Archive for April, 2010
Browns go with ‘best fit,’ Florida cornerback
BEREA — Joe Haden seemed like a logical pick for the Browns from the start. He was the No. 1 cornerback in the draft, and that was the Browns’ biggest need. But the draft process is too long for logic to prevail the entire time. So the mock drafts changed. The Browns were linked to [...]
Bulls 108, Cavs 106: Cavs fall as Bulls guard pours it on
CHICAGO — Derrick Rose heard the “MVP! MVP!” chants and thought he would faint, the loud chorus rattling the All-Star point guard. Funny thing, though. Being guarded by LeBron James late in the game didn’t faze him. And now, the Cleveland Cavaliers can forget about sweeping the Bulls out of the playoffs. Rose scored 31 [...]
Fire Department: Lorain pizza shop fire a possible arson
LORAIN — A fire overnight caused “heavy, heavy damage” to a Lorain pizza shop, according to Fire Chief Tom Brown. And the Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Bureau and the Lorain Police Department are looking into whether it was intentionally set, according to Assistant Chief Randy Hupp. Hupp said the scene is being investigated as a [...]
Former teacher pleads guilty to more theft charges
Former Avon Middle School art teacher Anne Maiden pleaded guilty Tuesday to four additional charges stemming from two car break-ins that weren’t covered in her plea deal and sentencing last month. Maiden, 39, entered guilty pleas to two counts each of theft and misuse of a credit card during a hearing in Cuyahoga County Common [...]
Witness saw slain man with suspect just hours before body was found
ELYRIA — A little less than seven hours before his body was found in a Huntington Township ditch on Thanksgiving Day, Alberto Gutierrez was seen entering the Lorain apartment of Patrick Griffin, the man charged with killing him, according to a search warrant unsealed Thursday. The warrant also said that Lorain County Sheriff’s deputies traced [...]
Wal-Mart near mall in Elyria to close
ELYRIA — The Midway Mall area is losing its Wal-Mart as the decision has been made to close the older Elyria location and transfer all employees to the new super center opening in Lorain. Located at Lighthouse Village Shopping Center, the 200,000-sqaure-foot store will open in late summer or early fall following the Elyria store’s [...]
Lorain fire forces people from apartments
LORAIN — A fire in a Lorain apartment building left five to eight people temporarily homeless Thursday. The Lorain Fire Department reported the fire started about 3:30 p.m. along an exterior wall of an apartment on the third floor. All the tenants in the 12 units in the building in the 2600 block of West [...]
Police log for April 23, 2010
Lorain police Tuesday, April 20 11:00 a.m. – 1100 block W. Eighth St., car struck by another vehicle, driver fled. Thursday, April 22 8: 20 a.m. – 1800 block Garden Ave., James Hill Jr., 49, of Lorain, charged with dogs at large. 12:02 p.m. – 200 block E. 33rd St., Anthon Lucky, 20, of Lorain, [...]
As campaigns heat up, so does spending
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Democrats haven’t reached the November general election yet, but they’re already spending big bucks on their campaigns in their party’s primary, according to campaign finance reports that were due Thursday. The six Democratic candidates vying to replace retiring Lorain County Commissioner Betty Blair on May 4 have spent a total of nearly [...]
High school softball: Pitching dominates in EC’s close loss
ELYRIA — In a North Coast League game dominated by pitching Thursday, visiting Bedford Chanel edged Elyria Catholic, 2-1, with a run in the top of the seventh. None of the three runs scored in the game was earned, including the game-winner on the sunny but chilly afternoon. Chanel leadoff batter Chanel Maddox started the [...]
Track and field notes: Coach cherishes time with legendary ‘Pre’
Elyria resident Bill Crowell couldn’t have received a more unique birthday present or one more special. The Lake Ridge Academy track coach received a clipboard made with an embossed photo on the back of Crowell running with the late Oregon running legend Steve Prefontaine in the summer of 1971. Made by American Greetings, the gift [...]
Browns notes: Big-name QBs could be available for Cleveland in 2nd round
Scott Petrak The Chronicle-Telegram BEREA – The Browns are in position to get a quarterback today. Texas’ Colt McCoy and Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen went undrafted in the first round Thursday night, and the Browns hold the sixth pick in the second round today, No. 38 overall. Both were linked to the Browns in predraft [...]
