Archive for April, 2011
Who will Browns take with No. 6 draft pick?
NFL Network’s Mike Mayock thinks the Browns can’t go wrong with Georgia receiver A.J. Green, Alabama receiver Julio Jones or LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson. ESPN’s Mel Kiper insists Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley shouldn’t be forgotten, and North Carolina’s Robert Quinn belongs under consideration. The NFL Draft begins a week from tonight, and the Browns [...]
Baseball: Miscue in fourth allows Bees to sting Avon Lake
AVON LAKE — It was a bad break. It was THE bad break. And, according to Jeff Stratton, it wasn’t anybody’s fault. It was just one of those things that happen in a baseball game. A swinging third strike — a strikeout that would have gotten Avon Lake out of the fifth inning — got [...]
Photo gallery: Elyria students, seniors see nature firsthand
About 70 Elyria elementary students and residents of the Life Care Center of Elyria heard a wildlife program conducted by Lorain Country MetroParks naturalists yesterday.
Ohio State offense needs work
COLUMBUS — There is no question Ohio State’s offense has been sluggish this spring. Before Buckeyes fans begin panicking, however, it’s important to remember it’s only spring. With quarterback Terrelle Pryor recovering from foot surgery, and with not enough offensive linemen, the Buckeyes have floundered. Work needs to be done at wide receiver and at [...]
National Weather Service: At least 5 tornadoes touched down in Ohio Wednesday
WILMINGTON, Ohio — The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes were part of the storms that battered Ohio early yesterday. No injuries were reported. The weather service said early today that the strongest of the confirmed tornadoes hit the city of Heath in central Ohio’s Licking County with estimated winds of up to [...]
12-year-old arrested for carjacking attempt, police say
CINCINNATI — Police in the Cincinnati area say a 12-year-old boy tried a carjacking of an SUV in a suburban shopping center parking lot. Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies say the vehicle owner reported that the boy opened the SUV’s door and said he wanted it Wednesday evening. Police say the driver challenged him, and the [...]
Superstar reader: Oakwood first-grader devours 44 books to win contest
ELYRIA — A friendly challenge between first-grade and fifth-grade students at Oakwood Elementary to see who could read the most books in one grading period brought out the competitive side of one first-grade student. Madison O’Roark, 7, was the top reader among the students after reading 44 books in one grading period for the competition. [...]
Police log for April 21, 2011
Elyria police Thursday, April 14 9:56 a.m. — 400 block 11th St., man employed by the maintenance department of First Federal Savings of Lorain discovered copper piping taken from a house owned by the bank. Saturday, April 16 10:36 a.m. — 200 block Bridgeport, Columbia Gas of Ohio worker reported a front tire of his [...]
Ridgeville teen uses sign at Mexican restaurant to ask out his prom date
She said, “Yes!” “I just wanted to ask her in a special way different from how the other guys asked their dates out to the prom,” said Mark Szylakowski, an 18-year-old senior at North Ridgeville High School. Kaleigh Asp first saw the sign when she was in the car with her mom, who said, “Hey, [...]
Charges dropped against man suspected in Elyria shooting
ELYRIA — Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against Eric Sims, who had been accused of shooting a man in downtown Elyria on April 16, 2010. Sims, 28, had been facing charges of felonious assault and having weapons under disability in connection with the shooting of Richard Oliver Jr., who remains in a wheelchair because of [...]
Amherst police sergeant to receive promotion Friday
AMHERST — Police Chief Joseph Kucirek announced Wednesday that Sgt. Dan Jasinski will formally be promoted to lieutenant Friday. Jasinski, a 31-year veteran, will officially obtain the rank during a ceremony 2 p.m. Friday at the Police Department, 911 N. Lake St. In his new role, Jasinski will supervise the detective bureau and the communications-records [...]
Lorain mayoral candidates to meet with the public Saturday
LORAIN — The mayoral candidates will outline their platforms 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Lorain Public Library at West Sixth Street and Reid Avenue. Each candidate will speak for 15 minutes about their agendas followed by a question-and-answer session with the public. Speakers will have two minutes to ask candidates questions. The meeting [...]
