Archive for June, 2010
Browns counting on Sheldon Brown being the physical cornerback they need
BEREA – Wanted: An experienced cornerback with plenty of tread left on the tires. Must be willing to get physical in run support. The Browns didn’t place this ad in the classifieds or on Craigslist.com. But if it wasn’t posted on every bulletin board in team headquarters, it was certainly embedded in the brain of [...]
Browns notes: GM Heckert expects all club’s restricted free agents to sign
BEREA – General manager Tom Heckert expects the Browns’ five restricted free agents to sign their second-round tenders by the Tuesday deadline. “I assume they will,” he said at the start of Friday’s second minicamp practice. “There’s no reason not to sign.” Linebackers D’Qwell Jackson and Matt Roth and safety Abram Elam skipped the organized [...]
Cavaliers: Izzo closer to making a decision?
INDEPENDENCE – Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is expected to decide soon whether he’s going to accept the Cavaliers’ head coaching position, and he’ll apparently do so without knowing the future of LeBron James. An announcement could come as early as today, as Izzo held a meeting with Michigan State players Friday, the official explanation [...]
Big Ten gets bigger: Nebraska joins conference
LINCOLN, Neb. – Paterno vs. Pelini. Huskers vs. Hawkeyes. Trips to Columbus instead of Columbia. So long, Big 12. Nebraska’s membership in the Big Ten Conference is official. The Big Ten’s board of presidents and chancellors unanimously welcomed Nebraska to the club Friday afternoon, a little more than an hour after the school announced it [...]
Elyria and LORCO near an accord
If officials in Elyria, Avon Lake approve deal, sewer legal battle could be settled
Long-lawn experiment gets whacked by city
ELYRIA — One man’s nature preserve is another’s overgrown front yard. An Erie, Pa., couple who moved to Elyria to be near children and spend their golden years growing a nature preserve on their property learned Wednesday their dream may be chopped down before it takes shape. The city notified Fred and Gwynneth Beil on [...]
Inmate indicted on multiple charges
ELYRIA — An inmate who attacked a teacher at Lorain Correctional Institution on April 19 has been indicted on kidnapping, attempted aggravated murder, attempted murder, felonious assault, gross sexual imposition and assault charges. Donald Anderson, 51, attacked the teacher with his fists and a razor he got from his cell, Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will [...]
Columbia Station man is shot in own backyard
COLUMBIA STATION — A Columbia Station man was shot Thursday while he was filling a birdfeeder in his backyard. Lorain County Sheriff’s Capt. John Reiber said Friday that deputies are still trying to figure out how 65-year-old Robert Rothacker was wounded in the torso. Rothacker was in the backyard of his home at 33900 Brokaw [...]
BLOTTER: June 12, 2010
Lorain police Wednesday, June 9 3:09 p.m. – 2500 block E. 38th St., 32-inch TV stolen during home burglary. Thursday, June 10 3:11 p.m. – Super Kmart, five 16-year-old girls charged with stealing underwear and jewelry. 3:48 p.m. – 1700 block Long Ave., about $2400 in small electronics and jewelry were stolen during a home [...]
Obituaries for June 12, 2010
Charles J. Schaffer Doris Mae Bauer Dorothy A. Hine Marie Anna Mills Rusha O. Jones Theodore W. O’Dell Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Browns GM Tom Heckert expects RFAs to sign tenders by deadline
BEREA – General manager Tom Heckert expects the Browns’ five restricted free agents to sign their second-round tenders by the Tuesday deadline. “I assume they will,” he said at the start of Friday’s second minicamp practice. “There’s no reason not to sign.” Linebackers D’Qwell Jackson and Matt Roth and safety Abram Elam skipped the organized [...]
Port Clinton’s Prehistoric Forest to close after 2010 season
PORT CLINTON — Since 1953, Prehistoric Forest has been a roadside throwback to the dinosaur days when Tyrannosaurus rex and other sharp-toothed behemoths walked the earth. Visitors who walked through the woods at the 10-acre dinosaur attraction to find T-rex and other powerful prehistoric beasts in the early days of the park now bring their [...]
Quick hits from Browns practice
BEREA — Some sights and sounds (OK, more sights than sounds) from the Friday morning practice of Browns minicamp. ** Cornerback Eric Wright (leg), tight end Evan Moore (leg) and receiver Jake Allen (leg) didn’t practice. ** The offense looked much better than it did Thursday morning. Much of the practice was spent on red zone [...]
