Archive for March, 2010
Children train their furry friends in 4-H’s Precious Pups
ELYRIA — Living with a naughty dog is no fun. It pulls on its leash, chews on things it shouldn’t and sometimes even runs away. In fact, running away was the first thing that Daffodil, a Boston terrier, did when she moved into the Georgevich home nearly four years ago. “It was hard for her [...]
Company buys old Value City property to expand
Quality Blow Molding, a local manufacturing company in Carlisle Township, has purchased the shuttered Value City department store on Oberlin-Elyria Road for an undisclosed price. The property, which totals more than 120,000 square feet of retail space on 30 acres of land, will serve as an expansion location for the company, which makes plastic parts [...]
Appliance rebates up to $250 available starting tomorrow
COLUMBUS — Ohio retailers are extending their hours and state officials have phone banks ready for an expected rush when an Ohio appliance rebate program kicks off tomorrow. The state will offer rebates of up to $250 when Ohioans buy an energy efficient refrigerator, washing machine, dishwasher, gas heater or electric heat pump water heater [...]
Man accused of exposing himself at bar leads police on chase, ends up in river
ELYRIA — Police responding to reports of a man causing problems at a bar wound up in a foot chase overnight and had to call in the Fire Department after the fleeing man wound up in the Black River. Elyria police were called to Ely’s Inn, 45 East Ave., about 12:30 a.m. for a report [...]
Obituaries for March 25, 2010
Carolyn L. Root Christopher Alan Hirzel Dorothy R. Northeim Eileen Ann Novak Ethel Rohrbach Franklin D. Smith Joseph Louis Selage Mary Jane Cornwell Micheline A. Williams Noel L. Turner Raymond Joseph Bombich Robert Charles Tuma, Sr. Russell Frederick Slumska Tedde Dicken Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Some Fifth Third customers to get new debit cards after data breach
CINCINNATI — Fifth Third Bank says it’s sending some customers new debit cards this week because of a security breach. The Cincinnati-based bank says a “limited number” of card numbers and expiration dates were compromised by a breach at an outside company that processes transactions for merchants. Fifth Third won’t give a specific number of [...]
Ohio House votes to ban texting while driving
COLUMBUS — Ohio motorists who text while they drive could be fined up to $150, under a bill approved by the state House of Representatives. Legislation that passed Wednesday with broad bipartisan support would make it a misdemeanor to read, write or send text messages while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. Twenty other [...]
Cavaliers 105, Hornets 92: LeBron tough as Cavs get 8th straight
NEW ORLEANS — Even after he twisted his ankle, LeBron James seemed a step ahead of whatever the New Orleans Hornets tried to do to stop him. James scored an efficient 38 points on 15-of-22 shooting to go with nine assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight game, 105-92 over the New Orleans [...]
NCAA tournament: Buckeyes’ focus on Vols, not Final Four
COLUMBUS — When Northern Iowa crumpled up and tossed America’s brackets in the trash by knocking off top-seeded Kansas last week, it figured to benefit someone. The Ohio State Buckeyes, the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional, hope it works to their advantage somewhere down the road. For now, however, they have their hands [...]
Jury deliberating on Granny D’s murder case
ELYRIA — Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Tony Cillo told jurors Wednesday there was no doubt that Neil Simpson killed Granny D’s Pizza owner David Kowalczyk on June 23, 2007. “I told you when this started that all roads lead to Neil Simpson,” Cillo said during his closing argument in Simpson’s capital murder trial. “They are [...]
Reps Sutton, Kaptur seek millions to connect county to I-71
ELYRIA — Local congressional representatives are trying to earmark federal money to connect western Lorain County to Interstate 71. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township, and Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, both requested money for a planned north-south corridor that would connect western Lorain County from Lake Erie to U.S. Route 20 and eventually to Interstate 71. [...]
Card drive brings flood of thank-yous to police officers
The goal was to get a thank-you card into the hands of every police officer attending the funeral of Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter, who was killed March 15 in the line of duty. That was the plan that friends of the officer came up with to honor those doing police work just like Kerstetter [...]
Imaging center tears down a wall to install new, wide-open MRI machine
ELYRIA — There’s a definite need for a careful touch when installing a sparkling new piece of medical equipment — particularly when that piece of equipment carries a $1.2 million price tag. So it is no wonder it took a good part of Wednesday for crews to ease the new open magnetic resonance imaging scanner [...]
