Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for September 27th, 2008
Avon Lake mourns soldier killed in Iraq
AVON LAKE — Flags throughout the city were lowered to half-mast Friday in honor of fallen soldier U.S. Army Capt. Michael Medders Jr.
Word that the 2001 Avon Lake High School graduate, who was an All-Ohio football star and son of Elyria Police Chief Michael Medders, had been killed in Iraq spread quickly throughout the community [...]
Obama and McCain trade jabs in first debate in Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. — John McCain accused Barack Obama of compiling “the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate” Friday night in an intense first debate of their close campaign for the White House. The Democrat shot back, “Mostly that’s just me opposing George Bush’s wrong-headed policies.” Obama said his Republican [...]
Man reaches plea deal in Granny D’s shooting
ELYRIA — One of the three men charged in connection with the June 23, 2007, robbery that left Granny D’s Pizza owner David Kowalczyk dead took a plea deal Friday and will testify against the alleged shooter in the case.
Scotty Parker, 27, will receive a 20-year prison sentence in exchange for his testimony, according to [...]
Lorain and Elyria get $5.3M to fight blight
A federal grant designed to stabilize neighborhoods ravaged by foreclosures could change two Lorain County cities scarred by blighted and abandoned properties.On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it is funneling billions of federal dollars to states and cities hard-hit by foreclosures.
Ohio will receive more than $258 million, with [...]
House Democrats predict bailout deal by end of weekend
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration and Congress anxiously revived negotiations Friday on a $700 billion financial bailout, one day after the largest bank collapse in U.S. history provided a brutal reminder of the risks of failure. Democrats talked optimistically of agreement by the end of the weekend.
“I’m convinced that by Sunday we [...]
Poverty discussed at Oberlin symposium
OBERLIN — There was a lot of talk about the financial bailout of Wall Street at a poverty symposium on Friday.Suzanne Larges, 29, just can’t understand why taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill of banks, investment companies and the people who run them.
“I don’t think nothing too positive about it,” said [...]
ROUNDUP: Sept. 27, 2008
Former Lorain Schools employee sues ELYRIA — A former Lorain Schools employee filed a lawsuit Friday in county Common Pleas Court saying he was unjustly fired.
Frank Sowell was demoted as the district’s chief human resources officer in May and terminated late last month. The Lorain school board voted to terminate his two-year [...]
BLOTTER: Sept. 27, 2008
Elyria police Thursday, Sept. 25 5:30 a.m. – 400 block 11th St., backpack with $200 in contents stolen from unlocked car. 4:45 p.m. – Bob Evans, Griswold Road, a man in a gray pickup stole a bench from the restaurant. 7:13 p.m. – 1100 block Melvyn Lane, coffee table, stereo and [...]
Spoiling it for the Sox: Wilson wins fourth, Garko homers twice as Indians hand Chicago a frustrating loss
CHICAGO — A missed opportunity and a sloppy performance left the White Sox in second place and had manager Ozzie Guillen as frustrated as he’s been all season. “That’s the only thing I hear, ‘We have a chance.’ We don’t have a chance if we continue to play that way,” Guillen said after [...]
Chud slings some mud … at himself: Browns’ offensive guru takes his share of the blame for team’s struggling start
BEREA — The season’s first three weeks have been tough on everyone within Browns headquarters, and offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski is no exception. He was hailed as a mastermind last season in his first full year as an NFL coordinator, as the Browns ranked eighth in scoring (25.1 per game) and yardage (351.3). [...]