Archive for April, 2011
Stolen Boy Scout trailer puts troop’s summer camping plans in jeopardy
Chris Nagel says his 12-year-old son Brandon and the rest of his Boy Scout troop worked hard last year — selling popcorn and holding a pancake breakfast — to raise the money to afford a trailer to haul around their camping supplies. That’s why they’re so frustrated to find that after only one use, the [...]
President Obama releases birth certificate, decries ‘silliness’
WASHINGTON — Responding to critics’ relentless claims, President Barack Obama on Wednesday produced a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born and confirm his legitimacy to hold office. He declared, “We do not have time for this kind of silliness.” By going on national TV [...]
Judge Walther tells commissioners he can trim nearly $20K from budget
ELYRIA — Lorain County Probate Judge James Walther has sent a letter to the county commissioners informing them that he has found $19,557 that he can trim from his 2011 budget. Walther and the other county judges have issued court orders requiring the county to fund them at certain levels, a move that has drawn [...]
Indians 9, Royals 4: Homers, pitching end skid for Tribe
CLEVELAND — Everyone joined the party for the Indians on Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Cleveland got a quality effort from its pitching staff and a power-packed performance from its offense, all of it adding up to a 9-4 victory over the Royals that snapped a three-game skid for the first-place Indians. While one negative [...]
Bonuses of up to $1,500 available for recent Ohio veterans
COLUMBUS — Officials believe tens of thousands of recent Ohio military veterans are missing out on money from the state. Since August, bonuses approved by Ohio voters have been available to veterans who served more than 90 days of active duty in the early 1990s Persian Gulf War or the more recent wars in Afghanistan [...]
Turnpike crash spills hundreds of boxes of cereal
TOLEDO — Authorities say a crash on the Ohio Turnpike spilled hundreds of boxes of breakfast cereal. The accident in the Toledo area shut down the toll highway’s eastbound traffic for nearly three hours early today. Bulldozers cleared away the mess. State troopers tell WTVG-TV the driver of the tractor-trailer hauling the cereal may have [...]
Strange day for Browns players: Three enter building but don’t stay long
BEREA — They came, they saw, they left. Without speaking to coach Pat Shurmur and his staff, or receiving a playbook. Receiver/special teamer Joshua Cribbs, tight end Benjamin Watson and punter Reggie Hodges arrived at Browns headquarters a couple of minutes before 10 a.m. Tuesday to test the waters after Judge Susan Richard Nelson granted [...]
NFL draft 2011: Browns might target LSU cornerback in top 10 again
Sheldon Brown is a starting cornerback for the Browns. He wouldn’t be for much longer if the Browns drafted LSU’s Patrick Peterson with the No. 6 pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday. “He won’t be there. But if he is, we should grab him,” Brown said recently. Joe Haden, the No. 7 pick in [...]
Softball: Elyria blows lead, loses in 8 innings
ELYRIA TWP. — For Elyria, it went from a perfect game to a perfect storm. As a result, the Pioneers (9-3 overall) have fallen from the ranks of the unbeatens in the Northeast Ohio Conference. North Royalton, which didn’t get a baserunner until the top of the sixth inning, rallied for five runs over the [...]
Smoking blamed for fire that killed 83-year-old Avon woman
AVON — A shocked Tim Rooney fondly recalled his 83-year-old mother Tuesday night shortly after she died in a fire in her home. “She was just a great person, loving (and) caring,” Rooney, 52, said of his mother, Jane Rooney. “She loved her grandkids and great-grandkids and helped everybody out.” Rooney was found in her [...]
Super soaking in April means late start for county farmers
PITTSFIELD TWP. — Farmers in Lorain County who are dealing with too much rain were hoping for another day today just like Tuesday — sunny and breezy to dry out sopping wet fields. “We need more days when the sun’s out and the wind’s blowing,” said Mark Diedrick. “It really helps dry everything out.” In [...]
Kalo gives money back $210.94 from paycheck as part of pledge
ELYRIA — Lorain County Commissioner Ted Kalo cut a check for $210.94 on Tuesday to the county’s cash-strapped general fund. The amount was 10 percent of Kalo’s take-home pay — after taxes, insurance and retirement had been taken out — from his last county paycheck of $2,109.40, Chief Deputy County Auditor Craig Snodgrass said. Kalo [...]
Lorain woman allegedly tried to run down man with car
LORAIN — A Lorain woman was charged with felonious assault and failure to control after her car crashed into a person and hit a house at 1119 Oberlin Ave. shortly before noon Tuesday. Jalisa Spates, 20, of the 1800 block of East 34th Street, was imprisoned at the Lorain County Jail without bond Tuesday night [...]
