Archive for December, 2009
Cavaliers 108, 76ers 101: Plenty of witnesses in star-studded crowd
PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James brought out Philly’s All-Stars, an MVP and a just-acquired Cy Young winner. No one tops the King, however, in star power. James gave Philly’s famous fans something to remember with a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and 36 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-101 victory [...]
Lots of talk, but no Holmgren deal yet
BEREA — Floyd “Pork Chop” Womack doesn’t spend a lot of time in front of the cameras, so it’s understandable he had to be reminded Wednesday to put on a shirt before conducting a mass interview. Womack, a part-time starter at right guard, became a media darling for one reason: He spent eight years in [...]
Girls basketball: Ogle does it all as Saints finally down Admirals
LORAIN — Southview junior forward Shanique Ogle and the rest of the Saints very emphatically took out the frustration of a heaping pile of recent losses to their crosstown rival. Ogle did it all on Wednesday night: She scored 28 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, blocked a couple of shots, had a handful of steals and [...]
Swimming and diving notes: Comets’ Pecze pumped up for CSU
Dominic Pecze just wants to have a good showing at Saturday’s 35th annual Cleveland State Viking Swimming and Diving Invitational. The Amherst junior is a returning district qualifier in the 100 back and 500 free, as well as a member of the district-qualifying 200 medley and 400 free relays. But he knows the Viking Invitational [...]
Fire damages Grafton house
Firefighters from three departments put out a fire at a house in Grafton Wednesday night. The Grafton Township Fire Department, Eaton Township Fire Department and Carlisle Township Fire Department responded to the home at 1149 Hickory St. Photos by Chronicle photographer Steve Manheim.
Man convicted for murder asks for new sentence, gets 12 extra years
ELYRIA — A former Elyria man convicted in a double murder five years ago will spend an additional 12 years in prison, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Delawrence King, 26, originally was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison by then-Lorain County Common Please Judge Kosma Glavas in 2004 in the shooting deaths of [...]
Judge: Woman’s lawsuit against city of Lorain can proceed
LORAIN — A federal judge will allow a lawsuit against Lorain accusing the city of ignoring the sexual misconduct of its police officers to go forward. “A jury could determine that the City was deliberately indifferent to the sexual misconduct occurring within its ranks,” U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster wrote in his decision Wednesday. [...]
Elyria Schools OKs contract with teachers
ELYRIA — Elyria’s school board voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a contract with the teachers union that will give the teachers three raises over the next 19 months, but will increase teachers’ contribution to health insurance costs. According to human resources director Gary Taylor, the agreement will go into effect Jan. 1 and run [...]
County may add funds to federal LCT money
ELYRIA — More money could be pumped into Lorain County Transit beyond the $293,000 in federal stimulus money the county already has been promised. County Commissioner Betty Blair said she and her fellow commissioners will consider adding some county dollars to bulk up that federal money at their meeting today. “We’ll see what we can [...]
Crash victim was longtime prison officer, Vietnam vet
GRAFTON — Hearts were heavy on Wednesday at the Lorain Correctional Institution in Grafton, where Neil Jalowiec worked for 17 years as a corrections officer. Jalowiec, a 65-year-old Grafton resident, was killed in a car accident on Tuesday at the intersection of state Route 57 and West River Road in Elyria. The tan Buick LeSabre [...]
Police log for Dec. 17, 2009
County sheriff Friday, Dec. 3 2:30 p.m. – 200 block Middle Ave., County Administration Building, deputies were called to Commissioner Ted Kalo’s office when a man called the office more than a dozen times to complain about Lorain County Transit cuts — once pretending to be a newspaper reporter and once pretending to be a [...]
Sheffield auto parts warehouse to close
SHEFFIELD — A warehouse that employs 14 people is closing its doors March 31. The warehouse, operated by ZF Services of North America, has been scheduled to close several times before. When Mayor John Hunter took office in January 2008, he made contact with every business in the village. At that time, he was told [...]
See who’s donated to the Not-Forgotten Box!
Browse through our photo gallery and see who has donated to The Chronicle-Telegram’s Not-Forgotten Box. Even better, stop by with a new, unwrapped toy, and let us take your picture! You can donate at The Chronicle-Telegram, 225 East Ave., Elyria, during business hours through Friday. If you’re in southeastern Lorain County, you can drop your [...]
