Archive for July, 2011
Dorothy M. Oswald
Dorothy M. Oswald (nee Koontz), 92, of Wooster (formerly of Elyria) passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Smithville Western Care Center in Wooster. She was born September 23, 1918 in Elyria. Dorothy was an Elyria High School graduate, and a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Elyria for many years. [...]
Pauline T. Rider
Pauline T. Rider (nee Brockman), 106, of Carlisle Township, moved to her heavenly home on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, from the Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. She was born in Shanesville, Ohio on August 1, 1904. Mrs. Rider had been a Lorain County resident for the past five years and had previously lived in Holmes [...]
Georgia A. Rowe
Georgia A. Rowe, 62, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Medina. She was born March 1, 1949 in Medina, to Russell and Mildred Hawkins. She was the beloved mother of Jason (Wendy) Swaney of Sheffield Lake, Jeremy Swaney of Lorain and Jasmine Swaney of Elyria; dear daughter of Mildred Hawkins; and loving grandmother of [...]
Report: Browns sign RB Brandon Jackson in busy day
The Browns wrapped up a busy Thursday by agreeing to a two-year, $4.5 million deal with former Packers running back Brandon Jackson, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. The team has refused to confirm any agreements, because the signings can’t be official until 6 p.m. Friday. Jackson, 25, will be entering his fifth NFL season. He was [...]
Indians: Tribe adds Fukudome to the fold
CLEVELAND — It wasn’t the blockbuster move most fans were hoping for, but the Indians did make a trade Thursday, acquiring one-time big-name outfielder Kosuke Fukudome from the Cubs for minor leaguers Abner Abreu and Carlton Smith. In need of offensive assistance, the Indians think they got that and more from Fukudome, a three-year veteran, [...]
Indians: Tribe adds Fukudome to fold
In need of offensive assistance, the Indians acquired Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome on Thursday in a trade for minor league outfielder Abner Abreu and pitcher Carlton Smith. Fukdome, who is batting .273 with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 87 games for Chicago, is expected to fill in for an injured Shin-Soo Choo in [...]
Indians acquire Kosuke Fukudome from Cubs
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have acquired outfielder Kosuke Fukudome from the Chicago Cubs to help their sagging offense. The Indians dealt Triple-A right-hander Carlton Smith and Class-A outfielder Abner Abreu for Fukudome on Thursday, a day after being no-hit by the Angels Ervin Santana. The Indians also received cash in the deal. The 34-year-old [...]
Garage, 2 historical cars a total loss following fire overnight
CARLISLE TWP. — An East Avenue garage is a total loss following a fire overnight. According to Fire Chief Kevin Dembiec, his department was called to 1347 East Ave. at 1:10 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the garage fully engulfed in flames and the roof completely gone, he said. He said the Fire Department arrived [...]
Ervin Santana figures it out: First win in 7 years vs. Tribe is a no-hitter
CLEVELAND — After seven seasons of struggling against the Cleveland Indians, Ervin Santana’s first win at Progressive Field was one for the record books. Santana threw the ninth no-hitter in Los Angeles Angels history Wednesday, striking out 10 in a 3-1 win over the Indians. “I was able to throw everything today,” Santana said. “My [...]
Old and new meet: EHS designers combined historic building, state-of-the-art facility
ELYRIA — Built in 1894, the Washington Building of Elyria High School is a three-story Romanesque architecture-inspired classic that fell into disrepair over the years and needed more than just a touch up to bring it back to glory. But that rejuvenation is well under way, and district officials hope it will become the crown [...]
Suspect in 1976 case goes free on bond
ELYRIA — After twice refusing to lower the $1 million bond for accused killer Bobbie New, Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge on Wednesday relented and agreed to allow New, charged with murder in a 1976 slaying, to go home while he awaits trial. But the 69-year-old New had to put up his Amherst [...]
Lorain Schools will try for income tax, not combo levy, on November ballot
LORAIN — Lorain Board of Education members now favor a 1.5 percent earned income tax proposal for the November ballot rather than the combination earned income tax-property tax they conditionally approved on July 12. Board members Wednesday unanimously approved — except board Vice President Tim Williams, who was absent from the meeting — the 1.5 [...]
