Archive for January, 2010
LNB Corp turns profit in fourth quarter
ELYRIA — LNB Bancorp, Inc., reported Thursday that its became the No. 1 bank in terms of deposit market share in Lorain County for the first time in more than 15 years. The bank also reported a profitable fourth quarter with a net income of $542,000 in 2009, albeit less profitable than the fourth quarter [...]
NASA Glenn Visitor Center relocating to downtown science center
CLEVELAND — The Visitor Center at NASA Glenn Research Center will move to the Great Lakes Science Center on the lakefront in downtown Cleveland, officials with both announced today. NASA Glenn and the science center have reached a 10-year agreement to begin the move for the the approximately 20 exhibits that make up the Visitor [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Avon I-90 interchange fast-tracked by governor
AVON — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announced today that he will put the planned new inter-change off Interstate 90 in Avon on the fast track to be completed. The $23.7 million project was one of five projects Strickland announced would be sped through the approval process. The interchange in Avon has met with opposition from [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Altercation outside Howse trial clears courtroom
ELYRIA — An argument outside the courtroom where Alverno Howse Jr. is on trial for allegedly killing Charles “Chuckie” Howard last year has led to at least one member of Howard’s family being barred from the courtroom. The “altercation,” as Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski described it, began as the court was preparing [...]
2 women, baby hurt when car flips on North Island Road
EATON TWP. — Snow covered roads and near whiteout conditions likely led to a car flipping this morning on North Island Road and sending three people to the hospital. Photos by Chronicle Web Editor Rona Proudfoot. Two women, the driver and a front seat passenger, and a baby were taken to the hospital after the [...]
Lawmakers tweeted during governor’s speech, despite rules
COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers who used Twitter to comment during Gov. Ted Strickland’s State of the State address this week appear to have broken the rules. Members of the Legislature gathered for Tuesday’s speech on the floor of the Ohio House, which bans the use of electronic communication devices during session. House Speaker Armond Budish [...]
Ohio gets $400 million for high-speed rail
COLUMBUS — Ohio will get about $400 million in federal stimulus money to establish a passenger train service linking its major cities, putting the state at the center of a developing national rail system, Gov. Ted Strickland said Wednesday. The money is part of $8 billion in stimulus grants that President Barack Obama has set [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 28, 2010
Maggie Allen Terry Deborah A. Cash Shirley M. Vinning Dallis G. Conrad, Sr. Ronald A. Demich Rosemary Kirsh LaVerne C. Gawlik James Maxwell Clifford Berry Jennie Irene Shores Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Clearview’s Anthony Hitchens to play football at Iowa
Anthony Hitchens’ list of football accomplishments is a long one. The Clearview standout is a two-time All-Ohio first-teamer, the 2009 Division IV district player of the year and Lorain County’s Golden Helmet winner, to name just a few. Hitchens also has put together incredible statistics on both sides of the ball and owns more than [...]
Girls basketball: Amherst defense ends Avon Lake’s run
AVON LAKE — It had been nearly six weeks since Avon Lake’s girls lost a basketball game. But it happened Wednesday night when Amherst knocked them off 39-35 in a tense and physical Southwestern Conference rematch. The loss ended the most remarkable winning streak of the season to date, nine straight games by the resurgent [...]
Cavaliers 109, Timberwolves 95: Cavs cruise to rare easy win
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers have been through a lot of heart-stopping finishes lately, but Wednesday’s game against the hapless Minnesota Timberwolves wasn’t one of them. Cleveland cruised to a 109-95 win at Quicken Loans Arena, with superstar LeBron James spending the fourth quarter on the bench joking with injured point guard Mo Williams or dancing [...]
Kenny Lofton makes Tribe hall of fame; press tour has Elyria stop tonight
CLEVELAND — In the midst of their annual press tour, the Indians announced Wednesday that Kenny Lofton will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame. Next stop: Cooperstown, N.Y.? Lofton, a six-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner who played for the Indians in three separate stints (1992-96, 1998-2001, 2007) during a 17-year [...]
Embattled Obama declares in speech, ‘I don’t quit’
WASHINGTON — Declaring “I don’t quit,” President Barack Obama fought to recharge his embattled presidency with a State of the Union vow to get jobless millions back to work and stand on the side of Americans angry at Wall Street greed and Washington bickering. Defiant despite stinging setbacks, he said he would fight on for [...]
