Archive for July 25th, 2008
Ohio offers paper ballots for touch-screen voters
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio voters concerned about touch-screen electronic voting must have the option of using a backup paper ballot during the November election, as they did for March’s presidential primary, the state’s top election official said Friday. Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner ordered the counties with the touch-screen voting systems to have enough for [...]
Ohio will get up to $55M after investment scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sale of coins and collectibles bought by a former Republican fundraiser who stole from a state investment fund will bring the state up to $54.9 million, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Liquidators are close to finishing off the sale that included a baseball bat once used by [...]
Pitcher charged after minor league brawl in Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault. Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested Thursday following the fight with the Single-A Dayton Dragons, authorities said Friday. Umpires ejected 15 players and the team’s managers following the [...]
Stabbing victim in good condition
ELYRIA —The 25-year-old Elyria man stabbed Thursday night is in good condition at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland. Ricky Lowe Jr. was stabbed once in the stomach during a fight around 9:30 p.m. with his Clinton Avenue neighbor, 53-year-old Scott Hall. Witnesses told police that Hall went to Lowe’s residence at 172 Clinton Ave., [...]
He’s wise at 25: Winslow wants a new contract, but says that won’t distract him or keep him off the field
BEREA — The old Kellen Winslow might’ve stayed in San Diego, stood next to agent Drew Rosenhaus and dug his heels into the sand. But the new, older Kellen Winslow is on the practice field and in meetings, a willing participant in the Browns’ most anticipated training camp in years. “My job is to just [...]
Browns notes: Tucker’s hip improving; August return could be possible for veteran offensive lineman
BEREA — Offensive lineman Ryan Tucker isn’t ready to practice but said he’s hoping to return in time to play in a preseason game in preparation for the regular season. The preseason finale is Aug. 28 and the season opener is Sept. 7. “I’m just here every day working,” Tucker said Thursday. “I’ll get out [...]
Not a ‘Bron deal: U.S. Olympic teammates support James’ gold-medal guarantee
LAS VEGAS — LeBron James’ teammates have their own guarantee: They’ll help the U.S. star try to back up his boast. And none seemed to have much trouble with James’ promise of an Olympic gold medal, which appeared in a Time magazine story that hit newsstands today. “You know what, I’ve never really understood the [...]
Veteran Spotelson teaches college kids a thing or two on way to finals of women’s state amateur golf tournament
ELYRIA — Suzi Spotelson’s 41 years on this planet still puts her many years away from AARP membership eligibility, but can anyone blame her for feeling like a chaperone at the Ohio Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament? Certainly no one should blame her for feeling especially proud of what she did against women half her age [...]
Media pick Ohio State to win Big Ten football title again; Laurinaitis, ‘Beanie’ Wells tabbed top players
CHICAGO — Sorry, college football fans, the Buckeyes are expected to be good again. Ohio State, the team much of the college football world is tired of seeing in the BCS championship game, walked away with most of the accolades Thursday during the Big Ten’s preseason media bash. Losers in the last two BCS championship [...]
Mixed martial arts: Split makes promotion partners rivals, potentially gives Lorain County fans more event choices
Lorain County fight fans got a taste of mixed martial arts during a pair of promotions at Quaker Steak and Lube in Sheffield the past four months. Now the county might witness a battle between MMA fight promotions — which could be a good thing for area fans. “We’re going to base our operations right [...]
Bass fishing: Amherst’s Bryan Coates reels in top prize at Wal-Mart tournament
Amherst’s Bryan Coates reeled in five bass weighing 22 pounds, 14 ounces to win the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Michigan Division tournament on Sandusky Bay on Saturday. The victory earned Coates $2,946 plus a $519 Ranger bonus and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Cherokee Lake Regional Championship in Morristown, Tenn., Oct. [...]
Golf roundup: Norman can’t keep good vibes going, struggles to 75 in first round of Senior British Open
Four days after nearly making history at the British Open, Greg Norman labored to a 4-over 75 Thursday in the opening round of the Seniors British Open to finish seven shots behind co-leaders Bruce Vaughan and Eduardo Romero. In sunny conditions at Troon, Scotland, Norman bogeyed six of the first 10 holes and was 6 [...]