Lorain girl says man tried to abduct her
LORAIN — A 15-year-old girl told police a man tried to abduct her as she walked on Wilson Street near the New Mexico Avenue intersection around 1 p.m. Tuesday. The teenager said the man told her to “get in the car now,” according to a police report. She described the man as an older black [...]
Track and field notes: Avon Lake’s Christine Bohan is one talented multitasker
Multitasking is Christine Bohan’s specialty. OK, so that’s a big part of what track and field is about, but the fact that the Avon Lake sophomore excels in four field events is a bit unusual. Bohan has competed in AAU track and field since age 7. She has won six AAU national titles — four [...]
County announces Island Road project
ELYRIA — About two miles of Island Road in Eaton Township will be widened and resurfaced from the CSX railroad tracks south of the Grafton Township line, according to the Lorain County Engineer’s office. Karvo Paving Co. of Stow was awarded the $1.5 million contract. The project will begin by June 10 and is set [...]
Parts shortage idles Avon Lake Ford plant
AVON LAKE — A parts shortage will shut down the Ford assembly plant at 650 Miller Road next week. Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said Wednesday she wouldn’t further discuss the cause of the shutdown. The 419-acre plant, which opened in 1974, employs about 1,800 workers, according to the Ford Motor Co. website. The facility produces [...]
Free legal clinic for seniors today
SHEFFIELD LAKE — A free legal clinic for older adults offered by the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland will take place noon to 4 p.m. today at the Sheffield Lake Community Center, 4575 East Lake Road. You must call legal aid at (440) 322-8240 or (216) 687-1900, ext. 5633 to pre-register for will preparation. For [...]
Phillip R. Kurtzman
Phillip R. Kurtzman, 58, of Sheffield Lake, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011, at New Life Hospice Center after a year long illness. Phillip was born October 9, 1952, son of the late Paul R. and C. Lucille Kurtzman. He was a 1970 graduate of Whetstone High School in Columbus. He was employed as a [...]
Charles Forbes Moore
Charles Forbes Moore, 71, of Lorain, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 19, 2011, following a long illness. He was born to Emery and Sara Moore on December 28, 1939, in Purtain Mines, West Virginia. He has been a resident of Lorain County for 46 years. He served in the United States Navy [...]
Garrold “Bub” Keith Naylor
Garrold “Bub” Keith Naylor, 74, of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born February 20, 1937 in Elkhurst, West Virginia. Bub was raised in Webster Springs and Clay, West Virginia before coming to Ohio in 1959. He had made his [...]
Iris Pogacsnik
Iris Pogacsnik, 88, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in Keystone Pointe Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Kristina Lyn Richardson
Kristina Lyn (Stewart) Richardson, 43, died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at her home in LaGrange. She was born September 21, 1967 in Elyria to John and RuthAnn Stewart. Surviving are her two sons, John Dean Forbush and William Alan Forbush; their father, Dean Forbush; mom and step-dad RuthAnn and David L. Samples; sister, Shelly Brinson; [...]
Flu shot prevented 300,000 sicknesses, Ohio health officials say
COLUMBUS — State health officials estimate H1N1 vaccinations in Ohio prevented more than 300,000 cases of influenza and 64 deaths during the 2009 pandemic The Ohio Department of Health study released Wednesday also estimates that vaccinations prevented 1,400 hospitalizations and saved $8.4 million in hospital costs from April 12, 2009 through April 10, 2010. The [...]
Elyria man in fair condition after wood chipper accident overnight
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — An Elyria man is in fair condition at MetroHealth Medical Center following a late-night accident at a local greenhouse in which the man’s arm was caught in a wood chipper. Charles LeMasters, 51, sustained multiple fractures and crush injuries to his entire right arm, according to reports from the North Ridgeville Fire [...]
Fire truck-semi accident shuts down turnpike lanes for more than 5 hours
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Two lanes of the Ohio Turnpike were shut down for more than five hours overnight following a collision between a 45-foot fire truck and a tractor-trailer rig. The accident saw one firefighter receive stitches for cuts to his forehead but produced no other injuries. The accident occurred at 11:26 p.m. as a [...]