Archive for December, 2009
New Route 57 traffic patterns set
ELYRIA — Old traffic signals are coming down and new traffic signals are going up on state Route 57 and with them come traffic pattern changes. The changes affect the intersections of Taylor Street and West River and Abbe roads. City Engineer Mukund Moghe said the changes are being made to improve traffic flow in [...]
Lorain library faces deep cuts: layoffs, reduced hours expected
LORAIN — Layoffs are likely and reduced hours are a certainty at Lorain Public Library System branches throughout the county as the library system tries to offset a budgetary shortfall more than $1 million. The library’s Board of Trustees met Monday night to discuss how to deal with a loss of more than $1.1 million [...]
North Ridgeville wants to add ballfields, draw more tourneys
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city hopes to draw more baseball and softball tournaments with a planned expansion of the Shady Drive Baseball Complex. The complex on Sugar Ridge Road will be growing by an undetermined number of diamonds with the purchase of 22 acres of land from Forest City Enterprises. “It’s pretty significant,” Mayor David [...]
Meteorologist brings the sky to class
LORAIN — About 60 fifth-graders at Durling Middle School were on the edge of their seats Tuesday morning as a local meteorologist brought weather down to earth and into their classroom. “Atmosphere Adventures,” a program offered through the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center in Bay Village, teaches students in various grades the basics of [...]
Tests: No new TB at Elyria High
ELYRIA — Health officials tested more than 1,800 students for the tuberculosis bacteria Monday and Tuesday at Elyria High School, after a student was diagnosed with the respiratory disease last month. Teachers were tested last week and so far none has tested positive for the bacteria that causes an infection of the lungs. “Nearly everyone [...]
Defendant claims self-defense as Lorain murder trial opens
ELYRIA — Lorain drug dealer Terry L. Little, who is on trial on charges he killed a rival dealer at a Lorain McDonald’s, will testify that he shot the victim once to warn him and fired two more shots in self-defense, his attorney said Tuesday during opening arguments of Little’s murder trial. Little’s DNA was [...]
Woman flown to hospital after crash
HENRIETTA TWP. — A Wakeman woman was flown from the scene of a single-car crash in Henrietta Township on Monday night. Charmain Ingold, 39, was driving south around 9:13 p.m. on Vermilion Road in a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox when the vehicle went off the left side of the road and struck a ditch and the [...]
Neighbor spots electrical fire
ELYRIA — An electrical fire forced the owner of a Bell Avenue home to stay with family for the night Tuesday. A neighbor alerted the homeowner about 7 p.m. that smoke was billowing from the back of his home at 562 Bell Ave., allowing him to escape unharmed. “He was pretty lucky that someone noticed [...]
Downtown Elyria gets power back; school canceled for Elyria High
ELYRIA — Power came back on about 7:30 a.m. for downtown Elyria. Most of downtown was without power for about four hours, starting about 3:30 a.m., according to the Elyria Fire Department. School has been canceled for Elyria High, but all other Elyria schools will be in session today, according to the district. The outage [...]
Quarry Lakes’ spectacular holiday savings event…
There is no time like the present to move into your dream home! The savings and incentives have never been greater at Quarry Lakes at Amherst. Our community is growing every day and we are passing the savings along to you during this holiday season. Stop in and view our pricing and features, including up [...]
Stay active during the holidays with Seniors Helping Seniors
Can you believe it? The holidays are here once again! We all want to stay active and do the things that we used to do to prepare for and enjoy the holidays. Sometimes that is not so easy. And for those caring for an older loved one, you may feel more isolated this time of [...]
Cost effective senior living
Want to know one of the best kept secrets in Lorain County? E.R.C. Senior Apartments is where independent seniors can find exceeding affordable living accommodations, without the pressures of spending down their savings. E.R.C. can save seniors nearly half the cost of what independent living competitors charge by offering cost smart advantages in the local [...]
News from the North Ridgeville Senior Center…
The North Ridgeville Senior Center, located at 7327 Avon Belden Road, has several upcoming events to share… Singing Angels Concert Don’t miss the excitement and joy of the Holiday Season as the Senior Center and St. Julie Billiart Church present The Singing Angels Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 27 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Julie’s, [...]
