Archive for April 23rd, 2008
BREAKING NEWS — Elyria teen dies in crash
CARLISLE TWP. —A 15-year-old Elyria boy has died from injuries he received when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree Tuesday. Joseph Paletta was riding as a passenger around 9 p.m. in a 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora heading east on East River Road when the driver of the car lost control, drove off [...]
With Cascade too packed, July 4 fireworks will move to West Park
ELYRIA — West Park is the new home of Elyria’s Fourth of July fireworks display. Cascade Park has hosted the display the last several years, but Elyria Police Chief Michael Medders says that growing crowds mean the park is no longer a safe place to hold the festivities. Each year, more than 20,000 people fill [...]
Indians 15, Royals 1: Offense, Sabathia wake up
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Casey Blake had a grand slam and six RBIs and C.C. Sabathia struck out 11 in his first victory, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 15-1 rout of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Blake, the No. 9 hitter, was 4-for-4 with a single and a grand slam and two [...]
Signs line pockmarked Route 57 – but you don’t have to obey them
It’s one of the only times drivers can go 45 in a 25 mph zone and not get a ticket. But driving at or near the lower speed limit may help prevent bent rims and flat tires on cars traveling Elyria’s pothole-riddled state Route 57 bypass. A few weeks ago, a series of small “25 [...]
LNB settles with investor group
LORAIN — A group of Lorain National Bank shareholders who once sought control of the bank’s board of directors has agreed to put its plans on hold after entering into an agreement with bank officials to seat two of their own on the board. Under the terms of the agreement, AMG Investments — a company [...]
Teen badly hurt in rollover crash
CARLISLE TWP. — Three teens were in an Oldsmobile Aurora that crashed just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, rolling side-over-side and slamming into a tree in the front yard of an Elyria police officer. “They were fighting the curve the whole way,” said Officer Ben Currier, pointing to the upended car, which landed on its side [...]
Indians: Westbrook lands on disabled list
CLEVELAND — For the second time in two seasons, Jake Westbrook wasn’t able to get out of the first month intact. Westbrook was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with a strained left intercostal (rib cage) muscle, a similar injury to the one he sustained in his first start last April — a strained left [...]
Cavs have chance to rock Wizards’ world
INDEPENDENCE — Up 13 at halftime of Game 2, the Cavaliers shook a season-long trend of quickly letting an opponent back in the game and instead stomped the Washington Wizards into submission. Now up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series heading into Game 3 in Washington on Thursday, the Cavaliers have an opportunity to stomp the [...]
Cavs notes: Haywood won’t be suspended for flagrant foul
INDEPENDENCE — Washington center Brendan Haywood, who was ejected from Game 2 after pushing an airborne LeBron James to the floor, will not be suspended for Game 3 of a best-of-seven playoff series against the Cavaliers. The league Tuesday upheld the officials’ call of a Flagrant Foul-Penalty 2, but opted not to suspend Haywood, who [...]
Elyrian’s truck flips on I-480
GARFIELD HEIGHTS — Traffic was backed up for 5 miles during the early Tuesday commute when an Elyria woman’s truck was hit from behind and flipped. Tanya Brown, 34, was heading east just before 8 a.m. on Interstate 480 when another car trailing her tried to change lanes near the Granger Road exit, Garfield Heights [...]
High school baseball: Avon blanks Lutheran West, 2-0
ROCKY RIVER — Gus Long didn’t overpower Lutheran West on Tuesday. All he did was limit the Longhorns to three hits and strike out seven as Avon won 2-0 in a non-conference game between teams with new head coaches trying to steer their programs to prominence in their respective leagues. Long kept the potent Lutheran [...]
County mayors talk development
AVON LAKE — Try not to worry about economic troubles and focus on progress instead — like new hotels, schools, recreation facilities and hospital space, local power players said Tuesday. Mayors from Avon, Avon Lake, Sheffield and Sheffield Lake gave about 150 area business leaders outlined plans for growth at the North Coast Regional Chamber [...]
High school softball: EC routs Southview, 14-2
LORAIN — Elyria Catholic took advantage of a couple of first-inning Southview miscues and rolled to a 14-2 pasting of the Saints in a non-conference softball game Tuesday afternoon. EC cranked out 18 hits to take care of things offensively, while getting a superb pitching performance from Jackie Tirbaso. Tirbaso, a senior, pitched five solid [...]
