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DETROIT — The inside of Casey Crosby’s locker was drenched, and the Detroit left-hander’s T-shirt was a bit wet too after the traditional beer shower celebrating his first career win. “It was the best feeling in the world,” the 23-year-old rookie said. Miguel Cabrera homered, Brennan Boesch broke out of a slump with a pair [...]
Like they did at football games, athletes Jeffrey Chaya and Blake Bartchak passed through the Blue Devils banner. Only this time, they were carried. The banner was signed with memories and messages of encouragement from students and was set up for both students’ burials at Resurrection Cemetery in Liverpool Township. Friends and family paid their [...]
ELYRIA — Some residents say they avoid the city’s landmark park because they don’t think it is safe, but police say the statistics don’t back up that concern. Elyria resident Elizabeth Richardson said while she has taken her 2-year-old daughter to Cascade Park in the past, she does not feel safe visiting anymore. Richardson, who [...]
ELYRIA — Gerald Wetherbee Jr. pleaded guilty this morning to charges stemming from the June 2011 crash that killed a mother and son. Family and friends of Tammy Tomasheski and Tommy Tomasheski crowded into Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge’s courtroom to hear Wetherbee’s plea. He pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular [...]
ELYRIA — Lorain County Auditor Mark Stewart has accused county Administrator Jim Cordes of manufacturing the crisis that nearly led to the suspension of prescription drug coverage for the 4,500 people covered by the county’s self-funded health plan last month. “Consistent with his classic ‘create the problem, solve the problem’ style, Mr. Cordes opted to [...]
Madison “Mayonnaise” Grove, Sr., 64, of Oberlin, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, in Cleveland Clinic, following a brief illness. He was born in Demopolis, Alabama and lived in the Lorain County area for over 55 years. He attended Christ Temple in Oberlin and formerly attended Body of Christ, and Christian Kingdom, both of Lorain. Madison [...]
David Fredrick Rider, 56, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Oak Hills Nursing Home in Lorain. He was born October 13, 1955 in Oberlin. David was raised in Oberlin and concluded his high school years in Conneaut, Ohio. He made his home in Marietta as well as spending the vast amount of [...]
Roger Joseph Uehlein, 71, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012, at EMH Healthcare, following a long illness. He was born March 23, 1941 in Elyria, and was a Belden resident for most of his life. Roger was the owner of West River Hardware in Elyria for 14 years, retiring in 2003. He enjoyed [...]
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