Archive for September, 2009
LeBron on Delonte West: ‘We’re going to give him a little bit of room’
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers guard Delonte West remained absent from practice Wednesday at Cleveland Clinic Courts, the team continuing to say he’s dealing with a “personal matter.” West, who faces a Nov. 20 court date in Maryland on weapons charges, has not been given permission by the team to skip workout and is being fined for [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Indians fire Eric Wedge
CLEVELAND – Indians fans have been at odds with Larry and Paul Dolan for some time, but they will be pleased with ownership’s latest decision. With six games left in a highly disappointing season, Cleveland fired Eric Wedge, bringing to an end a seven-year tenure for the much-maligned manager, who was handpicked by general manager [...]
Browns update: Derek Anderson to start at QB Sunday
The Brady Quinn Era lasted 2½ games. Browns coach Eric Mangini announced this morning that Derek Anderson will start at quarterback Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Quinn, who’s 1-5 as a starter in his career, won the quarterback competition during the preseason but flopped as the Browns have opened 0-3. He’s [...]
Gov. Strickland proposes freezing income tax cuts to help balance budget
COLUMBUS — Ohio governor Ted Strickland has proposed freezing income tax cuts to fund education in the wake of a court decision that could halt his plan to put lottery slot machines at racetracks. Strickland on Wednesday suggested postponing the final year of the overall 21 percent tax cut for at least two years, raising [...]
This week’s high winds cause lake level to drop
CLEVELAND — Boat owners in northwest Ohio are taking stock of their losses from high winds that pushed Lake Erie water east, toward Buffalo, N.Y. Officials say water levels dropped Monday at Ohio marinas from Toledo to Port Clinton, and boats got mired in muck on the lake bottom. Some remained stuck and were flooded [...]
Obituaries for Sept. 30, 2009
Barbara A. Wallace Patricia (nee Oehlke) Reed Adrian Francis Betleski Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Cavs coach Mike Brown not pleased with West skipping practice
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers guard Delonte West apparently had a change of heart between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. A day after saying he felt great and was ready to focus on basketball, West failed to show up for the team’s morning and evening practices at Cleveland Clinic Courts. “Delonte is in Cleveland,” general manager Danny [...]
CT’s Scott Petrak: Too early to give up on Mangini, Quinn
I feel your pain, Browns fans. I know how hard it is to watch a team with no offense, not much defense and little chance of competing. I know that an 0-3 start can kill a season before it gets going. I know three blowout losses can leave you hopeless and helpless. I know coach [...]
Rain halts Tribe, doubleheader today
CLEVELAND — The Indians and White Sox, two teams with little to play for the rest of the season, decided to sit this one out. With inclement conditions forecast for much of Tuesday night, the second of a three-game series between the Central Division rivals at Progressive Field was postponed. It has been rescheduled as [...]
Ben Lehrke’s 72 leads Lutheran West golfers to D-II title
ELYRIA — In a day better suited for ducks than birdies, Lutheran West won the Division II sectional team title Tuesday in rainy, cold and windy conditions at Forest Hills Golf Center. Veteran coach Karen Wittrock’s Longhorns are in their first Division II competition — they were one boy over the Division III maximum enrollment [...]
Tressel not talking about Coleman suspension
COLUMBUS — A day after he criticized the Big Ten’s one-game suspension of safety Kurt Coleman for a late hit, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel didn’t want to talk about it. “Well, our directive was to make sure that it’s yesterday’s news and not comment further,” Tressel said on Tuesday when asked whether he thought [...]
Violent fugitive tracked down in Puerto Rico
LORAIN — A violent criminal wanted by police in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties was tracked down by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and arrested in Puerto Rico early Tuesday. Andres Arzola fled to the city of Ponce after police say he attempted to rob a Lorain man in the Lake Motel last month [...]
Man arrested with 31 pounds of marijuana in his car
Drugs headed for the Chicago area were intercepted in Lorain County during a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike on Monday afternoon, leading to the arrest of an Illinois man, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. The bust yielded 31 pounds of BC Bud marijuana, a highly potent form of marijuana typically grown in British [...]
