Archive for March, 2011
Southwestern Ohio man gets $16 million cable bill
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio — Try fitting this charge into the monthly budget. An Ohio man says his payment for television service was rejected because it wouldn’t cover the $16.4 million he was told he owed Time Warner Cable instead of the usual $80. Daniel DeVirgilio of Beavercreek tells the Dayton Daily News he wanted to watch [...]
Detroit Road in Avon closed for gas main break
AVON — Detroit Road in Avon is closed for a gas main break between Moon and Long roads, according to Avon police. Police have called in the Fire Department and the gas company and expect the road to be closed past noon. Check back at Chroniclet.com for more on this story as it becomes available.
Cavs: Is Baron Davis’ time finally here?
INDEPENDENCE — Tonight could mark a return and a debut for Baron Davis. The 6-foot-3 point guard, who has appeared in just four games in the month he’s been with the Cavaliers, went through a full practice Thursday at Cleveland Clinic Courts and is listed as probable for tonight’s meeting with the Detroit Pistons at [...]
Browns: Key to West Coast offense is throwing the ball efficiently
The West Coast offense has been around for decades, yet its arrival on the North Coast is shrouded in mystery for many Browns fans. What exactly does a West Coast offense entail? How does it fit in the harsh temperatures and gusting winds of the lakefront? Can it compete with the ground-and-pound systems of Pittsburgh [...]
What would you do if you won the Mega Millions?
Lottery machines were busy dispensing Mega Million tickets, like this one at the Cleveland Street Convenient Food Mart on Thursday. Players need to correctly pick all five winning numbers plus the Mega Ball to win the jackpot, which is expected to reach $304 million for today’s drawing. “I would invest in realty and open a [...]
Death from dieting: Coroner says crash regimen to make weight killed Army recruit
VERMILION — A U.S. Army investigation is under way into the death of recruit Glenni “Glenn” Wilsey V, whose heart stopped after he lost about 85 pounds in hopes of joining an elite bomb squad. Wilsey, 20, died on March 3 of acute cardiac dysrhythmia from an electrolyte imbalance caused by extreme dieting that included [...]
Toy Box owners skip hearing on liquor, say business is closing
Owners of the Toy Box Nightclub have given up the fight for the bar’s liquor permits and the establishment likely will stay permanently closed. “I had a great business there for seven years, and in two months we were painted to be criminals,” owner David Caver said. “It’s done. We’re done fighting this. It’s just [...]
Zulus members frequenting Mardi Gras, police say
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Zulus Motorcycle Club is back to partying in downtown Elyria less than two years after it voluntarily closed its Broad Street clubhouse at a time when law enforcement and the county prosecutor’s office was working to shut it down. Police Chief Duane Whitely said he was informed that the Zulus [...]
Bar accuses activist of practicing law without a license
LORAIN — In court documents set to be filed today, the Lorain County Bar Association asks the Ohio Supreme Court to stop the president of a Lorain-based watchdog group from practicing law without a license. King Ayettey Zubaidah denied Thursday that he is acting as an attorney for members of the STAND organization and said [...]
Teen arrested after knocking down 81-year-old woman over purse
ELYRIA — A teenage boy from Lorain was arrested after knocking down an 81-year-old woman and stealing her purse Thursday morning, Elyria police said. At about 11:30 a.m. police found the woman at a Washington Avenue apartment complex after a witness called police. The elderly woman said she was leaving her apartment for the library [...]
Browns’ Sheldon Brown undergoes surgery for rotator cuff
Browns cornerback Sheldon Brown had surgery after the season to repair a torn rotator cuff, he said Thursday, and rehabs two hours every morning in Charlotte, N.C. He expects to be 100 percent by June. “I won’t miss time,” he said by phone on his way to rehab. Brown had the surgery a couple of [...]
Local sports roundup for March 25, 2011
Firelands grad picks up honor Heidelberg junior Dana Thoms, a Firelands High graduate, has been named Ohio Athletic Conference softball pitcher of the week. Thoms had a 2-1 record with a 1.47 earned run average during the week of March 14-20. The junior right-hander threw three complete games, giving up four runs and 16 hits, [...]
Anthony Robert Erick
Anthony Robert Erick (Fortier), 21, of Wellington, died earlier this week in Florida. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Norton-Eastman Funeral Home.
Betty B. Faro
Betty B. Faro (nee Beers), 91, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the Wesleyan Village after a long illness. Betty was born February 20, 1920 in Herrin, Illinois. Elyria has been her home for most of her adult life. She spent her retirement years with her husband, Ray, in Port St. Lucie, [...]
John Richard Friel III
John Richard Friel III, 42, of Monroeville, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at his home in Monroeville, where he had lived the past 10 years. He was a supervisor at Lorain Ford Motor, Sandusky Ford Motor, a Ford Plant in Michigan and Bellevue Visteon. Born April 26, 1968 in Lorain, he was raised in Vermilion [...]
Brenda Kay Gnagy
Brenda Kay Gnagy (nee Jackson), 59, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at University Hospitals of Cleveland, following a lengthy illness. Brenda was born January 7, 1952 in Elyria, where she made her home her entire life. She was a 1970 graduate of Elyria High School. She worked at Lowe’s Department Store in [...]
John McCarty
John McCarty, 90, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the Life Care Center in Elyria. Further arrangements will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home in Elyria.
Henry “Hank” Meza
Henry “Hank” Meza, 65, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness.He was born February 17, 1946 in Lorain and remained resident all of his life. Henry graduated from Admiral King High School in 1964. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to [...]
Amy Katherine Phillips
Amy Katherine Phillips (nee Lueking), 67, and a resident of North Ridgeville, was released by death to return home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, following a lengthy struggle with cancer. She was born December 3, 1943 in Alton, Illinois. Amy was raised in nearby Bunker Hill, Illinois and [...]
Leona W. Sanders
Leona W. Sanders (nee Jensen), 83, of Yulee, Florida, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Quality Health of Fernandina Beach, Florida. She was born December 7, 1927 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and had been a resident of Yulee since 1988, moving there from North Ridgeville where she lived most of her life. She had [...]
Geraldine Louise Shehan
Geraldine “Gerrie” Louise Shehan (nee Nesbitt), 87, of Amherst, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Amherst, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born November 19, 1923 in Hollins, Alabama. Gerrie was raised in Lorain and graduated from Clearview High School class of [...]
Verle Shiflet
Verle Shiflet, 76, of Castalia, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at his home. Arrangements will be announced by Busch Funeral Home, Elyria, 440-322-3717.
Virginia S Spigiel
Virginia S Spigiel, 81, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2011, at Center Ridge Nursing home after a short illness. Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home of Elyria will announce further arrangements.
Arthur Robert Steele
Arthur Robert Steele, 94, of Oberlin, passed away after a long illness, Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Kendal at Oberlin Health Center in Oberlin. He was born October 29, 1916 in Oakland California. He was a Professor of History at the University of Toledo from 1957 to 1978. He received his PhD in History from [...]
Sharon L. Surry
Sharon L. Surry, 28, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 11, 2011. Miss Surry was a homemaker. She attended Temple Baptist School, Eastern Heights Junior High, Elyria High School, and Lorain County Community College, then entering cosmetology school. She enjoyed spending time with her daughter and family. She will be sadly missed by her [...]