COLUMBUS — Ohio prison officials are concerned with the relatively high percentage of inmates who tested positive for drugs last year, a newspaper reported today. Annual drug testing in October by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction found 3.32 percent testing positive. Most had used marijuana, but there were also positive results for opiates, [...]
Photo gallery: Young pair, others skate at North Park Rec
Cade Grant, 11, of Avon and Lillie Dubena, 11, of North Ridgeville are one of the youngest competitive figure skating pairs in the country. They are seen practicing Sunday during open skate at Elyria’s North Park Recreation Center. They have competed in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and New York, and have been doing so for two [...]
Suspect in teen’s murder arrested at hotel
WADSWORTH — A murder suspect in a double shooting was arrested early Sunday morning in Wadsworth. The Medina County SWAT team arrested David A. Stoddard, 24, of 241 14th St. N.W., Barberton, about 8:20 a.m. Sunday on warrants charging him with aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault, police said. Stoddard is accused of [...]
Elyria boys win first conference swim championship
The Elyria High boys won their first-ever conference swim championship meet Saturday — the sixth annual Northeast Ohio Conference Lake Division Swimming and Diving Championship at Cleveland State. Junior Cody Hall, sophomore Noah Katrinchak and sophomore Scott Peggs led the Pioneers with four wins each — two individual and two as members of the winning [...]
Joseph “TJ” Mitchell
Joseph “TJ” Mitchell, 62, of Elyria passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013, in EMH Healthcare, following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Elyria, and a graduate of Elyria High School and a veteran of the United States Army, Mr. Mitchell enjoyed basketball, and walking. He will be sadly missed by his brothers, Roy L. [...]
Ruth Marilyn Baker
Ruth Marilyn Baker (nee Russ), 86, died Saturday, January 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Clifford; loving mother of Gary (Patricia), Craig (Nan), Rick (Cynthia), and Scot (Denise); cherished grandmother of Heather Mathewson (Marc), Keelin Johnson (Tom), Alicyn Kucherak (Brian), Ashley Baker, Craig Baker Jr., Christian Luciano (Andrew), Kelsey Mooney (Tom), [...]
James L. Marcum
James L. Marcum, 75 years old, of Elyria, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at EMH Healthcare, following a short illness. Mr. Marcum was born August 16, 1937 in Trosper, Kentucky, and lived in Elyria most of his life. He was employed at U.S. Steel Plant for five years and the City of Elyria Public Utilities [...]
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