Archive for September, 2009
Obituaries for Sept. 23, 2009
Allie L. Rich Lola T. Robertson Ruth M. Jackson Richard Ray White Rose Marie Aldrich Charles Burton Currier Lindon Phillips Dennis Scott Ensman Edward H. Jackson, Sr. Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Police: Woman used puppy to try to lure boy
WELLINGTON — A 52-year-old Penfield Township woman faces criminal charges after police said she tried to lure an 11-year-old boy into her car on Saturday with a puppy and a promise to get dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Denise M. Gfell pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted child enticement at her arraignment Tuesday [...]
$80,000 tax windfall for North Ridgeville, its schools
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city and its schools will receive approximately $80,000 in taxes that was originally abated for an Akron company whose expansion plans in North Ridgeville fell short. Under terms of legislation recently approved by City Council, Summit Tool Co. will pay the abated taxes in equal portions this year and in 2010. [...]
Mill’s blast furnace still idle but company remains optimistic
LORAIN — Republic Engineered Products has no immediate plans to restart the blast furnace the company idled at its Lorain plant in December, according to company and union officials. “It would certainly be our intention to restart the furnace if there’s enough business to warrant restarting it,” said REP spokesman Ken Braun. Don Golden, president [...]
Man allegedly spied in women’s restroom at local restaurant
VERMILION — A local man who is a registered Tier III sex offender has been charged with voyeurism after he was found inside a women’s restroom at a local restaurant. Angelo Collado, 34, of Vermilion, was arraigned in Vermilion Municipal Court on Tuesday. He was scheduled to return for a pretrial hearing Oct. 27. According [...]
Amherst man charged at scene of own house fire
AMHERST — A homeowner was charged when he refused police orders to move back from a fire that did in excess of $100,000 in damages to his Keswick Court home over the weekend. Jimmy L. Finley, 52, was charged with misconduct at an emergency, obstructing official business and resisting arrest Sunday afternoon after fire broke [...]
Man faces charges in accident that injures his 4-year-old child
AMHERST TWP. — A one-car accident Tuesday sent an Elyria man and his daughter to the hospital and left him facing multiple charges including operating under the influence, officials said. Billy Sogle, 39, was driving his SUV on West Ridge Road near Middle Ridge Road when he drove off the road and hit a telephone [...]
Public invited to ask questions of Elyria city officials
ELYRIA — City residents will have a chance to ask questions on both the city’s future plans for the Fire Department and the income tax increase that will be on the November ballot today and again on Thursday. The first meeting will be held at 6 p.m. today in City Council chambers. There, members of [...]
Former Elyria lawyer caught up in Cuyahoga County corruption probe
ELYRIA — A former Elyria lawyer has been snared in the Cuyahoga County corruption probe that has spilled into Lorain County. Timothy Armstrong, who represented several area school districts in their legal fights with property owners over how much land was worth and what property taxes should be paid on the property, was indicted last [...]
Lorain County jobless rates fall in August
LORAIN — Jobless rates in Lorain County dropped 0.5 percentage points in August. According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, jobless rates for Lorain County dropped from 10.2 percent in July to 9.7 percent in August, while its two biggest cities, Elyria and Lorain, also recorded corresponding drops from July to August. [...]
Elyria city leaders give up some of their pay
ELYRIA — In a year when city finances are seeing declining revenue and city leaders are attempting to pass a 0.5 percentage point permanent income tax increase, some city leaders are responding by voluntarily giving up a portion of their pay. Resident have called for the givebacks since learning numerous employees would be laid off [...]
Police log for Sept. 23, 2009
Lorain police Monday, Sept. 21 3:59 p.m. – Oakwood Park, a woman reported her 16-year-old daughter punched her in the face during an argument then ran away. 5:51 p.m. – 2100 block W. 41st St., Esther Broadfoot, 65, of Lorain, cited for vicious dog and dog at large after her grandson’s husky-shepherd mix bit a [...]
Lorain woman reports abduction and rape
LORAIN — A 26-year-old Lorain woman told police she was raped by a man from whom she accepted a ride Friday night. The woman told police she was walking near East 28th Street after 5 p.m. when a white man in his early 40s pulled up in a blue or green vehicle and offered her [...]
