Archive for August, 2010
The (bed) race is on in North Ridgeville
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Talk about pressure. Aaron and Kevin Haehn didn’t construct their “vehicle” for today’s North Ridgeville Corn Festival Bed Race until both were off work Friday evening. “My brother’s in construction so when I get out of work, we’ll get together and build it,” Aaron Haehn said about 2:30 p.m. Friday. The race [...]
Lorain replaces Community Development Director Sandy Prudoff
LORAIN – Nearly a year after Sandy Prudoff was placed on leave – and later retired – for being the target of a federal investigation, the city has a new Community Development director. Tracy Udrija, who has spent the past three years as the federal grants administrator in Lake County, will take over as Community [...]
Union sues Lorain over Pipe Yard project
ELYRIA – A labor union sued the Lorain Community Development Department and Law Director Pat Riley on Friday, accusing them of failing to comply with two public records requests for information on improvements done in The Pipe yard baseball park earlier this year. Joseph Guarino III, one of the lawyers representing the Laborers’ International Union [...]
Charges dropped against repo man
ELYRIA – Prosecutors dropped theft charges against an Oberlin repo man earlier this week. Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Tony Cillo said Friday that the theft charges against Keith Baisden were dismissed after the main witness in the case – whom court documents identify as Sheila Ware of D & S Auto – stopped cooperating with [...]
Funding request denied for Girl Scouts’ exercise trail project
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Despite the efforts of a pair of local Girl Scouts to raise $10,000 to help pay for paved running and exercise trails, the city’s application for grant money for the project was not approved, according to a state official. “I told the city the project was not awarded because it wasn’t worthy,” [...]
Dustin L. Bassett
Dustin L. Bassett, 20, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland, from injuries he received from an auto accident. Dustin was born May 8, 1990 in Elyria and was a life long resident of Elyria. He attended Elyria High School. Dustin enjoyed stunt bike-riding, hanging out with [...]
Irene Olga Wagner
Irene Olga Wagner (nee Yancho), 93, passed away. Irene was an avid Cleveland Indians fan. Her hobbies included crocheting and painting. She was the beloved wife of the late Stephen, Sr.; dear mother of Stephen, Jr. (deceased); George (Ann), Andrew (Jeanette), Irene Smith (Jerry), Rose Wagner and Joseph (Tina); cherished grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-greatgrandmother of [...]
Trudy H. Baker
Trudy H. Baker (nee Schuller), 86, of Berea, formerly of Elyria, passed away at the Altenheim in Strongsville, Thursday, August 12, 2010 after a brief illness. She was a homemaker and member of the Heritage Congregational Church in Berea. Trudy was the dearly beloved wife for 62 years of the late Wesley E., Jr., former [...]
Janice A. Phillips
Janice A. Phillips (nee Hendrickson), 82, a long time resident of Grafton, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Community Health Partners in Lorain, following a brief illness. Arrangements will be announced by the Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Susan Kerchmar
Susan Kerchmar (nee Sklenar), 87, of Elyria passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a long illness. She was born June 5, 1923 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Sue was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in [...]
Anna Mae Baumbaugh
Anna Mae Baumbaugh (nee Van-Thorne), 98, of West Chester, Ohio, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Heritage Springs of West Chester. She was born April 17, 1912 in Sandusky, she had been a West Chester (north of Cincinnati) resident for the past five years. Anna Mae grew up in Vermilion. Her father’s farm [...]
Patrick Wilt
Patrick “Pat” Wilt, 61, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 11, 2010. He was born August 27, 1948 in Altoona, Pennsylvania and had resided in Lorain most of his life. Pat graduated from Lorain High School in 1966 and then served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1970. He has worked at US Steel/REP for [...]
Jeanne D. Petroff
Jeanne D. Petroff (nee Craik), 88, of North Ridgeville, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Hospice of the Western Reserve at The Renaissance in Olmsted Falls, following a brief illness. She was born September 28, 1921 in Carlisle, England and she was raised in Cleveland. Mrs. Petroff had been an North Ridgeville resident [...]
