Archive for September 17th, 2008
Donna Yvonne Dute
Donna Yvonne Dute, 84, of Auburn, passed away Monday, September, 15, 2008 at Oak Park in Auburn, Alabama. Mrs. Dute was born September 13, 1924 in Amherst to the late John and Sophia Fazey. She was a life long member of St. John’s United Church of Christ in South Amherst. Mrs. Dute was fond of [...]
Robert Owens audio interview
Robert Owens, Independent Ohio Attorney General candidate. (To hear the audio, click on the play button at the bottom left of the Flash Player above.)
Biden: It took a crisis for McCain to heed economy
MAUMEE, Ohio (AP) — Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden said Wednesday it took a financial crisis on Wall Street for Republican rival John McCain to finally realize the U.S. economy is in trouble. Biden, speaking in suburban Toledo for the beginning of a two-day bus tour, chided McCain was a latecomer to realize the economy [...]
Ohio extends tax deadlines because of outages
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Given the still widespread power outages in Ohio, officials are giving people a little more time to pay any state taxes due this week. More than 1 million Ohio homes and businesses remain without electricity following the state’s lashing from remnants of Hurricane Ike on Sunday. State Tax Commissioner Richard Levin [...]
McCain leads a dual life as Washington powerbroker
VIENNA, Ohio (AP) — John McCain embraces and expels Washington like an accordion player belting out a song. Squeeze in and he touts his vast knowledge of the capital city. Draw out and he casts himself a reformer bent on changing its ways. It’s a remarkable dichotomy echoed throughout the Republican establishment, as a party [...]
Indians’ Victor Martinez hits first career walk-off homer in 11th
CLEVELAND — It took four hours and 25 minutes to complete, but it was well worth the wait for the Indians and the select few fans that stuck it out at Progressive Field on Tuesday night. After riding a lengthy roller coaster of emotions on a chilly night, the Indians were able to celebrate in [...]
Tribe notes: Reyes shelved due to elbow injury
CLEVELAND — Anthony Reyes has made a slight case for a job with an impressive performance in the Indians’ rotation since joining the team in a trade with St. Louis. That will have to be good enough. Reyes, who went 2-1 with a 1.83 ERA in six starts for Cleveland, was shut down Tuesday with [...]
Browns analysis: Offense to blame for team’s early struggles
The constant in the Browns’ two losses has been an underachieving, inconsistent, uninspiring offense. The Browns managed 10 points against a Dallas defense that was torched for 37 by Philadelphia on Monday night. They followed with six points against the Steelers when 11 would’ve won the game. So, the question is simple: Where has all [...]
Sheffield Lake acquires stake in Shoreway
SHEFFIELD LAKE — The city now holds a minority stake in the property after council members voted Tuesday night to accept a gift worth $700,000 from the James Ratner family, which had owned 20 percent of the plaza. As part owners, Shoreway’s private accounting books and legal documents will be open today to city officials [...]
Ohio State’s Tressel has own questions about team
COLUMBUS — Three games into the season, there’s no question Ohio State is searching for answers. Coach Jim Tressel was practically a one-man news conference Tuesday, asking himself rhetorical questions 38 times during his 40-minute news conference. He used the word “question” seven more times. Think he’s consumed with questions? A 35-3 loss to top-ranked [...]
Elyria police to shift patrols
ELYRIA — Criminal activity is moving north, and the Elyria Police Department’s Neighborhood Impact Unit is gearing up to follow. With an increase in the number of reported quality-of-life crimes coming in from the downtown and northwest areas of town, police Chief Mike Medders said he is expanding the target area of the group, effective [...]
Ridgeville ranked among Money magazine`s best places
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — It probably won’t get the city mentioned in the same breath with San Francisco, Palm Beach or other icons of cosmopolitan living, but North Ridgeville has made it onto Money magazine’s list of “25 Best Places” for small- to medium-sized communities boasting affordable homes. The city — population 27,100 — ranked 17th [...]
Elyria defense holds off Firelands attack for girls soccer 0-0 tie
ELYRIA — Sometimes, the best defense is a good offense. But if the offense doesn’t score, teams can’t win soccer games. Though it generated 22 total shots — seven of which were on goal — Firelands couldn’t get the ball past Elyria’s defense and had to settle for a scoreless tie at Pioneer Park on [...]
