Archive for November 18th, 2008
Governor denies Ohio killer’s clemency request
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has denied a request for clemency by a condemned killer awaiting execution Wednesday. Strickland said in a one-page statement he made his decision after reviewing all the materials in the case of Gregory Bryant-Bey, who was sentenced to die for the 1992 killing of a collectibles store [...]
A win? What a kick: Browns beat Bills when Dawson converts career-long 56-yard field goal, while Bills miss late 47-yarder
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Brady Quinn didn’t throw a touchdown pass. He completed less than half his throws. He settled for more field goals than touchdowns. None of it mattered. He walked off Ralph Wilson Stadium with his first win as an NFL starting quarterback. He owes Phil Dawson a huge hug. Dawson nailed a [...]
Browns notes: Dawson keeps getting better with age
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kicker Phil Dawson doesn’t want to discuss his solid start to the season. He’s been through the weather horrors of late-November and December and refuses to get ahead of himself. “You have to kick well early if you’re the kicker in Cleveland because it only gets tougher,” Dawson said last week. [...]
Browns vs. Bills: Breaking it down
THUMBS UP Phil Dawson, Browns kicker He went 5-for-5 on field goals in a windy Buffalo night, including the kick that (at least temporarily) saved the Browns season. He made a career-long 56-yarder with 1:39 left for a 29-27 lead the Browns managed to keep. Dawson has been great all year, and his leg gets [...]
Browns vs. Bills: The numbers
THE STATBOOK Scoring summary FIRST QUARTER BROWNS 3, BILLS 0. FG Phil Dawson 40, 9:29. DRIVE: Six plays, 26 yards. TIME OF POSSESSION: 2:11. KEY PLAYS: Drive set up by an Andra Davis interception. Brady Quinn ran for 12 yards and hit Charles Ali for 12 yards. Braylon Edwards dropped a pass at the 5-yard [...]
Rick Noland: LeBron’s focus squarely on the present, not the future, no matter what the national media might say
The Cavaliers play in New Jersey tonight, meaning LeBron James will not only have to be ready for what the Nets throw at him on the court, but for what the media hits him with off it. The 23-year-old, however, is already a seasoned veteran when it comes to dealing with the New York City/New [...]
Ohio State vs. Michigan: Wolverines are down, just don’t tell the Buckeyes
COLUMBUS — On paper, it looks too easy. One team is ranked No. 10 and has a conference title and a prime bowl spot on the line when it goes for its fifth consecutive win over its chief rival, which has an awful record and is winding up a horrible season. Yet Ohio State (9-2, [...]
Pujols says numbers add up: Cardinals star wins second MVP award even though Howard led majors in home runs and RBIs
NEW YORK — Albert Pujols views MVP voting a little differently these days. “You have to consider everything. You have to put all the numbers together,” the St. Louis star said Monday after powering past Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard to win the award for the second time. Pujols won despite the Cardinals finishing in fourth [...]
All-County Soccer: Avon Lake gets special-award hat trick
Avon Lake snagged the most special honors in the Lorain County Soccer Coaches Association awards for the past season. In Division I, Trisha Wladecki was girls player of the year and Kiko Lopez the top girls coach, while Nick Siko was the boys player of the year. Avon, Firelands and Lake Ridge were all double [...]
Aid prospects darken for desperate U.S. carmakers
WASHINGTON — Prospects dimmed on Monday for the $25 billion bailout that U.S. automakers say they desperately need to get through a bleak and dangerous December. Although all sides agree that the Big Three U.S. automakers are in peril, battered by the economic meltdown that has choked their sales and frozen loans, the White House [...]
Story incorrectly attributed statements to county coroner
A story Saturday about the death of Virginia Shaw contained several statements attributed to Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus that he did not make. Shaw, 84, was pronounced dead last week after her husband, 85-year-old Robert Shaw, called Avon police and said he’d just killed her to put her out of her misery. Police have [...]
Prosecutors drop domestic abuse charge against Elyria cop
ELYRIA — A domestic violence charge against an Elyria police officer was dropped by prosecutors Friday. The reasons behind the decision were unclear — the prosecutor assigned to the case and Patrolman Scott Willis did not return calls seeking comment Monday, and Willis’ attorney, Jonathan Greenberg, declined to comment. Willis paid a total of $107.64 [...]
