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 [...]
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 building was evacuated. Officials say there were no injuries [...]
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 policy. Monroe High School cheerleaders have had a tradition of wearing [...]
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 heads from both offices refusing to budge [...]
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. • Shawn Foucher was named Best Reporter in Ohio [...]
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 Development Committee meeting, where supporters of [...]
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 Evans all contained instances where [...]
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 36-year-old entertainment consultant, said he wants [...]
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 contractor. [...]
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 [...]
A mealtime concert
Two Oberlin Conservatory alums come home for a performance to benefit city’s hot meals program OBERLIN — On Sunday, Oberlin Conservatory graduates Jason Cutmore and Daniel Sullivan will be visiting their alma mater from New York to perform a benefit concert for the Oberlin Weekday Hot Meals Program. The duo will perform their arrangement of [...]
Oberlin Wellington roundup: August 27, 2008
Shop until you drop If you love garage sales, pencil in Sept. 6 on your calendar because that is when the Oberlin Citywide Garage Sale takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A hundred or more sales are expected and there will even be free space for apartment dweller to set up in the Wal-Mart [...]
Wellington/Oberlin blotter: August 27, 2008
Wellington police Thursday, Aug. 21 12:45 a.m. — 200 block E. Herrick Ave., Thomas D. Tanner, 19, of Elyria, charged with open container in a motor vehicle and underage possession of alcohol. Saturday, Aug. 23 1:40 a.m. — 800 block N. Main St., Michael R. Henke, 18, of South Amherst, charged with operating a motor [...]
Elyria cop convicted of kissing teen girl
ELYRIA — An Elyria police youth sex crimes detective was convicted of charges stemming from an incident in which he kissed a 17-year-old girl while working off duty as a security guard at Marc’s in Elyria. Eric VanKerkhove, 39, pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct in Elyria Municipal Court [...]
Vermilion teachers, school board still at ‘impasse`
VERMILION — A lengthy bargaining session before a federal mediator ended with teachers and the Board of Education no closer to a meeting of minds, much less a new contract. “We’re still at an impasse with no agreement,” John Burrows, president of the 155-member Vermilion Teachers Association, said after the afternoon negotiating session. The session, [...]
Despite trustee`s dissent, TeleTech parking lot is approved
AMHERST TWP. — An unused horse pasture will be converted to parking spaces, keeping about 800 jobs in the county. Amherst Township trustees voted 2-1 Tuesday to rezone land on Park Avenue and make way for Colorado-based TeleTech Corp. to pave a new 250-car lot. Trustee David Urig voted against the measure after hearing concerns [...]
Truck veers off road, into home
LAGRANGE TWP. — The first day back to school was exciting for 6-year-old Tristan Lamp. But it was nothing compared to what happened when he returned home, plopped down in front of his television to watch some cartoons – but instead watched as a Ford F-150 crashed through the wall next to his chair. “I [...]
Speeder`s defense: Dozens of wasp stings
VERMILION — This time, a speeder’s excuse about being stung by a vicious insect really was true. Motorcyclist Haywood Garcia, 56, was stopped while going eastbound on Liberty Avenue, according to Vermilion police Sgt. Michael Reinheimer. Garcia was weaving and really zipping along at 64 mph in a 40 mph zone, Reinheimer said. Vermilion officer [...]
Roundup: Aug. 27, 2008
Teens slice each other with knives ELYRIA — Two teenagers were each sliced with knives during an altercation Monday afternoon. An 18-year-old received the worst of it — a gash more than an inch in length and half-an-inch deep — when he went to an Oberlin Road apartment around 5 p.m. and demanded his cell [...]
William Anton
William Anton, 93, of Wellington, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Elms Nursing Home in Wellington. He was born April 7, 1915 in Olmsted Falls and graduated from Olmsted Falls High School in 1933. William served in the Army 88th Engineers during WWII in Europe building bridges. He moved to Wellington in 1972. William [...]
Virginia Schneider
Virginia "Ginny" Schneider, 67, passed away Friday, August 22, 2008 after a long illness. She was born in Sheffield Village November 19, 1949, but had been an Avon resident for the past 44 years, until her death. She worked at the original Avon Dairy Treat from its opening in 1956 until 1967. She then worked [...]
Ted J. Plas
Ted J. Plas, 73, of Wellington, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 in Welcome Nursing Home, Oberlin, after a long illness. He was born November 7, 1934 in Carlisle Township. Ted lived in the Wellington area since 1977. He was a 1952 graduate of Elyria Catholic High School. Ted was a member of St. Patrick [...]
Louis E. German
Louis E. German, 70, of Mentor, formerly of Berea, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at Lake East Hospital in Painesville. He was born March 22, 1938 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Western Reserve Yacht Club, the U.S.S. Lake Champlain reunion group and St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Mentor. He [...]
Jesse William Frederick
Jesse William Frederick, 52, of Vermilion, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008 at Fisher-Titus Hospital ER following a sudden illness. He was born September 11, 1955 in Salem, Ohio. Jesse was raised in the Marietta and Wooster area. Lorain County has been his home for the last 25 years. Jesse was employed at 84 Lumber [...]
Janet M. Wilkinson
Janet M. Wilkinson (nee Ballou), 58, of North Ridgeville, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at her home, following a long illness. She was born November 15, 1949 in Cleveland and grew up in Parma. She had resided in North Ridgeville the past 32 years having moved from Rocky River. Mrs. Wilkinson worked at the Lutheran [...]