Archive for September, 2010
Officials: Lehman Brothers collapse killed big job deal for Lorain
A foreign company that was planning to make a multi-million investment in Lorain and employ 180 people with jobs paying $18 an hour backed out of the deal following the collapse of Wall Street investment firm Lehman Brothers two years ago, Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko said at a news conference today. The resulting financial crisis [...]
Oberlin college employees protest on campus
OBERLIN — The scene Tuesday was reminiscent of demonstrations of the 1960s and ’70s as students and nonteaching staff at Oberlin College entered the administration building drumming and chanting, “No contract, no peace.” About 50 students and 100 members of Local 502 of the Oberlin College Office and Professional Employees — known as OCOPE — [...]
VIDEO: Driver dead after accident with ambulance; firefighter, original patient being taken to hospital
An elderly man driving a blue Chevrolet Cavalier with Medina County license plates died at the scene of an accident this afternoon at state Route 303 and Island Road. According to the Highway Patrol, the driver who died was an 82-year-old man from Hinckley. They aren’t releasing his identity until family is notified. The 2001 [...]
State prison chief wants to reduce Ohio inmates by 3,000
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s new prisons chief has set a goal of reducing the number of inmates by 3,000 by the summer of 2013. Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Director Ernie Moore said today the ambitious proposal is necessary to avoid record population growth behind bars and to show officials around the state the system is [...]
Ohio board rejects mercy for killer of girlfriend
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Parole Board has recommended no mercy for a condemned killer who beat his girlfriend with a pipe, threw her in a river and stole $400 from her bank account. The nine-member board today unanimously rejected the clemency request of 48-year-old Michael Bengeof Butler County, who’s scheduled to die Oct. 6. The [...]
UPDATE: Middle Ridge Road in Amherst Township reopens
AMHERST TWP. — Middle Ridge Road in Amherst Township between Oberlin and West Ridge roads has reopened after being closed for about eight hours. According to a dispatcher, a car hit a telephone pole about 4 a.m. today, and the pole and telephone wires fell into the road, so troopers blocked the road until CenturyTel [...]
Jimmy Dimora pleads not guilty to bribery, mail fraud charges
CLEVELAND — The former Democratic Party chairman in Cleveland was led away from his home in handcuffs by FBI agents today and indicted on charges of bribery and mail fraud, signaling investigators are nearing the end of a federal corruption investigation that has led to more than 30 arrests. Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, the [...]
Police: Man faces charges for firing gun in Lorain neighborhood
LORAIN — A Lorain man is facing multiple charges after police received reports he was shooting a gun in a cul-de-sac “with houses all about” in the 1500 block of East 29th Street Monday afternoon. Allan Guice, 39, who a police report lists as homeless, was charged with felonious assault with weapon or ordnance, improperly [...]
Lorain man says pack of nine dogs attacked him
LORAIN — A Lorain man reported to police last night that he had been attacked by a pack of nine dogs as he walked in the area of West 22nd Street two nights earlier. According to a report, Mark Payne, 46, was walking a few blocks from his West 28th Street home about 8 p.m. [...]
Update: Browns QB Jake Delhomme out of practice, in boot
BEREA — Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme wore a walking boot on his right ankle and didn’t practice Wednesday, but remained hopeful he would be able to play Sunday against Kansas City in the home opener. “I’m always optimistic about anything,” he said Wednesday. “We’re just going to be aggressive in our treatment and see where that takes [...]
Lorain man dies in accident on I-480 in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — A Lorain man died in a traffic accident yesterday in Cleveland, according to Powell Casesar, Cuyahoga County coroner’s office spokesman. Caesar said Jonathan Williams, 51, of Lorain was pronounced dead at the scene yesterday at Lee Road and Interstate 480 a little after 3 p.m. According to police, Fourth District officers responded at [...]
Indians 4, Angels 3: Minor league DH Shelley Duncan powers Tribe to victory
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ fourth hitter cleaned things up Tuesday night at Progressive Field, and it wasn’t DH Travis Hafner. Hafner, who is making $11.5 million this season, was replaced in the batting order by a guy signed to a minor league contract — Shelley Duncan. Duncan responded by hitting two home runs and driving [...]
High school volleyball: Elyria slips, then rights to beat ’Stangs in 5
ELYRIA — It was a tough challenge, but Elyria High overcame blowing an early lead Tuesday to edge Strongsville three games to two at Elyria West’s old gym. The Pioneers, who are using West as their home court this season while their new gym is constructed, won the battle of Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division [...]
