Archive for February, 2011
Mary Jane Stencil
Mary Jane Stencil (nee George), 85, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Mary was born November 26, 1925 to Joseph and Lebbebia (nee Monsour) George in Lorain. Mary attended Lorain High School. She worked at U.S. Steel and retired from Lorain Products. She attended St. Anthony of Padua in Lorain. Mary is survived by her [...]
Gerald H “Jerry, Pop” Currier
Gerald H “Jerry, Pop” Currier 81 of Elyria, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011. He was born in Henrietta, in 1930. Gerald retired from Ford Motor Company, Brookpark, where he had worked for over 30 years. He graduated from Henrietta High School, where he was in track and basketball. After high school, he raced stock [...]
Arthur Lee Smith
Arthur Lee Smith, 57, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 16, 2011, in Canton. He was born October 2, 1953 in Louisiana and was a resident of Lorain for more than 50 years. Arthur was a member of Fairfield Christian Center in Lorain, where he served as a Deacon. He was a former member [...]
Dora E. Shores-Turner-Taylor
Dora E. 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, faculty member of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Retiring after many years [...]
2 separate but related crashes snarl state Route 57, turnpike traffic
ELYRIA — No one was hurt, but rush hour traffic was badly snarled following two separate but related crashes on state Route 57 in Elyria this morning. Neil Haupt, 52, of Elyria said he was northbound on 57 this morning a little before 7 a.m. in his red Dodge Ram pickup truck when a semi [...]
Lorain auditor presents properties to sell
LORAIN — Auditor Ron Mantini presented Council with a list of more than 900 properties owned by the city as part of an effort to determine which parcels, if any, the city may want to sell. Council requested the list during the last regular Council meeting. Law Director Pat Riley said that many of the [...]
Ohio Statehouse locked down amid union protest
COLUMBUS — Officials have locked the doors to the Ohio Statehouse as thousands of union protesters gather on the grounds to oppose a bill that would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights. Ohio Public Safety spokesman Joe Andrews says about 1,000 people have been allowed into the Rotunda and Atrium for a 4 p.m. [...]
Man under arrest for Fifth Third holdup
ELYRIA — Police took a man into custody for a robbery of Fifth Third Bank about 15 minutes after this afternoon’s holdup. They arrested the man at Building C of the Carriage House apartments on Washington Avenue. The man, who did not display a weapon, asked for and was given $250, according to a teller [...]
Elyria man on the run for Cleveland murder turns himself in
CLEVELAND — Cordell Smith, the Elyria man who had been on the run from authorities in connection with an August murder, turned himself in today. According to Tony Keffer, U.S. Marshals Service task force coordinator for Lorain County, Smith, 18, arrived with an attorney and turned himself in to Cleveland homicide detectives about 2 p.m. [...]
Oberlin eyes power from landfill gas; Wellington, Amherst looking at solar power
Oberlin Council is expected to vote tonight on a contract to supply about 55 percent of the community’s electricity needs from landfill gas for the next 15 years. The contract to purchase an estimated $66 million of power from landfills in Geneva Township in Ashtabula County and in Mahoning County near Youngstown is the single [...]
Fingerhut resigns as state education chancellor
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s leading higher education official has announced he plans to resign ahead of schedule. Chancellor Eric Fingerhut said in a statement today that he will leave his post on March 13, after serving four years of his five-year term. Republican Gov. John Kasich will pick his successor. Then-Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, appointed [...]
Ohio girl held captive by killer of 3 speaks out
NEW YORK — A 13-year-old Ohio girl kidnapped by an out-of-work tree-cutter who killed three other people says she’s coming forward to show that she’s a survivor. The girl said on NBC’s “Today” show today that she got through her four days as Matthew Hoffman’s captive by listening to everything he told her to do. [...]
Indians: Justine Siegal first woman to throw batting practice
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Justine Siegal became the first woman to pitch batting practice in a major league spring training camp when she threw to the Cleveland Indians on Monday. Not only did she pass the test with flying colors, some people became a little envious along the way. “She made me look bad,” said manager [...]
