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 that [...]
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 ounces. Parents [...]
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, executive [...]
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 be. [...]
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 from [...]
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 rebounded from a 10-7 [...]
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 Corps [...]
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 booth [...]
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 smart [...]
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 a.m. Thursday [...]
Sunset festival rises again
LORAIN — A beautiful sunset never truly fades away. And neither does the Sunset Festival at Lakeview Park. Gone for several years, the Sunset Festival will rise again Aug. 16 with local artists and crafters, community food vendors and live music. While the focus of the festival will be the community and its many talented [...]
High School Football 2008: Black River looks to shake slow starts
SULLIVAN TWP. — During a conditioning drill early this week, the Black River Pirates learned how serious coach Al Young was about improving on three consecutive 4-6 seasons. The non-contact drill consisted of a coach throwing the ball to a player on the sidelines who ran toward the goal line while everyone on the defense [...]
Olympics: Opening ceremonies kick things off in style
BEIJING — China didn’t just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power. Disasters, environmental problems and human-rights disputes preceded the games, [...]
Lorain/Sheffield notebook: Aug. 9, 2008
Enjoy ‘A Taste of History’ at Black River Landing The Lorain Port Authority’s “A Taste of History” event today will include all day wine tasting, musical entertainment, the Black River Landing Farmers’ Market, and the Black River Historical Society’s annual Antique Show on the River. The events kick off at 9 a.m. with the Black [...]
PGA Championship: Big hitter Holmes leads after two rounds
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — J.B. Holmes always knew he could hit the golf ball a long way. He made his high school team in Kentucky when he was in the third grade. He was hitting 300-yard tee shots at age 13, and when he went to the Masters in 1998 as a senior in high [...]
Little League Softball: Elyria Juniors ready for Washington
ELYRIA — For the second time in three years, Elyria’s Junior Softball All-Stars (ages 13-14) are heading to Kirkland, Wash., for a date in the World Series. The girls were sent off in grand style with a rally at Ely Square on Friday afternoon. Elyria won the Central Regional tournament last weekend at Firestone Stadium [...]
Ohio State: Pair of DBs suspended for first two games
Ohio State has suspended cornerback Donald Washington and backup safety Jamario O’Neal for the first two games of the season. Both players will miss the season opener against Youngstown State and the next game against Ohio University. Ohio State spokeswoman Shelly Poe said Friday that Washington and O’Neal had been suspended for violating team policy. [...]
Area motorsports: ARCA to debut at Sandusky Speedway
The ARCA Lincoln Welder Truck Series will make its first appearance at Sandusky Speedway tonight. B&W Blacktop is sponsoring tonight’s racing program, which will also include the Sportsman, Pure Stocks and Spectator Stocks. One driver to watch tonight will be Nick Gullatta of Cleveland. Gullatta is a third-generation driver and is second in the ARCA Lincoln Welder [...]
John Edwards admits to affair, denies ‘love child` is his
WASHINGTON — Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side by side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos as he prepared to launch his campaign. Acknowledging a sex scandal he had dismissed as “tabloid [...]
120 gather to send off Elyria Junior All-Stars softball team
ELYRIA — World Series fever swept Ely Square on Friday afternoon when some 120 cheering well-wishers gathered to send off the 2008 Little League Central Region Junior Champions. The 13 girls on the Elyria Little League Junior All-Stars team acknowledged the crowd’s praise and gathered in a circle to give a victory chant, shouting, “Elyria!” [...]
Power pole catches fire, cutting electricity on Elyria`s west side
ELYRIA — A big slice of the city’s west side was left without power Friday night after a mysterious fire destroyed an electrical pole near the Lowell Street railroad bridge. Joe Faga, FirstEnergy area manager for the county, said the top 15 feet of the pole suddenly caught fire about 6:28 p.m. — and nobody [...]
Lorain residents pitch in to beautify downtown
LORAIN — Dale Lieb was updating his online blog Thursday night when he saw a call for help he couldn’t ignore. An e-mail was making its way across the Web, and its request was as simple as the subject line — “your city needs you.” So Lieb, 57, joined about a dozen other volunteers Friday [...]
Couple convicted of stealing attack victim`s donation jar
ELYRIA — A Lorain couple charged with stealing a gas station donation jar for a woman who was paralyzed during a brutal attack in Carlisle Reservation have pleaded no contest to theft charges. Marvin Edwards, 41, and Heather Shaffer, 24, were both found guilty by Elyria Municipal Court Judge John Musson at a hearing earlier [...]
Lorain philanthropist accused of making drunken death threat
LORAIN — Scotty Campana, a Lorain businessman and philanthropist, was picked up by police Friday morning after allegedly threatening to kill a man with a gun. Lorain police were called to the Shell gas station on Middle Ridge Road about 2:30 a.m. and found Campana standing near the entrance and yelling at another man, according [...]
Roundup: Aug. 9, 2008
Widow sues over premature cremation ELYRIA — An Elyria widow is suing the Cleveland funeral home that handled her husband’s funeral for cremating his remains early. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, accuses Busch Funeral and Crematory Services of negligence for cremating the remains of Richard Murray on June 30, 2007, [...]