Archive for May, 2010
9-month-old dies after being left in car on hot day yesterday
COLUMBUS — Police in Ohio say a 9-month old girl died when she was left inside a car on a hot day. Columbus police homicide detectives say a 70-year-old family member was responsible for the baby on Wednesday and forgot she was inside the vehicle, parked outside an address on the city’s northeast side. Police [...]
Comedian Drew Carey takes his case to Cleveland City Council
CLEVELAND — Comedian Drew Carey has some serious business in his hometown of Cleveland, where he plans to tell officials his ideas for revitalizing the ailing city. The host of “The Price is Right” will meet with city council members this morning in an open forum that’s expected to cover topics including education, business development [...]
Juvenile prison head fired over allegations of harassment
COLUMBUS — The state has fired the head of an Ohio juvenile prison over allegations he sexually harassed several female staff members, including comments about their looks and repeated instances of unwelcome touching, grabbing, kissing and hugging. The Department of Youth Services said in a report Thursday that it found substantial evidence to back up [...]
Woman says neighbor threatened her with knife after fire
LORAIN — A Lorain woman filed a police report today alleging a neighbor threatened her with a knife during a fire at her apartment earlier this month. The 55-year-old woman, who lives at Kennedy Plaza on Broadway in Lorain, said there was a small fire in her apartment on May 4. She said that she [...]
Nicole Diar agrees to serve life in prison
ELYRIA — Convicted killer Nicole Diar has agreed to serve life in prison without parole for the 2003 murder of her son, according to court documents filed today. As part of the deal, prosecutors will no longer push for Diar, 34, to return to death row during a hearing before a three-judge panel next week. [...]
Ohio judges get new jury rules for social media, e-mail
COLUMBUS — A new instruction for Ohio juries warns against using smart phones, e-mail, blogs, Twitter and other social media to gather information about a case. The optional instruction announced today by the Ohio State Bar Association aims to keep courtrooms current with changing technology. The instruction, which also covers chat rooms and texting, updates [...]
Ohio has most stimulus-funded water projects
COLUMBUS — A review by federal officials says Ohio has more stimulus-funded projects involving clean water and drinking water than any other state. The report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office says the state’s Environmental Protection Agency has funded 336 water projects using about $281 million in stimulus money. Of the projects, 118 met [...]
White Sox 5, Indians 4: Sox beat Tribe without manager, ace
CLEVELAND – The White Sox didn’t even need their manager or their starting pitcher to beat the Indians at Progressive Field on Wednesday afternoon. Both Ozzie Guillen and Mark Buehrle were ejected early by first base umpire Joe West after arguing balk calls by West on the Chicago ace, but it didn’t hold the Sox [...]
Elyria defeats Midview 2-0
Seventh inning update: With runners at second and first, a pop up ended Midview’s chances of knocking off neighbor Elyria, which won 2-0. Sixth inning update: Midview’s Ann Turner lead off the inning with a single, but was stranded when Kristen Boros got the next three out. Elyria’s Melanie Woodard, back in action after having [...]
Farm worker caught on video charged with cruelty for beating cows
CLEVELAND — An Ohio dairy farm worker has been charged with 12 counts of cruelty to animals after a welfare group released a video it says shows him and others beating cows with crowbars and pitchforks. Marysville prosecutor Tim Aslaner says Billy Joe Gregg Jr. is jailed in Mechanicsburg. The Marysville Municipal Court says the [...]
Lorain police respond to fight at apartment complex; man arrested
LORAIN — Police were called to the Washington Town Homes in Lorain overnight in response to a fight in progress in the parking lot. According to a police report, police were called about 12:30 a.m. to 2307 Washington Ave. According to an officer, his attention was called to a male who was threatening to “beat [...]
Indians notes: Talbot making early bid for AL Rookie of the Year
CLEVELAND – Mitch Talbot is making an early bid for American League Rookie of the Year honors. Through nine starts, the Indians’ Cinderella story who was acquired this offseason in a trade with Tampa Bay for catcher Kelly Shoppach, has posted a 6-3 record and 3.73 ERA. The win total is tops in the majors [...]
