Archive for October, 2010
Debra Lynn Sayers
Debra Lynn (Snyder) Sayers, 45, passed away August 23, 2010 at Providence Medical Center, Everett, Washington. She was born May 16, 1965 in Elyria. Deb was a member of North Eaton Baptist Church, North Eaton, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Matthew Sayers and her precious pets, Bethany and Jovi; parents, Larry and Peggy [...]
Richard L. Watson
Richard L. Watson, 59, of North Ridgeville, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at St. John Medical Center, following complications from cancer. Born January 15, 1951 in Sandusky, he had been a North Ridgeville resident for the past seven years, moving from Vermilion where he resided for 31 years. He graduated from Firelands High School in [...]
Frank J. Jayne, Jr.
Frank J. Jayne, Jr., 92, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010, in Willoughby. He was born July 20, 1918, in Hubbard, Ohio, and had lived in Lyndhurst before moving to Wickliffe JAYNE three years ago. Mr. Jayne was a design engineer for General Electric-Nela Park for 37 years, retiring in 1983. He was a Mason, [...]
Jerry L. Williams
Jerry L. Williams, 71, of Grafton, died Saturday, October 16, 2010 at his home. He was born April 15, 1939 in Elyria and attended Elyria High School. He worked for the city of Elyria for nine years and then was employed at LTV (Republic Steel)in Elyria for 33 years, retiring in 1996. He was a [...]
Walter J. Wildenheim
Walter J. Wildenheim, 93, of Grafton, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 16, 2010 in the Renaissance Health Center in Olmsted Falls. Born in Grafton, August 18, 1917 to Bruno and Bertha Wildenheim, it became his life time home. He attended Grafton School with the exception of his eighth year at Lutheran School in Elyria. Wally [...]
Coroner IDs man hit overnight on West Erie
LORAIN — A man is dead after he was hit overnight on West Erie Avenue in Lorain, according to Lorain police. The man was identified as Daniel Antus, 27, by Lorain County coroner Paul Matus. Matus said he does not know where Antus lived but believed he might have been staying in apartments or motels [...]
Fire puts prison under lockdown
CONNEAUT — Authorities say an Ohio prison was under lockdown for part of the weekend because of a kitchen fire. John Chapin with the Conneaut Fire Department says the fire at the Lake Erie Correctional Institution broke out around 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the insulation of a 90-gallon cooking unit. He tells The Star-Beacon of [...]
Disappointing 1st year for Ohio ‘brain drain’ aid
COLUMBUS — The response to a year-old program to fight Ohio’s “brain drain” problem isn’t as strong as officials had hoped. Ohio officials say 120 recent college graduates have taken advantage of home-buying help so they’ll stay in the state. The Columbus Dispatch reports that’s short of the 200 potential home buyers the Ohio Housing [...]
Ohio gas prices down about a nickel
COLUMBUS — Prices at Ohio gas pumps are down a nickel from last week amid weakening oil prices. The latest survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express shows Ohio’s average price for regular-grade gasoline has slipped to $2.79 per gallon, from $2.84 last Monday. Ohio motorists are now paying [...]
Steelers 28, Browns 10: McCoy keeps Browns in the game, but turnovers, injuries take toll
PITTSBURGH — Colt McCoy walked off Heinz Field in one piece. His ankle wasn’t sprained nor his confidence shattered. That’s as close as the Browns came to a victory Sunday in the mustard-colored stadium at the convergence of the three rivers. McCoy, the rookie quarterback from Texas, impressed coaches, teammates and opponents with his composure [...]
Buckeyes’ hopes take a pounding
Jim Naveau, The Lima News MADISON,Wis. — Brian Rolle was the open book to his coach Jim Tressel’s closed volume. He was the fire to his coach’s ice after Wisconsin knocked a huge hole in Ohio State’s football season with a 31-18 win over the Buckeyes on Saturday night in Camp Randall Stadium. Tressel covered [...]
In an ugly loss, McCoy doesn’t look bad at all
PITTSBURGH — Browns quarterback Colt McCoy didn’t play badly in his NFL debut Sunday. But he didn’t play particularly well, either. The rookie from Texas threw for 281 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in Cleveland’s decisive 28-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, giving his fans and critics enough fodder to discuss for days. “He [...]
