Archive for August, 2009
Employee of car dealership charged with theft
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The owner of a car dealership said Tuesday he was surprised when he discovered a longtime employee may have stolen as much as $43,000 from the business during the past year. Roman Lundgren, 36, of Oberlin, was arrested Aug. 3 on three counts of grand theft by deception, which put an end [...]
Local news roundup for Aug. 19, 2009
Man pleads guilty in fatal crash ELYRIA — A Lorain man pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated vehicular homicide charges in the death of a friend in a March 2008 car crash. Jerry Hartman Jr., 30, could get up to eight years in prison, but Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski said he will likely [...]
Cashing in on clunkers: Vehicle recycler getting tons of business
Don’t tell Ed Nowak of Sugar Ridge Auto & Truck Recycling that “cash for clunkers” doesn’t work. Hundreds of cars around Lorain County are clustered like beached whales, and it’s Nowak’s job to get them towed, stripped and crushed. He has hired two additional employees and is gearing up for even more vehicles. “We’ve had [...]
House fire sends man to the hospital
SHEFFIELD TWP. — A second house fire in less than a week has struck the same block in a Sheffield Township neighborhood and has sent a man to the hospital. Fire crews from Sheffield Township, Elyria Township, Amherst Township, Amherst and Sheffield responded to the home, at Farr Avenue and Mayfield Street. The fire was [...]
Wellington Manor nursing home abruptly closes
WELLINGTON — A Wellington nursing home abruptly announced Monday that it was closing, leaving families to scramble to find new homes for their loved ones. Wellington Manor Nursing Home, which ranked third of 950 nursing homes in the state in the 2008 Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey, is shutting its doors without explanation. The Ohio [...]
County judges propose evidence sharing
ELYRIA — The judges who hear felony criminal cases in Lorain County have proposed a new rule that would require prosecutors and defense attorneys to share more information before trials. The idea, commonly known as “open discovery,” would see prosecutors providing witness statements to defense attorneys before a trial. Under the current trial rules, defense [...]
Officials beg for new body shop for Ford plant
ELYRIA — Avon Lake Mayor Karl Zuber and Sheffield Mayor John Hunter begged for help to keep Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant strong at a meeting Tuesday attended by state legislators at Lorain County Community College. Sales of the Econoline have been dipping in the past year, and now is the time to bring an additional [...]
Elyria man shot across street from Head Start
ELYRIA — A 19-year-old Elyria man was shot in the thigh across the street from the Head Start building Tuesday. Police were called to the 300 block of 13th Street about 4:34 p.m. and learned that the victim, Diontay Spraggins, had been taken by friends to EMH Regional Medical Center. Elyria police Lt. Phil Hammonds [...]
Corrections for Aug. 19, 2009
Fresh vegetables may be dropped off 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday for Plant a Row for the Hungry at 15365 Gifford Road in Camden Township. A story Tuesday listed an incorrect address.
Obituaries for Aug. 19, 2009
Leonard M. White Wilma May McDole Guadalupe Miranda Leroy J. DeCarlo James F. Wood Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Police log for Aug. 19, 2009
Lorain police Monday, Aug. 17 3:46 a.m. – 400 block W. 13th St., residence broken into and more than $800 in household items stolen. In addition, mayonnaise was poured on the kitchen counter, and dish soap, oatmeal, syrup, barbecue sauce and Windex were poured throughout the home. 6:30 p.m. – 2800 block Apple Ave., Nicholas [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Mailman taken to hospital after crash in Lorain
LORAIN — A two-car crash this afternoon in Lorain sent a United States Postal Service employee to the hospital, snarled traffic and created a spectacle at West Erie and Oberlin avenues. The accident, about 4 p.m., left the mail truck flipped on its left side and drew a crowd to the parking lot of the [...]
Browns camp update: Mangini rips team’s sloppy play
Browns coach Eric Mangini ripped the performance of his team following Tuesday’s morning practice. All NFL teams are in the dog days of training camp, but Mangini said that’s no excuse for sloppy play and poor execution. He was especially upset with the decisions of quarterbacks Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson. “We had too many [...]
