Archive for May, 2010
District baseball: North Olmsted blasts past Amherst in extra innings
STRONGSVILLE — Calling North Olmsted’s final at-bat an explosion would be an understatement. The Eagles banged out nine runs on six hits to hand top-seeded Amherst a 16-7 loss in eight innings Wednesday, earning the Eagles a spot in today’s Division I district tournament title game. After Amherst scored four runs in the sixth to [...]
Woman crashes car through back of garage, ends up in family room
A woman pulling into a garage on Finch Avenue in Elyria wound up driving through the garage’s back wall and into the family room Thursday afternoon. According to Elyria police, Edith Dohanos, 84, entered the driveway to her home in the 200 block of Finch Ave. around 1:30 p.m. when her car wouldn’t stop. She [...]
Princess profiles: Meet Mexican princess Ashley Mauricio
Name: Ashley Danielle Mauricio Age: 17 Nationality: Mexican Sponsor: Mexican Mutual Society Parents: Lucas Mauricio Larry Eccelston High school: Southview High School Costume: “My costume is a folklore dress; its color is marigold and has lots of ribbon. It is used for dancing.” Ethnic roots: Mexican and Indian Favorite dish: Enchiladas Favorite book: “Lovely Bones” [...]
Pile of about 3,000 cars burning at Dayton scrap yard
DAYTON — Authorities have told people to stay indoors if they are within two miles of a Dayton scrap yard where a fire is burning amid a 50-foot-high pile of about 3,000 cars. Fire officials are taking the precaution in case there is something toxic in the smoke. No one has been evacuated or injured [...]
Man tried to strangle her daughter in store parking lot, woman says
LORAIN — A Lorain woman told police her teenage daughter was assaulted by a man she knows in the parking lot of Hometown Market on West 22nd Street yesterday afternoon. According to a police report, the woman’s 17-year-old daughter was walking in the parking lot when she saw the 24-year-old man, who she said has [...]
Man steals donation jars from Lorain print shop
LORAIN — Police are looking for a man who made off with two donation jars containing about $100 from a Lorain print shop yesterday morning. In a police report, the man is described as white with a tan complexion and brown hair, about 30 years old, 6 feet tall and 160 pounds. Karen Potts, who [...]
Ohio foreclosures hit another record
COLUMBUS — Data collected by the Ohio Supreme Court shows that the number of new foreclosure cases hit another record in the first three months of the year. Common pleas courts in Ohio reported 24,711 new foreclosure case filings from January through March, nine percent more than the same period last year. The foreclosures during [...]
Ohio House bill would require meth lab disclosure to sell home
COLUMBUS — The Ohio House has approved a bill requiring that homeowners selling their houses disclose upfront whether the property was ever used as a drug lab. The House yesterday unanimously passed the Methamphetamine Awareness and Notification Act, which also creates a public database of meth-tainted properties and vehicles. State Rep. Stephen Dyer, a Democrat [...]
Demjanjuk in intensive care, trial called off for third day
BERLIN — John Demjanjuk’s trial has been called off for the third day in a row as the 90-year-old remains in intensive care with dangerously low blood hemoglobin levels. Demjanjuk is a former Ohio autoworker being tried on 27,900 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he was a guard at the Nazis’ Sobibor death [...]
Royals 8, Indians 4: Wood rocked in 9th inning
CLEVELAND — Kerry Wood took his first dip in the save pool Wednesday night at Progressive Field and wound up all wet. In what was the veteran closer’s first save opportunity of the season, Wood failed miserably, paving the way for an improbable 8-4 victory for the last-place Royals over the fourth-place Indians. Wood entered [...]
QB Delhomme wants same as Browns: A big turnaround
BEREA — Jake Delhomme wore an orange No. 17 jersey and directed the huddle as the undisputed leader of the Browns offense. The scene, which played out Wednesday under a Carolina-blue sky on a delightful Northeast Ohio day, was inconceivable less than a year ago. Delhomme had made Carolina his home, and was happy there. [...]
Obituaries for May 20, 2010
Patricia E. Toth Delmar Vernon Ott, Sr. Denver M. Keplinger Richard Ray Henderson Preston Armond Blakely Ethel Louise Cave Nancy B. Wilson Otis C. Williams, Sr. Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
District softball: Columbia back again, looking for different result in final
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Columbia’s five seniors have earned their third and final shot at a Sweet 16 softball appearance. After two heartbreaking 1-0 losses to Wellington in the last two district finals, the Raiders can atone in a 4 p.m. championship game Friday between state-ranked Division III teams at North Ridgeville High. Top-seeded, ninth-ranked Columbia [...]