Avon Lake man triumphant again on ‘Jeopardy!’
A serene smile crept across U.S. Navy Lt. Brett Kirwan’s face as “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek turned toward him. The 26-year-old Avon Lake native seemed pretty confident he had come up with the right answer for the final question, and sure enough, he had — winning $18,801 on his second day on the popular game [...]
Grandmother charged with endangering
Jones 4-year-old outside house for hours LORAIN — Police found a 4-year-old girl wandering around her West 11th Street neighborhood Saturday, while her drug- and alcohol-addicted grandmother was passed-out inside a feces-filled home, according to a report. A neighbor called Lorain police around 12:30 p.m. after watching the unattended child make several attempts to enter [...]
NBA playoffs: Spurs take 2-0 series lead over Suns
Tony Parker of France scored 32 points to lead the Spurs to a 102-96 victory over Phoenix in Game 2 on Tuesday night in San Antonio after the Suns gave away another double-digit, first-half lead. This time, the Spurs didn’t need two overtimes and a few amazing shots to put away the Suns. The Spurs [...]
NFL: Dolphins sign Long, will take him first in draft
DAVIE, Fla. — Jake Long seemed at ease in his new role as the NFL’s No. 1 draft pick, leaning into a news conference microphone to talk about his mean streak while his mother sat in the corner, nodding and smiling. The Miami Dolphins were grinning Tuesday, too. They signed the Michigan left tackle to [...]
Guard loses pay over racial slurs
GRAFTON — A Grafton Correctional Institution lieutenant has been fined two days worth of pay for making a racially insensitive comment in February. Lt. David Adams, who is white, used racial slurs when expressing hatred for blacks, Hispanics and “white trash” during a conversation with two black inmates, according to a complaint filed by Corrections [...]
Earth Day observance celebrates farm’s preservation
ROCHESTER TWP. — Last year’s preservation of the 950-acre Babcock farm was cause for celebration Tuesday on Earth Day. Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs used the farm as a backdrop to promote a $400 million bond proposal that will appear on the November ballot to pay to preserve other farms as well as [...]
Single school gets nod from Wellington residents
WELLINGTON – A single school for kindergarten through 12th grade students was the most popular proposal presented to residents who attended a meeting Sunday on the possibility of building or renovating schools. The 66 people who attended the meeting got the opportunity to say which of several options they favored — renovating Westwood Elementary for [...]
Trial in Spitzer termination lawsuit begins
ELYRIA — Ralph Isabella was fired from Spitzer Auto World because he served his country in the Ohio National Guard and because he blew the whistle on improprieties he saw while working at the car dealership, his attorney told jurors Tuesday during the first day of Isabella’s wrongful termination trial. But Spitzer attorney Anthony Giardini [...]
Oberlin/Wellington blotter: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Oberlin police Thursday, April 17 2:57 a.m. — 100 block W. College St., Mark C. Palmer, 40, of Oberlin, charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Saturday, April 19 12:38 a.m. — 100 block N. Professor St., Michael J. Calb, 18, charged with underage consumption and open container. 1:36 a.m. — North Professor Street, [...]
Cleveland chimps settle in to Knoxville
If only it was as easy as saying, “Hey Jimbo, remember us?” Unfortunately, for the three female chimpanzees that made the move last week from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to Tennessee’s Knoxville Zoo, they’ll have to wait a little bit longer before they can enjoy their new digs. Tom O’Konowitz, spokesman for the Cleveland Metroparks [...]
Stella Awilda Bowdler
Mrs. Stella Awilda Bowdler, 80, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Leona Buck Hawk. She was an active member in the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion and the Elks Club. Mrs. Bowdler was a past [...]
Diesel spill shuts down state Route 57 for two hours
ELYRIA — Fifty to 100 gallons of diesel fuel gushed from a punctured tractor-trailer tank Tuesday afternoon, closing down a southbound lane on state Route 57 near Cleveland Street. Elyria firefighters worked a little more than two hours starting at 3:43 p.m. to contain the hazardous mess until Chemtron environmental cleanup crews could take over. [...]