Archive for September 30th, 2008
Community pays respect to fallen Army captain
One of Lorain County’s own came home today. The body of Army Capt. Michael Medders Jr. arrived by plane at the Lorain County Regional Airport, where family and friends waited. Medders, 25, who was killed Friday by a suicide bomber in Jisr Naft, Iraq, is the son of Elyria police Chief Michael Medders and his [...]
Stocks jump after steep sell-off; key rate rises
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street snapped back Tuesday after its biggest sell-off in years amid growing expectations that lawmakers will salvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector. But the seized-up credit markets where businesses turn to raise money showed no sign of relief. The rise in stocks wasn’t unexpected as carnage [...]
Tarpley sentenced to year for weapons charge
ELYRIA – Despite being cleared of murder and other charges stemming from the 2007 shooting death of Gary Young Jr., Lamont Tarpley will spend another six months behind bars on a weapons charge. This morning, Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers gave Tarpley, 26, a year behind bars for illegally possessing a firearm. Tarpley [...]
LeBron, Cavaliers say this season’s goal is simple: Win it all
INDEPENDENCE — Mo Williams said it, Anderson Varejao said it and Sasha Pavlovic said it. Then LeBron James, fresh off an Olympic gold medal, voiced it Monday at the Cavaliers’ annual Media Day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. “I can lead these guys to a championship,” the 6-foot-8, 250-pounder said. “We really believe that. It’s not [...]
Browns: Despite struggling start, GM Savage still believes in his team, his coach and his quarterback
BEREA — The 0-3 start and 1-3 record at the bye haven’t shaken the faith of Browns general manager Phil Savage. He said Monday he still believes the team can challenge for the AFC North crown and he expressed his support for oft-criticized coach Romeo Crennel and beleaguered quarterback Derek Anderson. “I know for a [...]
Browns notes: Crennel wants to see fewer flags once bye week ends
BEREA — Coach Romeo Crennel placed eliminating penalties near the top of his to-do list for the bye week, right after getting injured players healthy. The Browns have committed 37 penalties for 237 yards in four games, an average of nine for 59. “None of it is excusable because we know that penalties hurt and [...]
Indians not happy with season, but take pride in strong finish
CLEVELAND — At this time last year, the Indians were preparing to take on the New York Yankees in the Division Series after wrapping up their first Central Division title since 2001. Monday at Progressive Field, many of those same players were cleaning out their lockers and preparing for a long playoff-less offseason. Cleveland’s season [...]
Boys soccer: Quick goal enough as Avon shuts out Wellington
AVON — Wellington’s boys couldn’t do in 80 minutes what Avon freshman Dan Brown accomplished in less than three on Monday afternoon. That was score a goal. It led to the Dukes’ downfall in a brisk non-conference soccer match between two of Lorain County’s top Division II teams. Brown’s goal was enough to win. But [...]
College football: Wisconsin’s loss to Michigan doesn’t make Ohio State any less worried about Badgers
COLUMBUS — Moments after No. 14 Ohio State beat Minnesota 34-21 early Saturday in both teams’ Big Ten opener, the Buckeyes had already shifted their focus to the next task on their to-do list. “Wisconsin is a challenge. It’s a huge game,” linebacker James Laurinaitis said. “They deserve every bit of respect we can give [...]
High school tennis notes: Avon Lake’s Chiricosta on top of her game heading into sectional tournament
Avon Lake’s Nikki Chiricosta has already won a Division I state title in doubles and has a year of experience in the state singles tournament under her belt. So it’s no surprise the junior was awarded the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye at this week’s sectional tournament at Oberlin College. The hurdles, however, [...]
High school volleyball notes: Lake Erie League crown might just belong to King at season’s end
Admiral King is poised to win the Lake Erie League’s Erie Division championship. The Admirals played five conference matches before Monday night and won them all. Only one has gone past three games. Bedford, the team Admiral King played Monday, took the Admirals to four games on Sept. 10. The Admirals can feel fortunate the [...]
Bailout bill slapped aside; record stock plunge
WASHINGTON — In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation’s financial system, leaving both parties’ lawmakers and the Bush administration scrambling to pick up the pieces. Dismayed investors sent the Dow Jones industrials plunging 777 points, [...]
