Archive for May, 2011
Memorial Day celebrations
In recognition of the Memorial Day holiday, city and village offices will be closed and mail won’t be delivered Monday. Neither Elyria nor Allied Waste will collect trash Monday. Instead, scheduled trash pickups will be delayed by a day for the rest of the week with the last garbage collection being Saturday instead of Friday. [...]
$11.3M deficit looms for Lorain Schools
LORAIN — The school district faces a projected $11.3 million deficit in the 2012-13 school year, School Treasurer Dale Weber told Board of Education members tonight before they unanimously approved the district’s five-year budget forecast. The forecast said the district would need a 12 mill levy to completely eliminate the deficit. If approved, the levy [...]
Lorain County under tornado watch until 10 p.m.
Lorain, Huron and Erie counties are under a tornado watch until 10 p.m., but there are no reports of serious injuries or damage from thunderstorms across the region. There have been no funnel cloud sightings or lightning strikes reported, according to Alice Webber, Lorain County Emergency Management operations manager. There were some downed power lines [...]
Indians notes: Slumping Santana sits again
CLEVELAND — Mired in an 0-for-19 skid at the plate, catcher Carlos Santana got the day off, the second time in three games that the Indians’ cleanup hitter was out of the lineup. Santana, 25, got off to a hot start this season, but since then has slumped mightily, batting just .203 with six home [...]
Red Sox 14, Indians 2: Boston bashes Tribe
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Manny Acta was recently hard pressed to come up with a game that his team had played poorly in throughout its surprising start to the season. He should have no trouble locating one now. In what was a forgettable series finale with Boston on Wednesday afternoon, the Indians were beaten in [...]
U.S. shooting spree suspect incompetent for trial
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — The man accused of wounding U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killing six is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after U.S. Marshals dragged the man out of the courtroom because of an angry outburst. As survivors of the deadly January attack looked on, Jared Lee Loughner lowered his [...]
Mom pleading to state panel for anti-bullying law
COLUMBUS — An Ohio mother who says taunting over a nude cell phone picture led to her teen daughter’s suicide was to testify before a state legislative panel Wednesday in favor of anti-bullying legislation. An Ohio House panel is reviewing a bill named after Cynthia Logan’s daughter. The “Jessica Logan Act” would require public schools [...]
UPDATED: Vermilion man dies after head-on crash with school bus
VERMILION — A 72-year-old Vermilion man died after an accident this afternoon. The accident, which involved a Vermilion Schools bus and a car, happened about 3 p.m. in front of Romp’s on Liberty Avenue, according to Chief Chris Hartung. Hartung said the 72-year-old, who was westbound in a Nissan Altima, suffered some sort of medical [...]
Mother charged after 2 girls are found alone, locked out of house
ELYRIA — An Elyria woman was arrested for endangering children after she left her two young daughters outside alone yesterday. Keisha Jackson, 22, was booked and released on a summons. A police report did not specify if she was allowed to maintain custody of the children. Police were called to 717 Foster Ave. about 6:40 [...]
Red Sox 14, Indians 2: Boston bashes Tribe
Boston bashed Indians pitching in the series finale at Progressive Field on Wednesday, beating Cleveland 14-2. Mitch Talbot left the disabled list to start for the Indians, allowing eight runs on 12 hits over just three innings. Boston hit four home runs and led 9-0 after four innings, scoring seven in the first.
Shots fired in apparent burglary on High Street overnight
ELYRIA — Police responded to a report of shots fired overnight on High Street, but the victims’ conflicting stories leave details a little unclear. Officers were dispatched to 83 High St. at 12:20 a.m., and in the meantime an officer stopped a vehicle on Bell Avenue, according to a police report. Prince Brown, 26, of [...]
Lorain County under tornado watch
Lorain County and much of western Ohio are under a tornado watch. The watch remains in effect through 9 tonight, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch is also in effect.
Critter Chronicles: Mala
MALA Meet marvelous Mala! This big girl acts like a puppy in a lot of ways. She’ll need some obedience training but is a smart girl and learns quickly. Mala has a great disposition, but she’s losing patience being caged up all the time. Out of her cage and away from the all the distractions [...]