Sisters slapped with domestic violence charges
LORAIN — A Lorain woman and her sister were arrested early Saturday after allegedly assaulting a man in a fight that spilled out from an apartment into a hallway, where the sister allegedly discharged a fire extinguisher. Shameka Andrews, 28, was charged with domestic violence. Her sister, Brittany Andrews, 24, also of Lorain, was charged [...]
Man under arrest tries to escape en route to jail
ELYRIA — An Elyria man charged with domestic violence Saturday evening reportedly made matters worse for himself when he tried to escape from a police car while being taken to jail. John Meeks, 29, was arrested shortly after 6 p.m. in front of a home in the 200 block of Beebe Avenue. Elyria police reported [...]
Browns notes: Harrison hits wipe out 2
PITTSBURGH — Joshua Cribbs was running routes as a receiver. He was taking snaps as Wildcat quarterback, for the first time without a quarterback in the huddle to call the plays. He had returned the opening kickoff 26 yards. He was doing everything in his power to get his first road win in his favorite [...]
Elyria homes get blessing of help with fall cleanup
Norm Stewart could barely believe his eyes when six teens from First Baptist Christian School descended on his Miami Avenue home to help him with fall duties. They made short work of raking leaves, coiling up hoses, draining birdbaths and stacking firewood. “They descended when I really needed it,” Stewart said Friday. “This comes under [...]
Dawson wanted win versus Steelers, not record
PITTSBURGH — Phil Dawson has now made more field goals than anyone in Browns history. The veteran kicker connected on a 39-yarder in the first quarter of Cleveland’s 28-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, pushing him past Lou “The Toe” Groza on the franchise’s all-time list. Yet, he was unable to put on a happy [...]
Display memorializes domestic violence victims
ELYRIA — Five women were killed at the hands of people who claimed to love them in 1989, sparking the creation of the Lorain County Domestic Violence Task Force. The toll that year was horrific, but it led to an energized law enforcement and social service community dedicated to making things better, said Marilyn Zeidner, [...]
Longtime Grafton grocer Walter Wildenheim dies at 93
GRAFTON — Back in the days before big-box grocery store chains, local grocery stores were often a center of life in small towns. And Walter Wildenheim was at the center of that center of life in Grafton for many years as owner of the Grafton Food Center, later the Grafton Sparkle Market. Wildenheim died Saturday [...]
Lorain pair jailed in fatal stabbing in Flats
OBERLIN — Two Lorain residents were taken into custody in Oberlin early Sunday morning in connection with a fatal stabbing in Cleveland’s Flats district overnight. Clifton Robinson, 33, and Lydia Nord, 31, were arrested in Oberlin after the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office notified Cleveland police that the Chevy Tahoe that Robinson and Nord were seen [...]
Woman in critical condition after crash
LAGRANGE TWP. — A woman injured Saturday when her car collided with a grain truck was in critical condition Sunday at MetroHealth in Cleveland. She was identified as Jennifer Pagan, 23, on Sunday by the Ohio Highway Patrol. Her family had been notified, said trooper Shawn Kline, but her address was not yet determined. Pagan [...]
Man accuses strippers of theft
LORAIN — A man who brought two women home ended up with his home burglarized. According to Lorain police, the victim said a stripper he knows by the name Dynasty called him Wednesday night and asked him to pick her up at the Giant Eagle in Elyria. When the victim arrived, there was another woman [...]
Lorain County Speedway: Way doubles up at Cavalcade
SOUTH AMHERST — The pits were full to the gills, the weather was perfect and the racing was good last weekend as Lorain County Speedway hosted its annual Cavalcade. Josh Way was busy, and successful. The Painesville driver outran the 16-car Street Stock field in addition to posting the win in the Limited Late Model [...]
Police log for Oct. 18, 2010
Elyria police Friday, Oct. 15 6:30 a.m. – 100 block Boston Ave., teenaged male charged with domestic violence, accused of assaulting his mother and pregnant sister. 10:14 a.m. – 200 block N. Abbe Road, debit card stolen from residence. 4:10 p.m. – 200 block New York Ave., Zachary Jefferson 21, charged with criminal damaging and [...]
11-year-old finds loaded gun in neighbor’s backyard
TOLEDO — An 11-year-old Ohio boy remembered warnings from relatives in law enforcement and didn’t pick up a handgun he found in a neighbor’s yard. Instead, Mason Knannlein had the neighbor call Toledo police and watched the gun until officers arrived, so no one else would touch it either. The boy’s mother and aunt say [...]