CBS News features response from area residents
ELYRIA — Mark and Kristen Craig’s family room Wednesday night looked like a Super Bowl party. There was soda, snacks, guests and the big event on TV — but it wasn’t a football game that had everyone’s attention. The Craigs’ home was the setting for a live Webcast on www.cbsnews.com immediately following President Barack Obama’s [...]
Browns’ new hires have pack mentality
BEREA — President Mike Holmgren’s influence was felt again Wednesday with two hires, one to the coaching staff and the other to the front office. The Browns hired Kent Johnston as head strength and conditioning coach and Mark Schiefelbein as vice president of football operations. Both worked with Holmgren in Green Bay, where he was [...]
Bowling: North Ridgeville boys and girls go undefeated, win league titles
WELLINGTON — The North Ridgeville bowling teams want to show everyone they’re for real. Both the boys and girls teams took major steps toward that Wednesday afternoon, sweeping North Shore Bowling Conference rival Wellington in the final regular-season match for both teams at Strike Out Lanes. The Ranger boys won their 21st consecutive match dating [...]
Transplants get together in Sunshine State for ‘Elyria Day’
By Patti Ewald, Special to The Chronicle They may have all moved to Florida. But they left their hearts in Elyria. That was evident at the 31st annual gathering of former residents at Elyria Day on Wednesday in Fort Myers. More than 80 people came to Kelly Greens Country Club to catch up, have lunch [...]
Tot momentarily missing after crash; had been taken to hospital by relative
LORAIN — Three people were taken to the hospital from the scene of a two-car accident Wednesday in Lorain, and for a time, police working the scene were unable to locate an infant who was in one of the cars. Police later found out that the 2-year-old girl who had been a passenger in one [...]
Police log for Jan. 28, 2010
County sheriff Thursday, Jan. 14 7:25 a.m. – 21500 block Pitts Road, Wellington Township, five guns stolen from residence. 9:24 a.m. – 9900 block Betty Lane, Carlisle Township, attempted burglary of residence. Friday, Jan. 15 11:58 a.m. – 600 block Oberlin-Elyria Road, Carlisle Township, 2005 black Dodge Neon SXT stolen from Bell Family Auto. Monday, [...]
Witnesses change testimony in Howse trial
ELYRIA — Two witnesses who told Elyria police and a county grand jury that Alverno Howse Jr. was alone in the room with Charles “Chuckie” Howard when Howard was fatally shot Aug. 19 changed their testimony on the stand Wednesday during the second day of Howse’s reckless homicide trial. Both Jeris Nelson and Clyde Anderson, [...]
Coming back down to Earth: Ridgeville grad talks about shuttle mission
CLEVELAND — Charles Hobaugh admitted that life on terra firma can feel a bit mundane at times after you’ve roared off a launch pad on the space shuttle, viewed a vivid, crystal-clear blue Earth from thousands of miles away and spent days on the international space station. Still, he said it’s the achievements that come [...]
Midview board decides against putting 7.5-mill levy on ballot
GRAFTON — The Midview school board is going back to the drawing board after two of its members balked Wednesday at placing a 7.5-mill levy on the ballot, saying it was simply too much for residents to bear in a poor economy. Even though the Midview Schools are last in spending per pupil among schools [...]
Dates set for 2010 Lorain County Fair
WELLINGTON — The Lorain County Fair will be Aug. 23 to 29 and membership and season tickets are on sale. Membership and season tickets provide seven admissions to the fair. Membership tickets include voting rights for the directors of the Lorain County Agricultural Society on Aug. 23. You must be a resident of Lorain County [...]
Lorain Health Department hosts H1N1 clinics
LORAIN — The Lorain City Health Department has scheduled several H1N1 flu vaccine clinics. The clinics are free. Children younger than 10 years require two doses of vaccine separated by 28 days for the vaccine to be completely effective. For more information, visit www.lorainhealth.com or call the hot line at (440) 204-2516. Clinics are as [...]
Hickson shines as Cavs cruise
Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND — J.J. Hickson scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the Cavaliers cruised to a 109-95 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavaliers have won six straight games, 21 of their last 25 and are an NBA-best 36-11 on the [...]