Lorain County Fair awards: Poultry
Poultry — STD — Plymouth Rock — Barred — Cock Vaughn Browning Poultry — STD — Plymouth Rock — Barred — Hen Vaughn Browning Poultry — STD — Plymouth Rock — Barred — Cockerel Jared Smolka Poultry — STD — Plymouth Rock — Patridge — Cock Brett Grobe Poultry — STD — Plymouth Rock — [...]
Lorain County unemployment down; better numbers for Lorain and Elyria, too
Lorain County’s unemployment rate declined in August, according to figures released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Lorain County’s August unemployment rate was 9.7 percent, down from 10.2 percent in July. Lorain County’s unemployment a year ago was 6.9 percent. The cities of Lorain and Elyria both saw the jobless rate [...]
Losing getting old fast for Browns players
BEREA — A new coach, two dozen new players, and a new organizational philosophy have generated the same old results for the Browns on the field. After falling apart late Sunday in a 27-6 loss in Denver, Cleveland has an 0-2 record and has taken over sole possession of last place in the AFC North. [...]
Crushers 4, Rascals 1: Davis slam ends no-hitter
AVON — The Crushers sure picked a great time to hit the second grand slam they’ve ever hit at All Pro Freight Stadium. As a result, there will an all-or-nothing Game 5 to decide the new Frontier League champion. After Stephen Flake walked the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, [...]
Catcher Balduf’s walk got Crushers rolling
AVON — Two weeks ago, Lake Erie Crushers catcher Todd Balduf was still a full-time insurance salesman for Liberty Mutual in Columbus. You’d understand, then, Balduf being a bit intimidated in Monday night’s fifth inning, the Crushers on the brink of elimination from the Frontier League championship series — and being no-hit by River City [...]
Boys soccer: North Ridgeville blows away Elyria
ELYRIA — The Josh and Mitch Show came to Pioneer Field on Monday afternoon. Together, senior Josh Abend and junior Mitch Kennard scored seven of North Ridgeville’s eight goals and combined for five assists in an 8-3 non-conference soccer rout of Elyria. Pick up today’s Chronicle in print or read the “E”dition for more high [...]
Volleyball: Clearview falls to Buckeye’s height, might
LORAIN — Buckeye had a clear height advantage over Clearview. The Bucks also had an advantage in experience. It was the latter edge that Clearview coach Dave Dorinski cited as the reason Buckeye defeated the Clippers in three games in a key Patriot Athletic Conference match Monday. Pick up today’s Chronicle in print or read [...]
Obituaries for Sept. 22, 2009
Yuceff Wade Young, II Dale R. Hornesby William E. Woody Ollie Mattox Harriet Jolly William E. Sargent, Sr. Emery G. Cutlip, Sr. Lindon Phillips Nelson F. Berry Margaret Langford Charles B. Currier Paul F. Pysell Paul R. McKitrick Phyllis Kathleen McQuaid Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
State AG reviews county Family Court split
ELYRIA — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is reviewing whether the pending dissolution of the Lorain County Family Court — set to take place Sept. 29 — is unconstitutional. A letter from county Prosecutor Dennis Will last month asked for the review to answer questions about whether the Ohio Legislature can change the jurisdiction of [...]
Council OKs AMCOR deal, renewal plan
LORAIN — Council unanimously passed an ordinance approving the city’s ninth urban renewal area and an agreement with a business that had objected to its inclusion in the plan area. The Downtown Urban Renewal Area encompasses 45 acres that stretches between the Black River and Broadway from East Erie Avenue south to the overpass. American [...]
Slain Lorain man remembered for sense of humor, love of baseball
When Rachel Asencio drove toward her home in South Lorain early Monday, she saw a commotion involving police cars and a crowd. She didn’t know that her son Bryant Eddie Ortiz, 33, was lying shot to death in a driveway at 1816 E. 37th St. after, police say, an argument at nearby Ray’s Memory Lane bar on Pearl Avenue.
Crushers tie up championship series with 4-1 win
AVON — Way back on June 2, the Lake Erie Crushers inaugurated All Pro Freight Stadium with a victory. Monday night in front of 3,055 fans, it all came full circle for the Crushers, with the same opposing pitcher on the mound. Lake Erie, thanks to a two-out, grand slam by Andrew Davis in the [...]