Ford posts $8.7 billion loss
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. posted the worst quarterly performance in its history Thursday, losing $8.67 billion in the second quarter. The company also said it will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fuel-efficient vehicles, and it announced plans to bring six new small vehicles to [...]
Avon Lake plant shutdown extended
Meanwhile, Ford’s big losses are being felt here. The scheduled two-week summer shutdown at Avon Lake’s Ohio Assembly Plant has been extended to five weeks. Workers, who were to be on hiatus the weeks of July 7 and July 14, are now not expected to be called back until Aug. 11. The reason is sales, [...]
Police still seek missing evidence
ELYRIA — Police continue to come up empty in their search for evidence that a convicted killer says could set him free. Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said Thursday that the rape kit that Clarence Weaver has asked to have tested for DNA still hasn’t been found. Weaver, 73, is serving a life sentence for [...]
Pachyderms getting room to roam
Cleveland zoo unveils $20.8M project for its elephants CLEVELAND — They may be among the biggest creatures on the planet, but the elephants that will call the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s new $20.8 million African Elephant Crossing home will be kept on their big toes with a mix of exercise and activity. The exhibit is designed [...]
Lorain/Sheffield/Sheffield Lake roundup: July 26, 2008
Hungarian picnic celebrates 72nd year Hungry for some food from Hungary? The American Hungarian Council Inc. of Lorain County will hold its 72nd annual Hungarian Day “Magyar Nap” Picnic, noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at St. Lad’s Picnic Grounds, Clinton Avenue, Lorain. The menu will feature Hungarian and other favorites like chicken paprikas, dumplings [...]
Mayor Krasienko says: If the shoes dangle, cut `em
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko put his “shoefiti” initiative into action Thursday, cleaning up south Lorain neighborhoods one dangling pair of shoes at a time. Krasienko spent his lunch hour aboard a city streetlight truck, cutting down as many as 10 pairs of shoes that were hanging from overhead utility lines after being thrown up [...]
Amherst teen recognized as a hero
ELYRIA — The Amherst teenager who saved a woman’s life in April by alerting her that her house was on fire was recognized as a hero Thursday at the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office. Danny Metelsky, 16, was on his way home from play practice at Elyria Catholic High School on April 8. He was driving [...]
Group seeks to assist uninsured
When people without health insurance get sick, they go to the emergency room. That’s a very expensive place to go for treatment — and someone has to pay for it. It’s not the patient who has no money or insurance or the patient who has inadequate Medicare or Medicaid coverage. It’s the hospitals themselves — [...]
Two men stabbed in Elyria fight
ELYRIA — Two men were stabbed Thursday night when a neighborhood dispute turned into a knife fight. Elyria police and fire responded about 9:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Clinton Avenue and found a 25-year-old man with a stab wound to his lower abdomen. The man, known as “Ricky” to neighbors, was transported to [...]
Roundup: July 25, 2008
Man pleads guilty to shaking baby ELYRIA — An Elyria man pleaded guilty Thursday to felonious assault and child endangering charges for shaking a baby in June 2006, Michael Greenlief, 26, could get up to eight years in prison when he is sentenced later this year in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Prosecutors have said [...]
Matilda Dougan
Matilda "Tillie" Dougan (nee Lukesic), 94, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Ave., Lorain, will announce arrangements.
Desvari pleads not guilty to bribery charges
ELYRIA — Suspended Lorain Chief Building Official Bill Desvari pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and dereliction of duty Thursday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Desvari, 58, was indicted earlier this month, but prosecutors and police won’t say exactly what actions led to the charges. Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will said Thursday that [...]
Blotter: July 25, 2008
County sheriff Thursday, July 17 6:15 a.m. – 36600 block W. Capel Road, Eaton Township, mail stolen from mailbox. Friday, July 18 7:07 p.m. – 16200 block Indian Hollow Road, LaGrange Township, $2,000 stolen from under a mattress. Saturday, July 19 8:02 a.m. – 6600 block Allandale Drive, Amherst Township, 2005 Ford Freestyle, Nintendo Wii [...]