Archive for July, 2009
Elyria Northwest gets state berth in 17-2 blowout
ELYRIA — It was no mercy for Elyria Northwest in a mercy-rule 17-2 win Wednesday night over host Elyria West at Vic Janowicz Park in a Juniors Division (ages 13-14) District 3 title game. Twice this week Northwest (a combined team from the North and West leagues) mercy-ruled East and the two wins propelled the [...]
Six-run sixth costs Elyria in district softball tournament
ELYRIA — A funny thing happened while Elyria’s Little League Major all-stars were cruising to a district tournament victory Wednesday night. The wheels came off in the sixth and final inning, and while not actually funny in the humorous sense, it marked a peculiar end to the Elyria girls’ season. They had thumped Tallmadge, 5-1, [...]
Long-awaited audit of Elyria Fire Department is here
ELYRIA — The 331-page report detailing the management and operations of the Elyria Fire Department is a comprehensive document that touches on everything from minimum manning to the department’s benefit-rich contract that gives firefighters the luxury of a lot of days off. Nearly all of the recommendations on staffing and fire station operation included in [...]
Man convicted of shooting neighbor dies in prison
An 87-year-old Elyria man who was serving a long prison term for shooting a neighbor on Woodland Avenue five years ago has died in prison, his attorney said. Paul Hashman died of renal failure on Monday at Hocking Correctional Institution, according to defense attorney Mike Duff. Hashman was convicted of felonious assault following a seven-day [...]
Area divers taking part in record try at quarry
ELYRIA — When Jim Blauvelt goes for a dive Saturday, it might get a little crowded. The Elyria man hopes to be underwater with an additional 1,000 people at the Gilboa Quarry near Findlay to break the Guinness world record for most divers submerged at one time. Gilboa Quarry is sponsoring the attempt and is [...]
Amherst man dies of scooter crash injuries
ELYRIA — An Amherst man who flipped his motorbike on state Route 57 on Monday has died. Michael C. Kelley, 47, died Wednesday at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he was flown following the 1:30 p.m. crash between Furnace Street and West River Road. Police still don’t know what caused Kelley’s bike, a black [...]
Former Indians players to appear at Sheffield bank opening
SHEFFIELD — KeyBank is opening a new branch at 5290 Detroit Road in Sheffield and will celebrate with a grand opening 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Former Cleveland Indians players Joe Charboneau and Len Barker will be on hand. Mayor John Hunter said new businesses and business expansion, especially during difficult economic times, is [...]
Church groups vow lawsuit against slots
COLUMBUS — Church leaders are vowing legal action and an aggressive grass-roots campaign to stop racetrack slots from coming to Ohio. The Rev. John Edgar, who chairs the United Methodist antigambling task force, said in a Wednesday news conference that he is confident opponents of the video lottery terminals can persuade the Ohio Supreme Court [...]
Ex-cop Corey Earl reprimanded for violating protection order
ELYRIA — Former Lorain police Officer Corey Earl was given a suspended $250 fine on Wednesday for violating a civil protection order involving a former girlfriend. Court officials say Earl’s violation came about because he called police and reported that his former girlfriend, Nadine Glass, had left two dogs tied to a house during a [...]
Man who received plea deal takes stand in Chapman murder trial
ELYRIA — Fourteen-year-old Justin Chapman was eager to take part in a robbery four years ago that resulted in one man dying and another being seriously injured, according to Chapman’s cousin, who took a plea deal in the case. “Him being younger — and us older — he wanted to do what we did,” said [...]
Man gets 3 years in prison for child porn
CLEVELAND — A 59-year-old Vermilion man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for sending out child pornography. Robert Koepke had the photos or videos of 15 known sexually abused children on his computer, according to Ryan Miday, a spokesman for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason. “He was e-mailing child pornography to somebody he [...]
Men involved in firebombing sentenced to 2 years probation
CLEVELAND — Two men who cooperated with prosecutors regarding their roles in a North Royalton burglary last year that ended in a firebombing were sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. Carson Decarlo, 19, of Lorain, and Kyle Kadow, 23, of Avon Lake, both testified against Robert Rothrock, [...]
