about 5:15 a.m. Saturday after refusing to pay for roadside help and then fought back when officers tried to arrest him, Lorain police said. Jonathon Contreras, 19, of Lorain, was charged with felonious assault, resisting arrest, obstructing official business, theft and [...]
Elyria kindergarten an all-day affair
ELYRIA — All-day kindergarten has become so popular among parents in Elyria, school officials say it could be the only kindergarten program offered next school year. Ten years after the district decided to embrace the concept with the formation of Kindergarten Village at the former Elyria West High School, the program has grown faster than [...]
Student survey finds cocaine use at Oberlin College
OBERLIN — A survey by the student newspaper at Oberlin College shows that 38 percent of the students interviewed said they have used cocaine. The survey of 123 students who filled out a questionnaire showed half had used the drug for the first time while at Oberlin College, said Rani Molla, who helped distribute the [...]
Lottery sales soar in low-income areas
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Lottery collected $2.3 billion last year, and sales were the highest in lower-income neighborhoods, The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday. Sales in areas where the median household income was less than $38,000 were twice as high as those posted in areas where median incomes exceeded $60,000, the newspaper said in its analysis. [...]
Avon/Avon Lake Notebook: March 17, 2008
Hospice offers grief counseling for youth Grief counseling for young children and teens is available 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Old Firehouse Community Center at Lake Road and state Route 83. Marita Pompeani, a bereavement specialist with Western Reserve Hospice, will run the discussion and activity group. She’ll give the children an [...]
Kent State men down Akron to win MAC championship
CLEVELAND — Be careful what you wish for. After Akron advanced to the Mid-American Conference final on Friday night, Jeremiah Wood said he hoped the opponent would be Kent State. The Zips had lost two tough regular-season games to the Golden Flashes and wanted a chance at revenge. It didn’t happen. Kent used a 16-1 [...]
Miami of Ohio women earn first MAC title, NCAA bid
CLEVELAND — With more than two minutes left, it was obvious to just about everyone in Quicken Loans Arena that Miami was going to win the Mid-American Conference women’s basketball tournament. When the RedHawks got a foul shot with 2:10 left in their title game with Ohio University Saturday afternoon, it expanded their lead to [...]