Archive for March 5th, 2010
Cavs overcome 21-point deficit; Detroit’s Stuckey OK
CLEVELAND – There was a period where LeBron James didn’t care about the game. But once it was learned that Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey was OK, James got back to work and led the Cavaliers to a 99-92 win over the Pistons on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Stuckey had an apparent seizure [...]
Indians beat Reds in exhibition opener
Indians (1-0) 9, Reds (0-1) 2 Hits: Indians pitchers limited the Reds to just five hits, with Cleveland starter Justin Masterson making an impressive debut by shutting out Cincinnati on just a hit, while striking out three. … The new 1-2 punch of leadoff hitter Asdrubal Cabrera and Grady Sizemore is off to a [...]
Browns’ Joshua Cribbs finally gets restructured contract (updated)
BEREA – The yearlong soap opera is over. All-Pro special teamer Joshua Cribbs signed a restructured contract with the Browns, modifying its final three years. Cribbs and president Mike Holmgren talked at a hastily called news conference, before Cribbs left for the auto show to meet and talk with the fans. “I’m excited first of [...]
Governor tours Sheffield wind turbine company
SHEFFIELD — Gov. Ted Strickland was visibly impressed today as he toured ADI Wind and saw the company’s prototype gear box for wind turbines — a patent-pending invention that could make manufacturing turbines cheaper at the same time output is increased. “This company is doing very significant things,” Strickland said. “It’s a home-grown company and [...]
Brown, Grilli injured
It didn’t take long for bad news to arrive at Indians spring training camp. Just prior to Cleveland’s exhibition opener against the Reds at Goodyear Ballpark, first baseman/outfielder Jordan Brown and relief pitcher Jason Grilli suffered right knee injuries and were both taken off the field in carts. Both players will undergo MRIs today with [...]
Browns complete trade of Corey Williams to Lions
The Browns completed the trade of defensive lineman Corey Williams to the Detroit Lions on Friday afternoon, the team announced. The Browns also sent their seventh-round draft pick to Detroit, receiving a fifth-rounder. The fifth-round pick originally belonged to Denver. The Browns acquired Williams in 2008 for a second-round pick, then former general manager Phil [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Doctor guilty in wife’s poisoning death
CLEVELAND — A jury in Ohio has convicted a doctor in the cyanide poisoning death of his wife. The jury in Cleveland returned the verdict today in the trial of 41-year-old Dr. Yazeed Essa. Deliberations began Tuesday morning. Essa faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, with parole possible after 20 years for the [...]
Solar energy company opening new HQ in Oberlin
GreenField Solar Corp., a developer and manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic solar energy systems, will open its new corporate headquarter in Oberlin with a ribbon-cutting this afternoon. The new headquarters will be located in the former Bayer Diagnostics building and will serve as its primary solar cell fabrication center. The company currently has facilities in North [...]
Man badly hurt in LaGrange industrial accident
LaGRANGE — A man was badly hurt in an industrial accident this morning in LaGrange after a two-ton piece of metal fell on him. The accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. at 422 East Commerce Drive, just east of state Route 301 south of LaGrange’s downtown. Initial reports were that a 53-year-old man was trapped under [...]
Eaton Township files suit to try to halt LORCO sewer project
ELYRIA — Eaton Township trustees filed a lawsuit against the Lorain County Rural Wastewater District on Thursday in an effort to halt construction of the controversial sewer project that will run from Eaton and Carlisle townships to Avon Lake’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. Avon Lake also was named as a defendant in the case, which will [...]
Avon man, a former national union leader, guilty of bribery charges
An Avon man pleaded guilty Thursday in Missouri to federal charges that he took bribes while he was president of a national railroad worker’ union. Under federal sentencing guidelines, Edward Rodzwicz could get up to 15 years in prison on charges of bribery in connection with a federally funded program and interstate travel with the [...]
AUDIO: Ohio unemployment holds steady at 10.8 percent
COLUMBUS — Joblessness is holding steady in Ohio. Officials report that the state had unemployment of 10.8 percent in January, unchanged from the revised December rate. Listen to an audio interview with Brian Harter of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The state’s jobless rate for [...]
