Archive for April, 2010
Time to turn in old drugs
ELYRIA – There’s a spot you may have missed while doing spring cleaning – the medicine cabinet. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8, the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force will host Operation Medicine Cabinet at locations throughout Lorain County – allowing residents to turn in any outdated or unwanted prescription medicines. [...]
Vermilion River residents to meet
BIRMINGHAM – A group of people living near the Vermilion River in Erie, Lorain and Huron counties have come together to try to get more answers about the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ proposed Scenic River designation for a 25.5-mile stretch of the river. “We want to see what people’s concerns are,” Judy Kayden said. [...]
Pizza shop fire deemed suspicious
LORAIN – A fire Friday morning at a local pizza shop has been labeled suspicious by fire officials. D’Tutanelli’s Pizza, 845 E. Erie Ave., caught fire around 4:30 a.m. and it took firefighters nearly an hour to get it under control, said assistant Chief Randy Hupp. By 7 a.m., firefighters were able to clear the [...]
A Colt out of the blue: Browns pass twice on QB McCoy, finally grab him in third round
BEREA – The Browns waited patiently, sticking to their plan to take the best player available. Colt McCoy tried to wait patiently, as team after team – those with and without a need at quarterback – spurned him for players with resumes that can’t compare to his. The Browns were part of the crowd, passing [...]
Browns: McCoy expects to work hard, thrive
BEREA – Texas quarterback Colt McCoy refused to show his frustration and kept a smile on his face as team after team ignored him through most of the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. The smile became genuine late Friday night when the Browns picked McCoy in the third round – the 85th pick [...]
Browns: First-round pick Haden loves LeBron, having fun
BEREA – Joe Haden had been a member of the Browns for less than 24 hours, but he already sounded like a lifelong Clevelander. “Oh my goodness, I love LeBron,” Haden said Friday at his introductory news conference. “Now he can’t go anywhere because it might break my heart. “I’m trying to figure out how [...]
High school baseball: Elyria Catholic downs Elyria in error-filled game
ELYRIA – If to err is human, there was a lot of humanity on display Friday at George Day Field in Elyria Catholic’s 12-7 non-conference win over crosstown rival Elyria High. The game was so sloppy you might think it was played in the rain, but the conditions couldn’t be blamed for Elyria committing a [...]
Indians don’t do much right in 10-0 loss to A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. – Justin Duchscherer wasn’t as crisp as he has been with some of his pitches. It didn’t matter as his Oakland teammates turned five double plays in the field. Duchscherer and two Oakland relievers combined on a five-hitter, and Kurt Suzuki homered for the second consecutive day as the A’s beat the Cleveland [...]
Rick Noland: More Hickson, less Ilgauskas could be winning formula against Bulls
It’s one of those tricky situations where doing what is probably the right thing could end up being wrong, and doing nothing could end up being right. At the same time, it’s also one of those situations where doing nothing – or doing something – isn’t likely to alter the outcome a whole lot. All [...]
Obituaries for April 24, 2010
David R. Meadows Dorothy K. Wilson Edward D. Brown John F. Schlegel Virginia H. Schnur Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Browns draft Texas quarterback Colt McCoy in third round
BEREA – The Browns waited patiently, sticking to their plan to take the best player available. Colt McCoy tried to wait patiently, as team after team – those with and without a need at quarterback – spurned him for players with resumes that can’t compare to his. The Browns were part of the crowd, passing [...]
Browns trade for another second-round pick, take RB Montario Hardesty
BEREA — The Browns made a trade Friday night to move back into the second round, then drafted Tennessee running back Montario Hardesty with the 59th pick. The Browns made the deal with Philadelphia — general manager Tom Heckert’s former team — giving up a third-round pick (No. 71) and two of their three fifth-rounders [...]
Browns take Oregon DB T.J. Ward in 2nd round
BEREA — The Browns passed on a pair of big-name quarterbacks to fill a need with a name off the radar. With the 38th overall pick, the Browns selected Oregon safety T.J. Ward in the second round Friday night. Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen and Texas’ Colt McCoy were still available. Ward is 5-foot-10 1/2, 211 [...]
