Archive for March, 2011
Indians: Carmona set for first season as No. 1 starter
CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona will make his first Opening Day start in his first full season as an ace today when the Indians host the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field. After watching the right-hander bounce back from consecutive subpar seasons last year, manager Manny Acta thinks Carmona is up to the task on both [...]
Young Indians optimistic in expected rebuilding year
Projected lineups Indians Michael Brantley, CF Asdrubal Cabrera, SS Shin-Soo Choo, RF Carlos Santana, C Travis Hafner, DH Orlando Cabrera, 2B Austin Kearns, LF Matt LaPorta, 1B Jack Hannahan, 3B Fausto Carmona, RHP White Sox Juan Pierre, LF Gordon Beckham, 2B Adam Dunn, DH Paul Konerko, 1B Alex Rios, CF Carlos Quentin, RF A.J. Pierzynski, [...]
Kasich signs collective bargaining limits
Gov. John Kasich on Thursday signed into law a limit on the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers, defying Democrats and other opponents of the measure who have promised to push for repeal. His signature came a day after the measure was approved by the state House and Senate, which are led by his [...]
Obese southern Ohio man has to be cut from home, dies at hospital
BELLAIRE, Ohio — Media outlets report that a morbidly obese Ohio man who had not moved from his recliner in two years and had to be cut out of his home when he fell ill and was taken to a West Virginia hospital, where he died. WTOV-TV in Steubenville and The Times Leader newspaper in [...]
Kasich announces he’ll sign union bill today
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich plans to sign a bill to limit the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers. Kasich plans to sign it today. The Republican announced his plan in an email to supporters. A spokesman confirmed the bill-signing. The bill was approved Wednesday by the GOP-led state House and Senate. The [...]
Wildlife officials find fatal bat fungus in Ohio
COLUMBUS — State wildlife officials say a disease that has killed more than 1 million bats in eastern North America has spread to Ohio. The fungus that causes lesions on bats’ muzzles was found recently on bats in an abandoned limestone mine in the Wayne National Forest in southern Ohio’s Lawrence County. Officials say the [...]
Bobcats 98, Cavaliers 97: Valiant effort ends in defeat
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats keep losing key players to injury. Then they keep watching their opponents miss game-winning shots at the buzzer. It adds up to an unlikely playoff push. Boris Diaw had 26 points and 11 assists and hit the tiebreaking free throw with 14 seconds left on Wednesday night in a [...]
State House panel OKs ban on texting and driving
COLUMBUS — A bill that would ban texting for drivers in Ohio has cleared a state legislative panel. The Dayton Daily News reports an Ohio House committee unanimously approved the legislation today. Under the bill, a violation for texting would be a minor misdemeanor — punishable by a fine of up to $150. The measure [...]
2011 boys track preview: Lorain’s Christian Nogueras is the real deal
Christian Nogueras no longer qualifies as a sleeper. He won’t be sneaking up on anyone this season. He’s on the radar. He’s established himself as the real deal. The Lorain junior finished third in the long jump at the 2010 Division I state outdoor meet for Southview with a mark of 22 feet, 9¼ inches. [...]
Local rally against SB 5 planned for Friday
An Elyria High School student is organizing a Friday rally against Senate Bill 5. Sydney Roark, a sophomore said she is organizing the rally because she believes the bill takes away the rights of all Ohioans. “I realized that there wasn’t a lot of student action when it came to Senate Bill 5, and I [...]
VA sets aside grant funds for St. Joseph’s veteran shelter
LORAIN — The Veterans Administration will pay $469,948 to renovate the fifth floor of St. Joseph’s Community Center into transitional housing for 30 veterans. News of the grant was announced by Donald Bates, executive director of the Lorain County Veteran Services office, at Wednesday’s Lorain County commissioners meeting. The center for homeless vets should be [...]
BMI measures mistakenly sent home with Avon Lake students
AVON LAKE — School officials inadvertently let some students know where they rank on the body mass index scale, labeling them as underweight, normal, overweight or obese. Superintendent Robert Scott said the information was intended for parents’ eyes only, but an elementary teacher handed the notes to students instead of mailing them home. The result [...]
