Archive for January, 2010
Sen. Brown: Visit will show good, bad of county’s economy
Presidents don’t come for a visit very often, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Thursday during a telephone conference call with reporters on the eve of President Barack Obama’s visit to Lorain County. The visit — which includes a town hall meeting at Lorain County Community College — will allow the president to see the impact [...]
Wrestling: State placer Lawrence injures foot, ending season
Nick Lawrence was expected to drop down to the 125-pound weight class this week, where he was projected to win a Division I state championship by most wrestling writers. But it appears the Westlake star won’t get the chance to prove everyone right. Demons coach Mike Antonyzyn said Lawrence’s season and high school career are [...]
Dear Mr. President: More residents’ letters
We asked readers to let us know what they’d say to President Barack Obama as he visits the county today. We ran a number of them on Thursday (read yesterday’s letters), and here are more. ———————————————————————— I would just like to make a comment regarding the health care plan. If it is OK for me, then [...]
High school consolidation given the go-ahead in Lorain
LORAIN — Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson got the go-ahead from the school board Wednesday night to consolidate Lorain’s two high schools, Admiral King and Southview. The decision on which building to use will be made at the Feb. 17 school board meeting. Atkinson declined to say which school would survive. School board members Anthony [...]
Lorain Schools to pursue large levy
LORAIN — Residents of the Lorain school district will be asked in May to approve a $5.9 million, five-year emergency levy. But even if it passes, the district still won’t have enough money to wipe away the red ink in the district’s future. The millage, to be set by the county auditor, is expected to [...]
Columbia Township man with multiple DUIs charged again
COLUMBIA TWP. — A Columbia Township man with five prior DUI convictions was charged with another DUI and other charges Tuesday evening. Jack Sekerak, 51, was charged with DUI, having weapons under disability, driving left of center, using weapons while intoxicated, tampering with evidence and carrying concealed weapons. According to a report from the Lorain [...]
North Ridgeville state of the city: Finances remain fragile
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city moved into 2010 holding its own financially, but that could change if any of the three replacement levies that pay for the fire and police departments and for street work fails in May. During his annual State of the City address Thursday, Mayor David Gillock said the city came into [...]
Probation official pleads no contest in domestic violence dispute
OBERLIN — Lorain County Chief Probation Officer Bart Hobart pleaded no contest Thursday to charges of persistent disorderly conduct and criminal mischief for a November altercation with his wife. The misdemeanor charges that Hobart was found guilty of in Oberlin Municipal Court were reduced from misdemeanor domestic violence and felony disrupting public service. Police were [...]
Petition: Witness tried to recant his testimony from murder trial
The Ohio Innocence Project has asked a federal judge to release convicted killer Alfred Cleveland, arguing that he was wrongfully convicted of the 1991 slaying of Marsha Blakely. Cleveland, 41, has long denied responsibility for the murder of Blakely,, whose body was found Aug. 8, 1991, behind Westgate Shopping Center in Lorain with her throat [...]
Man charged after being hit by car
LORAIN — A Lorain man was charged after a car hit him Wednesday at the corner of East 28th Street and Apple Avenue and broke his leg. Randy Horton, 38, was charged with walking in the roadway while intoxicated and jaywalking. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center. According to the report from Lorain [...]
Cavs beat Lakers; LeBron bests Kobe
Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND – Kim Kardashian, the sister-in-law of Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom, had a party at the Barley House in the Warehouse District. LeBron James had one at Quicken Loans Arena. The league’s reigning MVP scored 37 points, including 12 straight down the stretch, as the Cavaliers defeated [...]
Cavs beat Lakers again
Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND – Kim Kardashian had a party at the Barley House in the Warehouse District. LeBron James had one at Quicken Loans Arena. The league’s reigning MVP scored 37 points, including 12 straight down the stretch, as the Cavaliers defeated the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers 93-87 Thursday [...]
Obama visit traffic and parking details
ELYRIA — Road closures and other security measures that will be in place Friday for President Barack Obama’s visit to Lorain County Community College will limit access to the college and nearby areas. The college announced that the north entrance to the college off North Abbe Road will close at 9 a.m., while the south [...]
