Archive for November, 2009
BLOTTER: Nov. 15, 2009
Lorain police Friday, Nov. 13 11:55 a.m. – 6800 block Roe Lane, more than $1,000 stolen from bank account via westernunion.com. 12:17 p.m. – 1100 block W. 21st St., school-issued laptop stolen. 3: 42 p.m. – 1700 block E. 31st St., school-issued laptop missing. 4:47 p.m. – 1700 block E. 29th St., video game system [...]
Correction for Nov. 15, 2009
• Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge ruled that Ohio’s lethal injection method is unconstitutional in June 2008. A headline in Saturday’s Chronicle had the wrong year.
Elyria/Elyria Township notebook: Nov. 15, 2009
Eastern Heights Neighborhood Watch meets The Eastern Heights Neighborhood Watch is getting together at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Elyria police station in the community room. Residents are welcome to come and discuss the issues that they believe are affecting the neighborhood. Basketball program seeks Lil Pioneers A basketball program designed for young athletes, “The [...]
Obituaries for Nov. 15, 2009
Patricia Barner Charles P. Butchko William Riemer Loretta K. Friedt Ollie Glass Jr. Mildred B. Estep David Herb Thomas Joseph Surovy Richard L. Spinks Helen G. Urbas Theodore L. Kozloski Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
High school football: Last-second field goal, turnovers bounce Avon Lake from playoffs
FREMONT – With three seconds remaining in a deadlocked game, it all came down to one kick. Toledo St. Francis de Sales senior kicker Pat Dyer, with the ball spotted near the center of the hash marks 34 yards away, made it count. Dyer, who had made one from 38 yards out early in the [...]
Jamal jukes again: Veteran running back now says his critical comments about Mangini were blown out of proportion
BEREA – The chant was simple and spirited. Perhaps loud enough to echo throughout Browns headquarters. As running back Jamal Lewis spoke to a crowd of reporters Friday, several teammates erupted. “J-Lew! J-Lew!” they shouted, followed by an extended cheer. “I got support,” Lewis said. “Does this look like a divided locker room to y’all? [...]
Iowa receiver and Avon Lake grad Trey Stross counting on having some fans on his side today against Ohio State
Matt Florjancic The Chronicle-Telegram When Iowa senior Trey Stross steps on the field turf at Ohio Stadium this afternoon, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the Avon Lake graduate. Though he grew up in a house full of Penn State fans, Stross, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound wide receiver, will see a smattering of black [...]
Rick Noland: There’s still a lot we don’t know about these Cavaliers
What we know about the Cavaliers nine games into the regular season is that we still have a lot to learn about them. While Cleveland (6-3) returned from Florida with a much sunnier outlook thanks to impressive back-to-back wins over Orlando and Miami, it’s way too early to proclaim everything perfect with Mike Brown and [...]
Mixed martial arts: Amherst’s Garcher defends title
ELYRIA – Amherst’s Mike Garcher was focused on his 185-pound title fight Friday night. So much so, that he forgot to bring his championship belt to the Elyria Roll Arena. “I had to call (my girlfriend) Jen at home and tell her to bring it with her,” Garcher said. “I was more concerned about winning [...]
State changes execution method
COLUMBUS — Ohio waded into uncharted territory Friday when it announced plans to switch from the usual three-drug cocktail used to execute inmates to a one-drug method that death penalty opponents praised as a step forward — albeit one that has apparently never been tried on prisoners. The switch came two months after an Ohio [...]
Decision affirms 2007 ruling made by local judge
ELYRIA — About 18 months ago, Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge James Burge issued an opinion saying the way Ohio executed its prisoners wasn’t constitutional and that switching to the use of a single drug was a better alternative. At the time, the decision was controversial and he says he received a lot of [...]
