Archive for January, 2010
Scott Petrak: Sticking with Mangini not really all that crazy
The conspiracy theorists – present company included – didn’t hesitate to speculate once the Browns announced Eric Mangini would return as coach in 2010. • Keeping Mangini makes it much simpler for new president Mike Holmgren to return to coaching when he’s done fixing the rest of the organization. If Mangini fails, Holmgren can step [...]
Rockets derail North Ridgeville, move into first in West Shore Conference
BAY VILLAGE – And then there was one. The Bay High Rockets showed Friday why they were the preseason favorite to win the West Shore Conference, dominating the North Ridgeville Rangers 58-39 to move into sole possession of first place in the league. With the win, the Rockets improved to 6-3, 4-0 in the WSC, [...]
Kauffman leads Avon past Vermilion
AVON – Avon guard R.J. Kauffman got the praise, Vermilion coach Kurt Habermehl took the blame and the crowd that showed up for Lorain County’s only basketball game Friday night got a good show. With lead changes and ties littering the first three quarters, the Eagles finally broke loose midway through the fourth quarter and [...]
High school basketball: Weather causes plenty of postponements
The latest onslaught of winter weather played havoc with the local prep basketball schedule Friday as 15 boys games and two girls games were postponed. In addition, two boys games and three girls games scheduled for today have been postponed. The only area games played Friday were two boys West Shore Conference games – Vermilion [...]
High school bowling notes: North Ridgeville’s Oliva sets series record
North Ridgeville senior Collin Oliva had a dominating performance Wednesday night at Rebman Rec. Oliva bowled games of 289 and 261 to set a North Shore Bowling Conference record for a two-game scratch series with a 550 in the Rangers’ 2,638-2,546 win over Amherst. Oliva’s effort broke the mark of 535 set Dec. 14 by [...]
Main Street Elyria plan would install safety cameras downtown
ELYRIA — Finding ways to keep an eye on downtown Elyria could become increasingly difficult if layoffs happen in the Police Department. That’s why Main Street Elyria, the nonprofit organization responsible for promoting downtown Elyria as safe and family friendly, would like surveillance cameras to be mounted in the area. The idea is not to [...]
Grand jury finds no cause to indict lawyer
AVON — Former Avon City Prosecutor Anthony Manning has been cleared of wrongdoing in his handling of a shoplifting case involving a former FBI computer technician. A county grand jury declined to indict Manning and Rocky River attorney Michael O’Shea, the technician’s defense attorney, on obstructing justice charges over the summer. And last month, the [...]
Coroner: Irregular heartbeat led to girl’s death at ice rink
ELYRIA — Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus said Friday 9-year-old Kiersten Sump died from an irregular heartbeat when she collapsed Nov. 27 while ice skating at the North Park Recreation Center in Elyria. “The cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia,” Matus said. “It’s an electrical phenomenon … Tens of thousands of people die in this [...]
Home invasion case heads to grand jury
Two were left dead in incident prosecutors call a botched robbery
Blighted homes to be demolished in Lorain
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko and Councilman Tim Howard, D-3rd Ward, will be watching the wrecking balls Monday morning as the first of several homes slated for demolition through a federal blight removal program come tumbling down. At 10 a.m., a vacant, blighted multi-unit residence at 2335 Beech Ave. will be the first property reduced [...]
Teens shot in Lorain
LORAIN — Two teenagers were shot Thursday night as they walked on Lorain’s west side. Deandre Ellis, 19, and Deseree Bell, 17, both of Lorain, were walking in the 1300 block of Long Avenue near West 13th Street just before midnight when a black four-door sedan with three to four people inside pulled beside them, [...]
ROUNDUP: Jan. 9, 2010
Online competition for grants begins ELYRIA — The second round of a local government collaboration competition officially has begun. Four grants totaling $330,000 are up for grabs as municipal groups join forces to convince the public that their idea is most deserving of the money. Only three grants were awarded during the first round of [...]
