Archive for September, 2010
Indians notes from Saturday: Brantley set to return, Donald still ailing
CLEVELAND – Michael Brantley was available off the bench Saturday night and is expected to return to the lineup today after missing three games with a hamstring ailment. The news isn’t as positive where second baseman Jason Donald is concerned. Donald (bruised tendon in right index finger) and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (sprained right wrist) were [...]
CORRECTIONS: Sept. 25, 2010
An incorrect date was listed in Friday’s paper for the Carlisle Township car and bike show at the Carlisle Fire Department. The event will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For more information or to register a vehicle, call Bob Churgovich at (440) 310-1304.
Suspended surgeon back on job at EMH
ELYRIA — A well-known orthopedic surgeon who agreed to have his medical license suspended in December for drinking on the job and abusing prescription medication has returned to work. EMH Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Kristen Davis said that John Krebs resumed the practice of medicine at the hospital on Sept. 9. “Currently, Dr. Krebs has [...]
BLOTTER: Sept. 25, 2010
Elyria police Thursday, Sept. 23 9:27 a.m. – 600 block Tillotson St., Sprint store broken into, undetermined amount of inventory stolen. 9:48 a.m. – Double digits block Chestnut Street, neighbors argue over borrowed property and money, one reportedly threatens the other with an ax. 11:02 a.m. – 300 block Market Drive, Giant Eagle, Bruce Allen, [...]
Court overturns nurse’s assault conviction
ELYRIA — The 8th District Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a former Elyria nurse on charges she assaulted a 63-year-old woman at St. John Medical Center in Westlake in 2009. In a decision handed down Thursday, the court overturned the June 2009 misdemeanor assault conviction of Kathleen Filiaggi in Rocky River Municipal [...]
High school football wrapup: Avon, EC win big
Elyria Catholic and Avon proved worthy of their lofty rankings in the state and Chronicle polls. Elyria Catholic, first in Division IV and the C-T poll, didn’t play its best but pulled away from St. Thomas Aquinas to win 29-10. Avon, No. 5 in Division II and No. 2 in the C-T rankings, hammered West [...]
Brother Harrison Hildreth
Brother Harrison Hildreth, 68, of Elyria, answered the call of his Heavenly Father, Monday, September 20, 2010, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Demopolis, Alabama coming to Elyria 52 years ago. He was a graduate of Elyria High School, where he played football, ran track, and was awarded a four year scholarship to [...]
Thomas Austin Grueser
Thomas Austin Grueser, 58, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was born December 5, 1951. He was a sales associate with Lowe’s, a Communicant of Holy Angels Catholic Church, a Painter, Graduate of University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, former member and President of the Kiwanis Club of [...]
Joseph Andrew Siwierka
Joseph Andrew Siwierka, 86, of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Lakewood Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 8, 1924 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He was one of ten children born and raised in McKeesport, where he met and married Rose Palka. They moved to Elyria in 1949, where they raised [...]
Robert Earl Kirkpatrick
Robert Earl (Chappy) Kirkpatrick passed away peacefully Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands, in New London. He was born March 29, 1918 on the family farm near New London, to Alice Tindale Kirkpatrick and Stanley Earl Kirkpatrick. Chappy graduated from New London High School in 1936 and spent his [...]
Joyce Perkins
Joyce Perkins, 79, of Wellington, died Friday, September 24, 2010, at The Elms Nursing Home in Wellington. She was born April 29, 1931, in New York. She was a 1949 graduate of Wellington High School and had also lived in Wakeman and Circleville. She worked at Lawson’s in Wellington for years as well as the [...]
Avon Lake retiree working hard to nurture business
AVON LAKE — When Joe Archacki found himself taking early retirement this year, he didn’t reach for the golf clubs. Instead, he reached for the phone. Archacki had been serving as chairman of the all-volunteer Avon Lake Economic Development Advisory Board. And now that he had more free time, he told Mayor K.C. Zuber that [...]
Lorain mom found passed out with daughter wandering nearby
LORAIN — A woman found passed out in a parking lot on Wednesday while her 3-year-old daughter was nearby covered in filth is facing charges. Amber Conner, 25, of Lorain, has been charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication and endangering children. Lorain police were called to the parking lot in the 1100 block of E. [...]
