Archive for March, 2010
High school track: Avon Lake makes lasting Memorial memory, sweeping last event at stadium
AVON LAKE – The script couldn’t have been written any better for the hometown teams. In the final scheduled event at Avon Lake’s Memorial Stadium, both the Avon Lake boys and girls track teams won titles at Saturday’s 14th annual Avon Lake Invitational. It was the final home event at the venue, which will be [...]
Making Indians’ rotation a big deal to Talbot, hometown
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – A day after earning a spot in the Cleveland Indians’ rotation, Mitch Talbot couldn’t keep up, overwhelmed by hundreds of congratulatory text messages. “I come from a small town (Cedar City, Utah), and news travels fast,” the 26-year-old right-hander said Saturday before the Indians played the Arizona Diamondbacks. “I think the whole [...]
Tribe notes: Fausto looks ready to go
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Fausto Carmona struck out three over seven scoreless innings and the Indians beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 Saturday. Carmona has been impressive. A 19-game winner in 2007 who struggled so badly in 2009 that he was sent to the minors, he is 3-0 with an 0.45 ERA. “Amazing things will happen if [...]
High school basketball: Massillon Jackson uses big third quarter to win first state title
Massillon Jackson broke open a close game with a huge third quarter and rolled to a 57-34 win over Cincinnati Moeller in the Division I state championship at Value City Arena on Saturday. Jackson (25-2) outscored Moeller 24-5 in the third quarter and held the Crusaders scoreless for almost seven minutes to take a 24-point [...]
Chief wants more blacks and women in uniform
LORAIN – Police Chief Cel Rivera asked the two dozen men attending a meeting Saturday morning of the 100 Men of Lorain County for their help in getting African Americans and women to take the police test May 3. “We want to go out and recruit,” Rivera said. The nonprofit civic group 100 Men was [...]
Easter Bunny’s visit brings inmates, families together
GRAFTON – If giving inmates at the Lorain Correctional Institution bonding time with their families was meant to encourage better decision-making skills, then Saturday’s Brunch with the Easter Bunny was a huge success. “I miss them,” 33-year-old John Garner said of his six children. “Today meant a very great deal to me. It makes a [...]
Woman claims she was beaten for days
ELYRIA – A 20-year-old Elyria man was arrested Friday on multiple charges stemming from an alleged assault on a female friend that lasted nearly two days. David Shafer was charged with aggravated menacing, assault and unlawful restraint after he allegedly repeatedly battered a 23-year-old female friend and refused to let her leave his residence, according [...]
State raises 2009 job loss tally by 70,000
COLUMBUS – Revisions to the state’s 2009 job-loss estimates show that about 70,000 additional jobs were lost, bringing the total number to 255,000. The revisions reflect jobs lost from December 2008 to December 2009, and show that Ohio was left with just fewer than 5 million jobs. The last time Ohio’s job numbers dipped below [...]
Police log for March 28, 2010
Lorain police Friday, March 26 10:59 a.m. – 300 block W. 28th St., a woman reported her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend has been making harassing phone calls to her. 4:02 p.m. – 400 block E. 28th St., copper pipe stolen from building. 4:20 p.m. – 1100 block Meister Road, A.J. Wright, Robert Davis Jr. 44, of [...]
Armed robbers allegedly force way into apartment
ELYRIA – Three people robbed an apartment at gunpoint early Saturday morning, according to a police report. Five people were inside an apartment in the 500 block of Bell Avenue around 2:40 a.m. when someone knocked at the door. When it was opened, one of the male victims said a woman pointed a semiautomatic handgun [...]
Obituaries for March 28, 2010
Ellen Howenstine Coinman John S. Puie, Jr. Richard Charles Holcomb Genevieve M. Wenzel Roy E. Wilhelmy Willie R. Stovall Charles D. Sherrill Janet F. Simpkins Florence K. Tomasek Robert W. Fletcher Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
County names road projects for 2010
Lorain County Engineer Ken Carney’s office issued its 2010 road construction forecast Friday. Projects for the coming year: • A $4.9 million three-lane reconstruction of Colorado Avenue in Sheffield from the Lorain city limit to Abbe Road including widening, resurfacing, new driveway aprons, drainage improvements, new traffic signals and a bike path that will be [...]
