Archive for September, 2011
Browns update: Right tackle Tony Pashos will try to return this week
BEREA – Right tackle Tony Pashos, who’s missed the first two games with a left ankle injury, will try to return this week, coach Pat Shurmur said this morning at his news conference. Pashos practiced some the week before the opener but was inactive against the Bengals. He didn’t practice at all last week. In [...]
Man arrested for stabbing sister with nail file
ELYRIA — An Elyria man was arrested last night after he stabbed his sister with a nail file, according to police. Michael Cawley, 43, is charged with domestic violence. Officers were called to 216 George St. at 8:20 p.m. and found Kimberly Cawley, 36, bleeding from her ear. Kimberly Cawley, who was hysterical, told officers [...]
North Olmsted man dies after motorcycle crash
WESTLAKE — A North Olmsted man has died following an accident involving a motorcycle and an SUV last night. David Millard, 56, who was riding a 2000 KTM motorcycle was taken to St. John West Shore Medical Center and then LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he died. According to Westlake police, Millard [...]
Police: Mom left kids home alone, went to bikini bar
ELYRIA — An Elyria woman is in trouble after she left her two young children at home and went to a bikini bar, where police found her incoherent. Monica Ashby, 27, is charged with endangering children and resisting arrest. Ashby, who was extremely intoxicated and incoherent, told a bartender at Crissy’s Place that she had [...]
4-H program could go if sales tax fails
ELYRIA — Lorain County could lose its 4-H program if voters reject a proposed 0.25 percent sales tax hike in November. The county would cut the $86,400 that it currently gives to the county’s Ohio State University Extension Office — which runs the 4-H program — under a proposal the three county commissioners agreed to [...]
Tribe splits doubleheader against White Sox
CLEVELAND — The battle for second place in the Central Division remained at a standstill Tuesday at Progressive Field. With only runner-up status to play for the rest of the regular season, the Indians and White Sox broke even in a day-night doubleheader, Cleveland snapping a five-game home losing skid with a 4-3 win in [...]
Boys soccer: A loss, but EC battles to end with Strongsville
STRONGSVILLE — Elyria Catholic knew Tuesday’s non-conference match against Strongsville was important. It was another chance for the Panthers boys to build upon an impressive start to the 2011 season, and it was also an opportunity to prove that a Division III team could compete with one of the area’s better Division I programs. The [...]
Browns’ Alex Smith gets some looks
BEREA — Benjamin Watson is the starter with a Patriots pedigree and a big contract. Evan Moore is the backup with wide receiver skills and a new multiyear extension worth millions. Jordan Cameron is a rookie fourth-round draft pick with a basketball background and famous Southern California friends. Then there’s Alex Smith. The forgotten man [...]
Volleyball: Avon Lake recovers from Game 1 loss to beat Brecksville
AVON LAKE — The Shoregals are undefeated and ranked No. 8 in Division I because high school volleyball matches are best three-of-five. “We have this tendency of starting off slowly,” Whitney Craigo said. “Once we get going, we play much better as the match goes along.” That was certainly the case Tuesday night, as Avon [...]
Cross country: Open Door strong at home
ELYRIA — The Patriots didn’t claim the team title in either the boys or girls races at their annual Open Door Invitational on Tuesday. But they did have some excellent individual showings in both cross country races, and claimed a third-place trophy in each. Sophomore Gabrielle Neubauer defended her individual title at the event, helping [...]
Report: Some Ohio health insurance premiums could rise by 150%
COLUMBUS — A report prepared for the state says some Ohio health insurance premiums could go up as much as 150 percent while others could fall 40 percent in 2014 when much of the national health care overhaul takes effect. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who also heads the state insurance department, says the findings from [...]
North Ridgeville seeking funding for Center Ridge widening
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — City officials hope to clear the next big hurdle in their campaign to secure money for the long-anticipated widening of Center Ridge Road when they appear before a regional transportation group today. City officials will travel to Akron for the meeting with the Transportation Advisory Committee, an Ohio Department of Transportation advisory [...]
