Archive for June, 2010
Indians notes: Is there a problem with Progressive Field mound?
CLEVELAND – Is there an issue with the pitcher’s mound at Progressive Field? The Indians don’t think so, but they might get an argument from some of their opponents. For the second time in a week, an opposing pitcher – Wednesday’s Mets starter Jon Niese — complained about the mound, ushering Cleveland’s grounds crew on [...]
Mets 6, Indians 4: Tribe swept in fourth straight loss
CLEVELAND – This is no way to prepare for a lengthy interleague road trip. With nine games on tap in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, the Indians geared up Thursday night by dropping a 6-4 decision to the Mets at Progressive Field, which clinched a series sweep for New York. Once again, an early deficit was [...]
Mets 6, Indians 4: Tribe gets swept
The Indians couldn’t overcome an early deficit Thursday night at Progressive Field, falling 6-4 to the Mets, who clinched the series sweep with the win. Cleveland has lost four straight.
Police: 2 men protested Jesus statue rebuilding
MONROE, Ohio — Police say two men protested at a southwest Ohio church that plans to rebuild a giant statue of Jesus Christ destroyed by lightning. Monroe police Lt. Brian Curlis said today that one of the men told police they were at the church’s Wednesday night service to publicly protest “the worship of a [...]
26 area people charged in mortgage fraud scheme
CLEVELAND — A coast-to-coast crackdown on mortgage fraud has led to charges against 26 people in the Cleveland, Lorain and Elyria areas. U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said today that nine people have pleaded guilty since March. Another 17 have been charged in federal court in Cleveland. The charges involve properties in Lorain, Elyria, Cleveland and [...]
Woman who flew 13 suitcases of pot to Ohio has been indicted
COLUMBUS — Federal authorities say a California woman who flew on a private jet to Ohio with 506 pounds of marijuana stashed in 13 suitcases has been indicted. Authorities formalized the drug charges against 28-year-old Lisette Lee today in U.S. District Court in Columbus. The Los Angeles woman faces one count of conspiracy and one [...]
Saturday is ‘LeBron Appreciation Day’ in Akron
AKRON — LeBron James’ hometown is throwing him a big party. Nobody knows if it’s a farewell bash yet — or if he’s even coming. James’ contributions to Akron will be celebrated on Saturday at “LeBron Appreciation Day,” an event organized by community leaders to show the local superstar how much he is loved as [...]
‘More Than a Player’ effort hopes to keep LeBron in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — A grass-roots group of Cavaliers fans has started a “More Than a Player” campaign aimed at keeping LeBron James in Cleveland. Fans say the campaign on broadcast outlets, buses and billboards in Cleveland and Akron “focuses on words that demonstrate why LeBron is more than a player to the fans of northeast Ohio.” [...]
VIDEO: Tall ships Nina and Pinta arrive in Lorain
Replicas of two of Christopher Columbus’ ships sailed into Lorain Thursday morning. The Pinta and the Nina are docked at Riverside Park, which is by the Coast Guard station, just north of the Charles Berry Bridge. They’ll be staying until early morning on Monday. According to a news release from A.J. Sanger, spokesman for the [...]
Police release photos of bank robber
ELYRIA — Elyria police are looking for a man who held up the Fifth Third Bank on Broad Street this morning. Elyria police Sgt. Lee Frank said a white male in his 30s walked into the bank about 9:15 this morning and passed a note demanding money to a teller. No weapon was seen. The [...]
Mayfly invasion worse than recent years
Business owners along the Lake Erie shores in Ohio say the annual invasion of mayflies, also called Canadian soldiers, is a little worse than in recent years. The pesky but harmless bugs started rising out of the lake this week and are blanketing street lamps, store windows and just about anything they can cling to [...]
GOP challenges Ohio chief justice over campaign call
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Republican Party has filed a complaint against state Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Brown, alleging the Democrat violated campaign fundraising laws. Under Ohio law, judicial candidates cannot directly ask for or receive campaign contributions. In an audio recording released by the GOP, Brown is heard calling a supporter to attend a [...]
Investigation opened into Demjanjuk witness
MUNICH — Munich prosecutors said today they have opened an investigation into a former U.S. Secret Service forensics expert who testified at the John Demjanjuk trial following a motion from the defense accusing the witness of perjury. Trial prosecutor Hans-Joachim Lutz told The Associated Press that his office was obliged to open the investigation against [...]
