Archive for December, 2011
High school boys basketball: Elyria Catholic 44, North Ridgeville 33
ELYRIA — It wasn’t a performance of enduring artistic merit, but Elyria Catholic on Tuesday night exceeded its 2010-11 victory total by 50 percent. With junior Daniel Whitacre scoring all 10 of his points in the second half, the Panthers overcame a sluggish start to defeat North Ridgeville 44-33 in a West Shore Conference game [...]
Judge’s order funds 4-H, OSU extension
ELYRIA — The 4-H program is saved, at least for another year, after county Probate Judge Judge James Walther decided to allocate $55,400 of the revenue from the sale of the former Green Acres orphanage to help fund the program. Combined with $31,000 from a fundraiser by the nonprofit Friends of the Lorain County Junior [...]
Lorain police officer charged with DUI
LORAIN — Lorain police Officer James Wolford was arrested and cited for DUI and failure to control after his Ford Escape hit a parked Ohio Edison truck early Tuesday. Lorain police Capt. Steve Schmittle said Wolford, 43, wasn’t injured in the crash. When his fellow officers arrived, Wolford smelled of alcohol and refused to take [...]
County unemployment rate decreases
Joblessness fell 1.5 percent in Lorain County from 8.5 percent in October to 7 percent for November, according to figures from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The county’s two biggest cities also registered drops, with Lorain recording a decline from 10.6 percent in October to 8.6 percent for November. Meanwhile, Elyria saw [...]
BLOTTER: Dec. 21, 2011
County sheriff Sunday, Dec. 18 2:19 a.m. — West River Cafe, 24527 Sprague Road, Columbia Twp., Joseph Marynowski, 48, Columbia Station, charged with domestic violence, violating a protection order and disrupting public service. Elyria police Sunday, Dec. 18 3:08 a.m. — 1300 block East Ave., Tracey Drummond, no age listed, same address, Elyria, charged with [...]
Michael E. Finnegan
Michael E. Finnegan, 57, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at home, following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
Frank John Kleinholz
Frank John Kleinholz, 96, of North Ridgeville, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a short illness. He was born in Austria-Hungary March 9, 1915 and came to the United States at a young age. Mr. Kleinholz had been a resident of North Ridgeville [...]
Robert Mervyn Nicholls
Robert Mervyn Nicholls, 83, of Elyria, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, in the Wesleyan Village. He was born March 13, 1928 in Cleveland, to the late Helen Grace (nee Holmgren) and Mervyn Stanley Nicholls. Mr. Nicholls moved to Avon Lake before he made his home in Lorain, from 1965 until 2004. He resided in the [...]
Judith L. Pelter
Judith L. Pelter, 75, a lifelong resident of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain. The Pelter Family will receive family and friends on Thursday, December 22, 2011 from 4 to 8 P.M. in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Rd., Amherst, [...]
James K. Sanner
James K. Sanner, 69, of Lorain, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a short illness. Born April 16, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he moved to Lorain with his family at the age of 12. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1960. He worked as a [...]
Angela Scott
Angela Scott (nee Stone), 45, of Berlin Heights, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, after a nine month illness. Angela was born February 18, 1966 in Norwalk. She had been a lifelong area resident. Angela worked in food service for Ponderosa Restaurant and coated parts for Forest City [...]
Maude Marie Scott
Maude Marie Scott (nee Tompkins), 96, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011, in the home of her daughter, after a short illness. She was born November 29, 1915 in Grafton, living in the Grafton area all her life. She was a member of North Eaton Christian Church (Disciples) and Rebecca Circle of the [...]
Ashley N. Seabold
Ashley N. Seabold, 26, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011. She was the beloved daughter of Katherine Ralston (Frank) and Mitchell Seabold, Sr. (Janet); sister of Michael and Mitchell Seabold; step sister of Louis (Laura), Steven and Bradley Ralston, Crystal, Brittany and J.R.; aunt of Kailee and Tristan; granddaughter of Rod and Emilie Seabold and [...]
