Archive for July, 2010
Sheffield Lake bank robbed, may be man who held up Amherst bank
SHEFFIELD LAKE — A man who held up the Chase Bank branch on East Lake Road on Wednesday afternoon may be the same man who held up a FirstMerit Bank branch in Amherst last week, authorities say. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the suspect in Wednesday’s robbery is a white male between the [...]
Lorain man gets three years for hit-skip that left pedestrian dead
ELYRIA — A Lorain man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for running down a pedestrian and fleeing the scene nearly two years ago. John Lynch, 40, apologized to the family of the man he killed, 34-yearold David Wynn, according to Lynch’s attorney, Michael Towne. Lynch pleaded guilty in May to aggravated vehicular [...]
Old business gets new life: Flea market moves in to old Value City
CARLISLE TWP. — The owner of the former Value City complex on Oberlin-Elyria Road is turning a portion of the closed retail store into a flea market. The Carlisle Township Flea Market will open on Aug. 20 and owner Ron Matchum hopes to have 25,000 square feet of space fully rented within a few weeks. [...]
Twins 6, Indians 0: Tribe streak ends at 6
MINNEAPOLIS — Francisco Liriano is staying positive while most of the Minnesota Twins’ rotation continues to struggle. He just wants to keep going. “We’ve been struggling a little bit, but we have to keep playing,” he said. “We can pitch a little bit better, but I think we’re going to be all right.” Liriano was [...]
Little League softball: Elyria 13-14 All-Stars earn trip to state
AVON — You sort of figured it was Elyria’s night when Kandis Laseke led off Wednesday night with a long, fence-clearing home run. A rocket. Crushed it. That puppy cleared the 200-foot fence in left-center by 30 or 40 feet, bounced high off the baked terrain and might still be rolling north along Moon Road. [...]
Beach Bums 7, Crushers 5: Sweep doesn’t faze Crushers
AVON — It may only be July, but Wednesday morning’s game had some major implications for the Crushers. With a win against Traverse City, the Crushers would avoid being swept in a series for the first time this season. They also needed to win to avoid a second-place tie in the East Division and to [...]
Sheriff charges Cleveland man in Farmer Boy restaurant fight
SOUTH AMHERST — The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office released a report Wednesday detailing an assault that took place last week at a well-known restaurant which led to one man being charged with assault. Moshen Aly Ayoub, 54, of Cleveland, was charged following the morning incident at the Farmer Boy Restaurant at 46323 Telegraph Road. Deputies [...]
Obituaries for July 22, 2010
Arthur Callahan John Zahratka Okey Garland Watts, Sr. Specialist Zakary A. Gansert Aubrey Morgan Hicks Alice F. Rankin Suzanne P. Mariast Joseph J. Vasarab Edward Malick Pearl E. James Pete Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Little League softball: Elyria gets chance at state title today
PORTSMOUTH — Two wins. That’s all the Elyria Little League 11-12-year-old softball all-stars need to bring home the state championship today after downing Wheelersburg 9-5 Wednesday in the losers bracket final. Rain moved the game to Portsmouth from Lucasville. Elyria plays Poland today at 10 a.m. and needs a win in the double-elimination tournament to [...]
Police log for July 22, 2010
Elyria police Tuesday, July 20 9:34 a.m. – 300 block Prospect St., two tires slashed on vehicle. 10:37 a.m. – 500 block Wood St., Elijah McCloud, 19, of Lorain, charged with theft and criminal tools, and two teenaged males charged with theft, accused of stealing an air conditioner from a vacant house. 11:50 a.m. – [...]
Hot Stove county championships: Winners could face rematches
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Teams that won Hot Stove baseball county championships Wednesday night might have to wait before exercising those bragging rights. At least until this weekend. Three Hot Stove championships were decided at Palmer Field on Wednesday after the games were moved from Oberlin Rec when those diamonds were deemed unplayable following rainy weather. [...]
Cleveland airport adding backup generators
CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s airport is adding generators and a second power line to help keep operations running in case of a blackout. A power failure Jan. 10 caused hundreds of flights to be canceled. Normal flight schedules didn’t resume until the following afternoon. Fred Szabo, a spokesman at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, says the new [...]