Critter Chronicles: Lucy
LUCY Lucy is in desperate need of a foster home ! Lucy is one of the sweetest and most amazing girls you will meet! This little darling was born in November 2008. She and her mom (a beagle) were picked up and taken to the local APL. Lucy was about 8 weeks old and adopted [...]
New ‘Dangerous Dozen’ released; 2 Lorain men remain on list
The U.S. Marshals Service has released an updated “Dangerous Dozen” most wanted list, and two Lorain men remain on the list. Robert Beane, 19, is wanted for the April armed robbery of a Lorain Dairy Mart. The clerk identified Beane as a customer and picked him out of a lineup following the April 14 holdup [...]
Tigers to call up Vermilion’s Andy Oliver
Andy Oliver is getting another shot to pitch in the majors. Detroit plans to call up the Vermilion High graduate from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday to take Phil Coke’s spot in the starting rotation. Coke was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an ankle injury suffered Monday when he tried to field a bunt [...]
Ohio boy linked to cancer cluster dies
TOLEDO — Family members say another child linked to a cancer cluster in northern Ohio has died. That brings the number of child deaths to four in the rural area where 35 children have been diagnosed with cancer since 1996. John Kistler of Fremont tells Toledo TV station WTOL that his 13-year-old son Haden died [...]
Meet International Festival Hungarian princess Alyssa Morales
Name: Alyssa Morales Age: 16 Nationality: Hungarian Sponsor: Hungarian Council of Lorain County Listen to Alyssa introduce herself in her own words: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Parents: Rebecca Kerecz and Darren Morales High school: Lorain High School Costume: “My costume consists of a white blouse with ruffles at the cuffs and neckline. [...]
Critter Chronicles: Laina
LAINA Laina is sweet, petite and loves to snuggle. She has a goofy purrsonality and is very playful. BREED/DESCRIPTION: Blackand white Ddomestic short-hair SEX: Female NEUTERED/SPAYED: Yes, spayed AGE: 10 months old SIZE/WEIGHT: Medium ADOPTION FEE: $45 ORGANIZATION: Love-A-Stray CONTACT: (440) 748.2473 For more pets seeking homes, check out the Critter Chronicles column every Sunday [...]
Commissioners OK revenue-sharing deal with three other counties
ELYRIA — The Lorain County commissioners have approved a revenue-sharing agreement with three other counties to split the proceeds from underwater land leases on wind turbines expected to be built in Lake Erie in the coming years. Under the deal, Lorain, Ashtabula and Lake counties will each receive 20 percent of the money left over [...]
State Senate majority leader leaving for new job
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A high-ranking Ohio Senate Republican is leaving the Legislature to take on a new role outside government. The Coshocton Tribune reports Senate Majority Leader Jimmy Stewart has accepted what he describes as a “fantastic opportunity in the private sector.” He plans to step down in July from his seat representing a nine-county [...]
Red Sox 4, Indians 2: Tribe bats stopped by Red Sox righty Josh Beckett
CLEVELAND — Josh Beckett did it to the Indians again. The Boston right-hander, who outdueled former Cleveland ace CC Sabathia in what could have been an ALCS-clinching win for the Indians in Game 5 at Progressive Field in 2007, ruined another milestone for his American League rival Tuesday night. With a dominant effort, Beckett helped [...]
Softball: 10 juniors looking to take Keystone back to Final Four
Keystone softball coach Jim Piazza had a feeling the group of 8- and 9-year-old girls he, Larry Shaw and Mike Conrad were coaching eight years ago would blossom into something special. In fact, for the last three years, Piazza has trumpeted the Class of 2012 as one of the best he’s ever had. On the [...]
Running errors haunt Indians
CLEVELAND — When a baseball team makes a baserunning blunder, it’s called running yourself out of an inning. When the Cleveland Indians had baserunners thrown out in four consecutive innings Tuesday, they ran themselves out of the game. A pair of runners were caught stealing, another was thrown out at third and one Indians player [...]
Tribe notes: Near-perfect start has Acta pleased
CLEVELAND — The Indians haven’t won every game this season, but their start has been close to perfect as far as manager Manny Acta is concerned. Acta couldn’t remember one game this season that his team had played poorly en route to a major league-best 30-16 record. “I continue to say it’s early, but I [...]