Newest Brown Joe Haden loves LeBron James
Scott Petrak The Chronicle-Telegram BEREA – Joe Haden had been a member of the Browns for less than 24 hours, but he already sounded like a lifelong Clevelander. “Oh my goodness, I love LeBron,” Haden said Friday at his introductory news conference. “Now he can’t go anywhere because it might break my heart. “I’m trying [...]
Police look for more evidence against ex-cop
ELYRIA — Police were looking for evidence that former Avon police officer Michael Kish had co-opted the identity of another Avon police officer when they discovered child pornography on his computer, according to a search warrant unsealed this week. Kish, 50, has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of possessing the child pornography and [...]
LCCC opens new welding center
ELYRIA — Lorain County Community College’s commitment to equipping students for good careers in a technologically evolving world took another step forward with Thursday’s dedication of the school’s state-of-the-art welding lab and classrooms. The venture, made possible with a $4.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation, strengthens the college’s solid reputation for producing highly [...]
Ohio, Michigan tie in governors’ census wager
COLUMBUS — The governors who made a contest out of it say people in Ohio and Michigan have been equally good about returning their 2010 U.S. Census forms. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Michigan’s Jennifer Granholm today declared a tie in their bet to see which state would have a higher mail-in participation rate for [...]
Lorain family robbed at gunpoint outside home
LORAIN — A 25-year-old woman told police she was robbed at gunpoint after three men confronted her while she left a West 21st Street house with family members late Wednesday. The woman said she, a brother and other relatives had just walked out of a house in the 300 block of West 21st St. about [...]
Fire at vacant Elyria home ruled arson
ELYRIA — A fire overnight that damaged a vacant Elyria home has been ruled arson, according to the state fire marshal’s office. The home, 223 Chestnut St., has been the scene of “multiple suspicious fires” recently, according to a police report. Accelerants were detected at the scene, the report said. An Elyria police officer patrolling [...]
No charges for officers who mistook woman’s body for deer
CLEVELAND — A prosecutor has decided no criminal charges will be filed against two Cleveland police officers who drove by a woman’s body, mistaking it for a dead deer. Mayor Frank Jackson’s office said in a statement Thursday that City Prosecutor Victor Perez determined the case was a matter of police performance and not a [...]
Tweeting considered to announce Ohio executions
DAYTON — A spokeswoman says Ohio’s prison system has contemplated using Twitter to announce when an execution has been completed. However, Communications Director Julie Walburn at the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction says she’s concerned that tweeting about an inmate’s time of death may be considered in poor taste. She says the department still hasn’t [...]
Turnpike says fix made for cars with roof racks
CLEVELAND — The Ohio Turnpike says it has fixed toll plaza scanners so cars with bikes or luggage on the roof won’t be charged the higher toll for taller trucks and vans. New toll rates that took effect last fall took into consideration how tall vehicles are. But laser scanners used to measure vehicle height [...]
Indians 8, Twins 1: Tribe doubles its fun at plate
MINNEAPOLIS — The Cleveland Indians needed a game like this, with their lagging offense finally keeping up with the pitching and defense. Mitch Talbot set the bar high, and Andy Marte and his teammates were up to the task. Talbot turned in another strong start, Marte homered and drove in three runs and the Indians [...]
Obituaries for April 23, 2010
Patricia A. Bahre Cruz Sara Ellen Howard Jordan C. Ault James George Donaldson, Sr. Bonnie Gay Machovina Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Longtime coaches step down; big rivalry won’t be the same
The face of Southwestern Conference boys basketball will look dramatically different next season, and one of its biggest rivalries might never be quite the same again. Olmsted Falls High School announced the resignation of longtime coach Pat Donahue on Thursday for what Donahue said are “personal reasons.” Meanwhile, longtime North Olmsted coach Tim Schmotzer said [...]