Archive for January, 2011
Everett Chandler Thompson
Everett Chandler Thompson, 72, of Simpsonville, died Friday, January 14, 2011, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Elyria, Ohio, son of the late James Chandler and Margaret Bemis Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a graduate of the Clearview School System in Lorain, and served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean [...]
Richard J. Klesta
Richard J. “Dick, Pappy” Klesta, 83, of Olmsted Falls, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Elyria. He was a carpenter tradesman and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran during WWII and the Korean Conflict with the rank of Sergeant. He was a member of the American Legion Post 403 and [...]
Gabino J. Leos
His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; He had a kindly word for each And died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet him, Some day we know not when, To clasp his hand in the better land, Never to part again. Gabino J. Leos, 25, of Elyria, [...]
Tribe avoids arbitration again, signs four, including Choo
CLEVELAND – If only the Indians were as successful on the field as they are at avoiding arbitration. Cleveland agreed to terms with its three remaining arbitration eligible players Tuesday, signing outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and relief pitchers Chris Perez and Rafael Perez to one-year contracts for the 2011 season. The deals came on the day [...]
Judge orders Daniel Kovarbasich sent to Akron-area facility
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge has ordered convicted killer Daniel Kovarbasich to an Akron treatment facility. Daniel, 17, has been incarcerated at the county jail for months while he waited for a treatment center that would accept him. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault last year for the [...]
New Amherst-area pizza shop opens up
AMHERST TWP. — On Nov. 12, John Schill fulfilled a long-time dream of owning his own pizza shop. His shop, Johnny Ray’s Pizza, 46130 state Route 113, just east of South Amherst, opened its doors for carryout and delivery to the pie-eating public. The business focuses on serving freshly made pizza, although it also offers [...]
Police trying to ID naked man found dead in shed
COLUMBUS — Authorities are trying to identify a man who was wearing no clothes when he was found dead in a shed on the west side of Columbus amid cold weather. Detective Patricia Dailey says the man was found yesterday by a resident who called police the previous night about a naked man ringing his [...]
Former world champ Tianna Madison holding local track clinic
Tianna Madison is a goal-oriented, well-focused and well-trained professional track and field athlete. A 2003 Elyria High grad, she also happens to be a former world long jump champion. Now she wants to share what she’s learned about her sport … with her hometown. And she’ll do just that when she hosts her first-ever track [...]
Ohio State basketball AP’s best for first time in 4 years
The last time Thad Matta’s Ohio State Buckeyes topped The Associated Press Top 25, they reached the national championship game. Could the same karma take place in 2010-11? “It did happen that way before and it would be great for it to happen again,” Matta said Monday, hours after the Buckeyes replaced Duke at No. [...]
Autopsy: Man decapitated after he and wife were fatally shot
WOOSTER — Preliminary autopsy results show a man was decapitated after he and his wife were fatally shot in the head at a farmhouse in northeast Ohio. According to The Daily Record in Wooster, Wayne County coroner Amy Jolliff says Mervin and Viola Stutzman were killed with a shotgun last week. Authorities found the Mount [...]
Bomb squad called out over suspicious package at NR post office
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A situation involving a suspicious package at the North Ridgeville post office was diffused with the help of the county bomb squad, North Ridgeville Fire Department and county Emergency Management Agency overnight, according to North Ridgeville police. The package wound up being nothing more than a tin of cookies, Capt. Al Dent [...]
Hockey: Comets denied SWC title again
NORTH OLMSTED — Chase Cullinan was not the happiest high school freshman Sunday night. “I spent a long time consoling him,” North Olmsted coach Tim Murphy said. “He thought he’d lost the game.” That game would have been Sunday’s shootout loss to Amherst, in which Cullinan failed to stop the deciding goal. But the first-year [...]
Cavs have hope, despite losing 23 of last 24
INDEPENDENCE — There’s losing, and then there’s losing badly. The Cavaliers (8-32), who have dropped 13 straight games and 23 of their last 24, are doing both, but they remain upbeat and optimistic despite owning the worst record in the NBA. “If you win seven out of nine (games), 10 out of 13, you’re right [...]
