Archive for October, 2010
Last month’s storms cost $17.2 million, insurance companies say
COLUMBUS — The insurance industry says at least $17.2 million in damage was caused by the rash of tornadoes and wind storms that pounded Ohio on Sept. 16. The Ohio Insurance Institute released a preliminary tally of insured losses on Tuesday. Final numbers could show homeowners and businesses took a $20 million hit. By comparison, [...]
Latest poll: Kasich still leading in Ohio governor’s race
COLUMBUS — The latest poll in Ohio’s governor race says Republican challenger John Kasich leads Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland. The poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University shows Kasich ahead 51 percent to 41 percent. Most polls have shown Kasich with at least a slight lead in what is shaping up to be a close race. [...]
Owner of killer bear faces state charges
ELYRIA — Sam Mazzola, the controversial owner of the bear that fatally mauled a caretaker in August, has been charged with violating a state law that requires him to keep track of the animals he owns. Mazzola, 48, is due in court on Wednesday for an initial appearance on the misdemeanor charge. Jarod Roof, an [...]
Nord family member suspect in fatal stabbing
CLEVELAND — A member of one of Lorain County’s most prominent families was taken into custody on suspicion of aggravated murder charges along with her housemate after police said an argument inside a bar in the Flats district led to a fatal stabbing in a parking lot early Sunday. Lydia Nord, 31, whose family founded [...]
Harrison’s hits on Browns under scrutiny
BEREA — Steelers linebacker James Harrison showed no mercy Sunday with a pair of vicious hits. Cleveland tight end Benjamin Watson thinks the league should follow suit and give Harrison the maximum penalty for the concussion-causing hit on receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. With the NFL announcing Monday it’s considering a more liberal use of suspensions for [...]
Rep Koziura tells group what he really thinks
SHEFFIELD — State Rep. Joe Koziura has come under fire from members of the Lorain County 912 Project for telling them they “need therapy” while answering questions at the group’s meeting on Saturday. Koziura, D-Lorain, didn’t deny making the comment in response to a question about what role government should play in regulating business. He [...]
Boys soccer: Bulldogs bite back, beat Elyria
OLMSTED FALLS — It didn’t take long for Elyria’s lead in Monday night’s Division I sectional semifinal to evaporate, and it took just another instant for Olmsted Falls to pull away. The Bulldogs scored twice in a minute early in the second half to break a 1-1 deadlock, then added two more goals to beat [...]
Girls volleyball: Avon beats Clearview; Vermilion swept
LAGRANGE — Avon’s and Clearview’s volleyball teams were so close Monday night it was a pity one of their seasons had to come to an end. In the second match of the opening round of the Keystone Division II sectional tournament ,the winning margin of each of the four games was no more than three [...]
Jamison likely to play reserve role for Cavs
INDEPENDENCE — Day by day, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott has revealed who he plans to start in the Oct. 27 season opener against the Boston Celtics. Connect all the dots and that lineup now appears to be set: Mo Williams — if he’s healthy — and Anthony Parker at guard, Anderson Varejao in the middle [...]
Man accused of raping 10-year-old girl has conviction overturned
ELYRIA — A county judge has granted a mistrial to a Grafton man convicted of rape and gross sexual imposition because a juror looked up the man’s criminal record online during deliberations. Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge had allowed deliberations to proceed after the juror told his bailiff, Dan Urbin, about what he [...]
Ex-wife gets new trial in shooting
ELYRIA — Pamela Carrasquillo, who was convicted in 2008 of attempted aggravated murder for allegedly shooting her then-husband a year earlier, will have another day in court. The 9th District Court of Appeals on Monday overturned Carrasquillo’s conviction, saying in a split decision that Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge erred when he refused [...]
Vermilion police seek Fifth Third robber
VERMILION — Local law enforcement and The FBI are teaming for the second time in four days after a Vermilion bank branch was held up about 1 p.m. Monday. According to a brief description issued by the Cleveland FBI, a man wearing an orangereddish Cleveland Cavaliers hooded sweatshirt and dark red knit cap walked into [...]
Police log for Oct. 19, 2010
Lorain police Saturday, Oct. 16 10:11 p.m. – East Avenue and East 21st Street, Jeffrey Moorer, 48, of Lorain, charged with driving under suspension and failure to signal turn, was also arrested on an outstanding warrant. Sunday, Oct. 17 3:20 a.m. – 1700 block Lexington Ave., Shakeyla Sanders, 18, of Lorain, charged with disturbing the [...]