Browns’ Sorensen happy to blend in as solid play goes unnoticed
Nick Sorensen is the invisible man. He’s in his fourth year as a Brown and has been in the NFL for 10. Yet he’s so unremarkable, he could blend in at a busy restaurant and not draw a single second look. He could even talk football — Browns football — without anyone realizing he’s on [...]
Ohio State football: Buckeyes taking OU seriously
COLUMBUS — There’s no need to preach to Ohio State offensive lineman Justin Boren about how good an underdog can be. You see, Boren has firsthand knowledge of one of the biggest upsets in college football history. On Sept. 1, 2007, Boren played for Michigan when the fifthranked Wolverines were shocked 34-32 by championship-subdivision Appalachian [...]
Strickland, Kasich accuse each other of being bad for workers
COLUMBUS — Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and Republican rival John Kasich accused each other in their first debate Tuesday of failing to have the best interests of Ohioans at heart. Kasich, a former congressman and Lehman Brothers managing director, said Strickland has failed to support policies that have attracted business to the state and forced [...]
Local partisans on both sides pleased with how debate went
ELYRIA — Area Democrats and Republicans were feeling good after Tuesday night’s gubernatorial debate between Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland and Republican candidate John Kasich. David Arredondo, vice chairman of the Lorain County Republican Party, gave Kasich high marks for presentation and message. “He was the better debater,” Arredondo said. “He was more enthusiastic. (Strickland) was [...]
Community hospitals rebrand as Mercy
LORAIN — Community Health Partners is changing its name to the only word that alone signifies its mission and identity: “Mercy,” according to Edwin Oley, president and CEO of the hospital system. Oley announced the new name at a luncheon Tuesday on the campus of the newly christened Mercy Regional Medical Center, formerly known as [...]
Flag, pillow given to honor former Amherst police dog Bandit
AMHERST — In the evenings at her Painesville home for the last month, Karen Vidmar would sit down and get out her crocheting tools. She was busy making a gift for someone she had never met. Finally, on Tuesday, she got to deliver it. Vidmar gave a crocheted flag honoring Amherst police K-9 Bandit — [...]
3 charged after gun was fired at Avon home
AVON — An Avon man was one of three people charged after an incident at his father’s home Monday where a gun reportedly was fired. Brett Benson, age unavailable, was charged with having weapons under disability. The incident Monday happened around 1:30 p.m. at the Heatherwood Avenue home of his father, Harold. Avon police did [...]
High school volleyball roundup
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Kelsey Fortney had 15 service points (eight aces) and seven kills to lead Clearview (7-3, 4-0 PAC) to a 25-12, 25-5, 25-11 win over Oberlin in Patriot Athletic Conference action on Tuesday. CLEARVIEW STATISTICS Setting: Ali Solet 22-for-22 with 11 assists; Lauren Kokinda 15-for-15 with 9 assists; Serving: Kelsey Fortney 17-for-18 with [...]
High school golf roundup
ELYRIA — All four of Elyria High’s scorers shot 39 or better as the Pioneers defeated Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division foe Mayfield and non-conference foe Elyria Catholic at Forest Hills on Tuesday. Kevin Koepp of the Pioneers (8-3, 4-3 NOC) took medalist honors with a 1-over 36. Corey Szalai’s 41 paced the Panthers (1-8). [...]
Former Oberlin woman, husband killed in Texas
A former Oberlin woman and her husband were gunned down in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, last month, allegedly by her 12-year-old daughter and the daughter’s 13year-old boyfriend. The slayings of Darlene Nevil, 46, and Alan Nevil, 48, have led both the daughter and the boyfriend to be charged with capital murder. Under Texas [...]
State: Lead paint concerns about Kerstetter Way bridge unfounded
ELYRIA — Concerns about improper disposal of leadbased paint from the railroad overpass bridge on Kerstetter Way when it was powerwashed and repainted are unfounded, the Ohio Environment Protection Agency concluded. An investigation by the agency concluded that the debris, dirt, rust and paint chips from the prep work done prior to repainting the bridge [...]
Tribe notes: Masterson not finished starting?
CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson may be returning to the rotation after all. Mitch Talbot, who left his last start with right shoulder inflammation, was scheduled to be examined by doctors Tuesday night. If Talbot checks out OK, he will make his scheduled start Saturday. If he doesn’t, Masterson is the strongest candidate to take his [...]