Archive for January, 2010
Mission with a link to Avon an oasis in disaster
A missionary community called Christianville supported by Hope Christian Church in Avon has become a refuge in Haiti despite massive damage to its compound, according to missionary Ed Gilsbach. “We treated hundreds of Haitians at our makeshift clinic between 5:30 Tuesday and 6 p.m. Wednesday, when we ran out of supplies,” Gilsbach wrote in an [...]
What would you say to Obama?
President Barack Obama’s visit to Lorain County on Friday is billed as the second stop on the “White House to Main Street Tour,’’ the first being Allentown, Pa., in December. He’s pledged to meet with workers who have lost their jobs, business owners and workers during the trip to an area that’s been hard hit [...]
18 Lorain city workers say goodbye to their jobs
LORAIN — Eighteen city workers clocked out for the last time Friday as the city laid off employees in an effort to stem the flow of red ink. “Obviously, it’s very difficult,” Mayor Tony Krasienko said. “If we didn’t have to absolutely do this, we wouldn’t be doing it.” In addition to Friday’s 18, two [...]
Lorain settles lawsuit against police for $175,000
The city of Lorain reached a settlement Friday with a woman who had accused the city of ignoring the sexual misconduct of its police officers, including one who was convicted of stalking her. Sarah Long will receive $175,000 under the agreement, her attorney, Mike Duff, said. Duff said the city’s insurance company will pay Long [...]
Cahill turns in resignation
ELYRIA – Tom Cahill resigned from his job as an assistant Lorain County prosecutor on Friday, nearly two weeks after county Common Pleas Judge James Burge complained that Cahill had cursed at him and threatened to fight him. In his letter, Cahill said he was resigning “with much sadness and sincere humility.” “For now I [...]
Taking a look at Martin Luther King Day events
Several activities are planned during the next several days to honor slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The 2010 Lorain County King Holiday celebration gets under way today with the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Festival at 11 a.m. at Kanisa House, 142 Cleveland St., Elyria. The event is sponsored by First Community [...]
Gfell pleads no contest
OBERLIN – A former Metro Parks treasurer accused of using a puppy to lure an 11-year-old boy into her car in September pleaded out to a lesser charge Friday. Denise Gfell, 52, pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct in Oberlin Municipal Court. She will be sentenced in March. Prosecutors amended the charge from attempted child [...]
High court dismisses prosecutor’s complaint
ELYRIA – The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a complaint filed by Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will against Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge over how a three-judge panel was selected for a capital murder case. Both Burge and Will had asked for the matter to be dropped because last month, the judge [...]
Another victim comes forward in vehicle shootings
COLUMBIA TWP. – Ruth Hagen watched herself on the TV news Friday evening before heading out to watch her grandsons play basketball. “My red coat looked good,” she said wryly. That was all viewers saw of the Columbia Township woman in the story of 65-year-old Paul Hausmann of Strongsville who was charged Thursday in a [...]
EMH issues second statement on Krebs
ELYRIA – EMH Regional Medical Center has issued a further statement about the suspension of one of its orthopedic surgeons. “EMH takes quality of care and patient safety very seriously,” EMH President Donald Sheldon said in a statement e-mailed Thursday night to The Chronicle. “It is very unfortunate that this situation occurred.” John Krebs agreed [...]
Hide-and-seek game turns scary for mom
LORAIN – Panic reigned at an East 31st Street home Friday morning when it appeared a 4-year-old girl was missing. As it turned out, Annasaria Rodriguez actually was hiding inside the house, but her parents, siblings, extended family members and the police officers searching for her didn’t know that at the time. The girl’s father [...]
