Archive for February, 2011
Dora Elease Shores-Turner-Taylor
Dora “Elease” Shores-Turner-Taylor, 85, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord Friday, February 18, 2011, following a long illness. She was born in Belvidere, Tennessee, coming to Elyria in June of 2005. Mrs. Taylor was a domestic worker for faculty members of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, retiring after many [...]
Annie L. Eller
Annie L. Eller (nee Allen), 83, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011, at University Hospital in Cleveland, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville.
William C. Cochran
William C. Cochran, 85, of Amherst, died Thursday, February 24, 2011, at Golden Acres Lorain County Nursing Home, after a long illness. He was born June 11, 1925 in Union County, South Carolina, to the late John and Annamae (nee Green) Cochran. During World War II, Bill served in the U.S. Navy on the vessels [...]
Bernadine Margaret Ketch
Bernadine Margaret Ketch (nee Obringer) (aka Bernadine M. Tkach), 92, of Oberlin, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Parkcliffe Community of Northwood. She was born December 1, 1918 in Wooster. Bernadine was a 1937 Elyria High School graduate, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oberlin, Sacred Heart Altar and Rosary Society, [...]
Lesha A. Myers-Sabo
Lesha A. Myers-Sabo, 29, of Elyria, and formerly of Norwalk, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011, in EMH Regional Medical Center. She was born May 9, 1981, in Norwalk, and moved to Elyria in 2009. Lesha graduated from Norwalk High School and E.H.O.V.E. Joint Vocational School in 1999, where she was a member of the marching [...]
Man pleads guilty in Lorain bar fight
ELYRIA — A Lorain man arrested during a gang crackdown in Lorain last year pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated riot and felonious assault for his role in an Oct. 18, 2009, bar fight that left one man dead. Terry Atkinson, 27, is not among those accused of attacking 32-year-old Eric Witcher, who died from a [...]
Woman pleads guilty to assisting cross-dressing bank robber
ELYRIA — A woman accused of providing the female clothing worn by a 17-year-old boy who robbed a bank last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted complicity to robbery. Erica Wade, 24, could get up five years in prison when she is sentenced later this year. The teenager has already admitted his guilt in the [...]
Schools, Friday 02-25-11
Closed: Amherst Avon Avon Lake Baldwin-Wallace College Bay Village Bellevue Berea Berlin-Milan BGSU Morning Classes Black River Brecksville/Broadview Heights Brooklyn Brunswick Buckeye Christy Lane Clearview Cleveland City Schools Cloverleaf Columbia Double S Industries EHOVE Career Center Elyria Catholic Elyria City Schools Fairview Park Firelands First Baptist Christian Highland Huron Independence Keystone Lake Ridge Academy Lakewood [...]
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Passers-by rescue 6-year-old girl from Lorain fire
LORAIN — Max Keathley normally leaves his Lorain home for work in Cleveland about 4 a.m. Thursday he was concerned about the weather, so he left 15 to 20 minutes early. That extra time might have saved a young girl’s life. Keathley saw flames coming from 1128 W. 23rd St. and, along with two other [...]
3 Elyria High basketball players kicked off team
Three members of the Elyria High boys basketball team have been dismissed after violating team rules, according to Pioneers head coach Brett Larrick. The removed players include starters Devin Swidecki and Chase Farris — an Ohio State football recruit — and reserve Maurice Woods. Elyria wraps up the regular season at Brunswick on Friday, then [...]
Amherst hires new head football coach
Amherst High School has named Chad Difranco — the Comets’ defensive coordinator last season — is the new head football coach, according to a release by athletic director Ron Hause. The hiring must be approved by the board of education at their meeting Monday night. Read Friday’s Chronicle for more on this story.
NFL Network’s Mike Lombardi: Browns QB Colt McCoy needs to get bigger
INDIANAPOLIS — NFL Network analyst Mike Lombardi has a message for Browns quarterback Colt McCoy: Get stronger. Lombardi, a Browns executive in the 1980s and ’90s, liked McCoy’s rookie performance, but said he must improve physically to take the next step in his progression. “I think his body’s got to get bigger, his body’s got [...]
