Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 12th, 2008
Power’s being restored to city’s southside
BRUCE BISHOP | CHRONICLE
A 69,000-kilovolt power line running along Oberlin-Elyria Road — across from Ritsko Insulation — suffered a power surge as a result of the increased demand for power to run air conditionings, and the surge knocked it down from the pole, where it hit a 12,000-kilovolt line.
The result? A blackout on the the [...]
Supreme Court: Guantanamo prisoners have constitutional rights
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Osama bin Laden’s former driver may not go on trial this summer at Guantanamo after all.
The military lawyer for Salim Hamdan says the Supreme Court ruling on the rights of Guantanamo prisoners is likely to at least delay the Yemeni’s war crimes trial.
Navy [...]
Hello, goodbye: Bentley’s feel-good story goes wrong as he asks for and receives his release from Browns
BEREA — LeCharles Bentley sat on a bench outside Browns headquarters Wednesday afternoon waiting for his mom to pick him up. When she arrived in a white luxury car, he rolled his small piece of luggage to the curb, placed it in the trunk and was driven away. A couple of hours later, the [...]
Browns notes: Baxter surprises himself, others with performance in team drills
BEREA — Observers weren’t the only ones caught off guard Wednesday when Gary Baxter returned to team drills during both practices of minicamp. “I did great, man,” said Baxter, who had been limited to running on his own and a few individual drills. “I actually surprised myself with a lot of the [...]
Bad news Indians: Byrd lasts just three innings in loss to Twins; Martinez leaves game with elbow injury
CLEVELAND — With a victory in the series opener against Minnesota on Tuesday at Progressive Field, the Indians produced their first two-game winning streak since the middle of May. Three in a row was too much to ask. Unable to overcome a poor performance from starting pitcher Paul Byrd [...]
Tribe notes: GM Shapiro not discouraged, believes Central title still a possibility
CLEVELAND — As disappointing as the first two-plus months of the season have been, the Indians are not raising the white flag, feeling as if they still have the ability to repeat as Central Division champions. “I think it’s still possible,” said Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro, whose team stood six games [...]
American Leagion baseball: Lack of execution costs Elyria in one-run loss to Sandusky
ELYRIA — When one team fails to take care of the little things, it frequently leaves the door open for the opponent to do a few big things. Elyria Post 12 hit into four double plays, gave Sandusky Post 83 an extra at-bat in the fifth inning, failed to get down a bunt in [...]
American Legion baseball: Elyria, Avon Lake teams off to fast starts thanks to hot bats
Lorain County’s American Legion baseball teams have come out swinging. Not only that, they have come out making contact. Both Elyria Post 12 and Avon Lake Post 211 have put up big numbers this season, which got under way June 1, and they’ve done all right in the figures that truly matter — the [...]
High school track and field notebook: Midview’s Ebersole trying to shake state disappointment, focus on future
Who could blame Midview senior Drew Ebersole for feeling upset? After all, his goal last Saturday was to win the Division I state discus title at Ohio State. But it didn’t happen and Ebersole had to settle for No. 2. Ebersole threw 182 feet, 4 [...]
Wrestling standout Collin Palmer headed to Ohio State … and Elyria grad Brett Daly staying there
Collin Palmer will have a lot on his plate during his senior wrestling season next year at St. Edward. He will be attempting to win his fourth Division I state championship and help his school win its 13th straight team championship. But one of the things he won’t have to worry about is the [...]