Archive for September, 2009
Browns’ Josh Cribbs trying to fit in
BEREA — Josh Cribbs has developed as a receiver. That isn’t up for debate. Whether he’s evolved enough to be a starting receiver remains a point of contention. Coach Eric Mangini thinks he has, and used Cribbs as the No. 2 receiver in the first two games. Cribbs surprised many by winning the spot over [...]
Tigers 6, Indians 5: It just keeps getting worse for Tribe
CLEVELAND — If Indians fans — the ones that will admit as much — thought it couldn’t get any worse for their team, they were sadly mistaken. Thanks to a sweep-clinching 6-5 victory for the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, last-place Cleveland lost for the 11th straight time, reaching its longest losing streak since 1931. [...]
Pivotal loss to Parma could derail Elyria High’s season
PARMA — Thursday night was one of those pivotal games on Elyria’s schedule and it will be interesting to see which direction the Pioneers will go after losing to Parma, 29-14, at Byers Field. “No doubt,” said Elyria coach Steve Hamilton. “It could have changed the season. We could have been 3-2 and feeling pretty [...]
Rangers atop county standings in football
Listen live online tonight at WEOL.com: North Ridgeville at Avon. Through four weeks of the season, only one team in Lorain County has a 4-0 record. Through four weeks of the season, only one team in Lorain County is ranked in the weekly Ohio High School Football Poll (11th in Division II). That team is [...]
FBI subpoena uncovers Prudoff documents
LORAIN — City officials digging for documents to comply with an FBI subpoena have turned up additional paperwork on Alternatives Agency Inc., a Cleveland halfway house for parolees tied to an ongoing federal corruption investigation that began in Cuyahoga County. The newly discovered documents include a letter from Lorain Community Development Director Sandy Prudoff, whose [...]
Fumes traced to 800-gallon gas leak
AMHERST — The pungent smell of gasoline greeted employees of Water Pollution Control Center early Thursday and led authorities to an underground gasoline leak. Not knowing where the fumes originated, employees backtracked the smell until they reached a Marathon station at Cooper Foster Park and Leavitt roads. Emergency Management Agency Director Tom Kelley said the [...]
Law director issue muddies ballot
SHEFFIELD TWP. — When early voting begins Tuesday, Lorain voters will have a choice of three candidates to become the city’s law director. But by Election Day, chances are that only two of those candidates will still be in the race. Republican candidate Michael Scherach has challenged whether current Law Director Pat Riley can legally [...]
Former teacher pleads guilty to FFA theft
ELYRIA — A former Wellington High School teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he stole $20,666 while serving as the adviser for the school’s Future Farmers of America club. Patrick Knoble, 38, resigned in 2007 after he was charged with the theft and theft in office, charges to which he pleaded guilty. He had [...]
Port Authority gets grant to put in Jet Express terminal
LORAIN — It’s only been operating for a few months, but the Jet Express shuttle is getting a terminal at Black River Landing thanks to a $475,000 grant arranged by U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township. The project will include the development of a terminal with restrooms, waiting areas, ticketing and administrative offices. Funding will [...]
Elyria officials talk tax issue at town hall
Questions about the upcoming income tax issue were plentiful Thursday evening, and for the first time residents had a slew of city leaders to answer their inquiries. With the Nov. 3 general election just over a month away, city leaders staged the first of a series of town hall meetings at the St. John Lutheran Church on West River Road to field questions on what will happen should the 0.5 percent income tax increase fail or pass when voters head to the polls.
Fans greet Crushers as champs return home
AVON — There weren’t a whole lot of fans gathering outside of All Pro Freight Stadium on Thursday night, but the crowd that was there made its presence felt. Despite delays in travel, about 35 fans waited for the bus carrying the Frontier League champion Lake Erie Crushers to arrive. When it did, at 10:06 [...]
Metro Parks official put on leave after arrest
CARLISLE TWP. — Lorain County Metro Parks Treasurer Denise Gfell has been placed on paid administrative leave after she was charged with attempted child enticement Saturday in connection with an incident in Wellington in which she showed an 11-year-old boy her puppy and asked him to get Chinese food with her. Metro Parks Director Dan [...]
