May 19, 2013

Hungarian princess Taylor Cawthon crowned Lorain International Festival queen

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Hungarian princess Taylor Cawthon decided to become a Lorain International Festival princess to meet new people. And it worked. “I met my best friend doing this,” she said. She also got a pretty big honor out of the experience. Thursday night she was crowned the 2012 Lorain International Festival queen. Cawthon said she was stunned. [...]

Critter Chronicles: Lucy

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LUCY Lucy is a smallish size girl with plenty of heart. She loves to play and gets along well with active dogs her size. Lucy is used to family life and would make a great addition to a home with children. Looking for a family pet? Please come and meet this young lady. BREED: Beagle [...]

Indians: Damon a dud so far

CLEVELAND — So, Indians fans, how is this Johnny Damon experiment working out for you? General manager Chris Antonetti feels your pain. The 38-year-old Damon, who was brought aboard to shore up the offense, pulled into the off day Thursday batting a laugh-out-loud .203 with three home runs and 13 RBIs through 38 games as [...]

South Carolina knocks Kent State out of College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michael Roth pitched a two-hitter and two-time defending national champion South Carolina eliminated Kent State from the College World Series with a 4-1 victory Thursday. The game had been postponed by rain Wednesday. The Gamecocks (47-18) play again Thursday night against Arkansas. They need two wins over the Razorbacks to advance [...]

Parade lineup finalized

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County officials to talk bills

ELYRIA — The Lorain County commissioners will meet publicly next Wednesday with county Auditor Mark Stewart and county Treasurer Dan Talarek to review how the county pays its bills. The meeting comes in the wake of a contentious and public feud with the commissioners and county Administrator Jim Cordes on one side and Stewart on [...]

Free HIV tests to be offered Wednesday at Chronicle

ELYRIA — The Chronicle-Telegram will serve as the testing site for the Lorain County AIDS Task Force for this year’s National HIV Testing Day. As was the case last year, The Chronicle will make rooms available for private, confidential and anonymous testing conducted by the county’s HIV/AIDS task force. Testing will run 3 to 7 [...]

Registration for Avon, Avon Lake special vote ends July 9

Voters in Avon and Avon Lake have until July 9 to register to vote in the Aug. 7 special elections in both communities. The two cities are the only ones with issues on the ballot for the special election. A pair of levies for the Fire and Police departments will be put before Avon voters, [...]

Elyria Schools adjusts student dress code

ELYRIA — Elyria Schools has tweaked the dress code for students in sixth through 12th grades for the upcoming school year. Last year was the first year school officials instituted a dress code that banned jeans, hooded sweatshirts, short shorts and tank tops. However, the long list of do’s and don’ts often left parents wondering. [...]

Health & Dentistry expanding

ELYRIA — Lorain County Health & Dentistry will add two Elyria locations to its network for medical care for the uninsured and the underinsured. “We’re coming to your neighborhood,” said Stephanie Wiersma, its president and CEO. “I imagine it will fill a gap that exists now.” The two Elyria facilities will have the equivalent of [...]