Suspected Lorain gang member added to ‘Dangerous Dozen’ list
A Lorain man has been added to the U.S. Marshals Service’s “Dangerous Dozen” most-wanted list. Corey Hill, 22, is wanted on a contempt of court charge, according to Marshals. Hill was originally arrested last year as a part of a large gang roundup in Lorain, according to Deputy Tony Keffer, U.S. Marshals Service task force [...]
Lake Ridge sanctioned, banned from girls state basketball tourney for two years
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has issued sanctions against Lake Ridge Academy that include a two-year ban from participation in the state’s girls basketball tournament, OHSAA Commissioner Daniel B. Ross announced Thursday afternoon. The Lions were found in violation of four recruiting bylaws and one bylaw dealing with administrative responsibility, and must forfeit Wednesday [...]
5 people arrested in Elyria drug raids
ELYRIA — Five people were arrested yesterday following drug raids at two Elyria houses, according to police. Search warrants were executed as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to a police report. Officers searched 456 11th St. at 8:17 a.m. and arrested Silas C. Henry Jr., 21, for three counts of trafficking in cocaine [...]
Diving: Avon Lake’s Morgan Srail second in the state
Avon Lake’s Morgan Srail finished second in the state at today’s Division I state diving finals. She finished 17th last year, just missing All-Ohio honors (top 16). She was 10th as a sophomore and 14th as a freshman. Last week, Srail challenged the Division I state record with a score of 513. That came on [...]
Rams coach gives insight on new Browns coach Pat Shurmur
INDIANAPOLIS — Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo worked with new Browns coach Pat Shurmur for eight years. He gave a scouting report for Cleveland fans Thursday at the NFL scouting combine. “A teacher and high-character guy,” Spagnuolo said. They were assistants together in Philadelphia for six seasons, then Spagnuolo hired Shurmur as his offensive coordinator with [...]
Chronicle staff finalists for state Associated Press awards
Several Chronicle staff members are finalists for statewide awards from the Associated Press, according to a list released today. Sports Editor Kevin Aprile, best headline writer Editor Andy Young and columnist John Cole, who recently died, best columnist Reporter Lisa Roberson, best feature writer and best news writer Sports writer Scott Petrak, best sports writer [...]
Browns: Dolphins GM explains decision to hire former Browns offensive coordinator Brian Daboll
Chronicle Browns beat writer Scott Petrak arrived in Indianapolis on Thursday and will be covering the NFL scouting combine the next four days. Check back throughout the day for more updates. INDIANAPOLIS — The Miami Dolphins’ decision to hire former Browns offensive coordinator Brian Daboll for the same position left many Browns fans scratching their [...]
EC diver MacKenzie Tweardy gets second at state
CANTON — MacKenzie Tweardy saved her best for last Wednesday and brought home a second-place finish at the Division II state diving championships at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium. In the second-closest finish in the 11-year history of the Division II tournament, Tweardy, an Elyria Catholic senior, was edged out by Columbus Academy’s Natalie Ritter, 454.80-452.60. [...]
Hockey: Amherst rolls into district quarterfinals
BROOKLYN — Amherst and Westlake had something in common during the second period of Wednesday’s district tournament game. Both teams had goaltenders who had never skated before joining their respective teams. One of those fellows had to work harder than the other. Cassidy Fuller, who played both periods in the net for Westlake in Amherst’s [...]
Rockets 124, Cavaliers 119: Houston dominates Cleveland on boards
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers will attempt to rebound Friday against the New York Knicks. Heaven knows they didn’t do any of that Wednesday against the Houston Rockets. Attempting to piece together a winning streak for just the second time this season, Cleveland got absolutely demolished on the glass while suffering an ABA-like 124-119 loss to [...]
Longtime Elyria politician Jack Baird files to run for Council as write-in
ELYRIA — For three decades, former city Councilman Jack Baird’s name was up for every City Council election. He won some, lost others and earned a name as one of the few Republicans who could garner enough votes to win a seat on the Elyria City Council. Now, four years after leaving Council, Baird’s name [...]
Commissioners make minor mileage reimbursement cut
ELYRIA — County Commissioner Tom Williams persuaded his two fellow commissioners to drop mileage reimbursements to 37 cents per mile instead of 51 cents per mile for the aviary inspector who checks beehives. The 3-0 vote only affected one employee — aviary inspector Jim Toole, who receives about $300 reimbursement for miles he drives on [...]