Don’t touch the water: City pushes for boat race on polluted lake
ST. MARYS, Ohio — An Ohio city is going ahead with plans to hold a boat race on a polluted lake, despite warnings from state environmental leaders. The Celina Governor’s Cup Regatta is scheduled for Aug. 28-29. Celina water superintendent Mike Sudman said the city’s tests on nearby Grand Lake St. Marys lake show smaller [...]
Lorain County under severe thunderstorm watch
Much of Northeast Ohio, including Lorain County, is under a severe thunderstorm watch from the National Weather Service until 9 p.m. According to the National Weather Service, showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop over Lake Erie and move southeast at 25 mph through 4:30 p.m. Showers and thunderstorms will move through Wellington and LaGrange [...]
State football games moving to OSU in 2014, ’15
COLUMBUS — The board of the Ohio High School Athletic Association has voted to move the state championship football games to Ohio State in 2014 and 2015. The decision reached Wednesday keeps the finals in Stark County through 2013, at Canton Fawcett Stadium and Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. The association had received proposals from [...]
12-year-old Vermilion girl Life Flighted after being hit by truck
VERMILION — A 12-year-old Vermilion girl was Life Flighted this morning after she was hit by a pickup truck while trying to cross the street this morning. According to Vermilion police, Krissa Nalepka tried to cross Liberty Avenue in the 4700 block, which is in the area of Key Bank, according to police. She is [...]
Drop off your LeBron gear in the CT lobby
Got LeBron gear you’ve got no use for? There’s a better option than burning it, according to Chris Jungjohann. Junjohann has organized an effort to collect No. 23 gear to be sent to homeless shelters in South Florida. People with LeBron James gear to donate can do so at any Yours Truly restuarant location. Click [...]
Cleveland fans dumping LeBron gear — for a good cause
CLEVELAND — They’re taking the jerseys off their backs for LeBron James. Then tossing them away — for a good cause. Stung by the NBA superstar’s decision to leave Cleveland and play for Miami, Cavaliers fans have been unloading their unwanted No. 23 jerseys, T-shirts and other clothing items bearing James’ name at locations around [...]
71-year-old man denies stealing more than 100 Corvettes
CLEVELAND — A 71-year-old northeast Ohio man has pleaded not guilty to stealing Corvettes in Ohio and Pennsylvania for chop shops. Daniel Ott Sr., of Akron, was indicted last month on charges of interstate transportation of stolen property and aiding and abetting a vehicle chop shop. An FBI affidavit says he told agents he had [...]
Zoo releasing video of elephant attack today
TOLEDO — The Toledo Zoo is expected to release a video Wednesday of an elephant who critically injured his trainer. The 7-year-old pachyderm named Louie knocked elephant manager Don RedFox to the ground on July 1, puncturing his lungs and breaking several ribs. The video previously has not been released because a judge granted a [...]
Indians 4, Twins 3: Six straight? No sweat
MINNEAPOLIS — Seventh inning, tie game, runners on first and second and one out. Joe Mauer stepping to the plate. The Minnesota Twins pray for situations like that and their opponents like the Cleveland Indians dread them. Then the three-time AL batting champion and reigning MVP bunted. He did what? That’s right, he laid a [...]
LeBron’s role was obvious; the Cavaliers’ not as clear
I thought time — and a one-week vacation — would help me come up with something deep, insightful and original. I thought it would help me sort out my feelings and come up with something strong, hard-hitting and memorable. I thought wrong. Thursday night marks the two-week anniversary of LeBron James’ “Decision” to take his [...]
2 Avon Lake football players pick schools
Avon Lake football standouts Ronnie Willoughby and Andrew Bohan decided Mid-American Conference schools are the best fit. Willoughby, a wide receiver, committed to attend the University of Buffalo in 2011, while Bohan, an offensive lineman, chose the University of Akron. Both decided to make their college commitments before suiting up for their senior season with [...]
Beach Bums 6, Crushers 1: Defense fails Rummel
AVON — In his first start since being activated off the disabled list, Phil Rummel was outstanding … until the seventh inning. Rummel took a perfect game into the fourth inning Tuesday and a no-hitter into the sixth. However, the defense let him down in the seventh, and the Traverse City Beach Bums blew open [...]
Obituaries for July 21, 2010
Arthur Callahan Eldred Franklin Turner Gail L. Lawson George W. James John Zahratka Joseph Conrad Ritenauer Norman A. Fox Specialist Zakary A. Gansert Virginia R. Miller Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/