Archive for January, 2011
Anna Marie Stansfield Reichlin
Anna Marie Stansfield Reichlin (nee Borer), 98, of Tiffin, Fremont, and Sheffield Lake, died at St. Francis Home in Tiffin, Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Anna Marie was born July 5, 1912 in Fremont, where she lived for most of her life. She spent summers in Sheffield Lake. She was a graduate of St. Ann’s High [...]
Eugene J. Myers
Eugene J. Myers, 95, of Elyria passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born January 2, 1916 in Elyria, where he was a lifelong resident. Eugene attended St. Agnes School, and was a 1934 Elyria High School graduate, a 1939 Ohio State University graduate. From [...]
Robert E. Jones
Robert E. Jones, 78, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain following a sudden illness. He was born on January 13, 1933 in St. Clair Twp, Pennsylvania, to the late Thomas E. and Nellie A. (nee Sweitzer) Jones. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army with [...]
Developer buys back Morningside land at auction
LORAIN — K. Hovnanian Oster Homes won land in Martin’s Run subdivision at a court ordered secured-party auction this afternoon, buying back an undeveloped portion of the Morningside retirement community which it previously owned for $150,000. Another portion of Martin’s Run — the Colonies — sold for $55, 150 to individual bidders. The land was [...]
Ohio teachers to pay more retirement, work longer
COLUMBUS — Ohio public school teachers would pay a larger share of their retirement costs, work until they’re older, and see pension benefits cut under changes designed to keep their pension program solvent and save $10.9 billion. The State Teachers Retirement Board voted today on a host of changes to the pension program that serves [...]
Former jail nurse arrested for attempted murder
WELLINGTON — A former county jail nurse is now an inmate, accused of attempted murder and endangering children. Shannon Weber, 42, of Wellington, attempted to harm her 17-year-old son and then planned to commit suicide on two occasions, according to Wellington police Chief Steve Rollins. Rollins said the incidents were New Year’s Eve and Jan. [...]
Lorain ‘Dangerous Dozen’ figure arrested in Michigan
A Lorain man wanted by U.S. Marshals was arrested today in Lansing, Mich. Paul Brewer, 51, of Lorain was being sought for contempt of court on original charges of assault and cocaine possession, according to Marshals. Brewer is also a sex offender and is facing possible registration violation charges. Brewer was on the latest “Dangerous [...]
13 Iowa players hospitalized after intense workouts; Clearview’s Hitchens says he’s fine
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa confirmed Wednesday that 13 football players were hospitalized this week with an unusual muscle disorder following grueling offseason workouts, but freshman defensive back Anthony Hitchens — a standout running back and linebacker at Clearview — was not among them. “He’s been working out, but (the disorder) didn’t [...]
Elyria man arrested after high-speed chase in Ashland County
Story from the Irv Oslin at the Ashland Times-Gazette POLK — An Elyria man was arrested overnight after he allegedly led a sheriff’s deputy on a car chase reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph. Jerry Boone Jr., 25, allegedly sped away from a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop at 10:53 p.m. on state [...]
NFL draft 2011: Receiver A.J. Green considered Browns’ No. 1
The Super Bowl is still a week and a half away, but the attention of many Browns fans has long since turned to the NFL Draft at the end of April. Thanks to a 5-11 record, the Browns hold the sixth pick. And even if the owners and players union are stuck in a lockout, [...]
Elyria Day: Lorain County snowbirds gather in Florida
They may have left the land of ice and snow, but they left their hearts in Elyria. By Patti Ewald, Special to the Chronicle-Telegram Transplanted Lorain Countians — for the 32nd time — found each other in Florida and got together to celebrate “Elyria Day.” More than 60 residents of Elyria and its surrounding communities [...]
Note at St. Joe’s threatens ‘We will shoot more police’
LORAIN — Police are investigating a suspicious picture and note left at St. Joseph Community Center that mentioned health care and shooting police officers. A police report said the note contained a photograph of a protest gathering and a message that read, “Give us free health care. Jobs no taxes. House food. You owe us [...]