State Supreme Court removes party ban for judges
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court has removed a ban that prevented candidates for judgeships from identifying themselves with a political party in post-primary campaign ads. The court made the change to the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct on Wednesday while still urging candidates to “consider the effect that partisanship has on the principles of [...]
Another most-wanted Lorain County fugitive arrested
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force released its latest most-wanted list Wednesday afternoon and had both Lorain Countians on the list in custody in just over a day. They announced yesterday afternoon the arrest of John Wilson, 28, of Elyria, who was wanted on two counts of felonious assault involving a domestic incident on [...]
AG: Reports of Ohioans ripped off by sweepstakes scams could double
COLUMBUS — The state’s attorney general says reports of Ohio residents being ripped off by sweepstakes scams are on track to double over last year. Attorney General Richard Cordray says con artists use fake contests to swindle money or gain personal information. His office has received about 900 complaints about sweepstakes or prizes since January. [...]
Ohio police dog dies after being left in hot car
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati police say one of their dogs has died after an officer inadvertently left the animal in a hot car during a family medical emergency. Police say 13-year veteran Brian Trotta found the dog named “Juno” dead after responding to the family matter Thursday. It wasn’t clear how long the dog was left [...]
Police: Teen hospitalized, infant LifeFlighted after being burned by teen boy
ELYRIA — An infant was severely burned overnight and a 14-year-old boy was taken into custody for aggravated arson, domestic violence and two counts of felonious assault, according to an Elyria police report. Officers were called to 213 Chestnut St. last night at 9:45. Officers observed the infant, 11-month-old Melina Hall had burnt skin in [...]
Police: Gun report leads to drug charges for Elyria man
ELYRIA — An Elyria man was arrested for obstructing official business and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to an Elyria police report. Michael Crawford, 34, was being held Monday in the Lorain County Jail. According to the report, officers were called to 835 Broad St. after two white men were seen with guns. [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Lorain man murdered overnight
LORAIN — Lorain police are looking for tips after a Lorain man was murdered overnight. Damis Crawford, 30, of Lorain, was shot in the area of East 30th Street about 2:50 a.m. today, according to police Sgt. Mark Carpentiere. Carpentiere said a dark-colored SUV was seen leaving the area. Police are offering a $2,000 reward [...]
Highway Patrol: ‘Alarming’ increase in ID theft cases
COLUMBUS — Ohio Highway Patrol troopers say they’re seeing an “alarming” increase in cases of identity theft. The patrol says it has investigated 248 cases so far this year, compared to 114 by this time in 2009. The agency says the cases involve fraudulent identification discovered by troopers during traffic stops or phony paperwork turned [...]
Exotic dancer: Man touched her before he was dragged to his death
MONROE — An exotic dancer hired for a private show in a southwest Ohio home says the man kept putting his hands on her before she fled to her car, leading to his dragging death. A police report states that 35-year-old Kristina Hensley of Higginsport, Ohio, told an officer in Monroe that 31-year-old Jae Cho [...]
Browns’ linebacker depth a plus
BEREA — Next man up. The popular NFL expression may seem harsh, but it simply states reality. When a player gets hurt, there’s no alternative but to have everyone on the depth chart take a step forward. When starting inside linebacker D’Qwell Jackson injured his right pectoral muscle Tuesday night, it was next man up [...]
Indians 4, Orioles 1: Rookie Jeanmar Gomez has another strong outing
CLEVELAND — In a lost season for the Indians, they may have found a gem for their pitching staff. Jeanmar Gomez came through with another fine performance Thursday night, allowing one run and six hits in six-plus innings, as the Tribe posted a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore was bidding for its first [...]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2010: Amherst expects to be even better this year
AMHERST — The Comets have a bunch of pass-catchers back from last season, including a hybrid receiver/running back who landed on the All-Southwestern Conference first team. They have another talented running back as well, one who averaged 5 yards a carry as a sophomore in 2009. There’s also a junior tight end the coach believes [...]