Archive for June, 2011
Ohio Supreme Court sets 2 new execution dates
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court has set execution dates for a Cleveland man who killed his wife and brother-in-law and a northeast Ohio man who repeatedly stabbed a teen who interrupted a burglary. The dates announced Tuesday are some of the farthest in the future set in recent years by the court, which schedules [...]
LeBron James: The incredible shrinking superstar
Nancy Armour, The Associated Press LeBron James brought this on himself. The ridicule, the scorn, the unabashed delight seemingly everyone outside of South Beach is taking in his failure to win the NBA title — it’s all on him. When you make a spectacle of yourself and give the impression you’re above everyone else, as [...]
Indians 1, Yankees 0: Carrasco survives jam in first as Tribe finally beats Yanks
NEW YORK — Pitch by pitch, Carlos Carrasco was getting himself into serious trouble. A single by Derek Jeter. Another by Curtis Granderson. A walk to Mark Teixeira. Bases loaded, no outs, first inning, Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez up. And then a most curious thing happened Monday night, for Carrasco and the Cleveland Indians. Rodriguez [...]
Crushers stumble to 5th straight loss
AVON — Lake Erie is battling some choppy waters in the early going of this season and those whitecaps may swell into a tsunami of epic proportions if the Crushers don’t figure things out soon. One day after getting blown out by 11 runs against Frontier League-leading Southern Illinois, the Crushers were handed another one-sided [...]
Why The U.S. Open Is Golf’s Best Tournament
That statement could cause a bit of a debate. Many people would argue that The Masters is easily golf’s best contest. The allure and mystery of Augusta National is absolutely captivating, and few have had the privilege of playing the course. Others might say that The British Open is the most appealing. The idea that [...]
UPDATED: Name of woman killed in crash released
PITTSFIELD TWP. — The Ohio Highway Patrol has identified Sandra Linden, 55, of Norwalk as the woman who was killed in a five-vehicle crash on state Route 20 today. Rescue squads were called to the scene, just west of Quarry Road, about 8 a.m. Five vehicles were involved — a Nash Finch Co. food hauling [...]
Summer school geocaching project leads to bomb scare
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — What authorities in Ohio feared was a pipe bomb left in the bleachers at a school track has turned out to be a prop in a summer class project. The Springfield News-Sun reports sheriff’s deputies and firefighters called for a bomb squad Monday evening and the area was closed off after a [...]
Dad, daughter still critical in crash that killed mother and son
ELYRIA — Her nickname was “Tam Tom,” and she was the go-to person whenever a youth at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church needed help. In fact, volunteer youth leader Tammy Tomasheski was so trusted that she was the only adult welcomed into a clique of teenage boys who met to talk about their problems. “It was [...]
Other driver in fatal crash had lengthy record but no license
ELYRIA — Gerald Wetherbee shouldn’t have been behind the wheel of the Kia Optima that smashed into a Honda Civic on Saturday night, a crash that killed two people and critically injured Wetherbee and two others. Wetherbee’s driver’s license has been suspended since November because he hasn’t made court-ordered child support payments, according to the [...]
Vermilion Schools looks into improper car work
VERMILION — The Vermilion Board of Education is investigating accusations that mechanics in the district’s transportation garage worked on vehicles belonging to staff members. The board’s investigation into the matter began about June 1 after allegations of wrongdoing by bus garage mechanics were brought forward. It was not immediately known how the allegations made their [...]
Police looking for man who stabbed Elyria woman
ELYRIA — Police are looking for a man they say stabbed a woman in her chest Saturday morning and then let her suffer for more than 12 hours until he left her apartment, when she could finally call for help. Charges have already been filed against Charles M. Claybrooks, 59, for felonious assault and theft [...]
Maine unicyclist rolls through NE Ohio on cross-country tour to benefit Red Cross
GRAFTON — A 20-something Maine native is giving new meaning to reinventing the wheel. Bob Mueller, a 20-year-old student from Oakland, Maine, breezed through Northeast Ohio on Monday on a unicycle as part of a transcontinental journey from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore. The 3,600-mile trip is both for pleasure and for a cause. Mueller [...]