Carl E. Shephard, Jr.
Carl E. Shephard, Jr., 86, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at his home, following a sudden illness. He was born September 5, 1925, in Grafton and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Carl retired as a electrical inspector for the City of Olmsted Falls, served with the United States Navy during W.W.II, [...]
Veronica Sogan Tokarczyk
“So live that when you die, the rich, the poor, the lonely, will mourn the passing of a friend.” So was the life of Veronica Sogan Tokarczyk, 94, of Lorain. Born in a coal mining town of West Virginia, Veronica moved at a young age to Lorain, where she lived her entire life. A woman [...]
Karl J. Yost, Sr.
Karl J. Yost, Sr., 56, of Vermilion, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011, at University Hospital in Cleveland, following a short illness. He was born February 4, 1955 in Aalen, Germany. He resided in Grafton and moved to Vermilion in 1985. Karl graduated from Midview High School, served in the United States Army, and was [...]
Get the Lead Out!
Through a Lorain County consortium, a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant has made funding available to provide help to income-qualified homeowners. Landlords are also eligible to receive a loan that will be 100% f…
Brinda taps Siwierka as safety-service director
ELYRIA — Mayor-elect Holly Brinda has chosen a former City Councilwoman, former city police captain and former labor relations attorney to help her run the city in her first term as mayor. Mary Siwierka, who lost her re-election bid to City Council in November, has been named the new safety-service director – essentially the No. [...]
Amherst names new safety-service director
AMHERST – Longtime local businessman and movie theater owner Mark Costilow will become the city’s next safety-service director. Mayor Dave Taylor confirmed Costilow’s selection for the spot today. A former city councilman and current head of the city Zoning Board of Appeals, Costilow, 48, will succeed Dennis Clotz, 71, who is retiring after eight years [...]
NCAA sanctions Ohio State
In a ruling by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions on Tuesday, Ohio State was cited for failure to monitor, preferential treatment and extra benefit violations in its football program. Former coach Jim Tressel was found to have engaged in unethical conduct. Here are the penalties facing Ohio State. — One-year bowl ban for [...]
Browns QB Colt McCoy still not cleared; Seneca Wallace likely to start Saturday
BEREA – Browns coach Pat Shurmur is preparing to start Seneca Wallace at quarterback Saturday in Baltimore. “More than likely he’ll be the starter,” Shurmur said today. Colt McCoy, who suffered a concussion Dec. 8, hasn’t been cleared medically to practice. Shurmur said he continues to progress and attended meetings for the first time this [...]
Sheffield Lake fire damages house
SHEFFIELD LAKE — An attic room was damaged by a house fire at 501 Irving Park Blvd. shortly after 9 p.m. Monday. No one was injured in the fire, but three people were home at the time, said Sheffield Lake Fire Chief Tim Card. At the time of the call, Sheffield Lake fire was at [...]
Reduce Your Heating Load And Alleviate The Burden On Your Furnace And Your Energy Budget
If you want to save money on your heating bill this winter, taking a few steps toward winterizing your home can reduce your bill and increase your comfort. Some of the things you can do cost little but will go a long way toward increasing your furnace efficiency. Winters in Northeast Ohio can be long, [...]
In the dark, gunfire and a piercing pain: Deputy Charles Crausaz recalls night he was wounded
COLUMBIA STATION — Lorain County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Crausaz said Monday he only recalls briefly seeing Travis Stidham’s silhouette in the muzzle flash of the .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol that was fired at him during a gunfight outside Stidham’s LaGrange Township home on Dec. 12. Crausaz said he remembers Stidham shooting three times. Crausaz said he [...]
Cuts likely to include 21 school staff in Amherst
AMHERST — Amherst Schools Superintendent Steve Sayers outlined possible district budget cuts, including staff cuts, elementary building consolidation and cuts to extracurricular activities, at Monday’s school board meeting. The Board of Education is projecting a $2.5 million deficit for the 2012-13 school year because of “reductions in state funding and a stagnant real estate market,” [...]