Breakfast at Senior Center features classic cars and trucks
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Classic cars strike the fancy of lots of folks. Today’s fifth annual Car Show — held in conjunction with a Men’s Breakfast at the North Ridgeville Senior Center — feeds the stomach and that fancy. After enjoying an egg-and-hash-brown breakfast, those attending will go outside to ogle some vintage vehicles owned by [...]
North Ridgeville notebook: July 16, 2009
Know someone golden? The North Ridgeville Corn Festival Committee will accept nominations for its annual Golden Kernel Award through Saturday. Handed out since 1982, the local honor recognizes residents deemed to have improved the community in some fashion through civic involvement and participation in various local causes. The committee will announce winners Aug. 7 during [...]
North Ridgeville calendar: July 16, 2009
Saturday Infant and child CPR, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lorain County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2929 West River Road N., Elyria, a basic course to prepare individuals to prevent, recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infant and child victims. Participants will receive a certificate good for one year upon [...]
Obituaries for July 16, 2009
Aida Maria Washington Glenn P. Sisley Virginia Marie Urban-Edwards Anthony Giangiacomo Michael G. Hura Troy Stephen Piroch Caroline M. Rising Leora “Lee” Hottenrott Martin Batiuk Arnold Jordan Walter J. Sukey, Sr. Leora “Lee” Hottenrott Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Woman taken to hospital after four-car crash in Lorain
LORAIN — A woman police say may have been having a medical emergency was taken to the hospital after causing a four-vehicle crash in Lorain this afternoon. The woman, who was westbound on Cooper Foster Park Road in a blue Ford Mustang, was driving erractically and “weaving in and out of traffic,” according to Jennifer [...]
Mayor Grace: Elyria Fire Department audit won’t be released today
The long-awaited management study report of the Elyria Fire Department will not be released today, Mayor Bill Grace said. A discrepancy in the report has caused city officials to send it back to the McGrath Consulting Group of Illinois for revision. Grace said he has not read the report in its entirety, and the error [...]
Ramp closure tonight at state Routes 2, 58
The state Route 58 entrance ramp to state Route 2 westbound will close at 9 tonight for resurfacing work on Route 2 and will reopen at 6 a.m. Thursday. To detour, take Route 2 eastbound to Middle Ridge Road, exit and take Route 2 westbound. Starting Monday and lasting for a week, ramps at Route [...]
Plane crashes in Iran, all 169 on board believed to be dead
TEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying nearly 170 people crashed shortly after takeoff today, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering to pieces. State television said all on board were killed. The plane’s tail burst into flames in the air and the aircraft circled as if looking for a [...]
AL 4, NL 3: AL extends All-Star unbeaten streak to 13
ST. LOUIS — Carl Crawford’s glove and one of the great bullpens in All-Star history helped save the American League’s streak. Crawford pulled back a home run with a leaping grab an inning before Curtis Granderson tripled and scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth, giving the AL a 4-3 victory Tuesday night at the [...]
Little League softball: Avon tops Elyria
AVON — Elyria’s Little League Major all-stars made too many errors Tuesday night, physical and mental. There were, for instance, misplayed balls on routine defensive plays, and more than one failure to cover a base in situations that should also have been routine. But when all was said and done, it was Avon’s Taylor Woods [...]
Little League baseball: Elyria East stays alive in Distric 3 Juniors
ELYRIA — Danny Litten’s legs gave his teammates another day to run. Litten was picked off first in the bottom of the seventh inning, but with great awareness he avoided the tag in a rundown, enabling Kevin Lang to steal home with the winning run as Elyria East’s All-Stars avoided elimination in the District 3 [...]
Avon Lake Legion team ends regular season with come-from-behind win
AVON LAKE — Mike Dillon says his Avon Lake Post 211 team doesn’t make things easy on him. Fortunately, Dillon’s club has usually made things satisfying. Avon Lake finished the Buckeye League season by scoring the last six runs in an 11-9 come-from-behind victory over Elyria Post 12 on Tuesday. “They don’t give up,” Dillon [...]
Slots slated to cause stir at Ohio tracks
CINCINNATI — The introduction of video slot machines will have most of Ohio’s racetracks scrambling to install machines while others face even bigger changes. At one track, it likely will mean a move from the county fairgrounds where local officials allow betting on harness racing and simulcasting but don’t want slots. For another track that [...]