Columbia Station man shot
COLUMBIA STATION — A Columbia Station man was shot in the torso on Thursday, but so far deputies have no idea how it happened. Lorain County Sheriff’s Capt. John Reiber said Robert Rothacker, 65, was in his backyard on Brokaw Road when he was shot about 8:45 p.m. Rothacker’s wife rushed him to St. John [...]
Ohio regulators dispute magnitude of contaminated eggs
COLUMBUS — Ohio regulators are disputing a claim by the Human Society of the United States, which alleged that farms in the state are producing 350,000 eggs a year that are contaminated with salmonella. The Ohio Department of Agriculture says data indicate that Ohio farms produce about 35,000 bad eggs annually, a tiny percentage of [...]
Woman gives Ohio EMT crew a $10,000 thank you
COLUMBUS — An Ohio woman grateful to medics who gave her a ride to a hospital has donated $10,000 to a community’s emergency medical team. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, dropped off the check to medics at the Delaware County Emergency Medical Services, north of Columbus. A handwritten note indicated that the money [...]
Indians 8, Red Sox 7: Two rallies, one big victory
CLEVELAND — All’s well that ends well, as far as the Indians were concerned Thursday night at Progressive Field. Facing a five-run deficit after two innings, Cleveland rallied to take the lead, only to watch closer Kerry Wood blow the save and the advantage in the ninth inning. Unfazed, the little Indians, stocked with young [...]
Kick it in gear: Dawson shows for mandatory Browns minicamp
BEREA — Phil Dawson skipped the month of organized team activities for a reason. Dissatisfaction with a contract that is in its final year and pays $1 million in 2010? Resentment that he was the only kicker in training camp last year, which may have contributed to a calf injury that cost him five games [...]
Michigan State’s Izzo tours Cavaliers’ team digs
INDEPENDENCE — Tom Izzo was in town Thursday touring the Cavaliers facilities and meeting with front office members, but a source said it was unlikely the Cavaliers would announce a coaching hire today. Izzo, who has led Michigan State to six Final Four appearances and one national championship in the last 12 years, flew into [...]
17 people arrested in Lorain drug and gang sting; 4 more sought
LORAIN — Seventeen people were arrested and four people are being sought as Lorain police continued their crackdown on gang and drug activity in the city. The Lorain Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Lorain County Drug Task Force collaborated in the roundup. Gangs and drug dealing were [...]
Set for a splash: Elyria’s lone pool opens Monday
ELYRIA — When does the pool open? It is a question Parks and Recreation Supervisor Lisa Bowman heard over and over again Thursday afternoon as she stood in the doorway of East Pool. She was there to talk about the pool’s Monday opening despite cutbacks to the department and instead was reminded that the youngest [...]
Abbe Road water main project starts
ELYRIA — The replacement of a 12-inch water main on North Abbe Road — a project which began this week — is costing the city about $1.5 million and should be completed by late November. The pipe, which probably was installed in the late 1950s, has caused the city costly problems and now it is [...]
‘Your day is coming,’ man wrote in letter to judge
ELYRIA — In a profanitylaced letter to Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski dated May 28, Richard Sagert told the judge that “your day is coming.” “What goes around comes around (expletive), I wish the worst illness on you and your (expletive) family,” wrote Sagert, who is facing felony charges of aggravated menacing and [...]
Browns notes: Uninked Vickers shows for minicamp
BEREA — When fullback Lawrence Vickers jogged onto the field at 11:45 Thursday morning, the list of Browns restricted free agents on the outside stood at three. Vickers, who was 90 minutes late because of personal business in Houston, joined running back Jerome Harrison at mandatory minicamp. Linebackers Matt Roth and D’Qwell Jackson and safety [...]
Tribe notes: Coming soon: Carlos Santana
CLEVELAND — Mega prospect Carlos Santana could be wearing an Indians uniform before the All-Star break (July 12-15). “There’s a chance that he’ll be up here,” said manager Manny Acta of Cleveland’s top prospect, who entered Thursday batting .307 for Triple-A Columbus, with a team-leading 12 home runs and 48 RBIs in 56 games. The [...]