Archive for November, 2011
Police log for Nov. 18, 2011
County sheriff Monday, Oct. 31 11:02 a.m. — 38200 block Chestnut Ridge Road, Eaton Township, a woman reported copper pipe, a stained-glass lamp and antique dishes stolen from a home. 1:05 p.m. — 23600 block Royalton Road, Columbia Township, Hickory Nut Golf Course, a woman reported theft of two golf carts. 5:33 p.m. — 11300 [...]
2 years since slaying, Simko case still open
VERMILION — Two years ago today, Jeremy Simko was fatally wounded by a single gunshot to the head in the early morning hours inside his North Ridge Road home. The owner of a tree-cutting business, Simko was found by his wife, Julene, in the couple’s bed after which she told police she fired warning shots [...]
Oberlin’s Steve Volk named Professor of Year
OBERLIN — Oberlin College history professor Steve Volk has been named the 2011 Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges U.S. Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The program honors the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country, recognizing those who excel in [...]
College cross country: Avon Lake’s Matt Link, Amherst’s Devan Molnar ready for nationals
Lorain County runners Matt Link of Avon Lake and Devan Molnar of Amherst get to test their wheels at Saturday’s NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in Spokane, Wash., at the Plantes Ferry Athletic Complex. No doubt, Link and his Edinboro University teammates were both thrilled and relieved on Nov. 5. The Fighting Scots captured [...]
Anita Coleman
Anita Coleman, 71, of Elyria, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville following a long illness. Mrs. Coleman was born May 17, 1940 in Red Jacket, West Virginia and moved to Elyria in 1965. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church and enjoyed reading, helping out with the [...]
Irene M. Tapper
Irene M. Tapper, 89, of Amherst, and formerly of Sheffield Township, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements will be announced by the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain, www.gluvna.net
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 service [...]
Frank C. Siwierka
Frank C. Siwierka, 83, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at New Life Hospice Center of Lorain, following a courageous battle with cancer. Frank was born August 4, 1928 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Elyria had been his home for most of his life. He was employed at the Ford Motor Plant in Avon for [...]
Lois A. Jones
Lois A. Jones, 79, of LaGrange Twp., passed away peacefully surrounded by family Tuesday, November 15, 2011. She was born November 14, 1932 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania and grew up in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. She married and moved to Ohio in 1953 and remained in the LaGrange area most of her life. Lois enjoyed cooking, baking, [...]
Gary A. Diederich
Gary A. Diederich, 47, of Elyria, passed away at his home Wednesday, November 16, 2011, following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
Janice M. Ransom
Janice M. Ransom (nee Stanley), 55, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at EMH Healthcare in Elyria, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lorain on September 12, 1956 and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County.Janice had worked as a Security Guard for the Lorain Auxiliary Police. She loved spending [...]
Norma Jean Hunt
Norma Jean Hunt, 49, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Lakepoint Health Center. She was born in Lorain and had been a resident of Lorain since 1995.She previously lived in Columbia Station, Sheffield Lake and North Ridgeville. Survivors include her mother, Evelyn Hunt of Columbia Station; son, Marcus Hunt of Columbia Station; [...]
Get Cozy with your Fireplace
The beauty of your fireplace is often the focal point of a room and, properly maintained, can provide ambience and warmth for years to come. A chimney cap is an often overlooked but essential accessory for the home wood burner. Without a cap, rain and snow can damage your flue and damper causing a real [...]
Men attack 82-year-old walking down the street with walker
ELYRIA — An elderly woman walking down the sidewalk with a walker was pushed down from behind by two men who fled the scene yesterday. Leona Huber, 82, was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center to be treated. Her condition was not immediately available. Officers were called to Washington Avenue about 2:30 p.m. yesterday and [...]
Ground Round to open tomorrow
ELYRIA — The Ground Round restaurant that is going in the old Bennigan’s at Midway Mall will open tomorrow. The restaurant has hired more than 100 employees, according to a news release. The franchise is owned by Joe Doleh of Westlake, who also owns two Ground Round restaurants in the Pittsburgh area, and will be [...]
Church offers service for those who have experienced loss of loved ones this year
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Getting through any tradition or ritual for the first time after the loss of a loved one can be a trying time, but it’s particularly tough when those traditions involve holidays. “The service is open to anyone who has lost loved ones,” Pastor Tom Joyce said of the 6 p.m. Nov. 27 [...]
North Ridgeville teacher accused of possible relationship with student
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A North Ridgeivlle High School teacher is under investigaton for a possible sexual relationship with a student and for having texted photos of herself, one showing her in a bikini top, to a student. According to police, the teacher, who has been put on paid administrative leave and has not been identified, [...]
Jimmy Dimora asks to combine charges in one trial
CLEVELAND — A former county commissioner in Ohio has asked a federal judge to combine his separate racketeering and bribery trials into one. The first trial for former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora is scheduled for Jan. 4 in Akron. His attorneys asked a judge on Wednesday to combine the cases into a single trial [...]
Photo gallery: Elyria High gym coming along
Football playoffs: Tiffin Columbian, Avon have similar styles
Fans looking for a comparison to Avon’s Division II regional championship opponent don’t have to look very far. Tiffin Columbian boasts a balanced offense that can control the game with the run or the pass, with the right amount of big plays sprinkled in for good measure. Sounds a lot like the top-seeded Eagles, right? [...]
Football: 3 county players named tops in district
Lorain County was all about defense last season. Three of the Northeastern Lakes all-district defensive players of the year hailed from the county in 2010. This season, the county flipped to the other side of the ball and three seniors were named the district’s Offensive Players of the Year on Wednesday. With a bumper crop [...]
Browns can’t find the goal line at home
BEREA — The next time the Browns score a touchdown at home, the officials should stop the game and immediately send the ball down I-77 to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. OK, that may be a little much. Cleveland’s hometown touchdown drought hasn’t reached historical proportions. But it did pass annoying, troublesome and painful [...]
Lorain County all-star volleyball: Seniors shine one last time
ELYRIA — The area’s top seniors showcased their skills Wednesday night at the Lorain County Volleyball Coaches All-Star Games at Elyria Catholic. Sara Kaminski, the Panthers’ lone representative, captured the 2011 Miss Volleyball Award between matches, then shared the spotlight with many others during the matches. Team 2 — Kaminski and girls from Division I [...]
EC’s Sara Kaminski is Lorain County Miss Volleyball
ELYRIA — After playing for five coaches, making a pair of trips to regionals and being the only senior on Elyria Catholic’s team, outside hitter Sara Kaminski is prepared for anything on volleyball court. But there was one thing she didn’t expect — to hear her name called as the winner of the 2011 Lorain [...]
Republic announces $87M plan that will bring 449 jobs
Hamstrung by decades of weak foreign trade policies and devastated by the Great Recession and ensuing American auto industry crash, the decline of Republic Steel’s Lorain plant mirrored the decline of the once-vibrant American steel industry. The plant at 1827 E. 28th St., which had employed about 9,800 employees in 1971, had become mostly empty. [...]