Same-sex households surge in Ohio
CINCINNATI — New U.S. Census numbers show Ohio households led by same-sex couples grew by more than 50 percent between 2000 and 2010. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports last year’s census identified more than 28,600 same-sex partner households, an increase of nearly 10,000 from 10 years earlier. Executive director Ed Mullen of gay rights group Equality [...]
Oberlin school district to send two tax issues to voters
OBERLIN — The Oberlin school board decided Tuesday night to put two tax issues before voters in November at the same time the district is moving ahead with planning for a later bond issue to renovate or rebuild the schools. The board voted unanimously to put a 4.88-mill operating levy on the ballot that would [...]
Former firefighter pleads guilty to drug charges
ELYRIA — A former North Ridgeville firefighter pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that accused him of “doctor shopping” to feed his addiction to prescription painkillers. Robert Becker, 41, could get prison time when sentenced later this year on the six counts of deception to obtain dangerous drugs, but his attorney, Mike Camera, said he hopes [...]
Former Vermilion BMV registrar reaches plea deal
VERMILION — The woman who used to run the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles office in Vermilion took a plea deal Tuesday. In exchange for Cara Camp, 44, pleading out to a single count of unauthorized use of property, prosecutors dropped two additional charges, according to Vermilion Municipal Court records. Camp was serving as a [...]
Crushers no-hit as well, fall 10-1 to Slammers
AVON — In the three-year history of All Pro Freight Stadium, a no-hitter had never been thrown by any professional pitcher — Crushers or otherwise. So maybe on a day the Cleveland Indians were victims of a no-hitter just 30 miles to the east, it was only fitting for The Freight to get in on [...]
Lorain man shot in the leg overnight
LORAIN — A Lorain man says he was shot in the leg overnight, according to a police report. An officer met with Corey Noble, 18, at EMH Amherst Hospital, where he was taken by his girlfriend, the report said. He was treated and released from the hospital, according to a spokeswoman. Noble told police he [...]
Gulf Road closed at Spring Valley Country Club
ELYRIA — Gulf Road will be shut down for most of the day, according to the city. The road is shut down in the area of Spring Valley Country Club, from the top of the hill on both sides of the valley, the Street Department said. The closure was planned initially for the safety of [...]
4 sets of twins staff pool on Cleveland’s east side
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — Families are doing double duty this summer at an Ohio pool with four sets of twins on staff. The crew at the Bexley Park Pool near Cleveland includes two sets of identical twins: 17-year-olds Anna and Maia Wachter, and 18-year-olds Ariana and Amara Jester. Pool manager Lauren Meek tells The Plain [...]
Bomb squad called to state fair over abandoned cooler
COLUMBUS — An abandoned item at the Ohio State Fair led authorities to close the Skyway ride and a section of the fair on its opening day. Multiple media outlets report that the Columbus fire department bomb squad was called in Wednesday afternoon to detonate the package, a soft-sided cooler. It was found to contain [...]
New owners say business is good at Ridgeville sports complex
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Owners of Victory Sports Park say business has been good this summer despite the continued lack of permanent restrooms and a restaurant-bar for the seven-field softball-soccer complex. “We’ve had a good season, considering the new ownership didn’t take over till around Christmas time,” Tony Ballachino said. Ballachino, the park’s director of athletics, [...]
Source: Jake Delhomme out as Browns QB, kicker Phil Dawson coming back
BEREA — Former starting quarterback Jake Delhomme is on his way out, but kicker Phil Dawson appears to be coming back to the Browns. A well-placed NFL source confirmed Wednesday that Delhomme will be released by Cleveland once the league-wide moratorium on transactions is lifted. Browns general manager Tom Heckert and coach Pat Shurmur declined [...]
Police officer’s widow refiles suit against city of Elyria
ELYRIA — The widow of an Elyria police officer killed in a 2004 motorcycle crash has refiled a lawsuit against Elyria and the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation that she dropped a year ago. The lawsuits — both the one dropped last year and the one refiled Tuesday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court — [...]
Struggling, sloppy Indians no-hit by LA’s Ervin Santana
CLEVELAND — We were all witnesses again. Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field, right across the street from where the evil LeBron James used to lurk, Cleveland fans were forced to take in yet another dubious moment in the history of their sports teams, when the Angels’ Ervin Santana tossed a no-hitter to beat the Indians [...]