Indians’ comeback bid falls short
The Indians rallied for three runs in the ninth inning but it wasn’t enough to stave off a 5-4 defeat to the White Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field. The Indians scored three times and loaded the bases with one out off closer Bobby Jenks but couldn’t push the tying run across the plate. [...]
Ohio high court nixes state appeal over smoking ad
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected the state’s argument that a cigarette company’s spread in Rolling Stone magazine violated a tobacco industry settlement. The court ruled 4-2 today without comment to decline Attorney General Richard Cordray’s appeal of a lower court ruling that sided with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. At issue was a [...]
Air Force sergeant accused of sexually assaulting 9 women
DAYTON — Air Force officials are ready to hear allegations that a chief master sergeant in Ohio sexually harassed female airmen. A hearing starting today at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton will help decide the outcome of 17 charges against 27-year veteran William Gurney, involving nine women. Officials said before the hearing began that [...]
Warning: New scam targeting elderly Ohioans
COLUMBUS — Authorities are warning of a new scam preying on needy Ohioans who receive assistance payments from the state through debit cards. Attorney General Richard Cordray says some welfare recipients have received text messages telling them their cards have been frozen. The scam’s targets are instructed to call a phone number, where they’re prompted [...]
Students brawled at Cleveland zoo, authorities say
CLEVELAND — Authorities say things got wild at the Cleveland zoo when scores of students on field trips got into a fight that injured an eighth grader and two adults. Cleveland Metroparks rangers say Monday’s melee in the zoo parking lot involved more than 100 students from two Cleveland public schools. Seven juveniles were taken [...]
Crushers 3, Cruisers 2: Crushers score in 9th for 1st walk-off victory
AVON — Starting pitcher Phil Rummel made a great first impression in his Crushers debut Tuesday night. But thanks to another shaky bullpen performance, this time by closer Alberto Rolon, his sterling performance wasn’t rewarded with a personal win. Fortunately, a little bit of that late-inning “Freight Magic” saved the day. Arden McWilliams grounded a [...]
Regional softball preview: Elyria relying on rookies
Elyria owned the high school softball season a year ago, winning its second Division I state championship in a title-game rout with three freshmen in the starting lineup. But the Pioneers also had all-everything Tess Sito in the pitching circle and bashing softballs into previously unexplored areas of various outfields around Northeast Ohio. And they [...]
Regional softball preview: Middies have grown up together
The seven juniors who make up the core of Midview’s softball team have been playing for coach Mike Ives since they were 7 or 8 years old. Not much has changed for them since they were winning three OGSO state championships under Ives’ direction as little girls playing for Grafton Pharmacy. But the biggest thing [...]
Indians 7, White Sox 3: Talbot dazzles again
CLEVELAND —Who would have thought the Indians’ fifth starter would pitch like their ace? That’s the way things have played out this season, with rookie right-hander Mitch Talbot shining brighter than any other pitcher in the rotation. He added another gem to an already sparkling resume Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Talbot allowed just two [...]
Obituaries for May 26, 2010
Mildred Sinkula Dennis M. Sebastian Margery W. Kearney Wayne S. Burgess John P. Krumwiede Jean Marie Vance Lillie Mae Kirk Marian E. Chase Robert U. Obringer James Allen Hudak Bernard P. Schlather Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
JEDD money to be used to fund Elyria levy try
ELYRIA — Money from the city’s Joint Economic Development District will be used to fund, at least in part, the campaign to encourage voters to pass the proposed income tax increase. While it is widely thought to be illegal to use city funds to fund an election campaign, Mayor Bill Grace said Elyria can use [...]
Lorain County unemployment rate falls
Lorain County’s 9.3 percent jobless figure for April, not seasonally adjusted, was a decrease from 10.5 percent in March, and 10 percent in March 2009. The county’s two biggest cities also registered drops in unemployment. Elyria fell from 10.6 percent in March to 9.3 percent for April, while Lorain saw its jobless rate decline from [...]
Sheriff says department needs more money
ELYRIA — Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti has asked county commissioners to restore the budget cuts that led him to lay off 12 full-time and eight part-time deputies at the beginning of 2009. After assigning deputies to handle courthouse security, warrant service and other mandated duties, Stammitti wrote he has 15 deputies left to handle [...]