Cinco de Mayo royalty named in Lorain
LORAIN — Cinco de Mayo Little Queen Karen Gallegos will be crowned at the annual Cinco de Mayo parade Saturday. Five-year-old Karen, a kindergartner at Lakeview School, is the daughter of Anahi Garcia and Jaime Gallegos. Karen’s brother, Gabriel, will escort her. Karen will reign along with her court: Eight-year-old Princess Arianna Rivera attends Lorain [...]
City of Elyria lowers hurdle for home loans
ELYRIA — The city may need to raise the income guidelines for some of the homes it purchased and rehabilitated through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program because potential homebuyers are having trouble getting loans. Currently, those looking to buy one of the homes the city purchased with federal money with the goal of ridding neighborhoods of [...]
Tribe notes: Carlos Carrasco’s MRI report is good
CLEVELAND — The Indians got positive news on the Carlos Carrasco front Tuesday. The right-hander, who left his last start with tightness in his pitching elbow, underwent an MRI Monday that revealed no structural damage. Carrasco (1-1, 4.97 ERA) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session today, and if there are no problems, is expected [...]
Police log for April 27, 2011
Elyria police Saturday, April 23 2:10 p.m. – 200 block Brandston Ave., unlocked car with keys in it reportedly stolen from driveway of homeowner. 3:32 p.m. – 200 block Washington Ave., Alexis M. Filiaggi, 20, 900 block Livermore Lane, Elyria, Jenna Walton, 18, 100 block Alexander Ave., Elyria, Emmet P. Whisenhunt, 27, 700 block East [...]
Councilwoman Mary Siwierka officially running for her seat as independent
Elyria Councilwoman Mary Siwierka, D-at large, botched her chances at running as a Democrat with an earlier petition foul-up, so she officially is starting her campaign as an independent. Siwierka turned in petitions Monday to run in the at-large Council race as an independent in the November general election. The Lorain County Board of Elections [...]
Prosecutor seeks felony charges for woman who lied about shooting neighbor in his backyard
ELYRIA — Prosecutors have dropped misdemeanor falsification and obstructing official business charges against a woman accused of lying about the shooting last year of her Eaton Township neighbor while he was filling a birdfeeder in his backyard. Cynthia Adams, the prosecutor handling the case in Elyria Municipal Court, said the charges against 33-year-old Krissie Gonzalez, [...]
Local news roundup for April 27, 2011
Suspect sought in Cleveland Steet robbery ELYRIA — First he handed out a business card. Then he pulled out a pistol. Not the typical technique for an armed robber, but that’s how the owner of Clara’s Cottage described the man who police said robbed the east side antique store at 170 Cleveland St. about 4 [...]
NFL draft 2011: Scott Petrak’s best of the class
Defensive backs Patrick Peterson, LSU: Rare cornerback to be considered worthy of the No. 1 overall pick. Has elite speed, size and playmaking ability. Prince Amukamara, Nebraska: Track star in high school — won 100- and 200-meter state titles in Arizona — has great size (6-foot) and likes to hit. Didn’t have an interception as [...]
Browns: An awkward day for players visiting team headquarters
BEREA — They came, they saw, they left. Without speaking to coach Pat Shurmur and his staff, or receiving a playbook. Receiver/special teamer Joshua Cribbs, tight end Benjamin Watson and punter Reggie Hodges arrived at Browns headquarters a couple of minutes before 10 a.m. Tuesday to test the waters after Judge Susan Richard Nelson granted [...]
NFL Draft: Patrick Peterson might be too good to pass up
Sheldon Brown is a starting cornerback for the Browns. He wouldn’t be for much longer if the Browns drafted LSU’s Patrick Peterson with the No. 6 pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday. “He won’t be there. But if he is, we should grab him,” Brown said recently. Joe Haden, the No. 7 pick in [...]
David Wesley Burgess
David Wesley Burgess, 49, of Whitesville, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Charleston, West Virginia. He was born March 1, 1962 at Charleston, West Virginia, the son of John Robert Burgess and Sandra Gail Sisson, both of LaGrange. Mr. Burgess was disabled. In addition to his parents [...]
Norma J. Buteau
Norma J. Buteau, 76, of Lorain, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, following a long illness. She was born in Beckley, West Virginia, and was a long time area resident and a homemaker. She attended the Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Kathleen Buteau; and son, Jeff Buteau, both of Lorain; sister, Nancy Straub of Beckley, [...]