Miranda Lambert set to release new album
Emerging onto the country music scene in 2003 after appearing on reality show “Nashville Star,” Miranda Lambert has become one of the hardest working singers in Music City. Her 2005 album “Kerosene,” for which she co-wrote 11 of the 12 tracks, debuted at No. 1 on the country charts and eventually went platinum with hit [...]
Alabama’s Randy Owen doing well as solo act
After spending decades as the lead singer of legendary country music Alabama, Randy Owen has successfully ventured into solo waters with his debut CD, 2008’s “One on One.” So far the new album has charted singles “Braid My Hair” and “Like I Never Broke Her Heart.” The album also includes the Dolly Parton-written “Holding Everything.” [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Boy riding bicycle hit in Eaton Township
EATON TWP. — A boy has been taken by medical helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after an accident on state Route 83. The boy, who was riding a 10-speed bicycle, was hit by an eastbound SUV shortly after noon in front of his home, on 83 just east of Durkee Road. The boy [...]
Morning crash sends two people to the hospital
SHEFFIELD TWP. — A two-car accident shortly after 8 this morning sent two people to the hospital, according to the State Highway Patrol. The driver of a tan Cadillac Eldorado, a 20-year-old Lorain man, was northbound on Elyria Avenue when he went left of center and was struck by a maroon and silver Chevrolet 1500 [...]
Don’t panic yet, Browns fans
BEREA — The feeling was all too familiar. Another morbid Monday in Browns Town. Disheartened fans phoned talk radio with despair in their voices. The smallest crowd in recent memory showed up for an afternoon training camp practice. The excitement that comes with a new season had disappeared. As “Bad to the Bone” blared through [...]
Elyria Juniors 2-0 at Little League Junior World Series
Two games, two wins. The Elyria Little League Junior softball all-stars defeated the East representative — Nanticoke, Pa. — 4-0 Monday to improve to 2-0 in pool play at the Junior World Series in Kirkland, Wash. The game was scoreless when reserve outfielder Holly Howser led off the bottom of the fourth with the first [...]
High school football preview: Vermilion Sailors
The Vermilion Sailors could have rolled over after being swept in their non-conference schedule last season. As fate would have it, all three of those opponents went on to successful seasons and postseason berths. Instead, the Sailors bounced back to go 6-1 in their West Shore Conference schedule, with their lone loss coming to league [...]
The ‘Tiger killer’: Farmer’s son didn’t pick up club till age 19
Baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball. Y.E. Yang played them all as a child. Everything but golf, considered a sport of the elite, with green fees costing several hundred dollars a round. So it wasn’t until he was 19 that Yang, the son of vegetable farmers, picked up an iron at the country club where he took [...]
Olympics may be calling for Elyria native
When Brianne McLaughlin skated off the ice March 6, she began to deal with something every athlete eventually has to deal with — the end of their playing days. On that night, McLaughlin and her Robert Morris University women’s hockey teammates played in the longest game in College Hockey Association Tournament history. Despite their best [...]
LCCC sees record enrollment
ELYRIA — A hike in tuition fees is not stopping students from flocking to Lorain County Community College in record numbers. Monday kicked off the start of the fall semester at the college, and approximately 12,284 students are enrolled thus far — pushing enrollment numbers above last year’s record high of 10,743 students. This year’s [...]
Local nursery owner encouraging gardeners to donate produce
CAMDEN TWP. — There’s nothing like a fresh tomato or home-grown zucchini. Nursery owner and garden enthusiast Joanna Thomas wants everyone to get the chance to enjoy them this summer. That’s why Thomas is coordinating the local Plant a Row for the Hungry project to encourage gardeners to donate a small portion of their harvest [...]
Elyria woman apologizes for crash that killed township trustee
ELYRIA — An Elyria woman apologized Monday for the death of a Henrietta Township trustee in a 2006 crash. Diana Walls, 50, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide, driving under suspension and failure to yield the right of way during the same hearing. Walls could get up to eight years in prison and [...]