Archive for October 18th, 2008
West seeking answers: Cavaliers guard fighting ‘mood disorder,’ but says he’s ready to play ball
INDEPENDENCE — Delonte West bared his soul to the media following practice Friday at Cleveland Clinic Courts. The Cavaliers guard, who missed 12 days of training camp before returning Wednesday, said he is dealing with “a little bit of a mood disorder” that involves depression, but is “back and in good spirits.” “You kind of [...]
Winslow glad to be back at work: Tight end finally returns to field, but still questionable for Sunday’s game
BEREA — Kellen Winslow was back where he belongs Friday morning. He dressed in the locker room with his teammates — full pads, as usual — lined up at tight end with the first-team offense and caught a pass down the seam from Derek Anderson. After missing his first game after 36 straight and spending [...]
Browns notes: Nagging injuries just won’t go away
BEREA — Safety Mike Adams (hamstring) and right tackle Ryan Tucker (knee) didn’t practice Friday and were listed as questionable on the official injury report for Sunday’s game with Washington. Tucker has been bothered by a sore knee following Monday night’s game, his season debut. He didn’t practice Wednesday, was limited Thursday and wasn’t on [...]
Youngstown’s Pavlik has simple plan: Rock the aged Hopkins
Kelly Pavlik is looking for more than a knockout against Bernard Hopkins. He is looking to end Hopkins’ career. The 26-year-old Pavlik will put his undefeated record on the line tonight when he faces the 43-year-old Hopkins in a 12-round fight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The non-title bout that will be contested [...]
Big game, big differences: Ohio State used to the pressure, but it’s a new feeling for this Michigan State team
EAST LANSING, Mich. — At least a piece of first place in the Big Ten is at stake when Ohio State and Michigan State square off today. For the 12th-ranked Buckeyes, it’s the usual routine: big game, high stakes. For the rebuilding and 20th-ranked Spartans, games such as this have been anything but routine. “This [...]
Tampa Bay staying upbeat: Rays not expecting a hangover from big Boston comeback in Game 5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The young Tampa Bay Rays shrugged off question after question about team psyche. They find it laughable that anybody believes they may not have the resolve to close out Boston in the AL Championship Series. “It really is funny,” pitcher James Shields said Friday, some 15 hours after the defending World [...]
High school tennis and golf players of the week
TENNIS Nikki Chiricosta, Avon Lake YEAR: Junior POSITION: First singles RECORD: 29-3 THIS WEEK’S PERFORMANCE: Chiricosta earned her third straight trip to the Division I state tournament with a third-place finish at the districts in Oberlin last weekend. Chiricosta rebounded from a semifinal loss to Kyle McPhillips — the top-ranked Division I singles player in [...]
With one e-mail, a scandal is uncovered
Whistleblower from local business led to exposure of ODOT corruption
Investigations into Lorain abatements continues
LORAIN — Police and prosecutors are investigating how a controversial tax abatement program was changed in 2006. Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will said he asked Lorain police Detective Mark Carpentiere to investigate allegations that cropped up earlier this year as a fight over the legality of the abatement deals was heating up. Although he wouldn’t [...]
U.S. Supreme Court backs Brunner in dispute
An Ohio voter filed a legal challenge Friday in a dispute over verifying new voter registrations just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a similar challenge made by the Republican party. David Myhal, a registered Republican in the Columbus suburb of New Albany, asked the Ohio Supreme Court to order Secretary of State Jennifer [...]
Fomer Lorain cop Marrero will not receive bond
ELYRIA — Former Lorain police Officer Stanley Marrero will have to serve his full 60 days in the county jail. The 9th District Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to grant Marrero a bond while he appeals his conviction from last month on misdemeanor charges of intimidation, dereliction of duty and public indecency. Lorain County [...]
ROUNDUP: Oct. 18, 2008
State Route 58 near Findley to be closed HUNTINGTON TWP. — A culvert replacement will shut down state Route 58 Monday near Findley State Park. The closure will be just north of Griggs Road, according to a traffic advisory from the Ohio Department of Transportation. The detour route for southbound drivers is state Route 58 [...]
Reclaim Lorain registers 700 new voters
LORAIN — Sally Peoples has heard it all as a Reclaim Lorain volunteer canvassing neighborhoods for unregistered voters. There were those weary of government, and others doubtful of change. One person even told her they didn’t want to register out of fear of being assigned to jury duty. But the 65-year-old Peoples remained steadfast, and [...]
Lorain/Sheffield Notebook: October 18, 2008
Black River Historical Society meeting The Black River Historical Society’s next meeting will be 7 p.m. Monday at Rosebud Party Center, 4493 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. The meeting will feature Bob Kayle, who will give a talk on the “Carroll Auto from 1920-1922.” For more information, contact the Black River Historical Society at (440) 245-2563 or [...]
Convenient clerk held at gunpoint by robber
ELYRIA TWP. — A man held a gun to an 18-year-old Convenient Food Mart cashier’s head late Thursday and took all the money from her register, according to Elyria police. The armed robbery happened at 10:49 p.m. at the West Ridge Road store in Elyria Township, a police report said. Witnesses described a black man [...]
Oberlin school district moves closer to international accreditation program
OBERLIN — Prospect School third-graders Tamia Williams, 9, and Jonathan Guitierrez, 8, gingerly touched a millipede and watched it unfurl with dozens of legs struggling to give it traction. “It’s bumpy,” Tamia said as she gently patted the creature. The two youngsters in the classroom of teacher Jean Eboth are taking part in “Sharing the [...]
James W. Burns
James W. Burns, 65, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Sanderson, West Virginia October 19, 1942 and had been a resident of Lorain County for 35 years. James was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was employed as a salt miner [...]
Edward C. Crawford
Edward C. Crawford, 81, of Sheffield Village, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Clay County, West Virginia and had been a resident of Sheffield Village and Sheffield Lake for the past 35 years. He was the owner operator of Ed Crawford Trucking and had also [...]
Health Department offering flu shots through Nov. 1
ELYRIA — Flu season is here, and the best way to prevent against infection is getting a flu shot, county Health Commissioner Ken Pearce said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends getting vaccinated every year. Flu shots are especially important for children 6 months to 18 years old, pregnant women, people age 50 [...]
Helen Meluch
Helen Meluch (nee Moran), of Elyria, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at EMH Regional Healthcare System after a short illness. She surpassed her goal of living until at least 90 years young! She was born June 20, 1918 in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Starting at the age of 13 and until her marriage in 1943, to [...]
John Zeolla, Jr.
John "Sonny" Zeolla, Jr., 78, of Grafton, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at his home following a long illness. He was born June 1, 1930 in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania and lived in Elyria from 1962 until moving back to Pennsylvania in 1984. He returned to the Elyria area in 2002. Sonny worked as a supervisor for [...]
Wright State University opens park for service dogs
DAYTON — As she sits in her wheelchair, Amanda Fox pulls a large twig from a stack in her lap and hurls it across the lawn. Her black Labrador retriever Marcie is off like a shot — then briefly loses interest to pursue a smell; runs over to bite the twig and bring it back, [...]