Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 11th, 2008
Watch out: Wicked weather in store
Thunder, lightning, hail and a possible tornado could rake Lorain and surrounding counties this evening as a cold front stirs up trouble, the National Weather Service said.
Meteorologists expect high winds that could cause damage to buildings and trees, with gusts up to 40 mph.
The storms are being riled up by temperatures that [...]
Lorain Schools alum chosen as treasurer
LORAIN — Lorain Schools has chosen an alumnus as its new treasurer.Dale Weber, a 1974 Admiral King High School graduate, was selected Wednesday by the school board to fill the position vacated by former Treasurer Ryan Ghizzoni late last year.
Weber, 51, had served as the district’s assistant treasurer from 2002 to 2005, [...]
Oberlin’s downtown might grow
OBERLIN — The city’s downtown streetscape — with buildings bordering the sidewalk — may be soon creeping a little further south on South Main Street.
A small bank and retail complex are planned for the site of the former Clark Lumber property at 260 S. Main St., city officials said.
Hudson-based Cambridge Development has been discussing the [...]
Local GOP leadership shaken up
ELYRIA — Robert Rousseau stuck to his 4-year-old promise this week, stepping down as chairman of the county Republican Party despite numerous requests that he stay on.
“We tried real hard to talk him out of it,” said Helen Hurst, who replaced Rousseau as the county’s top Republican. “If he had run, I think he would [...]
Oberlin student wows judges in N.C.
The first thing Jing Qiao did when she heard that she had just taken first prize in the inaugural Competition for Young String Soloists was hide.No acceptance speech, no posing for pictures, no curtain calls.
“I just ran out the door and hid in the corner and called my teacher,” Qiao said. Her [...]
Alimony put on hold for Avon man shot by wife
ELYRIA — A court order requiring an Avon man to pay $15,000 in spousal support to his wife despite the fact that she was convicted of attempted aggravated murder for shooting him four times has been put on hold.
Joe Palmer, bailiff for county Domestic Relations Judge Debra Boros, said the judge has delayed the order [...]
Pepper Pike man arrested in hate mail case
CLEVELAND — Authorities searched for years for the source of racially hateful letters, including one threatening to blow up the U.S. Supreme Court, before charging a Pepper Pike man this week.
The FBI said Thursday that the letters dating to the late 1980s seemed to stop in the early 1990s but started again [...]
DNA leads to arrest in teen’s 1991 death
LONDON — A man whose DNA shows he sexually assaulted a high school honor student just before she was beaten and killed 17 years ago has been arrested in North Carolina, authorities said.
Evidence collected in the 1991 death of Jessica Lyn Keen was submitted to a federally funded DNA database, which revealed [...]
Elyria school district announces teacher cuts
Downsizing means that 24 teachers will lose their jobs
What do the Elyria Schools cuts mean?
Now that school officials have announced 24 teachers likely will not return next school year, a lot of new questions probably are on the minds of many. Superintendent Paul Rigda offered some answers:
What will next school year bring for students? The staff reductions, made to save the district $1.3 million, will not [...]