Archive for September 5th, 2008
Gee receiving out-of-this-world bow tie
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University President Gordon Gee is known for the bow ties around his neck. Now, he’s getting one back that’s been around the earth. The school says a bow tie in Ohio State scarlet and gray will be returned to Gee in a special presentation Friday evening, several months after [...]
U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashes off Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has crashed in waters five miles south of Honolulu, and officials say three crewmembers have been recovered and one remains missing. Officials aren’t releasing the recovered crewmembers’ conditions. A Guard spokesman says the helicopter crashed at 8:15 p.m. Thursday while the helicopter’s crew was conducting search and [...]
Charges dismissed against cyclist in YouTube shove
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge dismissed charges Friday against the bicyclist who was body-checked and knocked to the pavement by a police officer in a widely viewed YouTube video. At the prosecution’s request, Criminal Court Judge James Burke dropped a charge of resisting arrest against Christopher Long, 29, of Hoboken, N.J. Long was arrested [...]
LPGA backs down on English requirement
Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour on Friday backed off a proposed policy that would have suspended players who could not efficiently speak English. LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said she would announce a revised plan by the end of the year, although it would not include penalties. Bivens disclosed the tour’s original plan in [...]
Ohio preacher avoids jail in road rage case
CINCINNATI (AP) — A 71-year-old Cincinnati preacher convicted of waving a gun and threatening another driver won’t be going to jail. A Hamilton County judge on Thursday sentenced Thomas Howell to two years’ probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction for aggravated menacing. Howell can’t possess any weapons while on probation and [...]
Battle-tested McCain is ready to fight
ST. PAUL, Minn. — John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the “constant partisan rancor” that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House. “Change is coming,” he promised the roaring Republican National Convention and a prime-time television audience. “Fight with me. Fight with me. [...]
Grace meets with fire chief
Citing progress in department impasse, audit meeting is canceled
County dog kennel to get facility upgrade
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Dog Kennel is getting a facelift.On Thursday, the county commissioners approved lending the dog pound $20,000 so it can add fenced-in runs for the dogs, new cages and partitions to cut down on the spread of the canine Parvovirus. Commissioner Lori Kokoski said the dog pound also will eliminate a [...]
City funds feral cat population control program
ELYRIA — A city-funded program to trap feral cats so they can be spayed or neutered and re-released is coming to Elyria after the Animal Control Committee of Elyria successfully convinced City Council to front the $7,500 startup cost. The goal is to sterilize 100 feral cats and return them to the wild. Although that [...]
Sick leave issue yanked from ballot
COLUMBUS — Labor leaders dropped their campaign Thursday for a November ballot issue that would give most full-time workers seven paid sick days a year, conceding they shared the governor’s concern over a negative and divisive fight. The Service Employees International Union said what tipped the balance were assurances from Gov. Ted Strickland and U.S. [...]
ROUNDUP: Sept. 5, 2008
Lorain man receives 6 months in stabbing ELYRIA — A Lorain man who stabbed a 15-year-old outside Midway Mall in February 2007 will spend six months in the Lorain County Jail. Jason DeWitt, 30, also will be on probation for three years, Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers decided during a sentencing hearing Wednesday. [...]
BLOTTER: Sept. 5, 2008
Lorain police Tuesday, Sept. 2 8 a.m. – 1000 block W. 11th St., computer, clothing and Xbox 360 stolen. 9:06 a.m. – 1000 block Tower Blvd., DVDs stolen. 10:30 a.m. – 3000 block Fulmer Road, $1,980 was fraudulently removed from a bank account. 10:39 a.m. – 1000 block W. 17th St., copper pipe stolen. Noon [...]
Browns rookie Alex Hall ready to step up, fill in for injured Peek
BEREA — Rookie Alex Hall has already beaten the odds by making it to the NFL. Now, he’s going to have to try to beat the Dallas Cowboys. The seventh-round draft choice went from role player to key player in an instant Wednesday when veteran linebacker Antwan Peek ruptured his right patellar tendon late in [...]
Browns notes: Romo provides big spark for Cowboys
BEREA — In two years, Tony Romo has gone from backup Cowboys quarterback to a Hollywood cover boy. Dating singers Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simpson has helped, but what made Romo a star was his ability to throw a football and avoid getting hit. “I’ve played against him the last three years and I haven’t [...]
Ohio State will use three RBs to replace Beanie Wells vs. Ohio
COLUMBUS — Even though the injured Chris “Beanie’’ Wells will not play for No. 3 Ohio State against Ohio on Saturday, the Buckeyes have plenty of other options. Really. They do. For instance, Maurice Wells is more than just those droopy dreadlocks that hang out the back of his helmet. Brandon Saine and Dan Herron [...]
Rivera insists letter probe is above board
‘They’re fishing,’ says lawyer for former police officer who is subject of the investigation
Learning from a professional
Former soccer player gives clinic for Open Door girls
Elyria has shown balance in its offense during the first two weeks of the high school football season
ELYRIA — One of the passages in the football coaches’ “Big Book of Clichés” mentions the need for balance in an offense. Every team, the saying goes, needs to be able to come as close as possible to a 50-50 split between running the ball and passing it. Elyria’s offense is balanced. The Pioneers proved [...]
Carts could be hitting the road in Vermilion
VERMILION — Golf carts could soon be whizzing around town, but no one will have to be on the lookout for hooks and slices. City Council is considering legislation that would permit golf carts to be used by residents and vacationers alike, but it’s doubtful they will be allowed on major roads such as U.S. [...]
Local volunteers: In some areas, Gustav worse than Katrina
Even though Gustav was a relatively weak hurricane as it made landfall Monday on the Gulf Coast, many evacuees say it caused more damage in some places than Hurricane Katrina, according to Mary Moran of Amherst.Moran is among seven local American Red Cross volunteers helping with cleanup and rescue efforts in the storm’s wake. “It’s [...]
Men terrorize woman, child in Westlake
WESTLAKE — Police said a 26-year-old woman and her 3-year-old son were terrorized in a home invasion early Thursday when four men broke into her home, groped her and threatened to rape her and kill her and the boy. A back door was battered in during the incident, which occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on [...]
Yakubu Saaka
Yakubu Saaka, 62, of Oberlin, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Cowling Funeral Home, Oberlin, at a later date.
William C. Sabo, Sr.
William C. Sabo, Sr., of Avon Lake, died Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain.
Robert O. Jabbusch
Robert O. Jabbusch also known as "Bob", "R.O." and "Opa", of San Diego, California, formerly of Elyria, died Monday, August 15, 2008. The family has planned a memorial service to be held Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11 A.M. in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 300 Third St., Elyria.
Max V. Patalon
Max V. (Pat) Patalon, 84, of Lodi, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley, Ohio. He was born in Brazil, Indiana September 1, 1924 to Vincent and Sadie Krieter Patalon and had resided in North Olmsted and Spencer before moving to Lodi. Pat learned the electrical trade in the [...]