Archive for November, 2011
Man struck by vehicle outside mall
ELYRIA — A man was struck by a vehicle in the Midway Mall parking lot about 5 p.m. Saturday as he was apparently walking from the mall to his vehicle. The man’s identity was not immediately available, but Elyria fire Lt. Dean Marks said the accident occurred about 5 p.m. in the mall’s parking lot [...]
Smoking bus causes fire scare on I-90
AVON — Initial reports of a fire aboard a school bus turned out to be less serious once police and fire arrived on the scene. Police received a call from a passing motorist about 4:15 p.m. that a yellow school bus was disabled along the side of the road in the westbound lanes of Interstate [...]
Police log for Nov. 20, 2011
Lorain police Wednesday, Nov. 16 8:43 a.m. — Police Department, 100 W. Erie Ave., Clarence McCall Jr., 48, 4100 block Ivanhoe Drive, Lorain, arrested and charged with domestic violence. McCall’s aunt said he falsely believes she is his girlfriend and choked her and pointed a knife at her after seeing a picture of a man [...]
No. 21 Penn State 20, Ohio State 14: Buckeyes lose home finale
COLUMBUS — The last time Penn State won a game without Joe Paterno as coach was December 1965. That day, the Nittany Lions used a strong defensive effort to beat Maryland, behind the coach who mentored Paterno, Rip Engle. On Saturday, No. 21 Penn State earned its first victory since Paterno was fired with a [...]
Ohio State: Defense inconsistent again
COLUMBUS — Ohio State won six straight Big Ten titles, went to three national championship games and put itself back on the national scene as an every-year title contender through a dominant defense known as the Silver Bullets. But this year’s installment doesn’t seem to have the same deadly force, replaced by a group of [...]
OSU notes: Meyer rumors hot topic of discussion
COLUMBUS — Penn State’s first game against Ohio State without longtime coach Joe Paterno, the return of Buckeyes receiver DeVier Posey after a 10-game suspension, the impending season finale between Ohio State and Michigan — all hot topics of discussion Saturday at Ohio Stadium. But nothing seemed to compare to the news that circulated Friday [...]
Browns: Improved red zone production required
CLEVELAND — Forget the final drive, when coach Pat Shurmur was content with kicking what would’ve been the go-ahead field goal. Prior to that, the Browns had three trips inside the red zone last week against St. Louis. They walked away with three Phil Dawson field goals. If they had traded up for a touchdown [...]
Motorsports: NASCAR title comes down to today
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Tony Stewart has run his mouth for almost a month trying to rattle Carl Edwards in the race to NASCAR’s championship. Edwards has tuned it all out, and on Saturday he did his talking on the track. Edwards won the pole for today’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where the Sprint Cup [...]
Benesh, Hill take top prizes at Turkey Trot
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — There’s nothing wrong with taking home a little extra money for the holidays. Steve Benesh and Rachel Hill each won $100 as they captured the overall titles at Saturday’s inaugural North Ridgeville Turkey Trot 5K hosted by the high school athletic department and Community Care. Benesh, a 31-year old North Ridgeville resident, [...]
Sandra Sue Bruhn
Sandra Sue Bruhn, 65, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born July 4, 1946 in Lorain to Clayton A. and Jean E. (nee Hunter) Bruhn. She graduated from Admiral King High School in 1964 [...]
Irene Marie Tapper
Irene Marie Tapper (nee Forthofer), of Sheffield Township, 89, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Amherst Manor. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Irene was a resident of Sheffield Township for most of her life.During WWII, Irene was employed at Western Automatic and later as an assembler at Bendix-Westinghouse, both located in Elyria. [...]
Sandra Kay Burkey
Sandra Kay Burkey (nee Jason), 64, of LaGrange, passed away unexpectedly at her home Thursday November 17, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria (440) 322-4626.
Dr. James Lowell Rush
Dr. James Lowell Rush, 83, of Grafton, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 at Keystone Pointe, LaGrange, surrounded by his family. He was born in Cincinnati, March 14, 1928. Dr. Rush grew up in Metamora, Ohio. He served our country in the United State Army, stationed in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska from 1946 to [...]
