Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for July 15th, 2008
Correction — No Planning Commission tonight
A story in today’s paper incorrectly stated there would be a meeting of the Elyria Planning Commission this evening. That’s not the case — the next meeting will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 5.
Dying Manson follower considered for release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California parole officials on Tuesday considered releasing a follower of Charles Manson who is dying of brain cancer, but the governor and others said her decades-old crimes were too brutal for her to be shown such mercy.
Susan Atkins’ doctors and officials at the [...]
Prosecutor: Woman charged after affair with teen
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — An employee of a Christian group home sexually assaulted and became pregnant by a teenager who state officials placed there, a prosecutor said.
Carolynn Hatcher, 25, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was indicted on six counts of sexual battery. She posted $30,000 [...]
GM to speed up closing of Dayton plant
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will speed up closure of a factory in suburban Dayton, Ohio, as part of a series of moves to weather a severe downturn in the U.S. auto market.
GM also said it will lay off salaried workers, cut truck [...]
Jesse Ventura says he’s not running for Senate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura halted his political comeback before it began, using a national TV platform to announce that he won’t launch a third-party bid for the U.S. Senate “at this moment.”
Even so, Ventura kept the door open a crack, saying things could always change before [...]
Big League State Tournament: Elyria stages cap-tivating title defense, thanks to late scoring burst
ELYRIA — Kevin Brubaker doesn’t wear the team cap. While the rest of Elyria’s Big League team sports brand new caps in royal blue with the red script E on the front, Brubaker prefers one that has surely seen better days. It was once red but has since faded to orange. The reason he [...]
Roger Lee Harris
Roger Lee Harris, 71, of Seneca, South Carolina, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.
A native of Kenton, Ohio, Mr. Harris was the son of Walter Lee and Thelma Josephine Watkins Harris of Florida.
He graduated second in his class from General Motors Institute. His course of study was industrial control in [...]
Maude Thomas
Maude Thomas (nee Bryant), 82, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 11, 2008 at St. John West Shore Hospital. She was born on January 7, 1941 in Dozier, Alabama and had resided in Lorain since 1967. Mrs. Thomas was a member of Second Baptist Church in Lorain where she served as a missionary [...]
Mary Catherine Arison
Mary Catherine "Granny" Arison (nee Henson), 83, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 14, 2008, after a long illness. She was born on September 9, 1924 in Georges, Pennsylvania to the late Clarence and Bertha (nee Myers) Henson. Mary moved to Lorain in 1951 and then to Amherst in 1953.
Mary was a [...]
Elton F. Lear
Elton F. "Kuk" Lear, 90, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008 at his home. He was born May 9, 1918 in Westmoreland City, Pennsylvania. He was an 1936 graduate of Norwin High School in Irwin, Pennsylvania, where he played football, wrestled and also played semi-pro football.
Elton served with the Merchant Marines before moving [...]