Archive for October, 2010
Browns update: Colt McCoy talks about his role; James Davis waived; Mohamed Massaquoi practices
BEREA – Browns rookie quarterback Colt McCoy isn’t getting ahead of himself. Despite coming off his first win – a thrilling 30-17 upset of the Super Bowl champion Saints – he said all the right things Tuesday when asked if he wanted to remain the starter for the rest of the year. “I’m going to [...]
17-year-old girl locked up for assaulting EHS assistant principal
ELYRIA — A 17-year-old Elyria High Student was arrested for assault after she attacked an assistant principal yesterday. Officers were called to the school at 1:30 p.m. As officers arrived, a fire alarm went off, and the building had to be evacuated, according to a police report. Once the alarm was cleared, and the student’s [...]
Ohio Supreme Court throws out man’s death sentence
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a youth counselor, saying the judge failed to provide a fair trial. The court’s decision today also ordered a new trial for defendant Jason Dean even as the justices acknowledged substantial evidence of his guilt. The unanimous [...]
Early-morning 2-car fire was arson, police report says
LORAIN — An early-morning fire yesterday that damaged two cars in an alley behind a home was arson, according to a Lorain police report. An officer arrived to find two cars fully engulfed in flames. The cars — a teal Mercury Tracer and a black Honda — were near the home in the area of [...]
District tries again as building continues to crumble
ISSUES — COLUMBIA SCHOOLS Cindy Leise The Chronicle-Telegram COLUMBIA TWP. — Officials of Columbia Schools are hoping voters approve at least one of two levies going before voters Nov. 2, saying the district needs money to address septic issues and children must be moved from the crumbling Copopa Elementary School. Issue 5 Issue 5 is [...]
Emergency measure would help to avoid later deficit
ISSUE — FIRELANDS SCHOOLS Steve Fogarty The Chronicle-Telegram HENRIETTA TWP. — Firelands Schools Superintendent Greg Ring took a phone call the other day from a resident of this rural school district asking whether the 4-mill issue they had been seeing election signs for is to pay for construction of a new high school. “That’s out [...]
Report: Driver attempted to strike officer, fled, crashed into home
LORAIN — A driver eluded capture over the weekend but faces a long list of charges after he fled from police, attempted to strike an officer with his car and then struck a house before fleeing a foot. A passenger in the car identified the driver as his cousin. A police report lists possible charges [...]
Elyria man accused of exposing himself to teen girls
ELYRIA — An Elyria man is being held on $250,000 bond after police say he stood in the doorway of his residence and exposed himself to passing juveniles. Matthew Trakas, 41, is being held in the Lorain County Jail on two counts of public indecency with a minor victim. Two girls, ages 14 and 15, [...]
Sheffield Lake man turns himself in for Vermilion bank robbery
Michael J. Farlow, 24, of Sheffield Lake turned himself in to police last night for the Oct. 18 robbery of Fifth Third Bank in Vermilion. Vermilion police identified Farlow as a suspect Wednesday. According to a news release, Farlow called Vermilion police last night and said he was at his residence and wanted to turn [...]
Unemployment up for county, cities of Lorain and Elyria
Unemployment is up in Lorain County as well as the cities of Lorain and Elyria, according to the latest figures released this morning. Lorain County unemployment was 10.9 percent in September, up from 9.9 percent in August. Unemployment for the county a year ago September was 9.9 percent. In Elyria, September unemployment was 10.5 percent, [...]
New poll: Ohio governor’s race tightening
COLUMBUS — A new poll finds the candidates running for governor in Ohio in a tight race heading into the final week of the election. The poll released today by Quinnipiac University shows Republican challenger John Kasich (KAY’-sik) with an apparent slight lead over Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland. The poll finds the former congressman in [...]
Cleveland Orchestra to offer free tickets to those under 18
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra plans to offer children under 18 free admission to many of its performances to help foster new generations of patrons. Young adults ages 18 to 34 will be offered special online discounts in another part of an effort being announced today. Orchestra executive director Gary Hanson tells The Plain Dealer [...]
