Archive for October, 2009
Volleyball: Elyria minds its P’s, cues up win vs. Falls
EATON TWP. — Thursday’s district championship will be an intriguing matchup between a team coming off a great effort from the whole squad and one that got to the finals almost exclusively on the talents of a single outstanding player. Elyria, the No. 3 seed, played what its coach called its best match of the [...]
Celtics 95, Cavaliers 89: Offense can’t get going vs. Celtics
CLEVELAND — It’s a good thing the Cavaliers weren’t putting a ton of emphasis on winning their season opener. It’s a good thing, too, that they didn’t plan on going 82-0. Playing in front of a packed house that wanted so much to explode, Cleveland instead imploded offensively in falling 95-89 to the dreaded Boston [...]
Cavs analysis: New season, same problems
It took the Cleveland Cavaliers 26 days to erase the bad taste from their mouths after being eliminated from the playoffs last season. The Orlando Magic ousted the Cavaliers from the Eastern Conference finals on May 30. Cleveland traded for 15-time All-Star center Shaquille O’Neal on June 25. The move was made after Magic center [...]
What the latest Census figures say about Lorain County
Lorain County has taken an economic beating in the last decade, according to the Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey, released Tuesday. The median household income, adjusted for inflation, has fallen 9.4 percent since 1999. Elyria suffered the worst in Lorain County, with its median household income falling 16.9 percent to $40,966, while 15.8 percent [...]
Lorain mayor vetoes trash ordinance
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko vetoed an ordinance Tuesday that City Council passed last week limiting trash hauling bids to a one-year contract, saying the time period was too limiting. “Trash haulers would bid on a one-year deal with great risk, as the mobilization of employees and equipment … are significant undertakings that would result [...]
Car slams into tractor-trailer; 2 hurt
WAKEMAN TWP. — Two Huron County women were flown from the scene of an accident Tuesday morning after a Honda Accord collided with a tractor-trailer. The accident happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. on U.S. Route 20 just west of Wakeman. The women were the driver and passenger of a Honda Accord that was traveling eastbound [...]
Police, FBI hope billboards generate leads in 20-year-old Amy Mihaljevic case
The FBI, Bay Village Police and Crimestoppers are hoping a billboard campaign will bring in new tips in the 1989 kidnapping and killing of 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic of Bay Village. Tuesday was the 20th anniversary of Amy’s disappearance from the Bay Square Shopping Center. Billboards offering a $25,000 reward are going up around this area [...]
Avon woman whose baby died charged with child endangering
ELYRIA — An Avon woman whose 3-month-old daughter died last year after she was found not breathing in her mother’s bed has been charged with endangering children. Melissa Ault, 29, was arrested Monday after being indicted by a county grand jury last week. The baby, Delaney Powell, was found the morning of April 3, 2008, [...]
Arrest made in break-ins at veterans’ clubs
AMHERST — An Elyria man has been charged with breaking into veterans clubs in Lorain and Erie counties, including last week’s burglary of the Amherst American Legion Post in which the suspected thief made off with several thousand dollars in cash from a safe, cigarette machine and jukebox. Kenneth R. Messer, 44, of Elyria, was [...]
Prison drill causes scare; warden promises more community notice next time
GRAFTON — The new warden at Grafton Correctional Institution promised more community notification in the future after a mock prison break training exercise at a home on state Route 83 stopped traffic and worried some motorists Tuesday. The prison sent a fax to media outlets on Friday alerting them to the training exercise, but that [...]
Elyria cop who won lawsuit wants his bills paid
ELYRIA — The police officer who filed a civil suit against Police Chief Mike Medders and won wants the city to pay his out-of-pocket legal expenses after City Council voted to pay Medders’ legal bills even though the chief lost in federal court. Hetzel See sent a request to City Council members Oct. 5 asking [...]
Judge: ‘No confidence’ in Weaver verdict
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge sent a letter to the Ohio Parole Board in August telling them he has “no confidence that Clarence Weaver is guilty of the murder of his wife.” Attorneys for Weaver have asked Burge to throw out what they see as a technically flawed sentencing entry in [...]