Lorain Schools vote to consolidate LAK, Southview
LORAIN — Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson got the go-ahead from the school board Wednesday night to consolidate Lorain’s two high schools, Admiral King and Southview, into one of the schools. Atkinson declined today to speculate on which school will be used for the consolidation, which is expected to save about $2.8 million a year. [...]
Not going to Obama? Another forum to voice concerns
LORAIN – For those who don’t get to see President Obama tomorrow, there is another outlet for talking about ideas and concerns. A new coalition of organizations, Citizens for Jobs and a Better Economy, is holding an open forum from 4-7 p.m. today in the Gould Auditorium at St. Joseph’s Community Center, located at 205 [...]
2 men arrested for string of Lorain armed robberies
LORAIN — Lorain police have arrested two men they say were involved in four armed robberies in the last month. Michael Nolan, 20, and Byron Haynes, 18, both of Lorain have been arrested. The four incidents are: The Dec. 30 holdup of Convenient Food Mart at West 23rd Street and Leavitt Road by a single [...]
Lorain man hospitalized after crash overnight
AMHERST TWP. — A Lorain man with six previous drunken driving convictions had to be flown to a Cleveland hospital after he crashed his pickup truck overnight on Oberlin Road in a crash the State Highway Patrol is saying was alcohol related. Robert Hensley, 46, was driving a Ford F-150 north on Oberlin Road north [...]
Where to go to watch Obama live broadcast
Due to the high demand for tickets for the President Obama Town Hall Meeting Friday, Lorain County Community College will provide a live broadcast of the event from several campus locations including the Lorain County Growth Partnership Learning Center at the County Administration building on the fifth floor in Room 555 starting at 1 p.m. [...]
Cavs’ Williams out 4-6 weeks
Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers will be without point guard Mo Williams for four-to-six weeks due to a sprained left shoulder. Williams suffered the injury Tuesday against Toronto, but returned to action. The All-Star point guard was examined by Cavaliers head team physician Dr. Richard Parker and the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Mark Schickendantz. He [...]
Fire at children’s museum site ruled accidental
AVON — Fire officials said Wednesday a blaze early Saturday that destroyed a planned children’s museum in Avon was an accident. Avon Fire Assistant Chief Tim Golay said a construction heater appears to be at fault in the 1:35 a.m. fire that ripped through the West Side Children’s Museum on Center Road, causing more than [...]
Howse rejects plea deal, contends he’s innocent in friend’s death
ELYRIA — Alverno Howse Jr. refused Wednesday to take a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for six years in the August shooting death of Charles “Chuckie” Howard, whom Howse described as his “best friend.” Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski said while he doesn’t know whether or not Howse is [...]
Obama visit details: LCCC campus, Elyria Schools closed Friday
ELYRIA — Lorain County Community College’s campus will be largely closed Friday because of President Barack Obama’s visit to the school for a town hall meeting with local residents, and Elyria Schools will be closed for the day due to the possibility of road closures during dismissal time. Classes have been canceled Friday during the [...]
New owner has big plans for The Silos
CARLISLE TWP. — A laid-off tool-and-die maker said he plans to operate The Silos, a former banquet facility at 42255 Butternut Ridge Road, as a venue for get-togethers like pot-luck events and concerts. Carl J. Lackner, 62, paid $130,000 for the property, according to the Lorain County auditor’s office. In addition to the $130,000 he [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 21, 2010
Jack E. Machock David L. Nease Brian Stevens Melissa Ann Morris Martha Mae Fleming Stephanie Lynn Pedraza Thurman J. Jones Kathleen Taylor Stephen P. Zilko Gordon L. Payne James Edward Bryant Donald A. and Shirley E. Brown Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Christmas win sets stage for Cavs-Lakers rematch
CLEVELAND — Neither team has forgotten what happened on Christmas Day. The Cavaliers went into Staples Center and whipped the Los Angeles Lakers 102-87 in front of a national television audience on ABC, not to mention an angry sellout crowd that was throwing promotional items on the floor by game’s end. The Lakers will get [...]