Riverbank site for Lorain High ‘dead as a doornail’
LORAIN — In an acknowledgement that the Black River high school site is too costly for the school district to build on, Lorain school officials are beginning due diligence studies on the Admiral King High School site as the next option for the construction of a future high school. The school board’s facilities committee, comprised [...]
Midview grad working in Afghanistan dies of heart attack
Adam M. Carney always wanted to help others, even in unstable and dangerous environments. A 1995 Midview High graduate, the 34-year-old died Monday night of an apparent heart attack while working as a private security contractor in Afghanistan to train the country’s police force. “That was all he talked about his whole life,” his mother, [...]
Administrator’s federal lawsuit against Lorain Schools is settled
LORAIN — Aliceson Humphries, a Lorain Schools administrator who had sued the district and Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson in federal court, has dropped her lawsuit. Humphries had accused Atkinson and the school board of discrimination and retaliation in the lawsuit, which was filed in August. The allegations stemmed from Atkinson’s recommendation that Humphries be fired for [...]
2011 boys track and field preview
Top news New threads After wearing the same style of uniforms for more than 20 years, Amherst goes for a much more contemporary uniform that includes a gold singlet and green compression shorts. Fees rock Black River This spring is the first season that Black River faces a pay-to-play fee of $250. Numbers are down [...]
Commissioners cut $428,000 from county budget
ELYRIA — In a 2-1 vote Wednesday, Lorain County commissioners slashed $428,490 from the county’s 2011 general fund budget. The reductions come in the form of 5 percent cuts to the salary and retirement line items in the budgets of virtually every county department with the notable exceptions of the county Sheriff Phil Stammitti’s budget [...]
EHS students arrested for bullying face expulsion
ELYRIA — Two 16-year-old boys were arrested for robbery and theft and the reported victim was a fellow Elyria High School student. Police said two juveniles were robbing and bullying the teenage boy for several months until his mother became fed up and contacted police last week. Police said the student would have his lunch [...]
Local sports roundup for March 31, 2011
Avon Lake track meet scheduled for Saturday The 15th annual Avon Lake Invitational track meet will be held Saturday at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium. Local teams participating are Avon Lake, Avon, Elyria, Elyria Catholic, Lorain and Midview. Other schools are Bay, Bellevue (boys only), East Tech, Eastlake North, Martin Luther King, Rocky River and Sandusky [...]
Roosevelt “Rosie” Capers, Jr.
Roosevelt “Rosie” Capers, Jr., 72, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, following a brief illness. He was born in Choctawa, Alabama, coming to Elyria 54 years ago. Mr. Capers was a construction worker for Griffin Black Top Company in Lorain, and Erie Paving Company, retiring after 31 years of service. [...]
Marilyn Margaret Carstensen
Marilyn Margaret Carstensen (nee Moser), 77 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, passed away March 30, 2011. She was born February 21, 1934. Survivors include her son and his wife Kenneth Gene and Suzanne Deitz Carstensen of Amherst; her daughters and their husbands, Kelleen Lu and Russell Jenkins of Amherst, Kerri Lee and [...]
Edwin E. Knipper
Edwin E. Knipper “Mr. Ed the Mailman”, 78, of Elyria, died on Monday, March 28, 2011, at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin, following a short illness. Mr. Knipper was born October 2, 1932 in Elyria, and lived here for all of his life. He served with the U.S. Army. He was employed at U.S. Steel, [...]
Carole J. Lacquement
Carole J. Lacquement, (nee Light), 88, of Elyria died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland. She was born May 15, 1922 in Lodi. Carole graduated in 1940 from Chatham High School as class valedictorian. She was an avid NASCAR and Cleveland Browns fan and also enjoyed gardening, spending time with family and [...]
Harold A. LaVine, Sr.
Harold A. LaVine, Sr., 59, of Wooster, former longtime resident of Lorain County, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 25, 2011. He was born in Elyria August 6, 1951 to the late Harold C. and Florence G. (nee Mroz) LaVine. Harold worked many years for Related Construction and had a barbershop in his home. He enjoyed [...]
Jane S. Lockard
Jane S. Lockard (nee Stull), 89, of Elyria, died peacefully Friday, March 25, 2011, in her home, surrounded by family. She was born in Lakewood and grew up in Berea. She graduated from Baldwin Wallace College and taught music at Longfellow Jr. High in Lorain for several years. She received her Master’s from The Eastman [...]