Archive for October, 2011
Avon’s interim police chief gets the job
AVON — A police captain serving as acting chief since the retirement of longtime Police Chief Paul Romond over the summer will soon assume the post officially. Police Capt. Richard Bosley, a 12-year veteran of the force, scored the top grades out of four officers who took the civil service exam certified by the city’s [...]
Storm-struck neighborhood deals with hail of insurance rejections
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — State Farm Insurance has paid out about $5 billion nationwide through the first three quarters of 2011 to repair, rebuild and replace homes, vehicles and other property damaged by the year’s savage weather. But about 80 homeowners insured by State Farm who reside in the city’s Ridgefield Development off Bagley Road who [...]
UAW local to vote on contract Sunday
AVON LAKE — Members of United Auto Workers Local 2000 will vote Sunday whether to accept a nationwide contract with Ford Motor Co. that calls for the automaker to invest $128 million in the Ohio Assembly Plant. Local 2000 President Jerome Williams said he’s hopeful that his fellow union members will vote in favor of [...]
Suspect in fire at LCCC is out of prison
ELYRIA — Drew Manns, the man suspected of starting the fire that caused more than $8.4 million worth of damage to Lorain County Community College on Feb. 18, 2009, was released from prison last weekend. Manns, 27, originally was charged with aggravated arson in connection with the blaze, but that charge was dropped at the [...]
Teens reportedly planned to explode bottle bomb at Eaton Township school
EATON TWP. — Two teen boys face felony charges after they admitted their plans to set off a bottle bomb Wednesday at the Positive Education Program operating in the old Brush Elementary School, authorities said. The plan was foiled when a teacher overheard other students talking about the plan, said Lorain County Sheriff’s Capt. James [...]
Man kills himself, dog in mom’s Vermilion home
VERMILION — Police said a 42-year-old Vermilion man set fire to his home Thursday before killing himself and his dog at his mother’s home. The body of Eric Clawson, 42, was found in the basement of his mother’s home, said Police Chief Christopher Hartung. He had a gunshot wound to the head, and his dog [...]
Township trustee pleads no contest to disorderly conduct charge
LORAIN — Sheffield Township Trustee David Newsome pleaded no contest Thursday to the disorderly conduct charge he was cited for Sunday during an argument with Lorain County Sheriff’s deputies over loud music at his Broadway home. Newsome, 43, was fined $100 and ordered to pay court costs, according to Lorain Municipal Court records. Deputies were [...]
Renee M. Decker
Renee M. Decker (nee Baumbich), 48, of Elyria, passed away suddenly at EMH Healthcare Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was born in Cleveland, and grew up in North Ridgeville before moving to Elyria, where she has lived for the past 22 years. Renee was a member of the Singing Angels youth chorus from 1971 to [...]
Daniel J. “Sonny” Emerick
Daniel J. “Sonny” Emerick, 74, born in Lorain, resident of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly of Wakeman, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011. He served in the United States Army and was a member of the Fraternal order of the Eagles of Amherst. He was also a union carpenter for the local 705 out of Lorain. [...]
George J. Gates
George J. Gates, 85, entered into rest Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his residence. George was born March 23, 1926 in Lorain. He lived in Avon his entire life and was self employed as a builder in Lorain County until his retirement in 1990. He was a member of St. Mary’s of the Immaculate Conception [...]
Anita Marie Notley
Anita Marie Notley (nee Gauchat), 68, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard M. Notley II; loving mother of Rick (Pamela), Kristian and Scott (Mary Mooney); dear grandmother of Richard IV, Christopher and Lorelei Notley; sister of Helenmarie Zachritz (John), Suzanne Joseph (Benoy), Colette Gauchat [...]
Margaret Elizabeth “Beth” Odor
Margaret Elizabeth “Beth” Odor, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange. She was born on March 24, 1923 in Lorain of Hungarian immigrant parents. Beth was a graduate of Oberlin High School and the Practical Training School of the Bible, Binghamton, New York, now [...]
Margaret “Peggy” Rosenthal
Margaret “Peggy” Rosenthal, 83, of Oberlin, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. She was born October 17, 1927, in Oberlin. Margaret worked as a bookpicker for NACS Corp., Oberlin, for many years, retiring in 1991. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Oberlin and enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren and [...]