Blair testifies in Ross trial
She says former commissioner wasn’t forthcoming about business connections
CRA deal rejection likely to worsen Lorain’s financial problems
Although city officials are trying to limit legal bills from the court battle, costs are likely to continue
CORRECTIONS: Nov. 14, 2009
A photo Friday on Page B2 that pictured those honored for the collaboration between the Elyria Public Library for its North Branch and Lorain County Community College for the Barbara and Mike Bass Library Community Resource Center was cut short — omitting Keith Washburn, director of LCCC’s library. A photo caption on Friday’s front page [...]
ROUNDUP: Nov. 14, 2009
State Rep. Lundy introduces bill to revamp auto franchise rules COLUMBUS — A new bill introduced by state Rep. Matt Lundy, D-Elyria, intends to address the hardships car dealerships are facing due to the current economy. House Bill 364, which was co-introduced by state Sen. Mark Wagoner, R-Toledo, would update Ohio’s Motor Vehicle Dealer Franchise [...]
Obituaries for Nov. 14, 2009
Cordell Leo Skinner Charles P. Butchko Amy M. Esplin Helen G. Urbas Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
BLOTTER: Nov. 14, 2009
Lorain police Wednesday, Nov. 11 10:34 a.m. – 3900 block Reid Ave., a 15-year-old Lorain boy was charged with being unruly and then taken for a psychological evaluation when the teenager admitted to self-mutilation. 11 a.m. – 1900 block Long Ave., unauthorized use of credit card to pay an online bill. 11:19 a.m. – 2400 [...]
Police investigate theft at Elyria store
ELYRIA – Police are investigating whether two men stole jewelry from one downtown store Thursday and then tried to pawn it at a second store, stealing more jewelry in the process. “Until we look into it further, it’s hard to say,” police Sgt. Lee Frank said. The first theft took place just after 1 p.m. [...]
Man arrested for rape, kidnapping
LORAIN – A 30-year-old Lorain man was arrested early Monday on charges of rape and kidnapping. Tracey Henry Hale is accused of dragging the 20-year-old Lorain victim from her friend’s car to Hale’s friend’s apartment in the 1000 block of Oberlin Ave. There, according to police, Hale’s friend let them inside and Hale raped the [...]
Deliveryman robbed of $400 in Elyria
ELYRIA – A deliveryman was robbed of $400 at gunpoint Thursday evening while delivering food to the Midview Crossing apartments in the 1800 block of Middle Ave. China Wok took a food order around 6:15 p.m. for an apartment in M building, but when the 38-year-old deliveryman arrived, he was confronted by three men wearing [...]
Man accused in killings arrested last year
CLEVELAND – A woman told authorities in December that a man now accused of killing 11 women had beaten her and tried to rape her, and police and prosecutors are blaming each other for abandoning a case that could have led them months earlier to the bodies scattered around the suspect’s stench-filled house. The woman’s [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Man accused of raping woman at friend’s Lorain apartment
LORAIN — A 30-year-old Lorain man is in jail on $100,000 bond after being arrested early Monday morning on charges of rape and kidnapping. Tracey Henry Hale allegedly dragged the 20-year-old Lorain victim from her friend’s car to one of his friend’s apartments in the 1000 block of Oberlin Ave. A man, Daniel DeMarco, 40, [...]
New Chroniclet.com coming tonight!
Chroniclet.com has been growing faster than even we could have expected, so tonight we’ll be rolling out some changes to help us keep up with that growth. We expect our Web site to be down from 6 to 7 while we upgrade our servers. Please bear with us because when we come back online, our [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Ohio first state to change to one-drug execution procedure
COLUMBUS — Ohio has become the first state to adopt a procedure for lethal injections that uses one drug, a method never before tried on U.S. inmates. The state filed papers Friday in U.S. District Court saying it has decided to switch from a three-drug cocktail to a single injection of thiopental sodium into a [...]
Mangini defends his practice methods after Lewis rant
BEREA — Browns coach Eric Mangini defended his practice methods this morning, a day after veteran running back Jamal Lewis criticized the length and physicality of the practices. “I feel good about the way we practice, the time we practice,” Mangini said. “Two hours of work on the field is a very reasonable time.” Mangini [...]