Archive for June 24th, 2008
Parts of Cleveland Clinic evacuated due to gas leak
CLEVELAND (AP) — A natural gas leak Tuesday on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic resulted in brief evacuation of about 200 people from a hotel conference center and its cardiovascular hospital, a clinic official said. Employees and guests at the Intercontinental Hotel and some patients were evacuated or moved after the leak [...]
Police: Pa DUI suspect went to Ohio bar after funeral
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A northwest Pennsylvania woman charged in the drunken-driving death of her son went to a bar after his funeral in Ohio instead of reporting back to prison as required, state police said. A judge had given Erin Howard, 26, of Corry, permission to leave the Erie County Prison for 24 hours [...]
Critics say Ohio DUI bill violates Constitution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is about to become the first state that would allow police to force a blood or urine test on certain people suspected of drunken driving without first getting a warrant. The bill, which Gov. Ted Strickland is expected to sign later this week, would apply to people who previously [...]
2008 Lorain International Festival Princesses
2008 Lorain International Festival Princesses Dana Adams German Princess Marisol Arzuaga Mexican Princess Tiya Clark African-American Princess Andrea Coates Jamaican Princess Victoria Colella Hungarian Princess Natalie Derifaj Croatian Princess Courtney Dineff Croatian Princess Andrea Engle Native American Princess Mari Foisy Italian Princess Melanie Gyeszat Hungarian Princess [...]
The gold standard: Omar Vizquel earned fans’ love with a winning style on and off field
The Indians will welcome back an old friend tonight, and for a change, a player from the club’s ’90s heyday won’t be greeted with boos. Unlike Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome, who left for more money, Omar Vizquel, is still highly regarded in Cleveland. A chorus of cheers is anticipated for the San Francisco shortstop [...]
Long-jump slump: Ex-world champ Tianna Madison looking to find past magic at Olympic Trials
The clock is ticking for Tianna Madison and the 2003 Elyria High graduate is feeling frustrated and frazzled. Why? Madison, a former world champion long jumper, hasn’t been her self heading into the Olympic Trials, which begin Friday in Eugene, Ore. With the women’s long jump set to begin June 30, Madison’s miffed she isn’t [...]
Track and field: Elyria’s Mike Inge ready for comeback, but not in time for Olympic Trials
Elyria native Mike Inge won’t be competing at the Olympic Track and Field Trials. After his senior year at Kent State in 2006-07, Inge took six months off from training, but has been putting in the miles since Jan. 1. Inge was second at the 2007 Mid-American Conference championships in the 800 (1:51.69) and third [...]
Twelve hungry men: LeBron, Kobe to lead U.S. basketball team in its search for Olympic gold
CHICAGO — MVP Kobe Bryant has a shot at another big prize after falling short of the NBA championship, and he’ll have plenty of help along the way. LeBron James is there. Dwyane Wade, too. They will lead a U.S. Olympic basketball team that was announced Monday and hopes to capture the gold medal in [...]
Softball: Olympic team drills MAC all-stars
ASHLAND — Monica Abbott pitched a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts, Crystl Bustos and Stacey Nuveman hit three-run homers, and the U.S. Olympic team tuned up for Beijing with a 20-0 win over a Mid-American Conference All-Star team Monday night. The Americans, who will be seeking a fourth straight gold medal in China, improved to 49-1 [...]
North Coast Vipers going to Disney: Lorain County baseball team’s runner-up finish pays off in trip to World Series
The North Coast Vipers will be one of 24 youth teams from across the United States competing in the 2008 Disney Elite World Series (DEWS) in Kissimmee, Fla., next month, thanks to a second-place finish at a qualifying tournament June 13-16. The Vipers, a 15-and-under team competing in the Cleveland area’s Diamond League, are composed [...]
Wimbledon: Winning right in fashion for favorites on Day 1
WIMBLEDON, England — Wimbledon began with a few surprises Monday. There was lots of sunshine, Serena Williams wore a raincoat anyway, and Roger Federer’s changeover routine was interrupted by a friendly visit from his opponent. The tennis went mostly as expected. Federer, Williams and new women’s No. 1 Ana Ivanovic won in straight sets. Australian [...]
College baseball: Georgia rallies past Fresno State to take Game 1 of World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — Gordon Beckham’s teammates had given him a hard time for a week because he hadn’t hit the home run that would make him Georgia’s career leader. “Tonight,” he said, “was a pretty good time to do it.” Beckham’s two-run shot to left-center started a four-run eighth inning that brought Georgia from three [...]