Video: Slain clerk had waited on suspect at Gas USA
ELYRIA — Gas USA clerk Qiana Walton can be seen on surveillance tapes waiting on her alleged killer at the Middle Avenue gas station in the days before the shooting, prosecutors said in court documents filed Tuesday. Walton appears to have remained cooperative during the June 14 robbery, as Vincent Jackson Jr. held an AK-47 [...]
Leaders of the PAC: Lutheran West rolls to golf tourney title
NORWALK — It wasn’t any surprise that Lutheran West won the Patriot Athletic Conference tournament Tuesday … and won it rather handily. What was surprising was how well the Longhorns shot. At least it was a surprise to their coach, Karen Wittrock, if only because she says the team has its own code of silence. [...]
3 days after storm, 3,000 in Lorain County don`t have electricity
ELYRIA — On Tuesday, an unsettling buzz filled the air around the West Ridge Green mobile home park. With more than 300 homes affected by Sunday’s power outage — only a third of which saw power restored by Tuesday — the lawn-mower-like hum of small, gas-powered generators could be heard throughout the park. Like the [...]
1.3 million remain without power in Ohio
CINCINNATI — About 1.3 million homes and businesses remained without electricity Tuesday while grocery stores and other retailers tried to keep up with the demand on food, ice and batteries in areas hit hard by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Long lines at grocery stores, hardware stores and gas stations were common, and residents continued [...]
Sergio Garcia is at his best during the Ryder Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Except for the freckles and playful grin, it’s a wonder anyone recognizes Sergio Garcia at the Ryder Cup. The Spaniard who can’t seem to make a 4-foot putt with a major championship on the line, can’t seem to miss from 20 feet when playing for a golf trophy he has to share. [...]
NFL’s Texans hit hard by Hurricane Ike
HOUSTON — Mario Williams dodged downed trees to get out of his neighborhood and worried about the safety and security of his home as he left for practice with a tree splayed on one end of it. He and the rest of the Houston Texans returned to practice Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane [...]
Roundup: Sept. 17, 2008
Unkempt lawn leads to arrest of alleged drug dealer LORAIN — A dirty lawn led Tuesday to the arrest of an alleged heroin dealer wanted by authorities in Florida, according to a Lorain police report. Hugo L. Olmedo-Lopez, 38, of Lorain, was charged with possession of cocaine and littering. He also had an active warrant [...]
County targets Russia Road for widening
Russia Road from Oberlin-Elyria Road to state Route 58 will be widened and repaved in 2009, said Lorain County Engineer Kenneth Carney. The project, estimated to cost $3 million, will make the road safer and will include widening the paved shoulders on each side from 3 feet to 4, Carney said. The widening in Carlisle [...]
Prosecutors, defense dispute details in shooting of ex-con
ELYRIA — Gary Young Jr. died in part because Lamont Tarpley wasn’t walking across Elyria Avenue fast enough, Tarpley’s attorney said Tuesday during opening arguments in Tarpley’s murder trial. Attorney Mike Camera said Young and three relatives became enraged after the driver of the pickupthey were in had to slam on the brakes to avoid [...]
Student of ‘gay Jesus` fame aims at Islam
ELYRIA — The student whose “gay Jesus” poster stirred protest last month at Lorain County Community College is back at it again, but this time he’s not trying to knock Christianity down a peg. Aaron Weaver, head of the campus Activists for Atheism club, has decided to turn his attention to another religious icon — [...]
Building sale won`t affect sweets shop
ELYRIA — The sweet operations of Suzin L. Chocolatier will not be disrupted by a recent sale of the building. At a price tag of $400,000, owner Laury Grimes has purchased the building at 230 Broad St. from her mother, Suzin Stefanelli, the original owner and operator of the Elyria chocolate factory. The property transfer [...]
Inmate: I didn`t gain weight to avoid execution
YOUNGSTOWN — An Ohio killer scheduled to be executed next month for a double murder said Tuesday that he has not deliberately gained weight to create conditions that would rule out his death by lethal injection. Instead, Richard Cooey said in a death row interview that his veins are hard to reach and should prevent [...]