Archive for August 20th, 2008
Stephanie Tubbs Jones dies
EAST CLEVELAND — Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio has died. Cleveland Clinic spokeswoman Eileen Sheil says Tubbs Jones died at 6:12 p.m. today after suffering a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm that burst and left her with limited brain function. The 58-year-old Tubbs Jones was the first black woman to represent Ohio [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Lorain law director charged with DUI in Lakewood
LORAIN —Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza was picked up on a drunk driving charge early Wednesday morning in Lakewood. Lakewood police received a call around 2:30 a.m. after Provenza allegedly rammed his car into the front porch of a home along the 2200 block of Bunts Road, and then fled from the scene in his vehicle. [...]
UPDATE — U.S. Rep. Tubbs Jones in critical condition
EAST CLEVELAND — Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, had a brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition with limited brain function, a doctor said Wednesday. Tubbs Jones, 58, suffered the hemorrhage while driving her car in Cleveland Heights on Tuesday, said Dr. Gus [...]
Breaking News: Tubbs Jones in critical condition
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A doctor says U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio is in critical condition and has limited brain function following a hemorrhage. Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, collapsed while driving her car Tuesday. Dr. Gus Kious says the 58-year-old Tubbs Jones suffered a brain [...]
Oh, no, Lolo: Favored Jones of U.S. comes away without a medal after hitting hurdle and stumbling to seventh
BEIJING – Lolo Jones was supposed to take the Olympic 100-meter hurdles title. Other entrants knew it. Jones knew it. Even told herself so right before the start, mouthing, “I can win this race,” when she was introduced to the crowd. And Jones was right: She could have won, and she was about to – [...]
Browns’ Quinn to get more playing time vs. Lions with Anderson still recovering from concussion
Brady Quinn was beaming. As midnight approached Monday in the basement of Giants Stadium, Quinn had plenty of reason to smile. He played well in his first national-television appearance in the NFL. He engineered a comeback that fell just short. He finally got an opportunity to work with the starting offense. And there’s a good [...]
Power surge helps Indians KO KC in battle of Central Division cellar dwellers
Chris Assenheimer The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND – The Indians held serve in the battle of the Central Division basement bums Tuesday night at Progressive Field, turning back the Kansas City Royals, 9-4. The prize was fourth-place Cleveland`s eighth win in the last 11 games and a one-game edge on the season series over the last-place Royals [...]
Tribe notes: Lewis earns closer role … for now, anyway
CLEVELAND — As long as Jensen Lewis continues to perform the way he has in the closer role, the job is his for the rest of the season — maybe longer. “He’s the guy right now,” said Indians manager Eric Wedge of the 23-year-old right-hander, who has converted all three of his save opportunities since [...]
High school football 2008: Clearview looking for fast start, needs non-conference wins to have shot at playoffs
Mike Collier learned a lot of things about being a head coach during his first year at Clearview last season, but the hardest lesson came when the Clippers captured the Patriot Athletic Conference’s Stripes Division championship for the second straight year, yet failed to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year. The biggest culprit [...]
High school golf: Schneider fires even-par 72 at Avon Oaks, leads Amherst to Ranger Invitational championship
AVON — Matt Schneider soared to an even-par 72 thanks to an eagle on the 18th hole Tuesday afternoon, leading Amherst to the championship of the Ranger Invitational at Avon Oaks Country Club in the process. The Comets shot 327 to edge Strongsville by a single stroke in the 16-team tournament hosted by North Ridgeville [...]
Indians prospect LaPorta sits out after beaning; China catcher may need surgery following collision at the plate
BEIJING – China catcher and top player Wang Wei underwent an exploratory arthroscopic procedure Tuesday, a day after he tore a ligament in his left knee in a home-plate collision with U.S. player and Cleveland minor leaguer Matt LaPorta. Wang had an MRI exam, then doctors went into his knee arthroscopically with a camera before [...]
Silently in 33′s shadow: Ohio State linebackers are content to let Laurinaitis get the ink
COLUMBUS – Marcus Freeman doesn`t mind staying in the background while All-American James Laurinaitis gets all the attention. He`s also more than happy to stay in the shadows when two teammates are trading pranks. “I`m not a huge fan of people pranking me back, so I just like to watch and get a good laugh,” [...]