2 girls report sexual abuse
LORAIN – Two Lorain girls told police their grandmother’s 55-year-old boyfriend has sexually abused them, according to police reports. The investigation began Thursday when police were called around 5:30 p.m. to the 600 block of Lakeside Avenue and a man told police his 5-year-old daughter woke up screaming in the middle of the night several [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 16, 2010
Dorothy H. Graf Allan D. Lamb Lois A. Kohl Tamara Lynn Gaydos June Lillian Jakubec Walter H. Brietkrenz Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
5 men face charges in hit-and-run accident
LORAIN — Five men face various charges after a hit-and-run car accident Wednesday afternoon. Bohannon Miller and Avery Taylor, both 20, both of Lorain, were charged with felonious assault. Taylor also was charged with failure to control and driving under suspension. Wayne Nash, 18, of Lorain, and Maurice Palmer, 19, of Avon, both were charged [...]
Details begin to emerge in the Joe Charboneau investigation
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — As the investigation into a ruckus on Jan. 7 involving former Cleveland Indian and North Ridgeville resident Joe Charboneau continues, a few more details have become known. Police Chief Richard Thomas confirmed Thursday that police were sent to the Poor Richard’s Tavern on Center Ridge Road after receiving a call at 9:16 [...]
Library, church latest beneficiaries of former fire chief’s estate
VERMILION — A local church and Ritter Public Library are the most current recipients of money from the estate of the late Eugene Kropf, the city’s longtime fire chief. The library’s endowment fund will receive $100,000, which will be deposited with the Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County for future needs. Under terms of a [...]
Missing 4-year-old found safe in South Lorain
LORAIN — Police and family members searched for about 15 minutes for a 4-year-old girl who went missing this morning in South Lorain. It was a police officer who found Annasaria Rodriguez peaking out from behind a dining room door of her home at 1969 E. 31st St.
Testing for census jobs Monday at Elyria High
Following Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Elyria High School, the U.S. Census Bureau will be testing for employment opportunities for the 2010 census. The testing will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the high school. All applicants must bring two forms of ID — either a driver’s license or state [...]
65-year-old arrested for string of shootings at moving cars
BEREA — A 65-year-old man apparently drove through the Cleveland suburbs and randomly shot at moving cars several times over the span of four months, authorities said today in announcing his arrest. Paul Hausmann is suspected of shooting at four vehicles in Berea and a fifth in Strongsville, his hometown, between mid-August and mid-December, Berea [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 15, 2010
Raymond C. Hudson Dorothy H. Graf Tamara L. Gaydos Louise T. Forristall Vincent G. Yacobozzi Connie Jean Jarvis Walter H. Brietkrenz Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Wrestling: Keystone shines at PAC quad meet
SHEFFIELD — Keystone showed that it has become a power in the Patriot Athletic Conference, grabbing a pair of dual meet victories Thursday night at Brookside High. The Wildcats, who struggled to fill half of a lineup card just a couple seasons ago, improved to 4-0 in the PAC after a 51-30 victory over the [...]
Ohio Lottery proposes adding Powerball
CLEVELAND — The Ohio Lottery is moving to offer a second multistate game with the potential to win multimillion-dollar jackpots: Powerball. The lottery announced Thursday that it will propose rules later this month for launching Powerball in Ohio as early as this spring. The Ohio Lottery already sells tickets for Mega Millions, which is similar [...]
Jazz 97, Cavaliers 96: Last-second 3 gives Utah win
SALT LAKE CITY — Rookie Sundiata Gaines hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end a frenzied series of comebacks and give the Utah Jazz a 97-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. LeBron James had led the Cavaliers on a 22-4 run earlier in the fourth quarter and put the Cavs up [...]
Lorain actively pursuing federal inquiry
LORAIN — Since U.S. Department of Justice investigators left Lorain in August, Lorain Law Director Pat Riley has sent the Justice Department two letters regarding the ongoing federal investigation into excessive force allegations against members of the Lorain Police Department. The first letter, sent Dec. 10, included a list of 31 prominent community leaders whom [...]
HAITI: Help trickles in as bodies pile up
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Aid workers hoping to distribute food, water and other supplies to a shattered Port-au-Prince are warning their efforts may need more security Friday as Haitians grow increasingly desperate and impatient for help. United Nations peacekeepers patrolling the capital said people’s anger is rising that aid hasn’t been distributed quickly, and the Brazilian [...]