Child with lighter eyed as blaze`s cause
LORAIN — Deborah Brewer rushed feverishly with a pot full of water to put out the blaze in her apartment Monday, but she was too late. By the time the 26-year-old made her third trip back to the sink, the fire on her 4-year-old son’s mattress had spread to the nearby outlet and wall, and [...]
Lorain Council to reconsider LCCAA mortgages
LORAIN — City Council will consider taking another crack at purchasing the mortgages of the Lorain County Community Action Agency. Council sent a revamped ordinance to its Finance and Claims Committee for further discussion next Monday. Councilman Eddie Edwards, D-5th Ward, sponsored the ordinance, which calls to purchase two mortgage loans, one of which has [...]
Blotter: Nov. 18, 2008
Elyria police Friday, Nov. 14 7:42 a.m. – 1000 block Chestnut Commons Drive, Colleen R. Taylor, 48, of Grafton, charged with theft; a police report stated she admitted stealing $600 while working at Wal-Mart. 11:45 a.m. – Elyria High School, 16-year-old boy admits taking iPod left in a jacket by another student; he will be [...]
GOP tries to end voting window
COLUMBUS — Republicans who control the Ohio Senate want to get rid of a disputed weeklong period during which new voters can register and then immediately cast a ballot, a top official said Monday. Republicans planned to file a bill today that would end the practice by moving back the voter registration deadline to 65 [...]
Doom and gloom, but not forever, speaker says
LORAIN — Pulling no punches, economist Ken Mayland was clear in what he sees from the economy: recession. And while the national economy may be taking a pounding, things are even worse in Ohio, where Mayland said a bad business environment keeps companies from flourishing. “It’s a pretty tough situation here in Ohio and will [...]
JVS teacher`s shed searched for stuff taken from school
PITTSFIELD TWP. — Lorain County sheriff’s deputies on Friday searched a pole barn and a shed owned by a Lorain County JVS teacher for property they suspect the teacher took from the school. The teacher, who has not been charged, has been employed by the school for three years, according to a search warrant unsealed [...]
Customer service helps woman having seizure
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — It’s hard for Laura Chapek to stay mad at the folks behind the world’s most famous mouse. The 44-year-old mother was on the phone last week with Florida-based representatives of the Disney Cruise Lines attempting to iron out a snafu in her family’s upcoming holiday trip when she realized she was going [...]
Accused Lorain cop waives jury trial
ELYRIA — A Lorain police officer plans to put his fate in the hands of a county judge today. Officer Jesus Sanchez has waived a jury for his trial on two felony counts of menacing by stalking that is slated to begin today. The case will instead be decided by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge [...]
Woman gets 3 years for fiery theft try
ELYRIA — An Elyria woman who set fire to a rack of flannel pajamas to cover up her shoplifting attempt at the Elyria Target will spend three years in prison. Tabitha Bozman, 20, was sentenced last week to three years behind bars after pleading guilty in July to charges of aggravated arson, vandalism, inducting panic [...]
Man pleads guilty to rape, robbery
ELYRIA — One of two Lorain men accused of forcing their way into a Lorain apartment and sexually assaulting a woman after beating her husband pleaded guilty last week. George Houle, 27, entered guilty pleas to rape, aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, felonious assault and kidnapping. The other man charged in the attack, Kenneth Sturgill, still [...]
Amherst/Vermilion notebook: Nov. 18, 2008
Making joyful noise The Amherst Community Chorus will present a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at Middle Avenue and Third Street in Elyria. The 75-voice choir under the direction of Simone and Steve Gall, will perform secular and sacred holiday music. The concert is free to the public. Amherst [...]
Amherst/Vermilion blotter: Nov. 18, 2008
Amherst police Monday, Nov. 17 1:20 a.m. – David Dower, charged with driving under suspension, no safety belt, turning at intersections and driving marked lanes. A passenger, Sylvester Montanez, charged with safety belt violation. Sunday, Nov. 16 1:34 a.m. – Denny’s Restaurant, 900 block N. Leavitt Road, Tina Parker charged with domestic violence and disorderly [...]
Wytonia Lee Moore
Wytonia Lee Moore, 55, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008 at New Life Hospice in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born February 3, 1953 in Winchester, Tennessee and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County. She was a member of Original Church of God in Elyria, where she was a [...]