Police report: Wellington teen used drugs, alcohol before fatal fall
Friends of 21-year-old college student Anthony Robert Erick of Wellington told Miami Beach police he was drinking vodka and doing drugs before he was found dead outside The Flamingo Towers apartments during spring break, according to a police report released Tuesday. Erick’s death was ruled accidental by the Miami Dade Medical Examiner and was due [...]
Oberlin College student who fell faces charges
OBERLIN — The Oberlin College student injured when he fell into a pit at the college’s Facilities Building earlier this year has been charged with criminal trespassing. Blake Montgomery, 21, pleaded not guilty to the charge during a hearing earlier this month, according to Oberlin Municipal Court records. Montgomery, who is originally from Minnesota, and [...]
Jobless numbers drop: County unemployment for August is down 1.7% from August 2010
Lorain County’s jobless figure for August stood at 8 percent, a 1.7 percentage point drop from the 9.7 percent unemployment rate for August 2010. The drop in unemployment numbers — which are not seasonally adjusted — over the course of the year comes after two months of rising rates in the county. Unemployment rose statewide [...]
Avon considers reopening Avon Road during interchange construction
AVON — It would be cheaper to temporarily reopen Avon Road to traffic during construction of the Lear Nagel Road/Interstate 90 interchange than to keep it closed. At least that’s the view of Mayor Jim Smith, who is studying whether to reopen the road, which was closed to traffic in 2009 over unsafe conditions. While [...]
Crushers’ mascot sidelined while new head is on order
Stomper, the Lake Erie Crushers’ team mascot, has been absent from games recently, but he should return shortly. That’s because a thief made off with the costume’s head about a month ago, said Daniel Helm, vice president of business operations for the team. Helm said he thought the head was taken as a prank. Someone [...]
Commissioners plan abbreviated campaign to pass sales tax
ELYRIA — With less than two months remaining before Election Day, the Lorain County commissioners have yet to launch a coordinated campaign to convince voters to pass a 0.25 percent sales tax increase. Commissioner Ted Kalo said that before launching a campaign effort, he and his fellow commissioners had wanted to get a better idea [...]
Police log for Sept. 21, 2011
Sheriff’s Office Saturday, Sept. 17 4:40 p.m. — 41500 block Rosewood St., Elyria Township, a woman reported criminal damage to her vehicle. Elyria police Monday, Sept. 19 11:55 a.m. — 300 block Clark St., a woman reported that her former tenant may have taken an electric stove valued at $250 and six pairs of curtains [...]
Sen. Brown seeks military academy applications
High school seniors seeking 2012 admission to the U.S. military service academies have until Monday to turn in the application for a nomination from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s office. Completed applications must be received by 5 p.m. Monday at Brown’s Cleveland office to be considered, according to a statement from Brown, D-Avon. Students may request [...]
Critter Chronicles: Selene
SELENE Selene was found in Avon Lake in January desperately trying to get into someone’s house. The animal warden was called to get her and she walked right into the trap as he was setting it up! Selene wanted to be saved! Right now Selene is in a foster home with another cat and she [...]
Suspect scuffles with officers during arrest
ELYRIA — As he was being led away in handcuffs, domestic violence suspect Michael Cawley screamed profanities at police officers and scuffled with them before being placed in a police cruiser. As the cruiser pulled away from Cawley’s home in the 200 block of George Street around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, some neighbors applauded. Cawley, 43, [...]
Robert C. Ackerman
Robert C. Ackerman, 74, entered into rest Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Bradenton, Florida, after a brief illness. Born September 21, 1936 in Cleveland, he lived in Avon Lake over 40 years. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judith (nee Eibling) Ackerman; children, Christina Evans, Lisa (deceased) (Ron) Cox, Matthew (Holly) Ackerman; [...]
Donald Earl Camp
Donald Earl Camp, 79, of Sheffield Lake, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011 at EMH Healthcare. He was born February 29, 1932 in Washington, Pennsylvania and lived in Lorain, before moving to Sheffield Lake where he lived for 51 years. Donald served his country proudly in the U.S. Army for one year from 1951 to [...]
Lisa Dovala
Lisa (nee Hambly) Dovala, 52, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. Lisa’s obituary and service information will appear in Thursday’s Chronicle-Telegram. Arrangements by Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannazzo Funeral Home, Lorain, (440) 244-1961.