Archive for December, 2011
Vermilion boil alert lifted
VERMILION — A boil alert affecting the city of Vermilion has been lifted as of about 9:35 a.m., according to the Water Department. The boil alert went into affect yesterday after a water main broke near the Vermilion Water Plant. Water testing was done this morning at 9 a.m., and bacteria levels are acceptable, according [...]
Pat Shurmur adamant Browns followed medical procedure on Colt McCoy
BEREA — Coach Pat Shurmur wouldn’t budge. Faced Monday with a second day of questions about the handling of quarterback Colt McCoy’s concussion Thursday night, Shurmur stuck with his statement from Friday that the Browns followed protocol before allowing McCoy to re-enter the 14-3 loss to Pittsburgh. But he refused to answer questions about the [...]
Gov. Kasich not sure about welfare drug tests
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he’s not sure about the idea of requiring welfare recipients to pass a drug test. He says one factor to consider is what happens to children when parents fail drug tests and are denied benefits. The Columbus Dispatch reports the Republican governor said in response to an audience [...]
James Harrison says McCoy hit doesn’t warrant a suspension
PITTSBURGH — James Harrison hasn’t heard from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker doesn’t expect to either, though he might be the only one. The 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year remains adamant he did nothing wrong during his violent hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy in last Thursday’s 14-3 Pittsburgh [...]
Police: Pizza driver robbed at gunpoint
LORAIN — A Marco’s Pizza deliverywoman dropping off a pizza at about 10:55 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of West Ninth Street said she ran to a nearby house when two men carrying pistols approached her. “I pounded on the door and they ran away,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified. [...]
Indians offer contracts to all unsigned players
CLEVELAND — The Indians have offered contracts to all the unsigned players on their roster, including seven who are eligible for arbitration this winter. The club had until midnight Monday to tender contracts for the 2012 season to any unsigned players listed on the 40-man roster. Any players who are non-tendered become free agents. All-Star [...]
Council halts Lorain mayor-elect’s job shuffling
LORAIN — Don’t shuffle the deck until you get a seat at the card table. That’s Law Director Pat Riley’s advice to Mayor-elect Chase Ritenauer and City Council members who on Monday scrapped Ritenauer’s reorganization plan for top staffers until he takes office Jan. 1. Ritenauer proposed that the chief deputy safety service director and [...]
Police log for Dec. 13, 2011
Lorain police Sunday, Dec. 11 6:46 p.m. — 500 block W. 28th St., three shotguns and a .22-caliber rifle worth $2,400 stolen from basement, residents suspect a family member. Monday, Dec. 12 7:10 a.m. — FirstEnergy, 7101 W. Erie Ave., gas can, storage box and tool box worth $500 stolen over weekend from trucks. 9:54 [...]
Elyria sets up new email, text alert system
ELYRIA — Elyria has signed an agreement with Nixle to use its free public notification services to send alerts and messages to residents in real time. Elyrians can get a link to the site from the city’s website, www.ci.elyria.oh.us, and sign up for alerts to be sent by text message or email. A link to [...]
Sheriff’s deputy upgraded to fair condition following shooting
Brad Dicken, Adam Wright and Bruce Bishop, The Chronicle-Telegram LAGRANGE TWP. — A man suspected of shooting a Lorain County sheriff’s deputy committed suicide as a police helicopter spotlighted his position in a farm field along state Route 301 and police closed in. The death of 42-year-old Travis Stidham ended a nearly two-hour manhunt after [...]
Former murder suspect gets 5 years for drug trafficking
ELYRIA — A man who was a one-time suspect in the brutal 1994 murder of a police informant was sentenced to five years in prison Monday on unrelated drug charges. Daniel Smith, 39, was sentenced to three years for four counts of drug trafficking and two years on two other trafficking counts by Lorain County [...]
Girls basketball: Black River stays winless after good outing goes wrong
SULLIVAN TWP. — For three quarters Monday, Black River’s girls basketball appeared poised to win its first game of the season. Then fourth-quarter futility reared its ugly head once again for the Pirates and Mapleton pulled away for a 41-30 win. The teams exchanged the lead 13 times, but when Mapleton junior Allison Frymier connected [...]