Medders returns home today
The body of U.S. Army Capt. Michael Medders Jr. will return home today, nearly a week after he was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq. Medders, 25, of Avon Lake, died Friday in Jisr Naft, Iraq, while in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The plane carrying his [...]
Retired judge talks about the coolest roommate, ever – Paul Newman
LORAIN — Joe Zieba remembers carrying “those damn pictures” for years in his wallet. But, like many mementos in life, they got lost with the years. The longtime Lorain County Domestic Relations judge, who was college roommates with renowned actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, regrets their loss. “If I’d known Paul was going to become [...]
Lorain man sentenced to 18 to life for role in man`s killing
ELYRIA — A Lorain man charged in the 2006 shooting of a retired steelworker who died in the trunk of his wife’s car took a plea deal Monday, just as his jury trial was about to begin. Tyrone Young, 20, was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in prison after entering guilty pleas to [...]
Columbia Gas cuts rates for its budget payment plan
Here’s something customers generally don’t see: Columbia Gas is reducing monthly payments for those who are on the budget payment plan. The company announced Monday that the unprecedented move was triggered by a steep decline in natural gas prices. The average bill will drop from about $133 a month to $103 — or 22 percent [...]
Police: Mom got drunk, high, and sent kids to buy drugs
ELYRIA — A 34-year-old mother of three is accused of getting drunk and high with her kids. The Elyria woman was charged Monday with multiple counts of corrupting a juvenile with drugs and endangering children after police found her staggering around looking for her children, ages 13, 15 and 17. The woman told Elyria police [...]
Convict`s attorneys argue for rape kit slides
ELYRIA — Prosecutors don’t seem to be interested in whether convicted killer Clarence Weaver has been wrongly imprisoned for the 1991 murder of his wife, Weaver’s attorneys wrote in court documents filed Monday. “The state is more interested in maintaining a questionable conviction than it is in considering the idea that perhaps an injustice occurred [...]
City officials deal with market turmoil
ELYRIA — Monday’s turn of events on the stock market and the continuing effects of an unstable housing market made for heavy discussion among City Council members, who tried to make sense out of three items affected by the bad economy. Talks about buying a new pumper truck for the Fire Department, establishing a land [...]
Ex-park ranger pleads guilty, is barred from law enforcement
ELYRIA — A former Lorain County Metro Parks ranger can never work in law enforcement again under the conditions of a plea bargain he reached Monday with prosecutors over a May 2007 crash. Rosalio Sanchez entered guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of attempted failing to stop after an accident and falsification, charges that could send [...]
Court overrules decision; dentist loses his license
ELYRIA — A Westlake dentist who was drunk on the job during a 2006 state inspection has lost his license to practice dentistry. The 9th District Court of Appeals on Monday overturned a decision by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge to overrule the Ohio Dental Board’s suspension of John Brooke’s license. Brooke, who [...]
Courts OK early voting
COLUMBUS — Courts cleared the way Monday for a weeklong period in which new voters can register and cast an absentee ballot on the same day in Ohio, a defeat for Republicans who challenged it. The early voting window, which begins today, became a partisan battle in this swing state where President Bush narrowly won [...]
Lorain Councilman Flores has no plans to quit
LORAIN — After pleading no contest last week to charges that he tried to pick up a prostitute while driving drunk in May, City Councilman Dennis Flores is looking for redemption. “I just want to be given a chance to redeem myself and show them that I can be a good councilman,” he said Monday. [...]
Lorain Dairy Queen robbed
LORAIN — Three Dairy Queen employees were robbed at gunpoint Sunday after closing up the East Erie Avenue restaurant for the night. Police said that just before 10 p.m. — moments after the restaurant’s 20-year-old male manager and a pair of 16-year-old employees, a boy and a girl, had set the alarm and walked out [...]
EMH nurse a hero for health
ELYRIA — Nurse Sue Keller doesn’t wear a cape as she works to rescue men, women and children from the pitfalls of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. But she’s a hero no less. Now she has the title to prove it after being awarded the first-ever Crain’s Cleveland Business Healthcare Hero Award in the nurse [...]