Archive for July, 2010
Elyria dad trying desperately to find missing 17-year-old
ELYRIA — An Elyria father is trying desperately to locate his 17-year-old daughter, who he says he hasn’t seen since June 30. James Western, who said he lives at High Point in the Park apartments off of West River Road, said he last spoke with Makenna on June 30. He said she called to say [...]
Elyria man dies after jumping from bedroom window
ELYRIA — An Elyria man died over night after apparently jumping from a bedroom window at his home, according to a police report. Rescue squads arrived about 2:30 a.m. at 1580 Prospect St. to find Rodney Jones, 53, lying in a pool of blood on a concrete patio with no signs of life, according to [...]
Cleveland comic book author Harvey Pekar dead at 70
“American Splendor” comic book author Harvey Pekar has died at age 70, according to Cuyahoga County coroner’s spokesman Powell Caesar. Pekar, who devoted his life to showing that ordinary existence is rich and varied, was found by his wife in his Cleveland Heights home about 1 a.m., Caesar said. Cleveland Heights police Capt. Michael Cannon [...]
11-year-old girl killed by parking lot gate
TOLEDO — Authorities in northwest Ohio say an 11-year-old girl playing in a parking lot died when she got crushed between a mechanical gate and a fence. Lucas County Deputy Coroner Diane Barnett says the Toledo girl got trapped in a gap between the fence and the gate when it started to open Sunday afternoon. [...]
Deer put down after becoming trapped at water treatment plant
LORAIN — A deer had to be put down after it got trapped in an empty tank this morning at the Lorain Waste Water Treatment plant, according to Superintendent Tony Dore. Dore, who said this sort of thing has happened before, said the deer likely went under or over a fence before becoming trapped. He [...]
Photos: Elyria High demolition gets under way
ELYRIA — The demolition of Elyria High School got under way this morning after years in the making. The property around the old building has been purchased, demolished, cleared of rubble and re-built to house phase one of the new school. The school calendar has been adjusted to fit the construction timetable. Asbestos has been [...]
Lorain man arrested for rape of girlfriend
LORAIN — A Lorain man was arrested for rape and domestic violence after his girlfriend told police he violated her while she was sleeping, according to a police report. Police arrested Steven Black, 29. According to the report, a neighbor called police a little after 2 a.m. Sunday to report a man was striking a [...]
State jobs: Women making slow gains, survey says
COLUMBUS — A newspaper’s analysis finds women working for Ohio are making pay gains, though those in the top state jobs still earn 20 percent less than their male counterparts. The Columbus Dispatch reported today that female state administrators now earn $9.41 less per hour than men, on average. The paper says that pay gap [...]
Ready for a fresh start: Cavs to field 14-man roster in summer league
CLEVELAND — Life without LeBron James begins in earnest for the Cavaliers at the NBA Summer League. Cleveland will field a 14-player squad of veterans, free agents and one draft pick in the week-long event in Las Vegas. Its first game is Tuesday at 6 p.m. against the NBA D-League All-Stars, which will air live [...]
Obituaries for July 12, 2010
Doris M. French Helen E. Silac Myron L. Brand Sheila M. Phelps Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Ohio State urging incoming students to get passports
COLUMBUS — Ohio State University wants more of its students to see the world way beyond its Columbus campus and is trying to double the number who hold passports. In a first step toward that goal, the school this summer is urging all 6,600 members of the incoming fall freshman class to get passports. The [...]
Golf: Treuel ready for Ohio Am
It was almost dusk, but the clubhouse workers at Brentwood Golf Club in Grafton could still hear the sweet sound of balls being smacked 280 yards down the driving range. They knew the sound. They knew the routine. They knew it was Alex Treuel. “My mother dropped me off at the golf course and picked [...]
Rays 6, Indians 5: Tribe can’t run down Tampa Bay
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays ended the first half of the season on a roll. Jason Bartlett hit a game-ending single over a drawn-in outfield in the 10th inning, giving the Rays a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. “It’s a nice way to walk off into the All-Star break,” [...]
