Archive for January, 2011
Lorain stabbing sends man to Cleveland hospital
LORAIN — Police said a man was stabbed during a fight with another man on the city’s west side on Sunday. The victim was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland with non-life-threatening injuries, Lorain police Sgt. Ray Farley said. The stabbing occurred late in the morning or early afternoon in a residence on Brenner [...]
Eva Mae Birchfield
Eva Mae Birchfield, 80, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center at St. Joseph in Lorain. September 23, 1930, Eva was born in Virginia to the late Selby and Grace Blevins. Eva grew up in West Virginia and moved to Wellington in 1958. Her greatest blessings were her family, especially her grandchildren, [...]
Kathryn Buettner
Kathryn Buettner, 61, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 in Medina. Kathryn was born May 14, 1949 in Cleveland, to the late Francis J. and Anna T. (nee Hoban) Buettner. She enjoyed living on Leisure Lane and participating in the community there. She enjoyed crafts, ceramics and gardening, especially her JFK and Blue Girl Roses. [...]
Sharon Irene Langdon
Sharon Irene Langdon, 60, of Wellington, died Friday, January 21, 2011. She was born in Cleveland July 30, 1950, to Robert and Faye Demos, Sharon lived in Elyria for several years and was a graduate of Elyria High School. Sharon worked at Main Street Mercantile in Oberlin and Geyers Supermarket in Wellington. She was a [...]
Avery Hubbard Wilcox
Avery Hubbard Wilcox, 83 of LaGrange passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Elms Nursing Home in Wellington being ill over several years. He was born March 5, 1927 on the homestead farm in Lagrange Twp., and lived in the area all his life. He was a member of LaGrange United Methodist Church for many [...]
Top county wage earners
ELYRIA — County government’s top earner in 2010 retired last year after spending 36½ years working in the public sector. Joseph DeTillio received a payout of $74,123.13 for unused sick and vacation hours he had accumulated during his time with the county when he left his job as assistant director of the Lorain County Department [...]
Top Lorain city wage earners
The top 10 salaries for the city of Lorain included seven fire department personnel. “That’s pretty normal,” Auditor Ron Mantini said. He explained that many fire department personal receive large amounts of overtime. Mantini cited Assistant Fire Chief Anthony Cuevas, the top earner in the city, as an example, stating that Cuevas’ base pay is [...]
Top Elyria city wage earners
ELYRIA — An Elyria police officer who lost his job after being accused of a crime only to be cleared in court and was later rehired was the top earner of 2010 after he was cut a check to make up for all the pay he missed while out of a job. Vincent Ligas returned [...]
Patrick J. Sweeney
Patrick J. Sweeney, 86, of Avon, died Friday, January 21, 2011 at this home. Arrangements will be announced by the Misencik Funeral Home, Avon.
Midge Hamm-Hook
Midge Hamm-Hook (nee Burress), 77, of Sheffield Township, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the home of her daughter Susan, after a lengthy illness. She was born March 23, 1933 in Havaco, West Virginia and had resided in Sheffield Township for the past two years, moving from Lorain where she had lived for over 30 [...]
Frank M. Kish, Jr.
Frank M. Kish, Jr., 80, of Elyria died Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. He was born February 18, 1930 in Oberlin and spent his childhood in Lorain. He was an Elyria resident for the past 54 years. Frank served in the United States Navy from 1949 until [...]
Reasie Lee Henry
Reasie Lee Henry (nee Harris), 86, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 4, 1924 in Magnolia, Arkansas and was a resident of Lorain for 58 years. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and taking care of her family, especially [...]
Ruth M. Smith
Ruth M. Smith (Zimmer), 87, of Elyria, died Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, following a short illness. Mrs. Smith was born in Lorain, on September 3, 1923 and lived in Elyria for most of her life. She was a homemaker and she volunteered as a messenger at EMH Regional Medical Center [...]
