Archive for May, 2010
Delisio hired to lead Olmsted Falls boys basketball
With the hiring of Chris Delisio, Olmsted Falls High is sticking with what has made its boys basketball program one of the more respected in the area. Delisio, who has been a Bulldogs junior varsity and varsity assistant since 1999, has been hired to replace head coach Pat Donahue, who resigned after 21 years as [...]
Elyria police tax gets some Council support
ELYRIA — Residents will probably get a chance to vote on increased funding for the Police Department after City Council took the first step Monday to put a proposed tax issue on the November ballot. Under the proposal, voters would vote on increasing the city’s income tax rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, with [...]
Sheriff’s Office looking for rapist
SHEFFIELD TWP. — The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office released a composite sketch of a suspect who reportedly kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl as she was walking to Clearview High School on May 14. According to the victim’s statement to detectives, she was grabbed by three black males in what she believes to be a [...]
Wind farm planned off Cleveland’s shoreline
CLEVELAND — General Electric Co. announced Monday that it plans to harness the power of winds blowing across Lake Erie by developing the world’s first freshwater wind farm several miles offshore from downtown Cleveland. GE and the nonprofit Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., or LEEDCo, announced a partnership to develop five wind turbines about 6 [...]
Law license suspended for Elyria attorney in bribery case
A former Elyria attorney and his former law partner both have had their law licenses suspended indefinitely by the Ohio Supreme Court after they pleaded guilty to federal charges connected to the ongoing corruption investigation in Cuyahoga County. Timothy Armstrong, who practiced law in Elyria after the Cleveland law firm of Armstrong, Mitchell, Damiani and [...]
Pot-growing operation raided near Westwood
ELYRIA TWP. — More than $100,000 in marijuana plants and several guns were confiscated Monday from a home that sits just half a mile from Westwood Middle School. Sheriff’s deputies were called to 41805 Adelbert St. about 3:40 p.m. after a woman said her daughter’s boyfriend fired a gun inside the home where her daughter [...]
Police log for May 25, 2010
Elyria police Sunday, May 23 10:34 a.m. – Little League North, thieves broke into a concession stand, causing about $3,000 in damage and stealing candy. 1:16 p.m. – 400 block West Ave., thieves stole a canvas bag from a vehicle that was parked with its windows down and left behind a bloody tissue and crack [...]
Tribe notes: Crowe remains on Acta’s radar
CLEVELAND — Despite his slow progress, the Indians are not giving up on Trevor Crowe, the club’s first-round draft pick (14th overall) in 2005. It was Crowe, not Michael Brantley, whom Cleveland chose as a replacement for injured center fielder Grady Sizemore. And it is Crowe that manager Manny Acta has liked since watching him [...]
Fund established for Wellington teen’s funeral expenses
WELLINGTON — A fund has been established to help pay the funeral expenses for a 19-year-old Wellington man who died in a one-car crash on Friday. Steven Purdue was killed Friday afternoon when his Chevrolet Lumina crashed into a utility pole and tree. Donations to the Steven Purdue Memorial Fund can be made at any [...]
Local animal rescue group competing for $10,000
Ohio Pet Placement, a Lorain County-based animal rescue organization, is competing for a $10,000 grant in online voting. Voting is ongoing at www.theanimalrescuesite.com. A total of $100,000 in grants is available for animal welfare organizations. “Help us win! All you have to do is click to help rescued animals, and then vote in The Animal [...]
Coroner apologizes after wrong baby was cremated
COLUMBUS — An Ohio coroner is apologizing while saying that’s not enough to make up for a mix-up that resulted in an infant’s body being cremated by mistake. Franklin County Coroner Jan Gorniak in Columbus said Monday that an employee in her office misidentified two dead children and released the wrong body to a funeral [...]
Some denied Ohioans must re-apply for appliance rebate
CLEVELAND — Some Ohio consumers were mistakenly told they didn’t qualify for a state appliance rebate and must now reapply for the money-back offers. Officials say eligible Sears products were inadvertently left off a state list of energy-saving appliances covered under the program. So, the Ohio Energy Resources Division says some consumers whose rebate applications [...]
