Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 2nd, 2008
NAACP membership breakfast to be Saturday
ELYRIA — The annual membership breakfast of the NAACP will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Elyria Holiday Inn, 1825 Lorain Blvd., and will have as a speaker the Rev. Kevin E. Parks, pastor of Jones Chapel AME Church, Elyria.
Tickets are $15 per person and may be purchased by calling (440) 322-8802 or (440) 288-0991. [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Elyria meeting to discuss fire department canceled
Tonight’s Council committee meeting to discuss the matter of staffing at the Elyria Fire Department has been canceled until further notice. Fire Chief John Zielinski is ill. Councilman Michael Lotko, D-at large, who is chairman of the committee, decided to cancel it in light of Zielinski’s illness in order to give the chief [...]
POLL - Elyria is closing schools. Which one should be shut?
Faced with a potential $3 million shortfall in the 2009-2010 school year, Elyria schools is looking at a plan to cut about $1.3 million from next year’s budget. To do this, the district will cut staff and close one or more of the existing 11 elementary schools. School officials will make the determination as to [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Man gets six years in DUI fatal
ELYRIA – Phillip Stern II was sentenced today to six years in prison for killing Sheila Pierce when he rammed her car after fleeing a DUI stop made by Amherst police in 2006.
It wasn`t enough for Pierce`s husband, Allen Pierce, who said after county Common Pleas Judge Edward Zaleski handed down the sentence that he [...]
College basketball: Ohio State starts strong and hangs on against Ole Miss, earns berth in NIT final against UMass
NEW YORK — Ohio State will get another chance to wrap up its season with a title, though not quite the one the Buckeyes had in mind when fall practice started. Hey, at least they don’t have to mess with Florida this time. Jamar Butler and Evan Turner scored 17 each, [...]
Richard A. Johns
Richard A. Johns, 76, passed away March 30, 2008. He was formerly of Elyria, moving to the Villages in Florida in 2005.
Mr. Johns was a retired engineer. He was also a member of the Presbyterian Church. He served in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Johns [...]
Norman Lee Merrill
Norman Lee Merrill, 84, of Clarksfield, died Monday, March 31, 2008, at his home after a long illness.
He was born January 10, 1924, and was a lifelong resident of the New London and Clarksfield area.
He was a devoted husband for 64 years and dearly loved his family. Norman graduated in [...]
Rick Noland: Cavaliers need to build some momentum for postseason
With eight games left in the regular season, the Cavaliers aren’t exactly peaking — unless it’s to take a quick peek behind them in the Eastern Conference standings. At 41-33, No. 4 Cleveland leads Washington (38-36) and Toronto (38-36) by just three games. No. 3 Orlando (47-27) is six games ahead, so there’s no [...]
Martin Schuster
Martin Schuster, 93, passed away Monday, March 31, 2008. Martin was born February, 22, 1915, in Massillon. He moved to Lorain with his family as a child and resided in Lorain for over 80 years. He graduated from Lorain High School class of [...]
Two aces and a HR king: Indians GM Shapiro counting on Sabathia, Carmona and Hafner having big years
CLEVELAND — Mark Shapiro is predicting different things for two important parts of his team, but if the general manager’s guesses ring true, it means one big positive for the Indians. From what he saw this spring from the top two starters in his rotation, Shapiro sees no reason C.C. Sabathia and [...]