Archive for January, 2011
Kucinich vs. the olive pit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Cleveland, has sued a congressional cafeteria for dental damage he says he suffered after biting into an olive pit in a sandwich wrap he bought there. Kucinich’s attorney, Andrew Young, declined to comment Wednesday on the lawsuit seeking $150,000 in damages from companies involved with the Longworth House Office [...]
Top Wellington city wage earners
WELLINGTON — Just one of the top 10 earners in the village of Wellington in 2010 cracked the $75,000 salary mark, and that was Village Manager Steve Pyles. Salaries in the village are rather modest compared to other communities, but the work atmosphere is really good in the minds of a lot of employees, Clerk/Treasurer [...]
Top Oberlin city wage earners
OBERLIN — The top earner in the city last year was Law Director Eric Severs, who earned about $60,000 more than his base salary of $76,845. Severs declined to comment and referred a reporter to his contract, which calls for extra pay for certain duties. City Manager Eric Norenberg said Severs’ contract calls for hourly [...]
Pair of 13-year-old girls missing in Lorain
LORAIN — A Lorain mother says she’s worried sick about her teen daughter who went missing sometime early Monday. According to a Lorain police report, Melinda Green, 30, woke up Monday morning and found both her daughter, Sharae, 13, and her friend, a 13-year-old named Celina, missing. She contacted Longfellow Elementary School and was told [...]
New commissioner suggests cutting transit, coroner’s office payments
ELYRIA — Lorain County Commissioner Tom Williams proposed more cuts this morning, asking his fellow commissioners to slash $20,000 from the budget of Lorain County Transit and stop paying the lease on county Coroner Paul Matus’ Oberlin offices. Commissioners Ted Kalo and Lori Kokoski agreed to consider those requests, but Kalo said he couldn’t agree [...]
Ohio State 87, Purdue 64: Buckeyes manhandle Boilermakers, stake claim on No. 1
COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Buckeyes knew there were doubters about their claim to No. 1. There might not be any more. William Buford had 19 points, Jared Sullinger added 17 and the top-ranked Buckeyes played almost flawlessly in rolling past No. 12 Purdue 87-64 Tuesday night. “It was a loud answer to those questions,” [...]
Ohio will be first state to use new execution drug
COLUMBUS — Ohio is set to become the first state to execute condemned inmates with a surgical sedative sometimes used in assisted suicides, a switch made as the shortage of the drug normally used for executions has worsened. Beginning in March, the state execution team will use a single, powerful dose of pentobarbital, the Ohio [...]
State of the Union: Obama: ‘Move together or not at all’
WASHINGTON — Pleading for unity in a newly divided government, President Barack Obama implored Democratic and Republican lawmakers to rally behind his vision of economic revival for an anxious nation, declaring in his State of the Union address Tuesday night: “We will move forward together or not at all.” The president unveiled an agenda of [...]
State of the Union: Local reaction
As President Barack Obama focused on the continued urgency to create more jobs nationally during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, said signs of a slow economic recovery in Ohio are emerging but much more is needed. “Even though there have been 12 months of private-sector job creation, [...]
Chris Tabor has big shoes to fill with Browns special teams
BEREA — Chris Tabor has some big shoes to fill. Tabor, 39, was hired Tuesday by the Browns as special teams coordinator. He spent the last three years as the Chicago Bears’ assistant special teams coach and has never been a head special teams coach in the NFL. Tabor replaces Brad Seely, who left last [...]
Ronald McCloud gets life in prison for rape, murder
ELYRIA — Ronald McCloud Jr. was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for the 2005 rape and murder of church worker Janet Barnard after Judge James Burge refused to order death. McCloud, 30, could have faced the death penalty, but Burge did not find that the brutal circumstances involving Barnard’s rape and death outweighed the [...]
Celtics 112, Cavaliers 95: Celtics send Cavs to 18th loss in a row
BOSTON — Kendrick Perkins spent the last seven months coming back from a knee injury, and on the day he was set to return to the floor he showed up in the trainer’s office with a sore neck. He was so excited he couldn’t sleep. Playing for the first time since injuring his knee in [...]