Elyria’s EMC Precision Machining acquires Indiana company
ELYRIA — EMC Precision Machining acquired Sheridan, Ind.-based Biddle Precision Components on Wednesday, in a deal that EMC President Brad Ohlemacher said will increase production capacity at the Elyria-based EMC. “It broadens our base, expands our capabilities and makes us better able to serve our customers at a greater level,” Ohlemacher said. EMC is a [...]
Veteran Kearns looks healthy, should have real shot at Tribe roster spot
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Austin Kearns may not wrestle away the starting job in left field from one of Cleveland’s young upstarts, but it’s a safe bet that when the Indians break training camp, the eight-year veteran will be joining them. Kearns had a slow start this spring, thanks in part to the club bringing him [...]
Supreme Court dismisses suit to block CRA settlement
LORAIN — The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a court case that had sought to stop the settlement ending the battle over community reinvestment areas in Lorain. About 150 property owners affected by the CRA abatements had sought to have the high court intervene and derail the settlement agreement between the city, county and [...]
Four area soccer players leaving for Europe tomorrow
ELYRIA — Josh Lewis, 12, a Northwood Middle School student, and three other area soccer players are leaving Friday for a four-country trip to Europe to train, play against European teams and do some sightseeing. They are part of a 16-player Olympic Development Program team making the trip. In addition, five area girls will make [...]
High school hockey: Lost season can’t keep Beran down
Columbia Station resident Brad Beran got barely three weeks of hockey in during the 2008-09 season. Beran, a senior at Padua Franciscan High School and a defenseman for the Bruins, suffered a broken right leg and broken right ankle in a holiday tournament game Dec. 20, 2008. He was gone for the rest of the [...]
OSU women fall short of expectations again
COLUMBUS — Another year, another tournament meltdown for Ohio State. Despite a No. 2 seeding, a hot start in the game and a relatively partisan crowd, the Buckeyes once again fell out of the NCAAs early to an underdog. The latest disappointment was Tuesday night’s 87-67 dressing down at the hands of seventh-seeded Mississippi State, [...]
State rep from Elyria co-sponsoring e-textbook bill
COLUMBUS — A group of Ohio lawmakers says college students would save money if they could buy electronic textbooks instead of traditional bound copies. A bill that would require publishers to offer more textbooks as e-books was outlined Tuesday in Columbus. Democratic state Rep. Matt Lundy of Elyria says the cost of textbooks, some with [...]
Tornado sirens sound statewide this morning for test
COLUMBUS — State officials want Ohioans to know the drill for the upcoming peak tornado season. Outdoor sirens sounded statewide at 9:50 this morning, and a message was broadcast over the emergency alert system, all as part of a test to remind Ohioans of the threat from tornadoes. Officials say while tornadoes can occur at [...]
Obituaries for March 24, 2010
Orison I. Fields William R. Mugford Bogdin Ralich Jessie M. Root Donald R. Cassidy Jack C. Pigman, Sr. Raymond T. Draper Frank James Estep Earl T. Brubaker Gayle L. Spalich Russell Frederick Slumska Joseph Serafino Rich Eric William Resor Johnny J. Hill Tedde Dicken Johnny J. Hill Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition [...]
Cavs better, Z not bitter, says it’s been ‘a long month’
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers ended up getting the best of both worlds. Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the key piece in the Feb. 17 three-team trade that brought power forward Antawn Jamison to Cleveland, re-signed with the Cavaliers on Tuesday. The deal, worth about $1 million, is for the rest of this season only. “I’m obviously very [...]
Columbia’s Emily Nagle is Lorain County Miss Basketball
LORAIN — When presenter Tim Alcorn announced the 2010 Lorain County Miss Basketball winner had ended her career with more than 1,300 points, a cheer arose in a section of the Admiral King High School gymnasium where the Columbia students were sitting. They knew then that their star player, Emily Nagle, was this year’s Miss [...]
Gold team wins county all-star girls basketball game
LORAIN — The annual Lorain County girls all-star basketball games played Tuesday at Admiral King High School couldn’t have been more different. The first game was a relaxed affair that featured a running clock for the first quarter, few whistles and lots of smiles and laughter from the participants. The second game also featured lots [...]