Money missing from Oberlin PTO
OBERLIN — Police are investigating allegations that money is missing from the Eastwood Parent Teacher Organization, according to Oberlin Schools Superintendent Geoffrey Andrews. A sum of money in excess of $1,000 was supposed to be transferred from the PTO to another organization but “the transfer never happened,” Andrews said. He said he was told of [...]
Teens walk off from Pathways group home
ELYRIA — Authorities are searching for three girls who walked away from the Pathways Group Home on Sunday night. Lorain County Juvenile Court Administrator Doug Messer said two other girls who also walked away from the facility Sunday already have been arrested and were being held at the county Juvenile Detention Home. Messer said three [...]
Teacher strike avoided in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Sheffield-Sheffield Lake teachers and support employees will not strike today after voting to rescind their 10-day strike notices. The move was made at a meeting where some thought both unions would vote to accept the tentative agreement that had been ironed out with the school board earlier in the day. However, the [...]
Former Elyria lawyer pleads guilty, is helping prosecutors in corruption probe
A former Elyria attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal conspiracy charge that he and his former law partners bribed a public official whose description in court documents matches that of Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo. Timothy Armstrong’s plea agreement will send him to prison for 37 to 46 months under federal sentencing guidelines, said [...]
Businessman sentenced to 6 months in ODOT scandal
The president of a North Ridgeville company and two others caught up in a corruption investigation of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Garfield Heights office were sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison. Craig Gorsuch, who runs West Shore New Holland, pleaded guilty to a single bribery charge last month and had faced up to [...]
Elyria native who died in crash ‘an outstanding nurse’
The husband of an Elyria woman killed Friday in a helicopter crash in South Carolina said his wife was a dedicated full-time nurse and full-time paramedic who died doing what she loved. Diana Conner, 42, of Florence, S.C., was working as a flight nurse on a helicopter that crashed in a pine stand 60 miles [...]
Photo gallery: Fire causes $60K in damage to pole barn
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A fire caused about $60,000 damage to a large barn filled with tools and landscaping equipment Tuesday afternoon. A total of 22 firefighters from four cities responded to the 30-by-50-foot pole barn at 5490 Avon Belden Road, where they found smoke and flames coming from the structure. No one was home at [...]
Police log for Sept. 30, 2009
Lorain police Monday, Sept. 28 3:30 p.m. – Wallet reported stolen. 4:29 p.m. – A woman reported someone had cable service in her name two years ago and ran up an unpaid bill of $356.86. Elyria police Monday, Sept. 28 1:18 p.m. – 1000 block Chestnut Commons, Wayne Johnson, 51, Elyria, charged with the theft [...]
Teen driver strikes bus in LaGrange Township
LAGRANGE TWP. — A 16-year-old LaGrange boy rushing to get his sister to cheerleading practice clipped a Keystone school bus causing a three-vehicle accident on Whitehead Road Tuesday afternoon. According to a report from the Ohio Highway Patrol, no one was injured in the accident, which happened around 4 p.m. on Whitehead Road, just south [...]
Local news roundup for Sept. 30, 2009
Man gets 12 years after robbery spree ELYRIA — A Lorain man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for 16 robberies and burglaries he committed between 2007 and earlier this year. John Marquez, 38, was armed with either a gun or plastic pistol during many of the robberies, most of which took place [...]
Cavs camp update: Delonte West a no-show at first practice
INDEPENDENCE — One day after saying he felt great, Cavaliers shooting guard Delonte West did not show up for the team’s first practice Tuesday morning at Cleveland Clinic Courts. West, who faces a Nov. 20 court date in Maryland for recent weapons charges, did not get permission from team officials to skip the workout. The [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Letter to parents gives description of reported rapist
SHEFFIELD TOWNSHIP — In the wake of the reported kidnapping and rape of a 15-year-old Clearview High School student, the district’s superintendent has sent home a letter to parents with a description of the attacker and his vehicle. The letter urges parents to “review proper safety procedures with your child regarding any interactions with strangers. [...]