Joe Haden a logical pick for Browns
Scott Petrak The Chronicle-Telegram BEREA – Joe Haden seemed like a logical pick for the Browns from the start. He was the No. 1 cornerback in the draft, and that was the Browns’ biggest need. But the draft process is too long for logic to prevail the entire time. So the mock drafts changed. The [...]
Browns pick Florida cornerback Joe Haden
BEREA — Florida cornerback Joe Haden is the first pick of the Mike Holmgren Era. With Tennessee safety Eric Berry gone to the Kansas City Chiefs at No. 5, Holmgren selected Haden at No. 7 on Thursday night. Holmgren was hired as president in January and quickly hired general manager Tom Heckert, who’s in charge [...]
Eric Berry gone to Chiefs at No. 5
BEREA — The Browns won’t be getting safety Eric Berry. The Kansas City Chiefs, and former Browns coach Romeo Crennel, took Berry with the fifth pick. The Browns’ likeliest choices at No. 7 are: Clemson running back C.J. Spiller, Georgia Tech linebacker Derrick Morgan, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen or offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga.
Man found hanging in Metro Parks accused of raping 14-year-old
Anthony Pinkerton, the 36-year-old Elyria man who was found dead last night in the Metro Parks in an apparent suicide, had an arrest warrant issued for him yesterday on a rape charge. He may have been dead for several days, however, because his car was recovered Saturday from a parking lot at the park. Pinkerton [...]
Fire at vacant South Lorain home suspicious
LORAIN — The Lorain Fire Department says a fire that damaged a vacant home in South Lorain this afternoon is being considered suspicious. The Fire Department was called to 4208 Riverside Drive a little before 1 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found about a 10-foot square of vinyl siding on the outside rear corner of the [...]
Longtime Olmsted Falls basketball coach Pat Donahue resigns
OLMSTED FALLS – Longtime Olmsted Falls boys basketball coach Pat Donahue has resigned after 21 years on the job. The school issued a press release today saying Donahue resigned for “personal reasons.” “This is an outstanding community and school district that has supported the basketball program for many years, and for that, I am truly [...]
Teen shot while walking on Lorain’s east side
LORAIN — A 16-year-old Cleveland boy was shot early Wednesday morning on the East Side of Lorain. The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Fillmore Avenue. Lorain police Sgt. Mark Carpentiere said the boy was walking from a friend’s house to a relative’s home where he was staying when a vehicle [...]
Call center interested in Lorain County, commissioner says
ELYRIA — Lorain County Commissioner Lori Kokoski said Wednesday that she has been in discussions with a company that has expressed an interest in bringing a call center to the county. That could give some of the 585 employees at TeleTech, who will lose their jobs when that company closes its Amherst Township call center [...]
Down payment assistance available for first-time homebuyers
LORAIN — People looking to buy their first home are getting some help from the Lorain County Community Action Agency. The agency’s Housing Services Department is launching the Individual Development Down Payment Assistance Program, which will help 40 households by the end of the year save for the down payment on a house. The program [...]
Prostitute arrested after propositioning police chief
FOSTORIA, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio say a prostitute picked the wrong person to proposition: a police chief. Police in Fostoria say the woman approached an unmarked police car in a parking lot and told the man inside that she had what he needed. It turns out the driver was the police chief in the [...]
Kelly Daniels to coach Elyria Catholic volleyball
ELYRIA — Kelly Daniels, a 14-year veteran of coaching youth and college volleyball, is the new head volleyball coach at Elyria Catholic. Daniels, 49, is currently coaching the Maverick A.C.E. 17 National team. He spent last season as assistant coach at John Carroll University and 2008 as an assistant at West Geauga High School. “I’m [...]
Judge asks state Supreme Court to let her stay on Sowell case
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland judge under fire by the defense for alleged bias has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to allow her to stay on the trial of a serial killing suspect. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold said Thursday in a 33-page response that the bias claims are without merit. The state’s [...]
High school baseball: Huge first sinks Panthers
ELYRIA — With only one healthy senior, Elyria Catholic coach Tom Kubuski knows his team will take its lumps this season. But the more the Panthers play, the better they will become. The young squad took a big lump from North Coast League rival Padua on Wednesday afternoon, giving up nine runs in the top [...]