Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 9th, 2008
Fishermen trolling for new casters
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Fishing, one of life’s greatest pastimes, is being revived in North Ridgeville.
The North Ridgeville Fishing Club, which was founded about 12 years ago by North Ridgeville resident Bob Kirkpatrick, began as a way to allow men and women to share their fishing tales during the winter months.
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Members of the North Ridgeville [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Ohio Supreme Court overturns death penalty for mentally retarded man
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court today overturned the death sentence of a man who argued he was mentally retarded, the first time the court has reversed an execution sentence since the U.S. Supreme Court said it is unconstitutional to execute the mentally retarded.
The court ruled unanimously in favor of convicted killer Clifton White of Akron [...]
Avon school board backs off from eminent domain claim
AVON — Mary Jane Wolfe collapsed in tears against a friend’s shoulder Tuesday night when she learned she would not have to give up her family’s land.
After an hour behind closed doors, the Avon school board relented and said it would not use the courts to force Wolfe to sell 25 acres of [...]
Chimps say goodbye to Cleveland
Zoo can’t afford makeover, so chimps will move to Tennessee
Bo, Binti and Jackie don’t know it, but they’re about to take a road trip.
And this trip is strictly one way.
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Elizabeth Walters of Medina watches Binti the chimp eat Tuesday.
Ranging in age from 23 to 34, the [...]
While family watched ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ teen stopped to warn them of fire
AMHERST TWP. — Danny Metelsky was heading to his Amherst home after drama class at Elyria Catholic High School late Tuesday when he spotted an orange glow out of the corner of his eye.
Danny Metelsky and Annette Grobe
He glanced over and saw a tongue of fire creeping up the side of [...]
Builders begin quarry work
Developer picks name, details prototype home
SOUTH AMHERST — Work has begun and a name has been selected for the $500 million upscale community set in the South Amherst quarries.
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An sketch of a home at the Quarries at Beaver Creek.
The Quarries at Beaver Creek could take seven to 10 years to [...]
Worker theft could cost SEND $20K from grant
ELYRIA — The South Elyria Neighborhood Development Corp. will not receive grant money it is due to receive while police investigate allegations of employee theft in the nonprofit organization.
During this year’s public hearings to determine how the city would divide its allotment of Community Development Block Grant funds, representatives of SEND advocated for [...]
State expert says odds of cruel execution minuscule
ELYRIA — The lethal injection process used by Ohio to execute condemned inmates is not only humane, there’s also little chance a prisoner would remain conscious after being injected with the first drug, a sedative, a state expert testified Tuesday.
“The likelihood of that happening is negligible,” said Mark Dershwitz, an [...]
Hafner homer gives Indians a 9th-inning win over the Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Travis Hafner hit a two-run homer off emergency closer Justin Speier with two outs in the ninth inning, and Jake Westbrook earned his first complete game since 2006 to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Speier, forced to close because [...]
Elyria police’s Neighborhood Impact Unit returns for the summer
ELYRIA — A specialized law enforcement unit designed to target crime on the city’s south end is back up and running thanks to a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
After a winter hiatus, the Neighborhood Impact Unit was called back to service this week, police Chief Michael Medders said. The four-man [...]