Committee refuses to raise age limit for Elyria police, fire testing
ELYRIA — The age limit to take the civil service test to become an Elyria police officer or firefighter will not increase. City Council members decided Tuesday not to alter the age limit, which is currently set at 35 years of age. The measure, suggested by an Elyria man who is beyond the age limit [...]
Girls basketball: Avon hits clutch free throws to beat Ridgeville
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The game plan was neither complicated nor ambiguous. The Avon girls would try to hold Ashley Montgomery, North Ridgeville’s scoring leader, in check while at the same time trying to force Alexis McGhee, the Rangers’ 6-foot-1 post, into foul trouble. It was successful. Working inside, the Eagles got a whole bunch of [...]
Woman indicted on charges she tried to frame man for rape
SHEFFIELD TWP. — A Sheffield Township woman who police say conspired with her husband to lure a Cleveland man to her home in an attempt to frame him for rape has been indicted. Gabriella Bracken, 18, faces felony charges of tampering with records and forgery as well as one charge of falsification in relation to [...]
Girls basketball: Keystone wins battle of unbeatens
LAGRANGE — The battle between the two unbeaten teams in the Patriot Athletic Conference was exactly that — a battle. Neither team could get much going on the offensive end, as the Stars Division-leading Keystone Wildcats and the Stripes Division-leading Brooklyn Hurricanes traded missed shots and turnovers for the majority of the game. Keystone, however, [...]
Police log for Jan. 27, 2010
Elyria police Sunday, Jan. 23 5:45 p.m. — 200 block Northfield Drive, jewelry and about 90 painkillers stolen during burglary. 7 p.m. — Lorain County Community College, purse stolen from women’s locker room. 10:20 p.m. — Roll Arena, 908 Cleveland St., black Pontiac Grand Prix stolen from parking lot. Lorain police Saturday, Jan. 23 11:36 [...]
Robert E. Jones
Robert E. Jones, 78, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a sudden illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Ave., Lorain.
Arthur “Art” Allen Sooy
Arthur “Art” Allen Sooy, 79, formerly of Penfield and Elyria, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 in Florida. Memorial Services will be 11 A.M., Saturday, January 29, 2011, at The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 38475 Chestnut Ridge Rd. (at State Rt. 57), Elyria, (440) 322-4626, where V.F.W. Post #1079 will provide full military [...]
Stanley Butchar
Stanley Butchar, 96, peacefully passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 in the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, with his family at his side. Stanley retired from the Ridge Tool Co., Elyria, and enjoyed his part time work at the Penfield Recycling Center, which he retired from at age 90 years. He enjoyed gardening and his family. [...]
Lesta D. Summers
Lesta D. Summers, 96, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2011, in Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Anna Marie Reichlin
Anna Marie Reichlin (nee Borer), 98, of Tiffin, died at St. Francis Home, in Tiffin, Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.
Commissioner Williams proposes more cuts, eyes county leases
ELYRIA — In what is quickly becoming a weekly tradition, Lorain County Commissioner Tom Williams proposed another round of budget cuts Wednesday. Williams suggested trimming $20,000 from the $100,000 the commissioners provide to fund Lorain County Transit. He also asked his fellow commissioners to scrap a $13,676 lease to house county Clerk of Courts Ron [...]
Ohio Supreme Court reinstates Head Start convictions; Nancy Smith, Joseph Allen to return to prison
The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled that Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge didn’t have the power to acquit Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen in the controversial Head Start child sex abuse case. The state’s highest court ordered that Smith’s original conviction be reinstated and that the pair be returned to prison. Smith was [...]
Missing 13-year-olds found in Lorain
LORAIN — A pair of missing 13-year-old girls were found this evening in Lorain. According to Rodric Green, 31, the father of Sharae Green, he and his wife were able to locate the pair with the help of a teenage friend of theirs and took them to the Lorain police station a little before 6 [...]