Archive for May, 2011
Elyria hires Clearview’s Tom Jama as new EHS principal
Lisa Roberson The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA – Clearview Superintendent Thomas Jama is leaving his position in Lorain to become the new Elyria High School principal. Elyria Schools is shuffling administrators at Elyria High in a shake up that will result in current school Principal Darren Conley moving into the role of district athletic director, replacing current [...]
Avon Schools considers levy for new middle school
Avon Schools is considering building an approximately $33 million middle school to meet projected enrollment increases. The district may ask for a 2.5-mill levy in November to cover the costs of building it and capitalize on the slow construction market. The levy works out to an additional cost of $75 per year to the owner [...]
Former Lorain County man released from Georgia jail; investigation shows wife’s death was suicide
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James Eppler has been released from a Georgia jail after being cleared in the February death of his wife. Eppler, who like his late wife, Natalie Eppler, is a native of Lorain County, had been charged with murder, but those charges have been dropped, Dougherty County District Attorney Gregory Edwards said [...]
Lorain Council approves Martins Run flood study
LORAIN — Keeping residents’ water clean and out of their basements are the goals of initiatives Council approved Monday night. Council approved a $300,000 flood prevention study for Martins Run Creek, a chronically flooded area, much of which affects the 4th Ward. The study will be done by CT Consultants, an Ohio-based municipal engineering firm. [...]
Ohio man executed for shooting ex, her boyfriend to death in ’84
LUCASVILLE, Ohio — The state on executed a man today who said he didn’t remember fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend at the woman’s Cincinnati apartment in 1984. Daniel Lee Bedford, 63, became the third inmate in Ohio and the nation to be put to death using the surgical sedative pentobarbital as a stand-alone [...]
Browns’ Pat Shurmur staying upbeat, busy despite labor woes
AKRON — Coach Pat Shurmur heard the news Monday on his way to talk to 500 Browns fans desperate for a football fix. The owners had won the latest court decision, and the NFL lockout will continue. The next court date is June 3. Shurmur could’ve locked the door to his office and screamed. He [...]
Cavs looking for some extra luck in lottery
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers are holding a draft lottery party tonight at Cadillac Ranch in downtown Cleveland. In keeping with the car theme, they’re hoping the results help them land a Rolls Royce, not a Yugo. Cleveland has 227 chances — 199 by virtue of finishing with the second-worst record in the league and 28 [...]
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Tribe notes: Knee lands Grady Sizemore on DL
Grady Sizemore’s comeback trail has hit a snag. Sizemore, who missed nearly all of last season with a left knee injury, was placed on the disabled list Monday with a bruised right knee. He sustained the latest injury on a slide into second base last Tuesday. The Indians had hoped Sizemore could avoid the DL [...]
Columbia Station library, township dry out after persistent rains cause flooding
COLUMBIA STATION — It was nearing the 2 p.m. closing time Saturday at the Columbia Branch Library on West River Road when a library patron dared a dash to her car in her flip-flops through the driving rain. “As the door was closing, all this water came rushing in,” said Sandy Mitchell, branch manager. About [...]
Area rain total close to record set in 1950
COLUMBIA STATION — The report that Columbia Township Trustee Dale Rundle measured 3.25 inches of rain in his rain gauge Saturday didn’t surprise a weather expert from the National Weather Service in Cleveland. “There was severe rain that fell in Lorain County, and Columbia Station received the most rainfall,” meteorologist Karen Oudeman said. The rain [...]
Making Short Putts
I was once told by an instructor that if you hit every green but you three putt every hole you are a bogey golfer, and if you miss every green and one putt you are a scratch golfer. That definitely puts the importance of putting into perspective. Short putts should be the easiest shot on [...]
Republic steel faces possible $563,000 fine
LORAIN — Safety at the Republic Engineered Products steel plant is being questioned. The company is facing a proposed $563,000 fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over repeated violations at its Lorain plant. In addition to the fine, Republic has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violators Enforcement Program, subjecting it to increased scrutiny. [...]