BLOTTER: Jan. 9, 2010
Lorain police Wednesday, Jan. 6 3:59 p.m. – 1600 block W. 38th St., car dolly stolen from residence. 4:28 p.m. – 500 block W. 24th St., Vincent Lee Jr., 19, of Lorain, charged with driving under suspension; a 17-year-old Lorain boy was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. 4:30 p.m. – 2200 block [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 9, 2010
Retired USAF Sergeant Richard A. Simmons Betty Jane Blair Beverly Jean Conley Ernestine G. Rogers Patricia D. Emery-Heisler Donnie A. Jones Gertrude I. French Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Cancellations January 8, 2010
Spinners Arcade in Wakeman has cancelled tonight’s Breast Cancer Awareness Party and rescheduled it for next Friday, Jan 15.
Saturday morning Biddy Basketball and Mini Dribblers at Midview High School has been cancelled.
All Lorain City Schools athletic events scheduled to be played at home for both Friday and Saturday have been postponed.
WEOL’s scheduled game Olmsted Falls [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 8, 2010
Beverly Jean Conley Kathleen J. Kelley Donna M. Cazeau John R. “Bob” Karam Betty Jane Blair Alinda Elaine Hand Lillian “Maxine” Sheaves Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Mangini here to stay for another year
The traditional gift for a first anniversary is paper. Mike Holmgren bucked convention and gave Eric Mangini another year on the job. In turn, he surprised the football world. Holmgren, who agreed to become Browns president less than two weeks ago, was expected to fire Mangini and start fresh. Instead, he announced Thursday that Mangini [...]
Man’s good deeds will go on as Lorain store is here to stay
LORAIN — An Elyria man will be able to continue helping the homeless in Lorain as he turns his Christmas store into a gift shop. Kevin Salisbury, 43, went public with his bipolar disorder and his personal history of homelessness when he opened The Christmas Shoppe at 737 Broadway and pledged to donate 25 percent [...]
Firefighters drop lawsuit to halt layoffs
ELYRIA — Elyria firefighters have agreed to drop a lawsuit that had sought to halt layoffs and instead will take their concerns to City Council’s Safety Committee. Dean Marks, president of the local fire union, said firefighters remain concerned about the impact of the layoffs last year, which cost 17 firefighters their jobs. Another six [...]
Alabama 37, Texas 21: Crimson Tide rolls ‘Horns
PASADENA, Calif. — The sure thing was looking shaky for Alabama. Hanging onto a precarious three-point lead and with momentum on the other side, linebacker Eryk Anders was determined not to let the championship slip away. Anders forced a fumble on his blindside sack of Texas backup quarterback Garrett Gilbert with 3:02 left Thursday night [...]
Snow day! Area placed under winter storm warning until Saturday; weather causes accidents
Lorain County is getting its first big wallop of winter today as a winter storm arrived Thursday afternoon and was expected to last into Saturday. The National Weather Service in Cleveland upgraded its winter weather advisory to a winter storm warning at 2:51 p.m. Thursday, and it is scheduled to remain in effect until 10 [...]
County officials meet with FAA about airport, but legal battle likely
Lorain County officials met with the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday in Chicago, but a legal battle is still the likely outcome of the county’s plan to close the Lorain County Regional Airport in New Russia Township. “At the end of the day it was a very good, long, intensive meeting, but it didn’t give [...]
Assistant prosecutor suspended after testy exchange with county judge
ELYRIA — Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Tom Cahill has been suspended for allegedly cursing at and threatening to fight county Common Pleas Judge James Burge. County Prosecutor Dennis Will said Cahill will remain on paid leave while the confrontation is investigated. In a complaint filed Tuesday with Will, Burge wrote that Cahill became angry after [...]
Heading west may be best for Cavs
INDEPENDENCE — Long road trips are never easy, but the Cavaliers could catch a few breaks on their upcoming five-game excursion to the West Coast. Cleveland (28-9) plays tonight in Denver, Sunday in Portland, Monday at Golden State, Thursday in Utah and Jan. 16 against the Los Angeles Clippers, but all those teams have some [...]
Pipes lined up for massive sewer project
EATON TWP. — Those piles of sewer pipe along state Routes 57 and 82 and other township roads are the first sign of what is expected to become one of the largest construction projects in Lorain County in the next several years. Some $20 million of work on the 37-mile sewer is getting under way [...]