George R. Loughren
George R. Loughren, 90, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011. He loved gardening, yard work and feeding the birds and deer. In his youth he played golf, baseball, horseshoes, and bowling. He enjoyed boating, camping, and fishing, he also enjoyed his family and neighbors. He was the beloved husband of 66 years to the late [...]
ClaraBelle Herrington
ClaraBelle Herrington (nee Robinson), 89, and a resident of Wellington, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home, Saturday, January 22, 2011. She was born August 5, 1921 in Greenfield Township, Ohio, where she was raised. ClaraBelle had lived in Erie County for 30 years and also lived briefly in Florida and Tennessee. She [...]
Helene Cobb
Helene Cobb (nee Katona), 90, and a resident of South Amherst, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, following a brief illness. She was born February 11, 1920 in South Amherst. Helene was a lifetime resident of South Amherst and graduated from South Amherst High School in the class [...]
Men’s College Basketball: No. 1 OSU beats Illinois to remain unbeaten
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With Ohio State down by eight and just under 13 minutes to play, Jared Sullinger assured his teammates that this one was in the bag. “Don’t worry, don’t worry,” the freshman sensation said over and over as he and the Buckeyes gathered for a timeout. No. 1 ranking and undefeated season on [...]
Cavaliers drop 16th straight with loss to Bulls
CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls have had a difficult time putting away lesser opponents lately, and the bad habit nearly jumped up and bit them again Saturday. Derrick Rose scored 24 points, leading the Bulls to a 92-79 victory that extended the Cleveland Cavaliers’ losing streak to 16 games. Cleveland (8-35) has also lost 20 [...]
Girls Basketball: North Ridgeville keeps rolling, beats Midview
EATON TWP. – North Ridgeville is still on a roll and so are Ashley Montgomery and Alexis McGhee. Montgomery scored 25 points and McGhee 16 as the Rangers ran away from Midview, 58-30, Saturday afternoon in West Shore Conference action. Montgomery’s 25-plus points-per-game average leads the area. McGhee, with 20 rebounds, dominated the backboards and [...]
Girls Basketball: Elyria Catholic trounces Trinity
ELYRIA — Elyria Catholic coach Eric Rothgery knows that if the Panthers are to advance deep into the tournament, they are going to have to try different things from time to time. That’s what the Panthers did against Trinity on Saturday, going to a man press in the first quarter. Although the results – a [...]
Men’s College Basketball: LCCC rallies past OSU Club Team
ELYRIA – The Lorain County Community College men’s basketball team has several issues to iron out, but it put on a show Saturday afternoon. The Commodores (6-11) overcame a pair of 14-point deficits in the second half to defeat The Ohio State University Club Team (11-12) 78-77. LCCC outscored Ohio State 21-6 in the final [...]
H.S. Wrestling: Elyria’s ‘White’ team takes 2nd at Firelands Invite
HENRIETTA TWP. — With a deep wrestling roster comes the need to field two varsity squads. Such is the case at Elyria, where the varsity is divided into “Red” (or “A”) and “White” (or “B”) teams. The Elyria “White” team took part in the annual Firelands Falcon Wrestling Invitational for the first time Saturday and, [...]
After years of waiting, Elyria cop gets payday
ELYRIA – An Elyria police officer who lost his job after being accused of a crime only to be cleared in court and was later rehired was the top earner of 2010 after he was cut a check to make up for all the pay he missed while out of a job. Vincent Ligas returned [...]
Buybacks make retiree county’s highest paid
ELYRIA – County government’s top earner in 2010 retired last year after spending 36½ years working in the public sector. Joseph DeTillio received a payout of $74,123.13 for unused sick and vacation hours he had accumulated during his time with the county when he left his job as assistant director of the Lorain County Department [...]
Firefighters dominate top-paid Lorain workers
The top 10 salaries for the city of Lorain included seven fire department personnel. “That’s pretty normal,” Auditor Ron Mantini said. He explained that many fire department personal receive large amounts of overtime. Mantini cited Assistant Fire Chief Anthony Cuevas, the top earner in the city, as an example, stating that Cuevas’ base pay is [...]