Vic’s owner invites elected leaders to see his bar
ELYRIA — The owner of an Elyria bar under fire came to City Council on Monday night to extend an invitation to elected leaders to visit his downtown establishment. Dean Costa, the owner of Vic’s Night Club, said the invitation to tour his building and bar is open to all Council members. He said he [...]
Police called to McDonald’s over dispute between mayor, council candidate
SHEFFIELD LAKE — A candidate for Sheffield Lake City Council resigned last week as chairwoman of the city’s Stormwater Utilities Appeals Board following a heated argument with Mayor John Piskura at the Avon McDonald’s that led to police being called. No one was charged in connection with the May 9 lunchtime incident at McDonald’s, but [...]
Location changed for today’s Lorain County Police Memorial Service
Due to the weather conditions, the 2011 Lorain County Police Memorial Service has been moved from the Black River Landing to indoors at the Lorain Palace Theatre at Sixth Street and Broadway in Lorain. The event to honor those officers killed in the line of duty will take place at 11 a.m. today. This year [...]
Officer James Kerstetter honored in D.C.
Slain Elyria police Sgt. James Kerstetter’s name has been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Kerstetter, who was killed in the line of duty on March 15, 2010, was among those honored Sunday at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. The national memorial, which was built in October 1991, has more than 19,000 [...]
North Ridgeville narrows superintendent pool to nine
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The school board has whittled a pool of 20 applicants for its superintendent’s job and will interview the candidates this week. The school board has scheduled three special meetings to conduct interviews with the nine who want to replace Superintendent Craig Phillips, who is retiring. Four of the candidates currently are Northeast [...]
Lorain man arrested for crack after claiming to be preacher
LORAIN — A man claiming to be a preacher on his way to a Cleveland church was arrested after police found a crack pipe in his vehicle Sunday, according to a police report. A Lorain police officer had been following a vehicle after it was seen leaving the driveway of 511 W. 17th St., which [...]
It’s raining hits: Tribe gets 20 of them, scores 10 runs in 4th
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Vin Mazzaro made major league history. It cost him his spot in the big leagues. The Royals reliever gave up 14 runs and got just seven outs against the Cleveland Indians, who beat Kansas city 19-1 Monday night. He was sent down to the minors after the game. No pitcher has [...]
Weather leaving some schedules up in the air
If at first you don’t succeed, hope it someday gets dry, dry again. Not how that old saying goes? Try telling that to area athletic directors, softball tournament managers and the players and coaches. Noah probably had a more optimistic outlook that he’d see sunshine than these folks do. Monday another full slate of softball [...]
Bennett “Ben” Abston, Jr.
Bennett “Ben” Abston, Jr., 75, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011. He was born May 28, 1935 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He had been a resident of the Lorain area since 1973. Bennett worked at the Lorain Ford Plant in the paint department [...]
Joan A. Filimon
Joan A. Filimon (nee Crooks), 88, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, surrounded by her family, at EMH Healthcare following a lengthy respiratory illness. She was born February 12, 1923 in Elyria. During the 1940′s, Joan worked at General Industries where she met her husband John Filimon following his return from WWII service. [...]
Lori J. Goodrich
Lori J. Goodrich, 51, of Greenwich, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Kingston of Ashland. She was born September 10, 1959 in Hancock, Michigan. Lori has lived in the Greenwich area for the past 13 years. She was a 1977 graduate of North Ridgeville High School and worked at Wil Research in Ashland for 12 [...]
Thomas A. Kelly, Jr., D.D.S.
Thomas A. Kelly, Jr., D.D.S., 92, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a brief illness. He was born April 13, 1919 in Elyria and spent most of his life in Dayton, returning to Elyria in 2007. Dr. Kelly practiced dentistry in Dayton [...]