Archive for November, 2009
Police log for Nov. 20, 2009
Lorain police Tuesday, Nov. 17 12:56 p.m. – 1300 block W. 26th St., home broken into. PDA, charger, video game system stolen. 6:34 p.m. – 1400 block Melvin Lane, man assaulted in home. 6:59 p.m. – 500 block Washington Ave., Kizzy Heans, 28, of Lorain, charged with disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct by intoxication and [...]
Money set for recall election for Grace
ELYRIA — The Lorain County commissioners on Thursday voted to give the county Board of Elections $106,500. It was far less than the $172,000 elections board Director Jose Candelario had asked for, but it will be enough, he said, to get through the end of the year. The money will be used to finalize pollworker [...]
Ohio swine flu deaths reach 30
COLUMBUS — Health officials say the flu — including swine flu — peaked in Ohio in mid-October and has continued to decline. But state health director Dr. Alvin Jackson cautioned during a conference call with reporters on Thursday that flu activity often ebbs and flows and could easily flare up again. Jackson says Ohio had [...]
Start the bidding! Chronicle online auctions for charity under way
Let the bidding begin! Lifelong Star Wars collector Adam Shields donated his massive collection to The Chronicle’s Not-Forgotten Box toy drive, and The Chronicle will be auctioning off his collector’s items to buy more toys to donate to the Salvation Army. (Click here to read more about Adam and his donation.) The first 20 Star [...]
All-district golfers announced
Forty-eight boys and girls were named to the Northeast Ohio All-District teams by the Northeast Ohio Golf Coaches Association. Nine players — eight boys and one girl — have been named to the first teams. Here is a list of area boys and girls on the all-star teams. N.EAST OHIO COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-N.EAST OHIO DISTRICT [...]
Starry night: Top seniors gather for all-star volleyball game
EATON TWP. — Forty-one senior volleyball players took part in the annual Lorain County All-Star matches Wednesday night at Midview High school. Before friends and family, the players took the floor for the final time in their school colors and thrilled those in attendance with an evening of friendly, yet competitive volleyball. The forty-one girls [...]
Westlake wrestler Nick Lawrence signs with Purdue
WESTLAKE — Nick Lawrence has added one great accomplishment after another to his high school wrestling resume. So it’s not too surprising that his plans after graduation are also on a grand scale. “He’s gotten some really nice offers,” Demons coach Mike Antonyzyn said of the college scholarship offers that have come rolling in. “But [...]
Brady Quinn’s confidence put to test
BEREA — Brady Quinn’s supreme confidence, which can border on cockiness, has been put to the ultimate test. He’s 0-4 as a starter this year with a 51.0 passer rating. He has seven weeks to prove his worth to the franchise, and must do so in an offense ranked last in the NFL. Then there’s [...]
EC’s Zoe Zwegat is Lorain County Miss Volleyball
GRAFTON — One would think that after all the honors Zoe Zwegat has gathered in the past two years that another one wouldn’t have come as a shock to her. One would be wrong. Zwegat, a middle hitter from Elyria Catholic, seemed genuinely caught off-guard when it was announced Wednesday that she was 2009 Lorain [...]
Woman suffers head, spinal injuries in crash on turnpike
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A woman was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland with serious injuries after she lost control of her car last night on the Ohio Turnpike in North Ridgeville and was hit by a semi. Marcolyn Karpan, 41, of Cleveland, was eastbound in the far left lane about 9:30 p.m. when she [...]
Wizards 108, Cavaliers 91: Cavs whipped in Washington
WASHINGTON — With LeBron James taking a second-half breather, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler put the Washington Wizards way ahead. When James returned to the court, instead of leading a comeback, he became part of the problem in his Cleveland Cavaliers’ 108-91 loss to Washington on Wednesday night. The reigning NBA MVP threw [...]
Obituaries for Nov. 19, 2009
Thomas Dean Brooks, Sr. Edna L. “DeDe” Brooks Samuel Lauricia Raymond C. Boyd Mark A. Nazario Marie L. Rigg Georgia Hoffman Hazelwood Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Corrections for Nov. 19, 2009
In a story Nov. 14, The Associated Press reported that lethal injection is used by Ohio and 35 other states. The story should have made clear that one of the states, Nebraska, is switching from electrocution to injection and that its proposal to use a three-drug method still must be approved.