Visiting Angels celebrates 5 years of service in Lorain County
Visiting Angels, one of the nations most well respected, fastest growing providers of non-medical homecare services for seniors, celebrated 5 years of service to Lorain County residents in July and honored employees with their Caregiver Appreciation Day Picnic. “I know it sounds cliché’ but it’s true that our caregivers are the lifeblood of our agency [...]
Lorain library systems plans staff cuts, reduced hours
LORAIN — Layoffs are likely and reduced hours are a certainty at Lorain Public Library System branches throughout the county as the library system tries to offset a more than $1 million budgetary shortfall. The library’s Board of Trustees met Monday night to discuss how to deal with a loss of more than $1.1 million [...]
Vermilion’s Ritter Library aims for environmental building award
VERMILION — Going green will hopefully earn the city’s Ritter Public Library the distinction of being the first library in Ohio with a gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. Green Building Council. The library plans to do this with a bioswale in front of the library’s soon-to-be-completed addition [...]
Update: Prison director calls first one-drug execution problem free
LUCASVILLE — Ohio executed a killer today by performing the nation’s first lethal injection using a single drug, a supposedly less painful method than previous executions that required three drugs. Kenneth Biros was pronounced dead at 11:47 a.m. Tuesday, about 10 minutes after one dose of thiopental sodium began flowing into his veins at the [...]
Update: Tiger Woods’ mother-in-law in stable condition with stomach pain
OCOEE, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ mother-in-law was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains early this morning, a hospital spokesman said. Someone called 911 from the golfer’s Orlando-area mansion about 2:35 a.m. Barbro Holmberg was taken by ambulance to Health Central Hospital, where she was in stable condition later Tuesday, hospital spokesman Dan Yates said. [...]
Avon sex sting nets Akron man
AVON — Police said an Akron man was arrested after allegedly traveling to Avon to meet and have sex with what he believed to be was a 15-year-old girl he met online. According to an Avon police report, Leon Markham, 37, instead had been communicating online with, and solicited sex from, an undercover Avon police [...]
Chronicle’s charity ‘Star Wars’ auctions bring in nearly $700
The last round of The Chronicle’s “Star Wars” auctions ended Monday. Out of the 162 individual items Adam Shields donated to The Chronicle-Telegram, all but 14 sold on eBay, bringing in a total of $695.08 before eBay and Paypal fees are taken into account. One buyer, from Mount Vernon, Ohio, bought more than 50 of [...]
Obituaries for Dec. 8, 2009
Bernard M. O’Donnell Martha (Peg) Roberts Maxine Ellen Simonson Edward H. Cray, Jr. Hazel Eckenrode Carl L. Fuchs Wilbur J. Gruver Essie L. Williams Ronald P. “Santino” Hook Diane E. Damore Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Attitude change changes everything for Westlake swimmer
Joe Craven’s swimming career spans eight years, but it’s blossomed the past two. Once fairly unmotivated in the pool, the Westlake High junior has transformed himself into a four-time Division I state qualifier. “My dad (Paul) put me on a swim team when I was 8 or 9,” Craven said. “I really didn’t like it [...]
Ohio deer hunt lags last year’s
COLUMBUS — State officials say hunters bagged more than 114,600 white-tailed deer during the seven days of gun hunting that ended Sunday. The Ohio Division of Wildlife said Monday that the total was lower than the 116,800 deer killed during the same period last year. Tuscarawas County in eastern Ohio reported the most deer brought [...]
Browns players haven’t given up
BEREA — When Eric Mangini met San Diego’s Norv Turner at midfield Sunday for the traditional postgame coaches’ handshake, Turner asked Mangini to deliver a message to the Browns. “The first thing he said was how impressed he was with the way the guys fought and he wanted me to tell the group that,” Mangini [...]
Hockey: Promotion pays off for Myles, EC
ELYRIA — Dustin Myles has found himself in good company. “Dustin was just moved up to that line,” Elyria Catholic coach Dave Phiel said. “He earned his way. He has been playing hard and going hard to the net. He had a couple of assists, but he hadn’t found the back of the net.” He [...]