Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 17th, 2008
Kidnapping is fake Amber Alert
It appears a false Amber Alert is popping up on phones across the country.
The text message we got here reads, "AMBER ALERT! 2 little girls kidnapped around noon. Suspect is driving brown jeep liberty. License plate Ohio #436519 PLEASE FORWARD."
But a check with Lorain County 911 and the U.S. Justice Department’s Web site failed to [...]
Elyria Schools cuts, closings made official
Board votes unanimously to shut Cascade, Eastgate
STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE
Members of the public attend the Elyria Board of Education meeting on Thursday.
ELYRIA — No amount of pleading Wednesday night could keep two beloved neighborhood schools open and save the jobs of 24 teachers and guidance counselors.
“It’s out of our hands,” Elyria [...]
Ace in a deep hole: C.C. Sabathia hammered again as Tigers hand Indians their sixth loss in last seven games
CLEVELAND — C.C. Sabathia and the Indians saw their fortunes remain the same Wednesday night at Progressive Field. That was bad news where both parties were concerned. With Sabathia continuing to sputter and his teammates following suit, Cleveland was drubbed 13-2 in the first of its head-to-head matchups with Detroit, losing for the [...]
Tribe notes: Indians, Tigers in unexpected battle … for last place in AL Central
CLEVELAND — The Indians and Tigers, the two teams expected to challenge for Central Division supremacy, were in the same boat as they opened their first head-to-head series Wednesday at Progressive Field — a sinking one. “I’m not going to speak about Detroit, but (our players are) not pleased with how they’re [...]
City land - or is it - needed for condos
CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE
Avalon Beach LLC has purchased this land for a high-rise condominium project.
Units on Route 6 would go for $350,000 and up each
LORAIN — A developer is planning to build a high-rise lakefront condominium complex off U.S. Route 6, and the units could start at $350,000 each, Lorain Councilman Dan Given [...]
Elyria boy, 5, found in pool
ELYRIA — A 5-year-old boy was clinging to life late Wednesday after nearly drowning at a Purdue Avenue home, Elyria police said.
At about 5:15 p.m., firefighters rushed to a house just down the street from the East Park Recreation Center, Elyria Assistant Fire Chief Ron Brlas said.
“When we got there, it [...]
City says no cash for tire damage
Elyria has nixed 19 ‘moral claims’ from potholes
ELYRIA — Some drivers are finding out that that the city isn’t opening its purse to reimburse them for damages inflicted on their vehicles by the pitted roads.
Nineteen people have filed moral claims since Jan. 1, asking Elyria to pay for damages potholes caused to their [...]
High school softball: Elyria’s 3-0 win over Hudson nice, even if a state title doesn’t come with it
ELYRIA — According to Elyria coach Ken Fenik, Hudson got the win that counted in June when the Explorers downed the Pioneers 4-0 in the Division I state championship game. Wednesday, whether Fenik wanted to admit it or not — and he wouldn’t — the Pioneers had a cleansing of sorts when they turned [...]
Lorain native witnesses passing of popemobile
Brent Hodkey
A cheering throng of people lined Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Wednesday to see Pope Benedict XVI and welcome him to the nation’s capital.
Lorain native Brent Hodkey was among them.
“When he went by, there was an eruption of cheers and people were waving Vatican flags,” Hodkey [...]
North Ridgeville deacon will get to see pope’s Mass in NYC
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Seeing the pope is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people, so Sunday should be a big day for Deacon John Rivera of St. Julie Billiart Church.
John Rivera
Rivera is among 100 people from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland chosen to hear Pope Benedict XVI celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium in New [...]