High school tennis: Demons add to their big season
WESTLAKE — It was a season of firsts for Westlake’s tennis team. The Demons finished the regular season unbeaten and won both the Southwestern Conference regular-season and tournament titles. They finished ranked first in the final Division I state poll and had five district qualifiers, three state qualifiers and one state placer. And they even [...]
Mangini has good vibes at bye, confident he can spur team
BEREA — Win-loss record aside, the Browns couldn’t have asked for a better way to go into their bye week. Cleveland’s 30-17 win over the Super Bowl champion Saints in New Orleans had the football world buzzing Sunday. The Browns’ game plan was tremendous and their execution superb, qualities not normally associated with a 2-5 [...]
Boys district soccer: Avon Lake ousts top-seeded Comets
AMHERST — Unseeded Avon Lake, which entered the postseason as a sub-.500 soccer team, knocked off top-seeded Amherst on Monday night on the Comets’ turf. An upset? Maybe, maybe not. The Shoremen have been weakened intermittently by injuries this season. When they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Comets on the same field Sept. 8, [...]
Ohio State football looking for a big finish
COLUMBUS — Its season two-thirds of the way over, No. 10 Ohio State is setting its sights on the stretch run. The loss at Wisconsin 10 days ago devastated the Buckeyes’ hopes of a national championship. But they seem determined to make the most of what remains of the season. “Every game you learn something [...]
Girls district soccer: Top-seeded Lake Ridge puts away West
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — What? Them worry? “I have to be honest, at the beginning I got a little worried,” Lake Ridge goalkeeper Emily Kurtz said. “But I also knew we could come back because we have come back before.” The Lions did come back. After giving up one goal and almost yielding another before halftime [...]
Snowmobile victim remembered as good person, savvy businessman
WELLINGTON — The co-owner of North Coast Wireless Communications was killed Sunday night at a surprise birthday party while trying out his new snowmobile on grass and losing control after hitting a pipe in the ground. Jeff Garn, 42, was remembered Monday by people who knew him as a savvy businessman and a wonderful person. [...]
Missing nurse told cops she had been abducted
WELLINGTON — Gwen Wright, the nurse who prompted a nationwide search when she went missing for more than eight days, told authorities she was abducted at gunpoint in Lorain County. A report from the Chillicothe police, where Wright was found on Oct. 15, stated that Wright said she was flagged down by a white male [...]
Three area manufacturers get tax breaks, will create jobs
Manufacturing plants in Lorain, Elyria and North Ridgeville will receive major tax breaks for creating and retaining jobs, the Ohio Department of Development announced Monday. U.S. Steel will receive a 50 percent tax credit as part of a planned expansion in Lorain that will create 80 jobs and retain 508 positions. The $93.6 million expansion [...]
Federal observers to monitor county polls, check equal access for Spanish speakers
SHEFFIELD TWP.— The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing the Lorain County Board of Elections’ compliance with a federal law that mandates equal access to the voting booth for Spanish-speakers of Puerto Rican descent. The Justice Department, which recently settled a lawsuit it had filed against the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections over the same [...]
Salvation Army holiday help sign up next week
ELYRIA — Elyria Salvation Army anticipates helping more than 1,000 families this holiday season put food on the table and presents under the Christmas tree. Each year, the nonprofit organization assists low- to moderate- income families during the holidays who otherwise would struggle to provide meals and gifts. In 2009, 1,018 families received assistance and [...]
Red Cross needs donations to help apartment fire victims
ELYRIA — Relief to help the 10 families displaced by an apartment fire Saturday is expected to cost nearly $10,000 and the Red Cross is asking for help. The Lorain County Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting the families, including providing food, clothing, toiletries and at least three nights at a hotel. The [...]
Browns notes: Starting QB not McCoy’s job just yet
BEREA — Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy played with poise in Pittsburgh, then stunned the Super Bowl champion Saints in his first two NFL appearances. The Browns, however, aren’t ready to give him the job on a permanent basis as they head into their bye week. “Colt was consistent and he was poised again, and what [...]
Trick-or-treat times 2010
Amherst: A Halloween parade will be Oct. 31. Registration is 3 p.m. at the San Springs Building, 480 Park Ave. A costume contest follows at 4 p.m. The parade begins immediately after the costume contest. Trick-or-treat will be 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Residents wishing to hand out treats are asked to turn on [...]