Browns notes: End of the line for Robaire Smith?
BEREA — The Browns played without stalwart defensive end Robaire Smith on Sunday against the Steelers and could be without him for the rest of the year. Smith, 32, has been battling a back injury for weeks and aggravated it against the Falcons on Oct. 10. He didn’t practice last week and was inactive Sunday. [...]
Convicted killer Daniel Kovarbasich appears on ‘Oprah’
CHICAGO — Convicted killer Daniel Kovarbasich and his family told their story in today’s broadcast of “Oprah.” The North Ridgeville teen appeared with host Oprah Winfrey on a show dedicated to killing alleged abusers. Daniel was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault for the Jan. 22 slaying of Duane Hurley at Hurley’s North Ridgeville [...]
Browns TE Benjamin Watson thinks Steeler James Harrison should get “max” penalty
BEREA – Browns tight end Benjamin Watson said Monday that Steelers linebacker James Harrison should receive the maximum penalty from the league for his hit Sunday on Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi that caused a concussion. Harrison appeared to hit Massaquoi, who had dropped the ball on a crossing route, in the head with both forearms [...]
Sam Mazzola charged; failed to keep proper records on animals, state says
ELYRIA — Sam Mazzola — the owner of a bear that fatally mauled caretaker Brent Kandra — has been charged with violating a state law that requires him to keep track of the animals he owns. Ohio Department of Natural Resources Investigator Jarod Roof said Mazzola failed to keep proper records about what animals he [...]
FBI releases photos of Vermilion bank robber
VERMILION — Police are on the lookout for a man who just robbed the Fifth Third Bank on Liberty Avenue in Vermilion. According to initial reports, the man, who did not display a weapon, was a white male about 25 years old. He was reported to be about 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds. He reportedly left [...]
Joan Whitman, wife of Elyria J.C. Penney founder, dies at age 106
M. Joan Whitman, whose husband, Mike, opened the first J.C. Penney in Elyria, died yesterday at Kendal at Oberlin where she had been a resident since 1997. She was 106. Born in Appleton, Wis., she married Mike, the nephew of J.C. Penney himself, and when a J.C. Penney store opened in Elyria in 1935, they [...]
2 more Lorain men added to ‘Dangerous Dozen’ list
The U.S. Marshals Service has released the latest installment of its “Dangerous Dozen” most-wanted list, and two Lorain men are included on the list. Tracey Hale, 31, is wanted for robbery, and Luis Leiva, 48, is wanted for assault, burglary and domestic violence. Hale is wanted for an incident in September in which he beat [...]
Elyria man arrested; wife says he tried to run her over
ELYRIA — An Elyria man was arrested after his wife said he tried to run her over overnight, according to a police report. Phillip Peterson Sr., 53, was arrested and charged with domestic violence. Police were called to Case Avenue about 10 p.m. last night and spoke with the wife, a 39-year-old Elyria woman, who [...]
Helen Matilda Madak Mezey Sinyei
Helen Matilda Madak Mezey Sinyei, 97, went home to be with the Lord on Friday October 15 , 2010 at West Bay Rehabilitation Center in Westlake. Helen is survived by her daughter, Judy Rose Mezey-Kirby; grandchildren, Patrick (Amy) Kirby of Texas and Robert (Liz) Kirby of Illinois; great-grandchildren, Sam, Erin, Elese and Maggie; sister-in-law, Betty [...]
Jane L. Fenley
Jane L. (nee Myers) Fenley, 74, of Valley City, passed away at her home Thursday, October 14, 2010. Dicken Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Elyria, is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences visit dickenfuneralhome.com
Anne Cicerchi
Anne Cicerchi (nee Janota), 83, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. Born May 9, 1927 in Lakewood, she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 35 years. She was a member of the Vermilion Boat Club and Wet Hens, and enjoyed bird watching and [...]
Maria C. Mazza
Maria C. (Ceccoli) Mazza, 90, of Sandusky, beloved mother, nonna and bisnonna, went home to her God early Saturday morning, Saturday, October 16, 2010, at the Providence Care Center, in Sandusky. She was born December 20, 1919 in Montegiardino, Republic di San Marino, the daughter of Secondo and Restilda (Marcucci) Ceccoli. She immigrated to America [...]