Trash collector from Elyria treated and released after being hit in Medina County
HINCKLEY TWP. — An employee of Allied Waste Services from Elyria was struck by a vehicle while on the job Monday morning in Medina County. James Lennerth, 31, was crossing in front of his garbage truck to collect a trash bin on the side of the road when a gold Dodge Caliber traveling east swerved [...]
Block watches ask for more help in Lorain
LORAIN — Some of the extra eyes and ears of the Lorain Police Department asked Council members on Monday for more support for their neighborhood watch groups. “We’re trying to do a program to get people in the community to understand it’s not only what’s going on in your neighborhood, but what’s going on in [...]
Police say woman ran over boyfriend, left child home alone
ELYRIA — A New York Avenue woman left her 2-year-old son home alone while she allegedly ran over her boyfriend with a car Sunday morning, according to a police report. Krystle Naylor, 22, was charged with domestic violence, felonious assault and endangering children, police said. Police said Naylor’s boyfriend, who is also her son’s father, [...]
OSU interim coach Fickell says respect is key Buckeyes ingredient
COLUMBUS — Two weeks after Jim Tressel was forced to resign because of an improper benefits scandal at Ohio State, interim football coach Luke Fickell said Monday that he didn’t know of any NCAA rules violations. “I wasn’t going to say that I had blinders on, but (I was) very focused on the task at [...]
Bulgarian charged in ATM skimming believed to have fled the country
ELYRIA — A Bulgarian national, who authorities suspect has fled the country, has forfeited the $10,000 in cash he posted to be released from the Lorain County Jail on charges he had attached a card-reading device to a North Ridgeville ATM. Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will said the cash that Mihail Vasilev, 26, had put [...]
Dorothy M. Deasy
Dorothy M. Deasy (nee Huebner), 88, beloved wife of the late Robert F.; loving mother of Sherry Thrush (husband William) and Linda Avarello (husband Charles); devoted grandmother of Corey, Heather and Bill Thrush, Kate Rawling, C.J., Brian, Tim and Michael Avarello; cherished great grandmother of 12; dear sister of Cal Huebner (wife Jayne); loving aunt [...]
Laverne F. Dunn
Laverne F. Dunn (Nee Schmotzer), 87, died Monday, June 13, 2011. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Dunn; dear mother of Andrew Eck (Roberta); loving grandmother of Pamela Eck, Thomas (Marky) and David (Jennifer) Eck; great grandmother of Kristin Scott (Brian), Joshua, Hannah, Jonah, Noah, Maggie and Ian; sister of Hildegarde Nadson, [...]
Dr. George Oldham Hoover
Dr. George Oldham Hoover of Oberlin, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at his home, he was 89. Born November 19, 1921, near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Dale Boro High School. He then attended the University of Pittsburgh, and graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1944. He married Evelyn “Bobbie” Horam in [...]
William Smith Hultz
William Smith Hultz, 90, of Elyria, died February 3, 2011, at his residence. He was born May 6, 1920 in Elyria, where he was a 1937 graduate of Elyria High School and was a 1947 graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He served as a Sergeant in [...]
Ronald D. Kearney
Ronald D. Kearney, 63, of North Ridgeville, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011, at the North Ridge Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Gloria May Lewis
Gloria May Lewis (nee Summers), 83, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Wesleyan Village, Elyria. She was born in Cleveland and had lived in Elyria since 1963. Gloria was a clerical worker for the State of Ohio for over 23 years, retiring in 1996. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and [...]
Wanda E. Moffitt
Wanda E. Moffitt (nee Hammersley), 89, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Center Ridge Nursing Home, North Ridgeville, following a short illness. She was born March 7, 1922 in West Lafayette, Ohio. Wanda was a cook for restaurants and a homemaker. She was a member of VFW Post #1079, Women’s Auxiliary. She [...]
Coletta G. Morsher
Coletta G. Morsher (nee Frank), 81, of North Ridgeville, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of North Ridgeville. Coletta was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, North Ridgeville and former member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She [...]