Girls district basketball: EC a win away from first regional title
WELLINGTON — Hillsdale’s girls figured they had to stifle Elyria Catholic’s Emily Taylor if they had a chance in their Division III district semifinal Thursday night. By Taylor and EC standards, the Falcons enjoyed a modicum of success. With double teams and a box-and-one zone, they held the Panthers’ leading scorer to seven points. But [...]
Girls district basketball: Elyria falls to Cloverleaf
MEDINA — After watching his team brick enough free throws to build the new Elyria High School on Thursday, Pioneers coach Mike Walsh wasn’t pleased with much of anything. Elyria lost to Cloverleaf 44-32 in the Medina Division I district semifinals and did so with 2-of-16 free throw shooting and a lack of aggressiveness on [...]
Arrest made in death of mom shot holding baby
CINCINNATI — Police say they’ve arrested a former boyfriend of a Cincinnati mother shot to death while holding her 3-week-old daughter. Twenty-eight-year-old Shamon McDavis was charged Thursday afternoon with murder in the killing of 26-year-old Kelli Walton early in the day. McDavis also has been charged with one count of felonious assault in the wounding [...]
Z wants to come back, says he’s touched by fan support
Zydrunas Ilgauskas wants to re-sign with the Cavaliers. All that remains is to reach a contract agreement on or after March 22, the earliest the 7-foot-3 center can return to Cleveland. Since both sides want to get a deal done as soon as possible and there isn’t much to negotiate —the Cavaliers will likely use [...]
Browns and free agency: Uncertainty abounds as market opens
The uncertainty of a year with no salary cap hung over the NFL as free agency began at 12:01 today. There might not be a team with as many unanswered questions as the Browns. The mystery only increased after they announced the tenders given to their restricted free agents. The Browns placed second-round tenders on [...]
State wrestling: Great 8 reach get first-round victories
COLUMBUS — Eight of the 14 area wrestlers came away with first-round victories Thursday night and stayed alive in their championship brackets. Sophomore twins Brian and William Spangler of Keystone put up identical 8-1 victories in Division III to become the first to advance to the quarterfinals, then Elyria resident and University School senior Brad [...]
State wrestling notes: Opening losses not fatal
COLUMBUS — Three area wrestlers were able to bounce back from first-round losses to stay alive in their consolation brackets. Winning in the second matches on the opening day of competition were Wellington’s Josh Roberts in Division III, and Southview’s Narcisco Inchaurregui and North Olmsted’s Chriss Kelly in Division I. “That first loss really (ticked) [...]
VIDEO: Oberlin joins Clinton climate initiative
OBERLIN — The goal of the city of Oberlin is to put more energy into the power grid than it takes out, said Michael Cavallo, a director at the William J. Clinton Foundation. It is that audacity that could put the city on the cutting edge of change, Cavallo said Thursday when Oberlin City Manager [...]
Gun, casing found where police say woman shot boyfriend
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Police found a 9 mm pistol on the living room floor in a Robinwood Avenue home, where police say a woman shot her live-in boyfriend in the abdomen over the weekend. The search warrant related to the shooting of Steven Augustus, 51, was unsealed Thursday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Augustus’ [...]
Future central high school discussed at Lorain forum
LORAIN — A spirited discussion over possibilities for using a planned new high school as a jumping off point for new development downtown had people talking about everything from shipping to recreation. Architect Gary Fischer and Rick Novak of the Port Authority led the forum at St. Joseph’s Community Center. “We wanted to see what [...]
Obituaries for March 5, 2010
Betty Margaret Jameson Felix Hernando Pascual Louis Paonessa Denise A. Novotny Abel Branham Iva Jean Robinson Arlean A. Allen Frankie Lou Sutphin Edith Madding Kathleen Schuster-Hangauer Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
St. Mary stained glass sees the light for first time in 70 years
ELYRIA — For the first time in more than 70 years, the stained glass windows on the east side of St. Mary’s Church are again seeing the light of day. The windows above the sanctuary have been blocked off since a renovation in the 1930s, according to the Rev. Charlie Diedrick. The glare from the [...]
Stimulus cash for work program spent, last 13 workers let go
ELYRIA — Funding for a federal stimulus program that pumped more than $1.3 million into the community with the hiring of about 275 young people in the past nine months is exhausted and the last 13 employees have been let go, county officials said. Students worked in areas such as data input and clerical support [...]