Park vigil recalls life of Sheffield Lake boy
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Michelle Williams looked out over a sea of young faces gathered to remember her son Dakota Langmack at Ferndale Park on Wednesday evening, and spoke from her grieving heart. “You think you’re invincible, but you’re not,” she said at the vigil attended by more than 100 people, organized by her cousin Nancy [...]
District softball: Midview puts it all together, wins
PARMA HTS. — A dominant pitcher plus a dominant offense plus a dominant defense equaled a spot in the Division I district final for Midview on Wednesday at James Day Park. The Middies rolled past Midpark 9-0 behind a three-hit, 11-strikeout performance from Sydney Mencke, who earned her 20th win in the process. The win [...]
ODOT plans ramp fixes at I-90 and 57
ELYRIA — The Interstate 90 interchange at state Route 57 has long been considered one of the most problematic stretches of road in the state, but a project still in its design phase aims to fix that. The Ohio Department of Transportation’s initial plan calls for the removal of the 49th Street bridge, turning the [...]
Firefighters: Asbestos removal efforts likely sparked power plant fire
LORAIN — Firefighters from six departments battled a fire at the Ohio Edison plant on Lorain’s lakefront Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out shortly after 5 p.m. at the plant near Oberlin and West Erie avenues. Crowds gathered as the initial thick black smoke billowed. Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Roy Cochran said that the fire [...]
Lorain police and block watches look to coordinate efforts
LORAIN — The city’s police and its block watches are working to better organize and coordinate the information they use to combat crime. “We’re trying to reorganize the block watch, they’re scattered all over the city,” said Lorain police Lt. Jim McCann, who serves as the Police Department’s liaison with the block watches. “They operate [...]
Local news roundup for May 20, 2010
Christopher Howse faces weapons charge ELYRIA — An Elyria man has been indicted on weapons and drug charges stemming from an April 5 traffic stop. Chris Howse, 18, was stopped on Holly Lane by Elyria police after they saw him driving a Chevrolet Cobalt. Officers knew Howse had a suspended driver’s license and he also [...]
Quarry Road bridge opens 2 weeks ahead of schedule
The $400,000 replacement of the Quarry Road bridge reopened Wednesday, more than two weeks ahead of the scheduled completion date of June 5. “The contractor really stuck with it,” said Bill Holtzman, chief deputy county engineer. “They’ve done a lot of bridgework. There were no major problems, no cost overruns or any reasons for delay.” [...]
District softball: Olmsted Falls edges Parma, advances to district final
PARMA — No matter how good you are, there’s always somebody better. That advice could be given to the Parma softball team after its 3-1 loss to Olmsted Falls in the Parma district semifinal at James Day Park on Wednesday night. Parma (16-9) started the game with hits in its first two at-bats, but Olmsted [...]
Indians notes: Cabrera, Sizemore out with injuries
CLEVELAND – For a team that could have used some good news, the Indians instead got the opposite. Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera is expected to miss 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery Wednesday on a fractured left forearm, while centerfielder Grady Sizemore will also be out of action for an undisclosed spell after being placed on the [...]
Royals 8, Indians 4: Wood blows it in the ninth
CLEVELAND – Kerry Wood took his first dip in the save pool Wednesday night at Progressive Field and wound up all wet. In what was the veteran closer’s first save opportunity of the season, Wood failed miserably, paving the way for an improbable 8-4 victory for the last-place Royals over the fourth-place Indians. Wood entered [...]
Wood blows it for Indians
Kerry Wood allowed five runs in the ninth inning, sending the Indians to an 8-4 loss to the Royals on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. In his first save opportunity of the season, the right-hander entered the game with a one-run lead, before surrendering all of his runs in just 1/3 of an inning. It [...]
Ohio Edison plant in Lorain on fire
Firefighters from around Lorain County have been called to a fire at the Ohio Edison plant in downtown Lorain. Thick black smoke billowed from the back of the massive plant near Oberlin and West Erie avenues and could be seen for miles. That was followed by white smoke. The smoke had subsided, and the fire [...]