Jim Traficant says he’ll circulate petitions, may seek return to Congress
YOUNGSTOWN — A former Ohio congressman who served seven years in prison for corruption says he may try to return to Congress. James Traficant, who was elected to nine terms as a Democrat from Youngstown, said today that he will circulate nominating petitions in three House districts. The three districts closest to his hometown are [...]
Send us your holiday lights photos and videos!
Are your holiday lights the best on the block? Or did you happen to pass a display that dazzled you? Snap a pic or take a video and send it to us! We’ll add it to our map and gallery and will even run some of our favorite photos in the paper. Looking for lights? [...]
Lerner, Holmgren meet again today, no deal finalized
BEREA — Mike Holmgren remained the talk of the town Wednesday, despite leaving without a contract. Browns owner Randy Lerner met with Holmgren and his agent Monday and today, but a deal wasn’t finalized. A team spokesman said talks were “ongoing” between the sides and there was no deadline. Holmgren, who won a Super Bowl [...]
Prosecutor takes judge to high court
ELYRIA — Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to stop county Common Pleas Judge James Burge from moving forward with a capital murder trial with a hand-picked three-judge panel. In court documents filed last week with the Ohio Supreme Court, Assistant County Prosecutor Billie Jo Belcher wrote that Burge improperly [...]
Oberlin school board member accused of theft faces domestic violence order
ELYRIA — The husband of a former Oberlin school board member, who is accused of stealing money meant for the district, has obtained a temporary domestic violence protection order against his wife. Paula Jones, 46, is free on bond after being indicted last week on six counts of theft for allegedly stealing more than $22,000. [...]
Salvation Army brings Christmas to some who might not have it otherwise
ELYRIA — Shopping for just the right Christmas gift to make a child smile or jump for joy is often seen as one of the highlights of the holiday. But for those turning to the Elyria Salvation Army for help in supplying presents at Christmas, doing so can sometimes lead parents to wonder what items [...]
UPDATE: Police correct driver’s name from fatal crash, we have his condition
ELYRIA — Police have released the name of a the second driver involved in a fatal accident yesterday on West River Road in Elyria. Emelio Hernandez Perez, 23, of Elyria, was driving a red Jeep Grand Cherokee that rear-ended a tan Buick LeSabre at the intersection of state Route 57 and West River Road, killing [...]
Fire burns large outbuilding on Butternut Ridge Road
EATON TWP. — Firefighters from at least five departments responded this morning to a large garage fire on Butternut Ridge Road, and Butternut Ridge Road was closed all morning as they battled the blaze. The fire was a large outbuilding behind Tom Jorgensen’s home on Butternut Ridge, about a half mile east of Durkee Road. [...]
Former coach, GM Holmgren in town to talk about job possibilties
BEREA — Browns owner Randy Lerner continued an all-out blitz Tuesday in pursuit of longtime NFL coach Mike Holmgren. Whether Lerner corrals his top choice to run the football operations remains to be seen. Lerner began meeting with Holmgren on Monday and they had dinner at a restaurant in the Tremont section of Cleveland. Holmgren [...]
Cavaliers 99, Nets 89: Hard foul gets Cavs’ attention
CLEVELAND — Jamario Moon and the Cavaliers took the New Jersey Nets’ best shot Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. The league’s worst team actually played fairly well before succumbing to Cleveland 99-89, with the game’s most memorable sequence resulting in the ejection of Nets guard Devin Harris. The Cavaliers led 90-79 with just under [...]
Boys basketball: Admiral King runs down North Ridgeville
LORAIN — Admiral King coach Al Stacey sat back and smiled in relief following Tuesday night’s game. That’s because his Admirals used solid defense and an 18-rebound advantage to down North Ridgeville 51-39 at The Shot Palace for their first win of the season. In a matchup of Lorain County’s winningest teams from a year [...]
Boys basketball: Sizzling start sends Southview past EC
LORAIN — Fifteen-point runs at any time in a game usually spell disaster. Fifteen straight by Southview to open Tuesday’s game added up to a fourth straight loss for Elyria Catholic. The Saints (2-1) came out on fire in scrambling to a 15-0 start and a 27-7 first-quarter lead in defeating the Panthers 83-55 in [...]