Indians notes: Tribe sticking with Crowe
CLEVELAND – Despite his slow progression, the Indians are not giving up on Trevor Crowe, the club’s first-round draft pick (14th overall) in 2005. It is Crowe, not Michael Brantley, whom Cleveland chose to replace injured center fielder Grady Sizemore. And it is Crowe that manager Manny Acta has liked since watching him during his [...]
White Sox 7, Indians 2: Masterson loses again
CLEVELAND – To quote the Little River Band: “Have you heard about the lonesome loser?” His name is Justin Masterson. As has been the case for much of his time in the Indians’ rotation, Masterson was on the losing end Monday night at Progressive Field, offering up what might have been his worst performance of [...]
Tribe falls to White Sox in series opener
Fresh off ending a season-high six-game losing streak, the Indians returned to the defeat department, dropping a 7-2 decision to the White Sox on Monday at Progressive Field. Justin Masterson lost for the 11th straight time dating back to last season, allowing five runs on nine hits in just four innings.
Gilbert takes ‘risk’ and moves in ‘different direction’ by firing Brown
INDEPENDENCE — Saying there was “an element of risk” but that it was “time for the Cavaliers to move in a different direction,” owner Dan Gilbert officially fired coach Mike Brown early Monday morning. The top-seeded Cavaliers, who were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals and face superstar LeBron James’ impending [...]
Several injured in crash yesterday on SR 301
LaGRANGE TWP. — Up to three people may have been injured in a three-car crash yesterday in LaGrange Township on state Route 301 near Parsons Road. According to Sgt. Charles Gullet at the Elyria post of the State Highway Patrol, the four cars crashed sometime yesterday afternoon. He had no information on which way any [...]
Elyria teen LifeFlighted after accident on Lowell Street this weekend
ELYRIA — Two Elyria teenagers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a car accident over the weekend, according to an Elyria police report. Tenisha Green, 17, was eastbound on Lowell Street near West Rec Saturday morning when she lost control of the 1995 Blue Chevrolet Cobalt rental car she was driving, the [...]
‘Lost’ to re-air Saturday after signal problems; or you can watch online
CLEVELAND — An equipment issue at the station caused the signal at WEWS-TV Channel 5 to break up during the series finale of “Lost” last night, according to a notice on the station’s website. Station engineers worked through the night to isolate the transmission issue. The problem continued into the 11:30 news and into early [...]
Obituaries for May 24, 2010
Judith Rae Steffani Linda M. Weber Danny J. Karbowniczek Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Ohio ‘Idol’ finalist can’t wait to reveal her own songs
ELLISTON, Ohio — Long before adopting the dreadlocks, “American Idol” finalist Crystal Bowersox discovered what she needed to make sense of the world. She calls it her comfort blanket — her guitar — and has been dragging it around ever since finding her mom’s six-string while snooping for Christmas presents when she was just 10-years-old. [...]
18 ex-astronauts ask NASA to give shuttle to Ohio museum
DAYTON — More than a dozen former astronauts want NASA to send one of its space shuttles into retirement at an Air Force museum in Ohio. In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr., 18 ex-astronauts say Air Force work was instrumental to making the shuttle program possible. They’re urging that one of the [...]
Petty, Earnhardt top 1st NASCAR Hall of Fame class
The inaugural five members of NASCAR’s new Hall of Fame were inducted Sunday in a ceremony that both honored auto racing’s pioneers and celebrated the entire industry. NASCAR founder Bill France was lauded for his vision of turning unregulated beach racing into America’s premiere motorsports series. His son, Bill France Jr., was remembered as a [...]
Tribe notes: Sipp makes Acta look good
CLEVELAND — Though it didn’t look like it at the time, Indians manager Manny Acta made the right decision when he handed Tony Sipp a job in the bullpen during spring training. Sipp struggled during the exhibition season, but he’s been as good as it gets since then. “He didn’t have a very good spring [...]
Beach Bums 8, Crushers 4: Pen writes losing script
AVON — The Crushers looked like they were on their way to winning the rubber match Sunday with Traverse City, jumping out to a three run lead through four innings. But the Beach Bums made the Lake Erie bullpen pay, and made the professional debut of Chris Smith one to forget. Two runs in the [...]