Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for August 27th, 2008
Woman paralyzed from park shooting is heading home
Shawn Stevens is coming home.
It’s been nearly four months since Stevens was shot, beaten, sexually assaulted and left for dead on May 6 while walking at the Carlisle Reservation.
Stevens – who is paralyzed from the waist down – spoke to the media this morning at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland shortly before she was due [...]
Arson suspected in dorm fire at Miami University
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Officials at Miami University are investigating two fires they say were deliberately set in a dormitory on the Oxford campus.
University police say the fires were discovered early Tuesday in basement kitchenettes in Hepburn Hall.
A fire alarm alerted students and the [...]
Ohio school says cheerleader skirts too short
MONROE, Ohio (AP) — A high school in Ohio won’t allow cheerleaders to wear their outfits to class because the hemlines are too short.
Despite an outcry from students and parents, the Monroe school district north of Cincinnati has no plans to change the [...]
City calls in referee in fire fight
Fire, building departments still bicker whether factory building should have been open for business
ELYRIA — The ongoing city investigation into the communication breakdown between the Fire Department and Building Department prior to the July fire at the former General Industries complex has reached a stalemate.
With department [...]
Chronicle named best daily paper in Ohio
The Chronicle grabbed 13 prizes — including Best Daily Newspaper in Ohio — in the 2008 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards.
Four of the awards were in the prestigious Best of Show category, which recognizes a body of work as opposed to a single effort.
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City wants state liquor board to hear resident complaints Gas USA permit
ELYRIA — Before the state gets a chance to consider issuing a liquor permit to the new Gas USA owners, City Council wants to give area residents a chance to tell the state what they think.
A unanimous vote calling for a public hearing came out of Monday’s Community [...]
Some signatures a problem on Lorain petitions
Winemiller, 3 others investigated
LORAIN — Four people, including former Safety Service Director Andy Winemiller, are being investigated because of problems with petitions they submitted to get two referendum issues on the November ballot.
Lorain Auditor Ron Mantini said the petitions circulated by Winemiller, Annette Winemiller, Dovie Stellmacher and Barbara [...]
GOP misses deadline in 56th state rep race
LORAIN — State Rep. Joe Koziura won’t have to run too hard to keep his job.
His Republican opponent, Sean Stipe, has dropped out of the race and the deadline to replace him on the ballot has run out, said Lorain County Republican Party Chairwoman Helen Hurst.
Stipe, a [...]
Urban said he had nothing to do with LCCC slam
AVON — Avon Councilman Dan Urban said Tuesday he had nothing to do with a telephone survey that discussed state Rep. Matt Lundy’s education, a poll that Lundy says called the colleges he attended “insignificant.”
Urban, the Republican challenging Lundy’s re-election bid, said state Republicans commissioned the survey, which was done by an independent [...]
Court now looking for woman who got order against bailiff
AVON LAKE — An arrest warrant has been issued for the former Avon woman who obtained a civil stalking protection order against an Avon Lake Municipal Court bailiff after she failed to show up for a court hearing last week.
At a July 31 hearing, Cynthia Mingus had promised to appear with an attorney if [...]