Archive for October, 2010
County sees third bank robbery in a week; woman at large
LORAIN — A woman who robbed the First Federal Savings of Lorain bank on Thursday remains at large after leaving with an unknown amount of cash. Shortly before 5 p.m., a woman wearing a bright orange hooded sweatshirt that said Cincinnati, white cap and sunglasses entered the bank at 2233 E. 42nd St. and slipped [...]
Campaign finance reports released: GOP outspending Dems
The two Republican millionaires challenging incumbent Congresswomen Betty Sutton and Marcy Kaptur are — not surprisingly — outspending their opponents, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Car dealer Tom Ganley has spent $1.48 million so far this election cycle, with about $1.27 million having been spent between July 1 and [...]
Judge delays decision on Web records
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi has delayed making a decision on whether to restrict access to online information about criminal defendants during jury trials so he can further study the issue and consult with his fellow judges. Miraldi had been scheduled to announce his decision Thursday on a request from Lorain [...]
Shopping for art? It’s on the bag
WELLINGTON — Paul Hornbeck was pretty proud of his essay when fourth-grade teacher Kathi Bockmore assigned students the task of writing a three-paragraph story about their dream bedroom. Paul, 10, wrote an essay about a bedroom that’s almost beyond belief. “It has a juice bar, disco floor, a hot tub and a flat screen TV,” [...]
Police log for Oct. 22, 2010
LaGrange police Sunday, Oct. 17 4:10 p.m. — East Main Street, during a routine traffic stop, an officer noticed a lady driving a vehicle with an expired registration tag, but she had a valid license. She said she was lost, but driving herself to the Cleveland Clinic because she was sick. She stated that she [...]
Lorain libraries pursue levies
LORAIN — The Lorain Public Library System board of trustees agreed Thursday to place renewal levies for three of its branches on the ballot in May. The board had been toying with the idea of putting replacement levies before voters — which would have raised taxes — to erase a projected $1.145 million deficit by [...]
Person sent to hospital after car hits pole
ELYRIA — A silver station wagon crashed into a pole late Thursday, sending at least one occupant to the hospital. The 10:30 p.m. crash caused heavy damage to the rear of the vehicle. A large portion of the left side of the vehicle’s rear end was smashed in and glass lay strewn about in the [...]
High school volleyball: Elyria Catholic aces big test
ELYRIA TWP — Top-seeded Elyria Catholic literally aced its first tournament test Thursday night at the revamped Elyria West gymnasium — this year’s temporary home to the Elyria Pioneers. The Panthers, who had 14 service aces on the night, hardly broke a sweat in eliminating Brooklyn, 25-13, 25-6, 25-8, to advance to Tuesday’s district semifinal [...]
Gary D. Henderson
Gary D. Henderson, 62, of Amherst, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at his residence, following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel of Sheffield Township.
Ilene Allen
Ilene Allen, 83, of Elyria passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 in Elyria Memorial Hospital R.M.C., Elyria after a short illness. She was born September 9, 1927 in West Virginia, living in Lorain County most of her life. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, gardening and quilting and caring for her family home. She [...]
Charlotte Lee Prunty
Charlotte Lee Prunty (nee Wiley), 95, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Center Ridge Health Campus. She was born August 6, 1915 in North Ridgeville and was a lifelong resident of Elyria. Charlotte was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, Elyria. She enjoyed handcrafts, crocheting and reading. Mrs. [...]
Frances Zacharias
Frances Zacharias, 85, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Florida, from cancer. She was born in Lorain, to Albert and Yolanda Roth, and was a longtime resident of Elyria before moving to St. Petersburg in 2005. She worked as a waitress at Carey’s Villa and later retired from Ohio Screw Products, where she [...]
Barbara A. Baker
Barbara A. Baker, 65, of Montville Twp., passed away after an extended illness Monday, October 18, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 23, 1945 in Lorain to Alvin and Betty (nee Harden) Baker and was Director of Family Planning for the Center for Community Solutions in Cleveland. She enjoyed spending time [...]
June E. Clark-Cunningham
June E. Clark-Cunningham (nee Bohanon), 77, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010, following a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Busch Funeral Home, Elyria.
Thomas A. Pfaff
Thomas A. Pfaff, 48, of Amherst, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at EMH Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. He was born November 10, 1961 in Elyria and worked for the Crest Fence Company (his family’s business) for 33 years. He was an active member of Harvest Christian Church in Elyria and he volunteered [...]
Dorothy E. Marvin
Dorothy E. Marvin (Nee Wyszynski), 87 years old, of Elyria, died on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at E.M.H. Regional Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Marvin was born June 23, 1923 in Elyria and lived here most of her life. She was member of St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in [...]
Sophie A. Becker
Sophie A. Becker (nee Zalaski), 97, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at The Abbewood, following a short illness. She was born August 4, 1913, in Brecksville. Sophie was a member of St. Mary Church in Elyria, where she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She was also a member [...]
Roy S. Collins
Roy S. Collins, 92, of Rock Cave, West Virginia departed this life Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Home in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was born January 2, 1918, in Ohio Pyle, Pennsylvania, son of the late Richard and Anna Rankin Collins. He was married in 1970 to Betty Marley Straley [...]
Woman robs Lorain bank
The First Federal Savings on East 42nd Street in Lorain was held up this afternoon about 5 p.m. Police were looking for a woman in a red sweatshirt and weighing about 190 pounds. Construction workers at Whittier Middle School believed they saw her running in the area a short time later. They said she took [...]
Librarian writes guide to hot vampire romance
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Patricia O’Brien Matthews said she never would have written the book she did if she had found the information someplace else. “But I wasn’t finding it anywhere else, so I did it,” she said. The resulting “Fang-tastic Fiction: Twenty-First Century Paranormal Reads” is a book someone can sink their teeth into. With [...]
Middle Ave. homes must tap into city sewer by Dec. 31
ELYRIA — The owners of seven homes on Middle Avenue will be required to tap into a year-old sewer line that will connect them to the city’s wastewater system. The homes are on the west side of Middle Avenue, south of Fuller Road. The homeowners have known about the sewer for more than a year [...]
Lorain man’s drinking buddies go on debit card spending spree
LORAIN — A Lorain man who fell asleep with three acquaintances still drinking at his home woke up to find his so-called friends went on a spending spree on him. According to a Lorain police report, the 54-year-old man realized his debit car was missing and called to cancel it on his lunch break Tuesday. [...]
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses Browns
BEREA – Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stopped by Browns headquarters Thursday afternoon to visit her favorite team. She spoke to the players and answered their questions about foreign policy, then briefly addressed the media. “It’s a team I’m sure is going in the right direction,” Rice said. “I continue to be an optimist [...]
Elyria trio faces charges following drug arrests
ELYRIA — Three residents were charged during a drug raid Wednesday. Elyria detectives and U.S. Marshals raided an apartment in the 1000 block of Hunters Crossing with a warrant for Diontay Spraggins, 20, of Elyria, with the charge of drug trafficking, Elyria police said. When police arrived at the apartment, Chade Delaney, 18, of Elyria, [...]
Colorado construction two months behind schedule; early December completion expected
SHEFFIELD — Motorists who’ve been dealing with delays on Colorado Avenue in Sheffield will have at least a month or so more of headaches as the project is running behind schedule. Bill Holtzman, chief deputy Lorain County engineer, blamed a rainy spring for slowing down the project. It originally had a Oct. 1 deadline. He [...]