3 charged in Elyria drug bust
ELYRIA – Three people were jailed on various drug charges and more arrests are expected after a search warrant was executed Thursday morning by the Elyria Police Narcotics division. At 11:17 a.m., Elyria officers, along with the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force, searched 226 Bath St. and found drug paraphernalia, including a scale, and a [...]
Sex assault suspect faces porn charges
ELYRIA – A 22-year-old Columbia Township man accused of sexually assaulting children he was baby-sitting has been indicted again, this time for allegedly downloading child pornography. Christopher Mansell faces new charges of pandering obscenity involving a minor, pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and possessing criminal tools – his computer. In two earlier cases, [...]
Lorain man indicted in alleged rape of 5-year-old
ELYRIA – A 20-year-old Lorain man arrested last month on charges that he raped a 5-year-old girl was indicted this week on one count each of rape and gross sexual imposition. Corey A. Bason was being held Friday night in lieu of $1 million bond. Lorain Police Detective Mark Carpentiere said previously that the alleged [...]
Church celebrating its 95th anniversary
ELYRIA – Bethany Baptist Church is celebrating its 95th anniversary this weekend. The church, 334 17th St., Elyria, was founded in 1915. It has about 120 members, and an interesting history that includes the Rev. Gardner C. Taylor, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom on Aug. 9, 2000, from President Bill Clinton. Taylor, now [...]
NCAA Tournament: Tennessee 76, Ohio State 73
ST. LOUIS – Ohio State has one of the best players in the country in Evan Turner. Tennessee has what seems like an endless supply of nasty, stingy defenders. No secret who’s going to win that battle. Brian Williams scored the go-ahead basket on a tip-in with 32 seconds left, and J.P. Prince was relentless [...]
NBA: Spurs 102, Cavaliers 97
SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan walked out of the locker room with a slight limp. Tony Parker and his broken hand sneaked out way earlier. Manu Ginobili made sure they left with a win. A big one. Ginobili scored half of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and San Antonio beat Cleveland 102-97 on [...]
Acta puts Talbot in Indians’ pitching rotation
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Mitch Talbot has won a spot in Cleveland’s rotation. Manager Manny Acta announced his decision following the Indians’ 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Jake Westbrook, slated to start for Cleveland on opening day, walked five over four-plus innings and Chris Perez, filling in for injured closer Kerry Wood, issued [...]
Elyria Catholic names Rozanc new girls soccer coach
ELYRIA — Former Brookside assistant Tony Rozanc was introduced Friday as Elyria Catholic’s new girls soccer coach. Rozanc, the Panthers third girls coach in three years, promised to bring two things to the program — the potential to win a district championship and stability to the coaching staff. He introduced his assistant, Amanda Bailey, an [...]
Graham bowls 888 series … but it doesn’t count
Imagine pitching a no-hitter, hitting a hole-in-one, booting a 60-yard game-winning field goal … and all the time knowing that it wouldn’t count. If you can feel the frustration, then you what Rudy Graham was going through earlier this week when he bowled an 888 – including a pair of perfect games – at Brunswick [...]
Rebate seekers flock to stores
ELYRIA — Lorain County residents looking for a reason to upgrade their appliances joined people all over Ohio to take advantage of the appliance version of “cash for clunkers” on Friday. Almost 90,000 rebates, ranging between $100 and $250, were available for purchasing EnergyStar-certified refrigerators ($100 rebate), dishwashers ($100), washing machines ($150), gas water heaters [...]
Lorain electrical inspector accused of drumming up side jobs on call
LORAIN — An electrician with the Lorain Building Department pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, falsification and receiving improper compensation stemming from a 2007 inspection. David Velez, 53, of Lorain, was secretly indicted March 11 and turned himself in March 15 to the Sheriff’s Office. He’s been accused of doing a home inspection for [...]
BLOTTER: March 27, 2010
Elyria police Monday, March 22 5:33 p.m. – Elyria police station, a man told police a brown canvas book bag containing more than 200 prescription pills was taken from Minuteman Staffing Services at 144 Middle Ave. between 3:30 and 5 p.m. Monday. 7:06 p.m. – 1000 block Middle Ave., four TVs, including two large-screen models, [...]
Obituaries for March 27, 2010
Alice B. Moes Gerald Toothman Janet F. Simpkins Joseph L. Arena Roy E. Wilhelmy Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/