Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for August 9th, 2008
Prosecution: Burge in-law heard Rivera`s threats
ELYRIA — Murder suspect Ruben Rivera told the brother-in-law of the judge set to hear his case that he was planning to have a key witness eliminated, according to court documents filed by prosecutors on Friday.
Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Tony Cillo wrote that Rivera told a corrections officer in the Lorain County Jail [...]
Off the beat: Aug. 9, 2008
Almost all eights for newborn Friday
The number 8 holds little significance to the Sauer family of Elyria, but maybe the newest addition to the family is trying to change things.
Aiden Michael Sauer, born at EMH Regional Medical Center Friday also known as 08/08/08, came into the world weighing 8 pounds, 8 [...]
Caseworker visited home week before kids` removal
ELYRIA — A Lorain County Children’s Services caseworker visited the apartment of Melody Reed just a week before police charged her with endangering her four children after finding them alone in squalor.
“The caseworker out there felt at the time that the environment was typical of folks living in that situation,” said Gary Crow, [...]
County kennel club`s dog show is Sunday
HENRIETTA TWP. — Forget the stuffiness associated with that other dog show — you know, the one that garners all sorts of TV attention and brings its winner accolades.
Nope, that’s not how Sunday’s Lorain County Kennel Club’s 69th annual Dog Show and Obedience Trial at 4997 state Route 511 in Henrietta Township will [...]
Accused escapee charged with trying to buy gun
ELYRIA — Drew Manns may have a knack for slipping out of custody, but he apparently isn’t very good at avoiding trouble.
The 24-year-old Elyria man, who escaped from the law twice in a 24-hour period last year, has been indicted again — this time for allegedly trying to purchase a .38 semiautomatic pistol [...]
Indians 5, Blue Jays 2: Reyes shines in Tribe debut
TORONTO — Unsure of his place in St. Louis, Anthony Reyes was happy to find a new home. Even with the last-place Indians. Reyes won his Cleveland debut, helping the Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Friday night. Ben Francisco and Shin-soo Choo each had two RBIs and Cleveland [...]
CORN FEST: Clyde teen who’s ‘Got Talent’ is in parade Sunday
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — If you show up for Sunday’s North Ridgeville Corn Festival parade, you may get to check out a Clyde teenager judged good enough to advance to Hollywood as one of the “Top 40” of NBC-TV’s “America’s Got Talent.”
Johnathon Burkin, 18, will perform as a member of the Hi Society Baton [...]
CORN FEST: Young mayoral hopeful mans booth
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A youthful candidate for mayor will be manning the booth of the city’s Democratic Central Committee at this weekend’s Corn Festival, but he won’t be chatting up his own campaign.
Anthony Russo, a 19-year-old political science-economics major at the University of Toledo, is slated to work alongside other Democrats in the [...]
Browns: Rookie tight end active in preseason opener
CLEVELAND — Ken Dorsey is no dummy. His intelligence — not his below-average throwing arm — is the reason he’s been an NFL quarterback for six years. So as Dorsey tried to engineer a winning touchdown drive Thursday night in the fourth quarter of the 24-20 preseason loss to the Jets, he did the [...]
Man accused of beating girlfriend with bat
OBERLIN — An Oberlin man was being held Friday on charges he beat his girlfriend with a metal baseball bat.
John Green, 43, was being held in the Lorain County Jail on charges of aggravated menacing, according to a booking officer. Green’s bail was set at $25,000.
Green’s girlfriend called 911 at 3:14 [...]