Crushers announce first game, schedule for 2012
The Lake Erie Crushers will open the 2012 season on May 18 against one of the two newest teams in the Frontier League, the Shaumberg Professional Baseball. The Crushers announced next season’s schedule on Thursday. The team will play 48-games and have 11 total home stands. The final regular season home game will be Aug. [...]
Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. sells WNWV
ELYRIA – The Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. has reached a deal to sell one of its radio stations, WNWV-107.3 FM, to Akron-based Rubber City Radio Group. The agreement still needs to receive approval from the Federal Communications Commission before the sale can formally take place, said Paul Martin, president and CEO of Lorain County Printing and [...]
Browns will pay DE Marcus Benard remainder of contract, despite motorcycle accident
BEREA – The Browns will pay defensive end Marcus Benard the remainder of his $525,000 salary, a league source confirmed. Benard was placed on the season-ending non-football injury list Wednesday following a motorcycle accident Monday afternoon after practice. Because he was hurt away from the field, the Browns could’ve withheld $370,000, approximately $31,000 a week [...]
Library’s huge sale begins today
More than 60,000 books will go on sale to the public starting at 10 a.m. today as the Friends of the Elyria Public Library System and Friends of the Keystone-LaGrange Community Library hold their eighth annual book sale. The gigantic sale is billed as Ohio’s largest public library book sale, and even though there is [...]
Workers find another crack in Davis-Besse reactor
OAK HARBOR — Contractors replacing the cracked reactor head at a northern Ohio nuclear plant have discovered a small crack in the thick concrete on the outside of the reactor’s containment building. Federal regulators and the plant’s owner are reviewing whether the crack is a serious issue for the Davis-Besse plant outside Toledo. Nuclear Regulatory [...]
Boys soccer: Amherst loses 2nd-half lead to St. Ignatius
CLEVELAND — Amherst learned a couple lessons Wednesday in its much anticipated showdown with defending national and state champion St. Ignatius, a game that featured the Nos. 1 and 9 teams in Ohio. First, that it can play with the Wildcats and perhaps, on a different night, beat them. And second, that there are far [...]
Boys soccer: Avon Lake finally upends St. Edward
AVON LAKE — In the five years that St. Edward grad Dan Ogilvy has been the coach at Avon Lake his Shoremen have won many big games. But the one thing Ogilvy’s team had not been able to do was defeat his alma mater. That changed Wednesday night as Nick Stephenson’s fourth-minute goal provided all [...]
Ohio State football: Defense must put meltdown vs. Nebraska behind them
COLUMBUS — Ten times during his weekly news conference Tuesday, Ohio State interim coach Luke Fickell said his main goal is helping his team “get better.” But before the Buckeyes can improve, they have to correct what went wrong in the past. And that means taking a hard look at how and why Nebraska ran [...]
Browns: Center Alex Mack’s status still uncertain after surgery
BEREA — Center Alex Mack doesn’t miss practice. And he sure as heck doesn’t miss games. But his status for Sunday’s game in Oakland remains in doubt following an emergency appendectomy Oct. 3. Mack missed practice again Wednesday — his fourth straight, including the bye week — and was limited to watching from the sideline [...]
Lorain police looking for man who tried to hold up Terry’s Dairy at gunpoint
LORAIN — Police are looking for a man who attempted to hold up Terry’s Dairy at gunpoint overnight. The gunman, described as a white male in his early 30s, entered the East Erie Avenue restaurant, a former Dairy Queen, about 7:45 p.m. and demanded money. He was holding a black handgun with wooden grips, according [...]
Ohio Turnpike tolls expected to go up Jan. 1
BEREA — Ohio Turnpike tolls are expected to go up Jan. 1, despite an earlier proposed freeze and opposition from truckers. Turnpike Commission Chairman Jerry Hruby has said the increase, which is about 10 percent for trucks and cars, is necessary and already in the budget. The previous chairman, Joseph Balog, said in June that [...]
BB vandals hit vehicles in Elyria
ELYRIA — Early Wednesday, police received five reports of car windows shot out with either a BB or pellet gun around Elyria. In most of the cases, the driver’s side windows were reported broken by a BB or pellet gun fired by an unknown suspect. A 2007 Chevrolet truck and a Chevrolet Cavalier were damaged [...]