Archive for January, 2011
Mary J. Ternes
Mary J. Ternes (nee O’Connor), 79, of Eaton Township, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville, following a long illness. She was born October 19, 1931 in Elyria. Mary had worked for Midview Middle School as head cashier. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church [...]
Report: Browns working on deal with Pat Shurmur
BEREA – The Browns have settled on Pat Shurmur as their pick to be the next coach and hope to get a deal done within the next 48 hours, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported this evening. Schefter reported that the Browns hope to introduce Shurmur by Friday. A Browns spokesman didn’t confirm the report. He said [...]
1/12/11 Cancellations
Girls Basketball
Lutheran West at Wellington – postponed to Thursday, 1/13
Black River Local Schools – No after school activities.
Elyria bar owner appears in court for wife’s crash death
ELYRIA — The Elyria tavern owner charged in the weekend death of his wife following a one-vehicle crash in Grafton Township appeared in Elyria Municipal Court this morning. Attorney Paul St. Marie entered not guilty pleas on misdemeanor charges against George Diederich, 75, that included operating a vehicle intoxicated, failure to control and a seat [...]
Erie County sheriff in good condition after head-on crash this morning
PERKINS TWP. — Erie County Sheriff Terry Lyons was taken to the hospital after his cruiser was struck head-on by a Sandusky Register van this morning, according to the State Highway Patrol. Lyons was listed in good condition about 1:30 p.m. at Firelands hospital. Lyons was struck by the newspaper van after the driver of [...]
Shooting victim released; Lorain man arrested
LORAIN — A Lorain man with a lengthy record has been charged with felonious assault following a shooting overnight. Andrew Lorenzana, 21, was arrested overnight. Reginal Johnson, 31, of Lorain was treated and released from Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Johnson called police about 5 p.m. last night to [...]
Mayor briefly gets his water shut off
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko was going with the flow — until his water was shut off due to an eight-month delinquent bill. “Obviously, it was something that slipped through the cracks,” Krasienko said of the unpaid $268 utility bill. Krasienko said he received a call from home that the water at his West 25th [...]
Winter’s wrath: Weather causes turnpike crash, more expected today
Afternoon snow storms swept through Lorain County on Tuesday, causing at least one major accident that tied up traffic on the Ohio Turnpike. Around 4 p.m., a tractor-trailer traveling westbound on Interstate 80 jack-knifed on the snow-covered road and slid into a ditch near exit 145, North Ridgeville fire Lt. Mike Uhnak said. The truck’s [...]
Fell named Elyria High football coach
A stellar record of building football programs and a recent induction into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame made Kevin Fell an attractive applicant to Elyria High. The challenge of once again building a struggling football program into a Division I powerhouse made the Pioneers an attractive destination for the longtime [...]
Boys basketball: Oberlin frustrates Clippers into first league setback
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Kurt Russell and his Oberlin boys basketball team put together a pretty good game plan for their showdown with Clearview on Tuesday night. “We used a 1-3-1 zone because we wanted to keep them on the outside and see if they could shoot from there,” Russell said. “We also usually press the [...]
Chief getting rid of TVs at Elyria police station
ELYRIA — Televisions are out at the Elyria Police Department. Police Chief Duane Whitely made the decision to remove televisions from common areas after receiving reports from supervisors that they were becoming a distraction. Whitely said last week he met with supervising officers and inquired about what could be done to improve the Elyria Police [...]
Boys basketball: Avon goes on 20-0 run to run away from Midview
AVON — When Midview’s Patrick Linn popped in a close-range shot to pull the Middies within one point of Avon with 1:18 left in the first quarter, it appeared a close-knit game was at hand. Think again. Almost 10 minutes later, the Middies were still sitting on eight points while the Eagles rolled up the [...]
Gruden decides to stay with TV job; Fewell up next for Browns
BEREA — Cross Jon Gruden off the list. Gruden, the pick of many Browns fans to be the next coach, told a radio audience after the BCS championship early Tuesday morning that he’d return for a third season of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” Browns president Mike Holmgren gave Gruden his coaching start in the NFL [...]