Next spring, inmates will tend 57’s rosebeds
ELYRIA — Inmates from the North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility will become groundskeepers for state Route 57 starting in the spring. The inmates, all low-security-risk prisoners who have clearance from the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to be a part of the community service program, will oversee landscape maintenance from Chestnut Ridge Road to [...]
Elyria police still investigating ruckus
ELYRIA — Police are continuing their investigation into a ruckus that left four teens injured Wednesday afternoon as it moved from one location to another. No arrests had been made as of Thursday evening, according to Elyria Police Sgt. William Pelko. A total of four teens were injured in the altercations, which spanned a two-hour [...]
Med society forum discusses obesity
LORAIN — Thursday night’s “Be the Best You Can Be: Good Sense = Good Health” program at DeLuca’s Place in the Park was the latest in what is planned as a series of periodic public health programs by the Lorain County Medical Society designed to focus on health issues and concerns. A session in the [...]
News roundup: Sept. 25, 2009
Tylenol maker recalls children’s medication NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson’s said Thursday it is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants’ and children’s liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination. The products being recalled were made between April and June and include nearly two-dozen varieties of the products. Johnson & Johnson said it has [...]
Grafton & LaGrange notebook: Sept. 25, 2009
Celebrate Carlisle Community Day The seventh annual Community Day and third annual car and bike show are Sunday at the Carlisle Township Fire Department at state Route 301 and Diagonal Road. Registration for the shows is 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $10. The Ladies Auxiliary will sell food, and the Cleveland Metro Life Flight [...]
Grafton & LaGrange police log: Sept. 25, 2009
LaGrange police Friday, Aug. 21 4:15 p.m. – 100 block Harmon Court, Howard Flanagan Jr., 21, 200 block Glendale Ave., LaGrange, was charged with theft and misuse of credit cards. Thursday, Sept. 17 9:30 a.m. – North Center Street/Grant, a horse was blocking the roadway. Eventually, the owner took control of the animal. Saturday, Sept. [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Large underground gasoline leak shuts down gas station
AMHERST — An underground gasoline leak at the corner of Cooper Foster Park and Leavitt roads has shut down the Marathon station there as crews try to contain about 700 gallons of gas. The leak was apparently discovered in the morning, and crews were on scene all day. There was a heavy smell of gas [...]
Photo slideshow: Crash on Route 58 sends man to hospital
AMHERST TWP. — Rescue crews responded to a one-car accident on state Route 58, a half mile south of state Route 113, a little before 3 this afternoon. The driver of a red Chevrolet pickup truck was southbound on 58 when the truck left the road, hitting a ditch, a fence and a tree. The [...]
North Ridgeville notebook: Sept. 24, 2009
Exploring careers North Ridgeville Middle School’s eighth grade Career Day will be Oct. 30. The annual event offers students information about careers and allows students to take part in activities designed to let them explore various careers. To get more information or to volunteer to spend a half-day talking with students about specific careers, contact [...]
Party in the Park ’09 builds community
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Party in the Park was canceled in 2008 due to rainy weather, but it was back in fine fashion this year at South Central park where the North Ridgeville PTAs and Citizens for Better Schools welcomed an estimated 300 to 325 people last Saturday. The food may have run out after [...]
Photo slideshow: Dealership offers ‘clunkers’ as K-9 training ground
Jump to photos. SHEFFIELD — The “cash for clunkers” trade-in program left Arch Abraham Nissan, 5013 Detroit Road, Sheffield, with lots of old cars sitting around. So executive manager Mike Abraham figured out something to do with them — he allowed Lorain County Sheriff’s deputies to unleash six K-9 officers for an intense training session. [...]
Police log for Sept. 24, 2009
Lorain police Tuesday, Sept. 22 2:51 p.m. – 2900 block Cromwell Drive. Three 9 mm casings found from an earlier drive-by shooting that left gunshots holes in the wall of a vacant rental property. 8:54 p.m. – A couple tell police they were scammed of $609 through an online credit card transaction to purchase a [...]
Sheffield cops talk man off bridge
SHEFFIELD — A distraught man was talked down from a jumping off a bridge that spans the Bur Oak picnic area at the Black River Reservation on Wednesday evening. Police were called to the bridge on state Route 254 around 5 p.m. Traffic was quickly switched to one lane as officers moved to secure the [...]