Mary Lou Earls
Mary Lou Earls (nee Becker), 84, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord after a long, happy life, Sunday, December 11, 2011. She was born April 30, 1927 in Buffalo, New York. Mary Lou was a homemaker. She was “Grandma” to everybody, aunt of several. She enjoyed crocheting and crafting, puzzle books, reading, [...]
Raymond W. Furry III
Raymond W. Furry III, 76, of Elyria, formerly of North Ridgeville, went home to be with the Lord suddenly Monday, December 12, 2011, at EMH Healthcare in Elyria. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville, (440) 327-7422.
Audrey J. Horton
Audrey J. Horton, 76, of Wakeman, died Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Briarfield of Milan. She was born April 20, 1935, in Cleveland. She lived in Wakeman from 1969 to 1998, moving back this year from Cincinnati. She had worked for Drs. Said and Aljadda in the Wakeman office for many years, the Oberlin Clinic [...]
Ruby Mae Metzger Kaczorowski
Ruby Mae Metzger Kaczorowski (nee Drogell), 90, formerly of Elyria and a resident of Amherst, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Amherst Manor, following a short illness. She was born April 14, 1921 in Medina, where she was raised and lived until moving to Elyria in 1941. Amherst was her home since 2001. Ruby [...]
Eleanor M. Kaminski
Eleanor M. Kaminski (nee Malinowski), 85, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, following a sudden illness. A Memorial Mass will be announced at a later date by the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, 440-322-4626.
James “Jim” Clifford Moran, Jr.
James “Jim” Clifford Moran, Jr., 72, of Grafton, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Avon, following a short illness. He was born September 8, 1939, in Cleveland. Jim was a St. Edward High School graduate. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic [...]
Donald P. Uehlein
Donald P. Uehlein, 88, of Lorain, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born May 9, 1923 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. Don was a graduate of Lorain High School with the class of 1941B. After graduation, he worked at [...]
Dean M. Wells
Dean M. Wells, 80, of Brownhelm Township, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, following a long illness. He was born October 4, 1931, in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Dean served on the Elyria Fire Department for 24 years, retiring with the rank of captain in 1984. He [...]
NEW INFO: Suspect in deputy shooting dead; deputy critical
LAGRANGE — The suspect in the shooting of a Lorain County Sheriff’s deputy apparently committed suicide Monday night in a field off of Route 301 as a police helicopter spotlighted him and police from nearly every agency in Lorain County closed in on him. The deputy, Chuck Crausaz, was listed in critical condition at MetroHealth [...]
Cavs re-sign veteran Parker
INDEPENDENCE — Anthony Parker wanted to be somewhere he was really wanted. No one wanted the 36-year-old veteran more than the Cavaliers, which is why the 6-foot-6, 210-pound free agent re-signed with Cleveland on Monday. Terms of the deal weren’t announced, but it is believed to be for one season and is probably in the [...]
Browns coach Pat Shurmur defends team, but won’t answer if QB Colt McCoy had concussion test
BEREA – Browns coach Pat Shurmur again this afternoon defended the team’s handling of quarterback Colt McCoy’s concussion Thursday night in a loss to Pittsburgh, but refused to answer when asked whether McCoy was administered the standard concussion test before re-entering the game. McCoy took a hit to the head from Steelers linebacker James Harrison [...]
15 Minutes: Meet Christmas enthusiast Larry Kuchenrither
Larry Kuchenrither Age: 69, “but I’ll be 70 on the 23rd.” Lives in: North Ridgeville Happy Birthday, Larry. Who is your wife? Peggy, we’ll be married 50 years in June. I understand you have really decked your halls, house and yard with Christmas cheer. Some of this stuff was purchased at the old Sears store [...]
Boil alert issued for Vermilion
VERMILION — A boil alert has been issued for the city of Vermilion. Residents are advised to boil water used for drinking, cooking and brushing their teeth for a full two minutes or to use bottled water. According to a news release, “there has been no known contamination but because the turbidity levels have exceeded [...]