Feds urged to move on Ohio bid for tornado aid
TOLEDO — Local officials are growing impatient for a federal disaster declaration for the area of Ohio pounded by a deadly tornado earlier this month. Gov. Ted Strickland asked for the declaration June 9 after he toured the devastation from the storm days earlier that killed 6 people southeast of Toledo. A yes from President [...]
Original artist offers help with new Jesus statue
MONROE, Ohio — The artist says he’d be willing to help replace a church’s giant statue of Jesus that was destroyed by lightning along an Ohio interstate earlier this week. Semiretired artist Brad Coriell of Nashville, Tenn., tells The Cincinnati Enquirer he has not been in contact with the Solid Rock Church but would be [...]
Obituaries for June 17, 2010
Randolph Lee “R.L.” Buckland Ardythe R. Tomasek Zella Gordon Ron Seifert Barbara C. Davies Jennifer B. “Jenny” McAvena Andrew Kerchmar Walter A. Glick, Sr. Dixie L. Slaughenhaupt Roy K. Cannon Cheryl A. Lucas David L. Boyce Dorothy Drabik Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Crushers 8, Wild Things 2: Crushers get first sweep of season
AVON — Washington pitcher Zach Rosenbaum came into Wednesday’s game with a sparkling 0.96 ERA. He left after 5 2/3 innings with that ERA up two full runs, thanks to the Crushers’ suddenly surging offense. Coupled with a quality start by Matt Smith (4-1), along with some great defensive plays, Lake Erie rolled 8-2 in [...]
Mets 8, Indians 4: Talbot strikes out
CLEVELAND — Mitch Talbot didn’t walk a batter Wednesday night, tossing 63 of his 95 pitches for strikes. Maybe he should have thrown more balls. With his pitches finding too much of the plate on too many occasions, Talbot was battered around the ballpark, paving the way for the Indians’ 8-4 loss to the Mets, [...]
Experts: Mauling death a result of ‘pack’ behavior
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — It’s unlikely that anyone will ever know for sure what prompted a group of dogs to maul and kill Michael Winters in the driveway of his state Route 511 home Tuesday, investigators said a day after the deadly attack. But those familiar with the attack do believe the dogs had developed [...]
Standing water making life outstanding for mosquitoes
ELYRIA — With prospects for rain, cooler overnight temperatures and the potential for more standing water to continue in the next 10 to 14 days, taking steps now to reduce or eliminate places where pesky mosquitoes can thrive takes on more urgency. The heavy rains in recent weeks that continue to make mowing grass and [...]
What’s it all mean? Don’t ask LeBron, the CT’s Rick Noland says
From fans everywhere to radio talk show hosts to the local media to national pundits, everyone’s trying to read between the lines right now. The moment Tom Izzo announced he had turned down the Cavaliers’ coaching offer to stay at Michigan State, people naturally turned their attention to what that decision meant in regard to [...]
Ironmen 5, BlueSox 3: Timely hits prove big
LORAIN — There weren’t many hits — only six of them — but what Lorain County got for the first time in a while was timely hitting. The timeliest of them was a one-out double by Billy Urban in the seventh inning. That hit scored two runs to give the Ironmen the lead in what [...]
Tribe notes: Hafner lost vs. NL teams
CLEVELAND — Just when their offense has begun to catch fire, the Indians will be without one of their hottest hitters when they open a stretch of nine interleague road games Friday in Pittsburgh. With the designated hitter out of the equation in National League parks, Travis Hafner is not expected to be in the [...]
Eaton Township appoints Delbert Roig new trustee
EATON TWP. — Attorney and former U.S. Steel executive Delbert Roig was appointed as an Eaton Township trustee during the trustees’ meeting Tuesday. Roig replaces former trustee Frank Piskur, whose resignation took effect June 1. Because of the timing of the resignation, Roig will complete the remainder of Piskur’s term, which expires at the end [...]
Police log for June 17, 2010
Lorain police Monday, June 14 6:24 p.m. – 200 block E. 31st St., man told police he removed guns from a closet of his residence and found two missing. Tuesday, June 15 1:43 a.m. – Tacoma Avenue and Riverside Drive. Aimee Buderer, 36, charged with operating a vehicle intoxicated, improper display of license plates, and [...]