Paints 13, Ironmen 3: 13-run burst KOs Ironmen
LORAIN — Chillicothe came into The Pipe Yard with only eight losses and a 2-0 record in the second half of the Frontier League season. Make that 3-0. The Paints, after spotting the Lorain County Ironmen a 1-0 lead, erupted for 13 runs in a two-inning span en route to a 13-3 victory Sunday in [...]
American Legion baseball: Findlay sweeps Elyria Post 12
ELYRIA — A walk is as good as a hit, as the saying goes. And a whole lot of walks are much better. Findlay benefited from a bunch of bases on balls, particularly in the opening game of Sunday’s American Legion Buckeye League doubleheader against Elyria Post 12. Findlay Post 3 defeated Elyria 9-2 and [...]
Youth baseball: Hit-batsmen, errors benefit Vipers
OBERLIN — Scratching and clawing your way to a win took on a whole new meaning for the North Coast Vipers Sunday at Oberlin College’s Dill Field. The Vipers (24-11) took advantage of four hit-batsmen early and three huge errors late to edge the Ohio Thunder, 7-6. The Thunder is based in the Canton-Akron area [...]
Early treat: A great peach season is off to a quick start
ELYRIA TWP. — Ken Spiegelberg has been around for 84 years and knows a good peach when he tastes one. He’ll be doing a lot of that this year because local growers are celebrating what looks to be a very good year for peaches. Not only will they be good, but they are a few [...]
Oberlin boil alert could last three days
OBERLIN — Oberlin residents are going to be working over a hot stove, or forking over money for bottled water, for a little bit longer. The drinking water boil advisory remains in effect today, city manager Eric Norenberg said. All water for drinking or cooking should be boiled. If you have open wounds, do not [...]
Missing woman’s mother angry witnesses aren’t talking
The mother of a Cleveland woman with ties to Lorain County knows she will probably never see her daughter alive again. Tracy Super of Richfield only wants the body of her daughter, Emma Nahas, found. Nahas, 20, went missing Thursday after apparently jumping into Lake Erie for a last swim before the 48-foot cabin cruiser [...]
Police log for July 12, 2010
Elyria police Saturday, July 10 10:44 a.m. – 400 block Middle Ave., vehicle broken into, miter saw, jewelry, hearing aid, GPS system and about 30 CDs stolen. 4:42 p.m. – 30 block Kerstetter Way, car broken into, cell phone, wallet, driver’s license and gift cards stolen. 6:40 p.m. – 1200 block Lake Ave., woman attempts [...]
Man threatens to blow up city swimming pool
LORAIN — An 18-year-old who threatened to blow up a city swimming pool was arrested on charges of aggravated menacing Thursday. Anthony L. Charlton, 18, of Lorain, was charged in connection with an incident at the Central Park pool at 2570 Oakdale Ave., police reports said. The pool was closed for the day, according to [...]
Whittier Middle School broken into Saturday
LORAIN — Police are looking for a man who broke into Whittier Middle School on Saturday. Police were dispatched to Whittier, located at 3201 Seneca Ave., about 1 p.m. Saturday for an alarm. A perimeter check of the school revealed that the front northwest door was open and an orange traffic cone was folded over [...]
Crushers nipped 6-5 by Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A walk-off homer lifted Evansville to a 6-5 win over Lake Erie on Sunday. The Crushers rallied from a two-run deficit to tie the game with a three-run ninth. Evansville left fielder Greg Alexander’s homer ended it. Next up Who: Lake Erie vs. Windy City When: Friday, 7:05 Where: All Pro Freight [...]
The Dash Between: Schlathers were married nearly 67 years, raised 13 children
The Schlather brood attracted lots of stares on their Sunday drives through Lorain, Cuyahoga and Geauga counties in the 1950s and ’60s. “When we’d come to a red light, you could see the people next to us counting us in the car,” said Jeanne Frey, the 4th-born of Bernie and Virginia Schlather’s 13 kids. “We [...]
Sign-and-trade should benefit Cavaliers and LeBron
CLEVELAND – In the end, LeBron James got almost everything he wanted, but the Cavaliers didn’t walk away empty-handed either. Cleveland completed a sign-and-trade agreement with the Miami Heat early Saturday, formally sending James to South Florida in exchange for a $14.5 million salary cap exception and four draft choices. The trade, which was initiated [...]