Archive for February, 2010
Avon store collecting clothing donations
AVON — The Avon Dress Barn Store, 35886 Detroit Road in Avon Commons, is taking part in the chain’s Dress for Success S.O.S. (Send One Suit) Weekend today through Sunday. The store will collect clothing from customers and donate the items to Dress for Success, which helps women in job-seeking. For more information, go to [...]
Former attorney, speechwriter for MLK stresses non-violence at LCCC
ELYRIA — A former attorney and speechwriter for civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. spoke Wednesday about the problems of violence in our communities, racism, international terrorism and the significance of Black History Month. And those were just for starters as Clarence Jones, 79, a scholar in residence at Stanford University, addressed an audience [...]
Railroad wants Lorain to close Long Avenue at the tracks
LORAIN — Norfolk and Southern Railroad wants the city to close a track crossing at Long Avenue to traffic, but Council isn’t sold on the idea yet. According to the proposed ordinance, Norfolk and Southern Railroad will pay Lorain $10,000 as compensation for the closing and also will cover all the costs of closing the [...]
Senator Brown touts bill to revamp area’s industry
Even as he touted a bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that would give tax breaks to employers to encourage the hiring of unemployed workers and free up capital for expansion, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, said more needs to be done. In particular, he’s pushing for passage of a measure to create [...]
Program celebrates Cleveland’s air races
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport was the world’s largest. That was one of the major reasons Cleveland officials were able to attract the then-popular national air races away from Los Angeles to the 1,040-acre airport, according to air racing historian Bill Meixner. “It was so large [...]
Boys basketball: Avon Lake tops Admiral King
LORAIN — Sure, Avon Lake coach Eric Smith — and his doctor, for Smith’s blood pressure’s sake — would have liked Tuesday night’s game against Admiral King to be a little cushier. But with the boys tournament starting next week, Smith still didn’t mind looking at the silver lining: a close game against an athletic [...]
Boys basketball: Clearview has perfect finale with win over Oberlin
LORAIN — It was everything a Senior Night should be. All nine Clearview seniors played and scored, the home team won big and the Clippers clinched the best record in the Patriot Athletic Conference. To top it all off, the team had the traditional net cutting ceremony afterward as all 15 teammates celebrated with each [...]
Woman attacked at Lorain store by man’s ex
LORAIN — A Nebraska Avenue woman told police she was first harassed and later assaulted by two women when she and a male companion went shopping Monday afternoon. The 18-year-old woman told police she was at a Meister Road store with a male friend when two women, ages 19 and 20, approached her and began [...]
This Old House Magazine names Wellington a ‘best old house town’
This Old House Magazine has named Wellington a “best old house neighborhood” for 2010. The magazine says on its Web site that Wellington ranked high in the following categories: bargains, college towns, gardening, midwest, small town and Victorian. From the This Old House Web site: Wellington, Ohio Wellington is a quaint and quiet northern Ohio [...]
AUDIO: Ohio traffic deaths fell to record low in 2009
COLUMBUS — State agencies say Ohio traffic deaths fell last year to the lowest level in more than 70 years of record-keeping, continuing a trend of safer roads. Listen to a phone interview with Ohio Department of Public Safety spokesman Tom Hunter: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Preliminary numbers released Wednesday show 1,028 [...]
JVS offers Facebook intro course for adults
PITTSFIELD TWP. — Are you Facebook savvy, or does the idea of communicating with masses of people make you cringe? Like it or not, busy lives have made social networking increasingly important, and more people are jumping on the bandwagon every day. For those who are interested — but woefully ignorant about how to start [...]
PHOTOS: Big gang sweep in Lorain nets 20 people; 5 arrested in South Lorain murder
LORAIN — In an effort to curb growing violence in the city, Lorain police and several other law enforcement agencies launched a massive sweep Tuesday and today, arresting 20 people on charges ranging from drug trafficking to murder. Only one person — 24-year-old Artis Taylor — who was indicted as part of the operations of [...]
Photo gallery: Concert raises $2,500 for Haiti relief
Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed at a Haiti fundraiser at Finney Chapel in Oberlin on Wednesday. Eastwood Elementary students, including Katherine Doane, 5, a kindergartner sang “We Are One with You Haiti” before the concert. Eastwood students raised $2,500 for Haiti relief.