Burge tells state: I won`t be biased
County prosecutor wants him removed from murder case because of judge’s death penalty ruling ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge told the Ohio Supreme Court that a county prosecutor erred when he implied that Burge cannot perform his duty as a judge while on a death penalty case. In the letter, Burge [...]
No matter what, she always delivered
After 45 years, and thousands of babies, woman retiring as an OB nurse ELYRIA — Every time Florence Seres hears the cries of a newborn baby, her mind likely will float back to her days at EMH Regional Medical Center. Come Saturday, the sound will become less of a daily noise for the Amherst Township [...]
Boy, 11, reports abduction attempt
WELLINGTON — Police are seeking the driver of a full-size white work van who apparently tried to lure a young boy into the vehicle Monday afternoon. According to Wellington Police Chief Steve Rollins, shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Barker Street, a man pulled his van, which had no lettering or logos on it, to the [...]
188 school districts must give back state funds
COLUMBUS — Enrollment projections at some Ohio school districts were wrong for the just-completed academic year, meaning 188 districts have to return $6.4 million to the state. Gov. Ted Strickland is expected to sign a budget bill this week that corrects a discrepancy between enrollment projections and actual enrollment figures for the 2008 fiscal year, [...]
Lorain stretches out tax hike
City Council approves gradual cuts to income tax credit through 2011 LORAIN — City Council approved reducing the city’s income tax credit Monday night, but not before tweaking the numbers a little bit. Mayor Tony Krasienko’s investment plan had originally called to reduce the city’s 2 percent income tax credit to 1 percent for residents [...]
Heat likely killed Ohio Boy Scout
CHILLICOTHE — Preliminary autopsy results indicate a Boy Scout, 11, who collapsed during a weekend hike died from heat exhaustion. Ross County Coroner John Gabis said Monday pathologists will run toxicology tests and investigate whether the boy, Payden Sommers, had any heart problems. Sommers, of Chillicothe, collapsed Saturday night while hiking with his troop. The [...]
Gov. Strickland heaps praise on N.R. company
BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE State Rep. Matt Lundy, left, and Gov. Ted Strickland, center, talk to Joseph Kalt, president of Kalt Manufacturing. NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Gov. Ted Strickland toured Kalt Manufacturing on Sugar Ridge Road Monday, calling it “a perfect example of how heavy manufacturing and advance technology are coming together in a way that [...]
Funeral Saturday for fallen soldier
ELYRIA — Services for Army Pfc. Jason Cox will be Saturday. Cox Cox, 21, of Elyria, was killed last Monday by an improvised explosive device — a month before he was to return home on leave. Tom Laubenthal, who is handling the funeral arrangements for the Cox family, said a plane carrying Cox’s body will [...]
Lack of romance fails to eliminate Jesse
The moves Amherst Steele grad Jesse Csincsak made on the snow-covered mountains of Breckenridge, Colo., apparently made up for the lack of romantic moves he made on “The Bachelorette,” DeAnna Pappas. Csincsak For at the end of Monday night’s two-hour episode of the ABC reality series, he was one of the final three still standing. [...]
Vermilion full of summer fun
VERMILION — The lakefront is alive with the sound of music … and cars and farmers markets and cruise-ins. The town’s schedule of summertime events is a mix of new and existing events. Here’s a quick look at what’s coming to help plan a visit to Vermilion this summer: Citywide tag sales New this year, [...]
Route 57 bridge to stay open for now
EATON TWP. — The closing of the state Route 57 southbound bridge between Grafton Road and state Route 10, which had been scheduled for last week, has been canceled until further notice.
Rep. Lundy to hold town hall meeting
COLUMBIA TWP. — State Rep. Matt Lundy, D-Elyria, will hold a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Columbia Branch Library, 13824 West River Road, Columbia Township. The event is open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend to hear about what is going on in Columbus and participate in a [...]
Blotter: June 24, 2008
Lorain police Sunday, June 22 7:39 a.m. – 1900 block E. 30th St., vehicle found by owner with smashed windshield. 11:35 a.m. – 3100 block Oberlin Ave., $25.27 stolen from gas station in drive-off incident. 12:33 p.m. – 5500 block Manhattan Drive, home entered with force through side door. 2:30 p.m. – 3300 block Erie [...]