Hockey: Puck, victory belong to EC as Panthers pounce
BROOKLYN — Possession is said to be nine-tenths of the law. It can also be the key to owning a hockey game. The Elyria Catholic Panthers showed the value of possession Monday in their 8-1 victory over the Trinity Trojans in the second round of the Brooklyn district hockey tournament at the John M. Coyne [...]
Girls sectional basketball: Clearview can’t overcome miscues
ELYRIA TWP. — Miss 17 foul shots, as Clearview did Monday afternoon, and make 35 turnovers, another Clippers accomplishment, and chances are you have problems. Fairview, whose sub-.500 regular-season record was similar to Clearivew’s, also missed 17 free throws in their Division II sectional tournament opener at old Elyria West. It was the middle game [...]
Health & Dentistry clinic moves to keep funding
LORAIN — People who believe in the continued funding of community health centers such as Lorain County Health & Dentistry are being asked to sign petition letters and send them to their congressional representatives. Chief Executive Officer Stephanie Wiersma said supporters can pick up copies of the petition at the center’s Lorain sites at 1400 [...]
City of Lorain may buy extra cruisers this year
LORAIN — Council is considering the purchase of 15 new police cruisers using a lease-to-own program for $450,740. Police Capt. Jim McCann said in a memo to Council that instead of purchasing eight cruisers per year as usual, purchasing 15 Ford Crown Victorias this year and forgoing the purchase of vehicles in 2012. This would [...]
John Demjanjuk threatens hunger strike
MUNICH — John Demjanjuk says he will go on hunger strike if a German court does not pursue more evidence that he says could exonerate him of charges he served as a Nazi death camp guard. A former Soviet soldier during World War II, the 90-year-old Demjanjuk is standing trial on 28,060 counts of accessory [...]
Elyria resident stunned but lucky after SUV plows through his home
ELYRIA — A change in routine likely saved an Elyria man from serious injury when he chose to sleep in his bedroom instead of falling asleep on his living room sofa like usual, and he did so on the night a car came barreling through his house on Furnace Street. Theron Lynch, 44, can barely [...]
Police called over husband’s sexting
LORAIN — A Lorain woman called police after her estranged husband sent her son a nude photo of herself via text message. The woman told police she has been married to her husband, who is not her son’s biological father, for seven years but the two are divorcing. Her husband has allegedly made several harmful [...]
Mom arrested after child is found outside
LORAIN — Police have arrested the mother of a 5-year-old boy who was found outside Sunday for more than 40 minutes in the cold wearing not much more than a coat. Trudance Bates, 31, was charged with endangering children after police returned the boy and discovered her West Ninth Street home was “filthy,” including having [...]
Police log for Feb. 22, 2011
Lorain police Saturday, Feb. 19 5:33 a.m. – 900 block W. 17th St., police attempted to pull over a vehicle after the driver failed to signal a turn, but the driver pulled into a driveway and fled on foot. Police were unable to locate the suspect, who was described as a male of unknown race, [...]
Girls sectional basketball: Storm postpones 3 games
The latest wintry storm forced the postponement of three first-round games in area girls sectional basketball tournaments. All three games were rescheduled for later this week. Black River’s Division III game against Loudonville at Wellington High School was rescheduled for Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Division I games for Elyria and Midview at Medina High School [...]
Boys basketball: Shoremen get top seed, bye
Undefeated Avon Lake received the top seed for the Midview Division I sectional-district tournament that begins Monday. The Shoremen took a first-round bye and will face the winner of the first-round game between fellow Southwestern Conference members Berea and Olmsted Falls in a sectional championship March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Northeast Ohio Conference members Strongsville [...]
North Ridgeville’s Steve Benesh captures Chili 5K
North Ridgeville’s Steve Benesh was the class of the field at the 24th annual Chili Bowl Classic 5K on Saturday in downtown Cleveland. The 31-year-old clocked 17 minutes, 10.27 seconds (5:32 pace per mile) in a field that featured a record 944 runners. Benesh outdistanced Tiffin’s Dave Eddy (17:48.33) and Cuyahoga Falls’ Brett Drummond (17:49.43). [...]