Sheriff names Capt. Cavanaugh chief deputy
ELYRIA — Lorain County sheriff’s Capt. Dennis Cavanaugh has been promoted to chief deputy and executive officer, Sheriff Phil Stammitti announced Tuesday. Cavanaugh, whose promotion takes effect Sunday, will continue to serve as commander of the county drug and terrorism task forces and the county SWAT team, Stammitti said. He also oversees the U.S. Department [...]
Snow weary Ohio schools face calamity days cut
CINCINNATI — Ohio schools hard hit by this year’s snows still have five calamity days for canceling classes without having to make up the lost time. That changes next year. Districts will have only three calamity days beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. Educators, state officials and others say making up lost days can complicate [...]
Roadways settle down after accident-filled morning rush
Conditions on Lorain County’s roadways seem to have settled down after slick roads during the morning rush had rescue squads responding to at least half a dozen accidents simultaneously. Slowdowns remained for much of the morning, most notably U.S. Route 10, which was backed up from about state Route 83 to the Interstate 480 split. [...]
Division I girls sectional basketball: Elyria rolls, Southview tops Ridgeville
MEDINA — Nais Williams scored 15 points and Brigette Jones 13 Tuesday night as Elyria waxed Akron Ellet, 51-19, in the nightcap of a Division I sectional tournament doubleheader. In the opener, Southview hung on for a 54-46 victory over North Ridgeville, which threatened to catch the Saints after trailing by as many as 16 [...]
State swimming and diving: EC’s Tweardy dives right in to new sport
MacKenzie Tweardy has been through a lot, especially for an athlete competing in so-called non-contact sports. Over the past five years, the Elyria Catholic junior has suffered a broken left elbow and broken right wrist in gymnastics, and a broken right ankle in track. Her parents, Jim and Kim, probably wondered if they needed to [...]
Boys basketball: Wellington bounces back to edge Keystone
WELLINGTON — As the near-capacity crowd started to file out of the Wellington gymnasium Tuesday night, after the Wellington players and coaches celebrated by cutting down their nets, a loud noise prompted one final cheer. It was the sound of a power drill used to screw in the newest banner along the wall where all [...]
Cavaliers 105, Hornets 95: Cavs get big win, but it doesn’t come easy
CLEVELAND — Lose three games in a row in Washington and nobody bats an eye. Lose three in Cleveland and fans act like the sky is falling. That was the unique viewpoint of former Wizard Antawn Jamison, who started for the first time with his new team as the Cavaliers ended their longest losing streak [...]
Boys basketball: Improving Falcons get win
HENRIETTA TWP. — There has not been a lot of joy for the Firelands Falcons as they’ve struggled this season to put together four good quarters. Tuesday night, they fell about half a quarter short of that goal, but still came away with a quality win against a hot Rocky River team. Firelands downed the [...]
Police catch man suspected of robbing store near mall
ELYRIA — A man accused of robbing the Dollar General on Leona Street at knifepoint Tuesday led police on a chase before crashing a stolen Cadillac into a snow bank in Lorain, police said. After the man — identified by police as 53-year-old Curtis Chapman — hit the snow bank when he failed to make [...]
Oberlin Schools superintendent: Single campus could save $1 million
OBERLIN — The Oberlin Schools could save $1 million a year if it consolidates its four schools into one energy-efficient, modern campus for kindergarten through grade 12, according to Superintendent Geoffrey Andrews. There is no firm proposal to present to voters, but Andrews said he and Oberlin Schools Treasurer Diane Wolf are “pretty confident” of [...]
Shelter to give teen a new best friend
HENRIETTA TWP. — After his dog Scrappy was stolen from the yard of his home three weeks ago, Brandon Saunders took it hard. The Firelands High School sophomore, who lives with hypogammaglobulinemia, a condition that leaves his blood unable to fight infection and requires treatment every three weeks, hoped every day that a call would [...]
Oberlin printing company to close; 119 workers to lose jobs
OBERLIN — City officials learned Tuesday that 119 employees at World Color Press, formerly Quebecor World Inc., will lose their jobs at the printing company on Artino Street. “I received notice they will be laying off 119 and closing by May 21,” said Eric Norenberg, Oberlin city manager. The Oberlin facility produced direct mail products [...]