It’s official: Passerrello will be Firelands head coach
Mike Passerrello watched his Firelands football players get knocked down time and again last season, but he also saw them get up every time. Now he hopes he can be the one to get the Falcons program back on its feet again after two decades of struggles. Passerrello, who was abruptly promoted from defensive coordinator [...]
3 people taken to hospitals after Abbe Road crash
SHEFFIELD — A head-on crash in Sheffield this morning sent three people to local hospitals, according to detective Bill Visalden. The accident occurred about 7:30 a.m. on Abbe Road about a half-mile north of state Route 254, Visalden said. “There’s no doubt about it, it was weather related,” according to Visalden, who added that it [...]
Keystone loses tough one as Buckeye hits 3 at the buzzer
YORK TWP. — There are many talented athletes in the Patriot Athletic Conference, but few are better in the clutch than Ryan Ackim. Ackim buried a fadeaway 3-pointer as time expired in overtime Tuesday, giving Buckeye a 60-57 victory over Keystone. The huge hoop gave the Bucks (5-3, 4-0) sole possession of first place in [...]
Ambulance driver faces charges in fatal accident
ELYRIA — A Grafton Township Fire Department ambulance driver has been charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter in connection with a Sept. 15 crash that left an 82-year-old Hinckley Township man dead. Richard Robertson, 27, entered a not guilty plea to the misdemeanor charges in Elyria Municipal Court through his attorney on Tuesday. Defense [...]
Man hurt in another shooting in Lorain
LORAIN — Police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital on Tuesday while the assailants remain at large. About 5 p.m. a 31-year-old black man was shot twice in the leg around 15th Street and Broadway in Lorain, police Lt. Edward Super said. Police did not release the man’s name Tuesday [...]
Woman allegedly left child alone to buy drugs
A mother in Norwalk is accused of leaving her 3-year-old daughter alone in a locked house while she drove to Lorain to buy crack cocaine, according to police. Mary Slater, 32, was charged with possession of cocaine and driving under suspension, according to Norwalk police Capt. Eric Hipp. An additional charge of child endangering likely [...]
Former NASA employee faces charges
An Avon Lake man is facing federal charges for allegedly shipping infrared rifle scope components to South Korea. Kue Sang Chun, a 66-year-old retired employee at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, is charged with exporting defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List without first obtaining an export license, according to information filed Monday in U.S. District [...]
Bond revoked for reputed gang member
ELYRIA — Lorain County prosecutors filed a motion to revoke a bond for Elyria resident Christopher Howse who was allegedly involved in an attempted burglary in Warrensville Heights. Howse, 19, who is well-known to local law enforcement as a reputed member of the M.A. Zone, an Elyria street gang, is currently out on bond while [...]
Slain Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Giese to be honored here
Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Giese took his first breaths in Lorain County, and next week his life will be celebrated at a local memorial service that was organized after his death Friday in Afghanistan. It has been several years since Giese, son of retired Lorain police Officer Larry Giese, has lived in the area, but [...]
John H. Brouillard
John H. Brouillard, 64, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at EMH Regional Healthcare System. He was the loving husband of Marilyn (nee Flora); dear father of Daniel (Karin), Robert (Jennifer) and Laurie Lutro; grandfather of Kelsey and Caitlin Lutro and Robert, Alexander and Emma Brouillard; brother of Robert, Ann and William; and uncle to [...]
Eleanor Marie Coe
Eleanor Marie Coe (nee Worscester), 95, of Amherst, was welcomed into the arms of her Lord on Monday, January 10, 2011 after a short illness. Eleanor was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, great aunt and friend. She was born March 14, 1915 in Oberlin, where she was raised. Eleanor graduated from Oberlin [...]
Jean Ann Diederich
Jean Ann Diederich (nee Taylor), 53, of Grafton Township, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 9, 2011. She was born August 3, 1957 in Elyria. Jean had worked as a secretary for Smink Electric in Elyria. She was a Midview High School graduate, and enjoyed crafts, working in her yard, Halloween, camping and loved animals. Survivors [...]