Lorain`s jobless rate top in state among big cities
The city of Lorain has the dubious distinction of having the highest jobless rate of any city in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more. Monthly jobless figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services showed the city with an unemployment rate of 10.2 percent for July, up from 9.3 [...]
Wild wheelchair ride enshrined at Invacare
ELYRIA — Invacare Corp. probably could have locked its best and brightest in a think tank for a week and not come up with a more attention-grabbing testament to its power wheelchairs. One that seems torn straight out of “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.” On Tuesday, the company unveiled a display that tells the incredible [...]
LORAIN COUNTY FAIR: Blake Shelton rocks fair with rowdy honky tonk
An unseasonably cool summertime evening was heated up by hot Nashville singer Blake Shelton, who performed last night before a nearly sold-out Lorain County Fair grandstand crowd in Wellington. After loosening up the country audience with AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” blaring through the public address system, Shelton emerged on stage and said, “Hello everybody. My [...]
Area schools raise price of lunches
OBERLIN — The Oberlin Board of Education raised lunch prices by a quarter Tuesday night, and the district isn’t alone. Students are going to have to dig a little deeper into your pockets to buy hot lunches in most Lorain County school districts this year. The same as everybody who eats, schools are paying more [...]
Midview puts new 2.5-mill levy on fall ballot
GRAFTON — Despite carving $1.3 million out of its budget over the past couple of years, the Midview Board of Education said it needs another $1.2 million just to scrape by on basic expenses. That’s why the board voted Tuesday night to put a 2.5-mill permanent improvement levy on the ballot this November to generate [...]
Blotter: Aug. 20, 2008
Lorain police Sunday, Aug. 17 11:07 p.m. – 4700 block Chelsea Ave., assault. Monday, Aug. 18 7:35 p.m. – 1800 block Oberlin Ave., motorcycle stolen from garage. 10:45 p.m. – West 22nd Street, James Moore Jr., 35, 600 block W. 13th Street, Lorain, charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Tuesday, Aug. 19 12:02 [...]
Avon baseball GM ready to make some noise
AVON — The new Frontier League stadium is just beginning to take shape, but franchise General Manager Ryan Gates can already hear the stadium noise resonating throughout the county. Gates was officially introduced during a press conference Tuesday at Avon City Hall. He had previously been general manager for the minor League’s West Virginia Power, [...]
Elyria Fire Department waters school field
ELYRIA — A decision by a veteran Elyria firefighter resulted in Fire Department equipment being used to water the football field at St. Jude School, where his son attends classes and the firefighter serves as athletic director. The incident occurred when Lt. Chris Hayes, a 25-year member of the department, instructed firefighters to test the [...]
LORAIN COUNTY FAIR: Booth promotes motorcycle safety
Visitors to the Lorain County Fair are there mostly for the animals, greasy food, carnival rides and fun with friends, but the Lorain County Safe Community Coalition hopes they’ll also take a moment away from their elephant ears to learn about motorcycle safety. “With the increase of gas prices, we’re seeing more people out on [...]
City, county hammer out abatement agreement
LORAIN — The city and the Lorain County commissioners have cut a deal that they hope will end a fight over tax abatements the city gave to 355 homeowners two years ago. But first, officials have to convince the homeowners and several other public entities to accept the plan. The agreement comes on the heels [...]
Homeless man suspect in burglaries
OBERLIN — A 20-year-old homeless man suspected of stealing food in five break-ins was found crouching under a desk in Rust United Methodist Church by Axel the police dog. Joel Williams was being held Tuesday night on $5,200 bond at the Lorain County Jail on charges of breaking and entering, obstructing official business and possession [...]
Harvest of the Arts set for Wellington
WELLINGTON — Summer already has started falling away. The mornings are a little crisper. The sunlight fades from the sky a little earlier at night. And the kiddies are preparing to go back to school. But just because summer is ending doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to keep your weekends entertaining. The Harvest of the [...]
Oberlin/Wellington notebook: Aug. 20, 2008
Avery Brooks to perform in ‘Death of a Salesman’ Avery Brooks, the distinguished stage, film and television actor, will portray one of the American theater’s most tragic figures, Willy Loman, in a radical new interpretation of Arthur Miller’s modern classic, “Death of a Salesman,” at Oberlin College Sept. 18 to 21. Directed by Justin Emeka, [...]