Taxes going up around Lorain County
ELYRIA — Every homeowner in the county will see a higher property tax bill this year now that it is time to collect on the tax issues voters approved in 2010. County Auditor Mark Stewart said the increases that passed in May and November will be reflected in the tax bills due to hit mailboxes [...]
Boys basketball: Pioneers pound EC
ELYRIA — All the things Phil Kuchta feared about Elyria High pretty much came true Tuesday night. The Pioneers jumped on Elyria Catholic for the first 12 points of the night and simply had too many weapons to prevent the Panthers from making up the difference as Elyria won 83-58 in the 16th renewal of [...]
John Roman Bash
BASH John Roman Bash 69, of Eaton Township, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 23, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1941 in Eaton Township. John was a 1959 Midview High School graduate. He served in the Ohio Army National Guard. John was a former volunteer for the Eaton Township Fire [...]
Ronald “Fro” Herbert James
JAMES Ronald “Fro” Herbert James, 59, of Lorain, passed away after a brief illness Thursday, January 20, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 27, 1951 in Maben, West Virginia, and came to Lorain in 1964. He was a graduate of Lorain High School. Ronald retired from U.S. Steel [...]
Lawrence A. Radke
Lawrence A. Radke, 86, joined his Heavenly Father Monday, January 24, 2011 and will be eternally missed by his loving wife, Naoma (nee Bryan) of 62 years. He was the cherished and beloved father of Larry (Beverley), Mark (Cindy) and Kevin (Lori); beloved grandfather of Larry, Valerie, Kristen, Lauren and Ashley; and great-grandfather to Jack [...]
Kenneth R. “Ken” Meyers
Kenneth R. “Ken” Meyers, 58, of Elyria, formerly of Lorain (Ashland) passed away unexpectedly at his home Saturday, January 22, 2011. Mr. Meyers was born in Ft. Lee, Virginia, January 14, 1953, the son of Neil R. and Betty J. (nee Armstrong) Meyers of Vermilion, who both survive. He was a graduate of Lorain’s Admiral [...]
Timothy Arra, Sr.
Timothy Arra, Sr., 65, of Elyria, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at his home, following a long illness. He was born July 27, 1945 in Cleveland and was a Lorain County resident since 1976. Tim was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria, served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era, [...]
Thomas Edward Travis
Thomas Edward Travis, 61, and a resident of Amherst, went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 24, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, following a sudden, undetermined illness. He was born December 1, 1949 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Thomas was raised in East Cleveland, and lived in Detroit, Michigan and New [...]
Harry B. Galvan, Sr.
Harry B. Galvan, Sr., 72, of Lorain, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, following a two year illness. Born March 28, 1938 in Malakoff, Texas to the late Eugenio and Josephine (nee Flagg) Galvan, he came to the Lorain area in 1942. He lived most of his life in Lorain, aside [...]
Mark C. Verib
Mark C. Verib, 57, of Lakewood, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at his home unexpectedly. He was born September 2, 1953, in Amherst, and lived in Avon all his life, until recently moving to Lakewood. He was currently employed by the U.S. Post Office, Cleveland, as a sorter. He was a graduate of Avon High [...]
Isolation ordered for teens who discussed shanking guard
ELYRIA — Lorain County Jail officials on Tuesday ruled that convicted killer Daniel Kovarbasich and another juvenile inmate violated the jail’s rules when they fashioned homemade knives from pencils and talked about attacking a guard. Daniel Kovarbasich and Terrell Ferrell, both 17, were given 40 days in isolation and lost privileges after they were found [...]
Boys basketball: Dukes hit big shots this time
WELLINGTON — After losing by a buzzer-beater to Lutheran West on Friday and seeing a 16-point lead in the third quarter disappear Tuesday night, Wellington wasn’t about to suffer another heartbreaking loss. Junior guard Nathan Starkey drilled a 3-pointer to tie it late in the fourth quarter, and junior forward Jason Perry hit a clutch [...]
Deputy clerk accused of passing bad checks is fired
ELYRIA — Lorain County Clerk of Courts Ron Nabakowski has fired a deputy clerk in his civil division because she is facing two criminal cases accusing her of passing bad checks. Nabakowski said he fired Carol Lynette Olejko, 35, last week after learning that she was facing the second charge. “She was a good employee, [...]