MLK Day: Somber remembrance, hopeful look forward
ELYRIA — The Jan. 8 mass shooting in Tucson that killed six and wounded 13 — including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords — was on the minds of those participating in the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. communitywide celebration Monday at the Elyria High School Performing Arts Center. A crowd of about 500 people cheered [...]
Ammo explodes as firefighters battle house fire
COLUMBIA STATION — Firefighters battled a blaze that fought back after ammunition stored in the burning home exploded. When the Columbia Township Fire Department arrived at 10063 Mitchell Road they found the two-story house engulfed in flames, Chief Ray Anthony said. A family member who was home at the time escaped uninjured and called 911. [...]
Midview faces 3 levy options
EATON TWP. — The Midview school board will supply the county auditor with a third option while it tries to decide which levy to attempt in May. During a meeting on Monday board members approved submitting an estimated 5.6-mill, 10-year emergency levy that would generate around $2.6 million in revenue annually for the district if [...]
Man’s bid dismissed, hoped to have 1991 murder conviction thrown out
A federal judge has dismissed Alfred Cleveland’s latest efforts to have his aggravated murder conviction thrown out. Cleveland, 41, insists that he had nothing to do with the death of Marsha Blakely, whose body was discovered Aug. 8, 1991, behind Westgate Shopping Center in Lorain. Cleveland had argued during his 1996 trial and in subsequent [...]
Changing signs: Elyria mom, 41, wins a zodiac update
ELYRIA — With the dull buzz of tattoo needles in the background, former Sagittarius Heather Finley, of Elyria, prepared for a change. Finley, 41, was the lucky winner of a free tattoo of the newest zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, by responding to a posting on Roadhouse Tattoos & Body Piercing’s Facebook page. After reading about the [...]
Elyria accident victim allegedly shot at
ELYRIA — A victim of a hit and run accident also was allegedly shot at when she attempted to follow the car that struck her vehicle Monday night. Around 10:30 p.m. the woman’s vehicle was hit with what she described to police as a small, black car in the area of Morgan Avenue and Adams [...]
Browns OC Brian Daboll lands with Dolphins
Brian Daboll landed on his feet. Daboll, who spent the last two years as Browns offensive coordinator, will take the same job with the Miami Dolphins, according to multiple reports Monday. Daboll, 35, was heavily criticized by Browns fans for the offense’s struggles. The Browns ranked 29th in yardage (289.7) and 31st in scoring (16.9) [...]
Henry James Sutton
Henry James Sutton, 47, of Wellington, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Allen Mercy Hospital, after a short illness. Henry was born in Union Springs, Alabama on December 25, 1963 to Velar (nee Baskin) and the late Joe Sutton, Jr. Henry spent most of his life in Wellington and was a 1982 Wellington High School [...]
Carole Diane Sherrill
Carole Diane Sherrill, 73, formerly of Grafton, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 in her home in San Diego, California. Friends and family are invited to attend a celebration of her life Saturday, January 22, 2011, from 5:30 to 9 P.M., at the Lorain County Metro Parks Wellington Reservation, 535 Jones Rd., Wellington.
Maxine Helen Garford Eldridge
Maxine Helen Garford Eldridge, 91, of Elyria, passed away peacefully at The Keystone Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center Sunday, January 16, 2011. She was born February 21, 1919, in Elyria, where she remained a lifelong resident. Before retiring in 1995, Maxine had been executive legal secretary to the Fauver, Tattersall and Gallagher Law firm. During [...]
Norma C. Walthour
Norma C. Walthour (nee Reedy), 76, of Sheffield, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at the New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain of a long illness. She was born March 4, 1934 in Hilliard, Pennsylvania. and had lived in Sheffield for over 20 years. She was an avid Steelers fan, enjoyed bingo and gambling and [...]
Valerie Hope Mason
Valerie Hope Mason, 55, of Elyria, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. She was born March 17, 1955 in Elyria and was a former resident of Liberty Lane Group Home in Grafton. Valerie was a graduate of Murray Ridge School and worked at Murray Ridge Adult Workshop. She had also worked [...]