Sheila V. Williams
Sheila V. Williams (nee Dennis), 87, of Elyria, passed away suddenly Thursday, November 17, 2011 at her home. She was born December 11, 1923 in Chenoa, Kentucky. In 1952, Sheila moved from Bristol, Tennessee to North Ridgeville. After living in LaGrange she moved to Elyria recently.She worked as a waitress and fountain manager for Marshal [...]
Dane Penton Leimbach
Dane Penton Leimbach, 60, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at New Life hospice in Lorain, following an 18 month illness with A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Mr. Leimbach was born in Lorain, graduated from Firelands High School in 1970 and attended Wilmington College.He was co-owner of Penton Racing Products in Amherst. An avid motorcyclist [...]
Jeffery W. Gessner
Jeffery W. Gessner, 55, of Grafton, passed away, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at University Hospitals in Cleveland, following a short illness. He was born in Elyria and grew up in North Ridgeville. He had resided in Grafton for the past 11 years, having moved from Eaton Twp. Jeff retired in 2008 after 25 years of [...]
Laura Allyne (nee Gwin) Cramer
Laura Allyne (nee Gwin) Cramer, 91, of Oberlin, died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Welcome Nursing Home, Oberlin. Dicken Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Elyria, is in charge of arrangements.
Curtis H. New
Curtis H. New, 66 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Oak Hills Nursing Home following a short illness.He was born November 26, 1944 in Delta, Kentucky. South Amherst was his home, prior to moving to Amherst six years ago. He served with the United States Army [...]
Gary A. Diederich
Gary A. Diederich, 46, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at his home, following a long illness. He was born June 15, 1965 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Gary worked at Diamond Products in Elyria as a Laser Welder for 20 years. He was a 1984 Elyria High School graduate, [...]
Harrison L. Comstock
Harrison L. Comstock, 87, of Wellington, died Friday, November 18, 2011 at his home. Born April 5, 1924 in Elyria to the late Harrison and Anna (nee Collins) Comstock, he graduated from Vermilion High School in 1941. Harrison attended Ohio University before entering the United States Air Force during World War II where he served [...]
Making a run at it: Avon turns to ground game to defeat Tiffin Columbian, advance to state semifinals
FREMONT — For only the second time in school history and the first time since 2006, Avon has made it to the Final Four in football. The Eagles had answers for a strong southerly wind and a Tiffin Columbian team aptly named the Tornadoes at Fremont Ross High School on Friday night to advance past [...]
Avon’s O-line proves oh, so, solid in win
FREMONT — If there were any secrets about how potent Avon’s passing game has been this season, Justin O’Rourke and Co. exposed them in the Eagles’ first two playoff wins. Ten passing touchdowns. Nearly 700 yards and a 70 percent completion rate. Tiffin Columbian, then, did the logical thing in the teams’ Division II, Region [...]
Avon’s defense does its part, forces three turnovers
Joel Hammond and Tim Gebhardt The Chronicle-Telegram FREMONT — Avon coach Mike Elder talked this week of one of the Eagles’ preseason goals, to finish the year plus-20 in turnover differential. The Eagles had 30 takeaways through their first 12 games, but were only plus-14 in differential. Elder joked he didn’t think the Eagles could [...]
Browns tight ends producing, just not dominating
BEREA — The tight ends were the talk of training camp. On the occasions when passes were completed in practice, they were on the receiving end. Evan Moore looked like the answer to the team’s red zone problems. The phrase “tight-end friendly offense” was said and written about as often as “Peyton Hillis on the [...]
Browns notes: Montario Hardesty could be back on field Sunday
BEREA — Running back Montario Hardesty will be a game-time decision Sunday when the Browns host the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cleveland coach Pat Shurmur said the second-year pro has successfully increased his workload throughout the week, giving him an opportunity to play for the first time since tearing his right calf Oct. 30 in San Francisco. [...]