Mayor Grace recall vote will be Dec. 22
ELYRIA — The recall election deciding the fate of Mayor Bill Grace will take place on Dec. 22, City Council decided Wednesday night. All 10 members of City Council who were present voted for the date and there was no discussion of the fact it would be three days before Christmas. Councilman Kevin Krischer, I-5th [...]
Elections board to ask county for more money
SHEFFIELD TWP. — The Lorain County Board of Elections will ask the county commissioners for about $172,000 in a letter the board’s director plans to send today. Elections board Director Jose Candelario said the largest portion of the money will be about $92,000 to cover pollworker and overtime pay from the general elections earlier this [...]
VIDEO: Jury convicts Michael Ross on all counts
ELYRIA — A jury Wednesday convicted former Lorain County Commissioner Michael Ross of all 19 charges he had faced in his public corruption trial. Visiting Judge Judith Cross said she was “99.9 percent sure” she would sentence Ross to prison after she ordered him taken into custody and held at the county jail until his [...]
Police union, 5 officers sue city of Elyria, demand tenure limit be enforced
ELYRIA — The Elyria police union and five police officers sued the city Wednesday, demanding that city leaders enforce a 1972 ordinance that bars police officers from remaining on the job for more than 35 years. But Elyria Law Director Terry “Pete” Shilling said the ordinance can’t be enforced because it would violate laws against [...]
Gas leak evacuates homes in Sheffield Lake
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Fifteen homes were evacuated and the Norfolk Southern rail line was shut down for two hours because of a natural gas leak caused by a car accident Wednesday evening in Sheffield Lake. No one was injured in the two-car accident, which happened about 5:12 p.m. on the 900 block of Lake Breeze [...]
North Ridgeville detective honored for role in child porn bust
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A veteran detective with a history of investigating child sexual abuse cases has been honored by the FBI for his part in a two-year investigation that led to the conviction of a North Ridgeville man who dealt in child pornography. North Ridgeville police Detective Adam Freas was recognized by the FBI on [...]
Automated trash pickup proposal considered by Elyria City Council
ELYRIA — Those automated garbage trucks that empty trash and recycling cans could be coming to 16,500 households in Elyria soon. The proposed new refuse program would save a projected $254,075 a year, according to James Skora, a consultant with GT Environmental who conducted a study on the city’s behalf. Instead of the current garbage [...]
Contract impasse riles Elyria teachers
ELYRIA — An Elyria school board meeting Wednesday night turned into a referendum on the current impasse between the district and the teachers union over contract negotiations. The room was packed as teachers wanted to make a strong showing to demonstrate that they are determined to fight for the contract they want. Their current contract [...]
Browns update: Quinn ‘affected,’ Cribbs gets an apology, LeBron welcome
BEREA — Despite a 1-8 record, the Browns continue to make news. The Wednesday before a matchup with the 1-8 Lions would seemingly be a slow day at Browns headquarters. That wasn’t the case. Among the highlights: Quarterback Brady Quinn said he’s still “affected” by his illegal low hit on Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs on [...]
VIDEO: Vermilion man’s shooting death suspicious, police say
VERMILION — Vermilion police are calling the shooting death of a man early this morning suspicious. Officers were called to a home at 2001 North Ridge Road just after 6 this morning and found Jeremy Simko, 36, dead of a gunshot wound in a bedroom. “We have information that leads us to suspect that it [...]
Former Commissioner Michael Ross guilty of all 19 charges
A jury has found former Lorain County Commissioner Michael Ross guilty of all 19 charges, including unlawful interest in a public contract, bribery, conspiracy, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and failing to file a tax return. “This defendant took a position of trust and he lined his own pockets,” Assistant County Prosecutor Tony [...]
Music teacher accused of sex with student
CLEVELAND — A North Olmsted man has been charged with sexual battery amid accusations he had sex with a 17-year-old student of his when he taught at a private Cleveland school. Patrick Janson, 42, was indicted today on 16 counts of sexual battery. While employed as a music teacher at St. Joseph Academy, Janson had [...]