$1,400 worth of Browns tickets taken from Lorain man’s car
LORAIN — A Lorain man may be spending a lot of Sundays in front of the television after $1,400 worth of Browns tickets were stolen from his car overnight. Michael Stammitti told police he parked his 2006 gold Ford Fusion in his driveway at 552 Oberlin Ave. about 10:30 Tuesday night. He said he believed [...]
Lorain man says mom drained checking account while he was at basic training
LORAIN — A Lorain man who was away at Army basic training said his mother used his checkbook to write $450 worth of checks while he was gone. The 18-year-old, who reported the use of his account today, told police his mother did not have permission to use his checking account or sign his name. [...]
PHOTO GALLERY: Car overturns in Cascade Park
ELYRIA — A dark blue Ford Taurus went over and embankment and overturned this afternoon in Cascade Park with three people inside. No one seemed to be seriously hurt. The accident happened about 200 feet downstream from the ford that connects Cascade and Elywood parks.
Lorain police charge woman they say flung kitten into lake
LORAIN — Police have charged the woman they believe threw a kitten over an embankment and into Lake Erie a week ago. Sgt. Mark Carpentiere said he delivered a court summons to Lisa Morefield, 43, this afternoon. She lives at an apartment complex on West Erie Avenue, near where Tim Pitroski said he saw her [...]
Pair appear in court on sex, prostitution charges
OBERLIN — The two men accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl and then putting the incidents on adult websites appeared in Oberlin Municipal Court today where $60,500 bonds were continued for each suspect who was ordered to stay away from the teenager. Max A. Torgerson, 21, of Amherst, and Darrin Karnik, 18, of [...]
One call, four arrests for Lorain officer
LORAIN — A Lorain police officer didn’t have to go far to bring in a handful of wanted individuals overnight. According to a police report, officer Orlando Colon was patrolling Broadway about 9:30 last night when he spotted a man he knew to be wanted on felony burglary warrants approaching a vehicle at Liberty Gas [...]
Updated: Injured Browns could be short-handed for game against Ravens
BEREA — The Browns could be missing some key pieces Sunday when they open AFC North play at Baltimore. Quarterback Jake Delhomme (ankle), running back Jerome Harrison and receiver Brian Robiskie (hamstring) didn’t practice again Friday. Delhomme and Robiskie were listed as doubtful on the injury report, and Harrison was questionable. They didn’t practice all [...]
Grand jury: No one will face charges in Kerstetter shooting suspect’s death
ELYRIA — A county grand jury declined to indict two Elyria police officers who shot and killed Ronald Palmer, the Elyria man who was suspected of killing officer James Kerstetter on March 15. Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will said the grand jury, which heard the case Wednesday and Thursday, determined that officers Jay Loesch and [...]
Fire damages Lorain playground; boy suspected, man arrested
LORAIN — A Lorain man has been arrested, and a 10-year-old Lorain boy is being investigated following a fire last night at Frank Jacinto school. According to a police report, police and firefighters were called to the school last night after someone apparently lit playground equipment on fire. According to a Lorain police report, officers [...]
Ohio county removing GOP’s welcome signs
XENIA, Ohio — Following complaints, an Ohio county will remove welcome signs that credit the local Republican party and look like the state’s road signs. Greene County Engineer Robert Geyer says he realized from comments he got that the signs were a bad idea, so they’re coming down. The 10 signs say “Welcome to Greene [...]
Lewis older, but still key to Ravens ‘D’
BEREA — Hero worship can be a dangerous thing in the NFL, especially if the idol in question is a snarling, bone-crushing, freak of nature like Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis. “Some of our young guys have probably been Ray Lewis on PlayStation (video games), now they’re playing against him,” Browns coach Eric Mangini said Thursday. [...]
Royals 4, Indians 2: Offense comes up short again
CLEVELAND — Maybe last place is where the Indians belong. It sure looked like it Thursday night at Progressive Field. Facing the fourth-place Royals and unheralded starting pitcher Sean O’Sullivan, Cleveland played like a certified basement resident, dropping a 4-2 decision in the opener of a four-game series between the bottom two teams in the [...]