Crushers player to take stage in Ohio Dance Theatre’s ‘Nutcracker’
OBERLIN — Lake Erie Crushers right outfielder Arden McWilliams will be a special guest — in drag in a huge dress — when Oberlin’s Ohio Dance Theatre kicks off its 18th annual production of “The Nutcracker.” McWilliams, 23, is taking his off-season duties as the character Mother Ginger in stride after the first-year team emerged as [...]
Man faces charges for fleeing accident scene with toddler
PITTSFIELD TWP. — A man who fled the scene of an accident Monday with a toddler, reportedly because the girl was not in a car seat, faces a citation for obstruction of official business, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. Anthony Johnson, 19, of Oberlin, was a passenger in a Ford Focus driven by 18-year-old [...]
Only a test: Mock prison break training exercise worries passers-by
GRAFTON — A mock prison break training exercise at a home on state Route 83 stopped traffic and worried some motorists today. Two women called The Chronicle-Telegram, saying they saw what appeared to be a hostage situation as they passed by the Grafton Prison Farm at about 11 a.m. Prison officials told the paper that [...]
BREAKING NEWS: 2 women badly hurt after car strikes semi
WAKEMAN TWP. — Two Huron County women were LifeFlighted from the scene of a car-semi accident about 11:30 this morning in Wakeman Township. The women were the driver and passenger of a eastbound Honda Accord that drifted left of center on state Route 20 just east of Wakeman and struck the semi, which was westbound, [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Elyria man charged in Legion break-in, tied to earlier Amvets break-in
AMHERST — An Elyria man was arraigned this morning on a long list of charges in a break-in last week at the Amherst American Legion post. Kenneth Messer, 44, of Elyria, was charged with grand theft, breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools, tampering with coin machines, vandalism and safe cracking. A cleaning person discovered [...]
Lake Ridge powers past Independence to reach final
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Lake Ridge’s offense put Independence in a hole early. Then the Lions’ defense kept the Blue Devils there. Lake Ridge (11-5-2) advanced to the Division II district championship game with a 4-0 victory over Independence on Monday afternoon. The Lions scored three goals in the first 3:11, added their final one with [...]
Obituaries for Oct. 27, 2009
James Dennis O’Keefe Eileen Vasu James Bernard Carter Jack N. Moss Kathleen B. Hawke Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Girls soccer: Westlake shuts out Avon in this area’s biggest game of the season
WESTLAKE — It was this area’s biggest girls soccer game of the season and it lived up to the hype Monday night at Read Field. With a controversial goal three seconds before the break and another score three minutes before the end, Westlake’s 13th-ranked, top-seeded Demons nipped Avon, 2-0, in a Division I district semifinal. [...]
Columbia Gas responding to natural gas leak in South Lorain
LORAIN — Columbia Gas has arrived on the scene and the Lorain Fire Department has left a natural gas leak in South Lorain. The leak occurred about 9:40 a.m. when a backhoe hit a natural gas line, rupturing the one-inch service line going into the house at 122 West 32nd St. The Fire Department turned [...]
Cavs, Celtics can’t wait to get rivalry going again
INDEPENDENCE — It won’t take long for the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics to renew acquaintances — and their heated rivalry. The Eastern Conference powers kick off the NBA season tonight at 7:30 at Quicken Loans Arena, with both clubs owning legitimate title aspirations. “I don’t dislike Boston, and I don’t think they dislike us, either,” [...]
Police, fire would be cut if tax fails, mayor says
ELYRIA — Historically speaking, Elyria city leaders have had little luck passing a permanent income tax increase. But come Nov. 3, Elyria voters will be asked to do just that for Issue 10, a 0.5 percent permanent income tax increase that will raise approximately $5.5 million per year. The money is being sought to offset [...]
Mangini stands by his man: Anderson to remain starting QB
BEREA — The afternoon was nearly over, and Derek Anderson still needed a Halloween costume for receiver Mike Furrey’s charity bowling event Monday night. “I’m just going to go as myself,” Anderson said. You can never go wrong dressing up as a starting NFL quarterback. Even if he owns the league’s worst rating and heard [...]
Big name coach wasn’t in cards for Indians
Manny Acta knows what you’re thinking, Indians fans. Why him? Why some relative unknown who was fired by the worst team in baseball 2½ years into his tenure, and not someone with a bigger name, say Bobby Valentine or even Don Mattingly? Acta’s response: “Not everybody was a big shot when they started. I think [...]