May 22, 2013

Amherst Cinema ticket prices go up $1

Tickets for all shows at the Amherst Cinema will increase from $3 to $4.

AMHERST — After 14 years, the city’s popular movie theater is raising prices for its evening and weekend shows. Admission is going to $4 from $3 for everyone for all shows, according to owner Mark Costilow. “I’ve been banging my head looking at the books since the beginning of the year,” Costilow said Tuesday of [...]

District baseball: Defensive woes cost Firelands lead, game against Holy Name

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LORAIN — Holy Name might want to consider sending thank you cards to Firelands after the gifts the Falcons handed the Green Wave on Monday. Firelands committed five errors and uncorked three wild pitches to hand Holy Name six unearned runs in the Green Wave’s 7-4 Division II district semifinal win over the Falcons at [...]

Amherst police encourage seat belt use with McDonald’s coupons

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AMHERST — Customers at the McDonald’s restaurant drive-through on North Leavitt Road suspiciously eyed an Amherst police officer as he walked over to their car. “What did I do?” one woman asked Lt. Mark Cawthon. Cawthon, with a smile on his face, simply presented a yellow coupon to the woman. “Good morning,” he said. “I [...]

High school softball: Six-run fourth carries Falcons

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VERMILION — Firelands used a six-run fourth inning Thursday to knock off backyard rival Vermilion 8-2 and win its second straight Division II sectional softball title. The Falcons got 14 strikeouts from senior Sam Dostall, and her batterymate, junior catcher Nicole Rainey, had three hits for the second straight game as Firelands improved to 13-11 [...]

Middle school students arrested on drug charges

AMHERST — A recent crackdown on drugs led to several drug-related arrests, including some at Amherst Junior High School and Nord Middle School. On Friday, a 13-year-old student was arrested for allegedly selling drugs to other students in the building. Vice Principal Rhonda Neuhoff contacted police at 11:45 a.m. Friday after she learned that a [...]

Police log for May 14, 2013

Lorain police Wednesday, May 8 6:11 p.m. — 3100 block of W. Erie Ave., a man contacted police, asking that they arrest a man who was trimming a tree in his mother’s yard. The suspect told police he trimmed the branches that were hanging over into a neighboring yard, but he did not trespass onto [...]

Wrestling: Three from area earn berths in Greco Roman nationals in Fargo, N.D.

ELYRIA — Three Lorain County wrestlers are headed to the nationals in Fargo, N.D., while seven others are hoping to join them today. Oberlin’s Kevin Vough (runner-up at 285), Grafton’s Alec Forrer (third at 160) and Elyria’s Mike Dolan (fourth at 138) all earned spots Saturday on the Ohio Cadet team heading to Fargo, N.D., [...]

Voters renew two levies for Amherst Schools

AMHERST — Amherst Schools Superintendent Steve Sayers said everyone at the school district will “have an extra bounce in their step” after news that two levies for the school were renewed. The renewals — a 7.55-mill emergency operating levy and 2-mill permanent levy — were approved by more than 60 percent of voters Tuesday, according [...]

Brett Helton’s pitching, clutch hit key Firelands’ big PAC win over Buckeye

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HENRIETTA TWP. — The senior everybody in the Firelands baseball program calls “Bird” hit a blooper that had wings. As a result, the Falcons’ dream of flying a Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division championship banner is still alive. Brett Helton hit a two-run double against Kent State recruit Eli Kraus in the sixth inning and [...]

Police log for May 7, 2013

Elyria police Sunday, May 5 4:43 p.m. — 200 block Courtland St., theft of a Kindle HD electronic tablet and $20 in cash from an unlocked vehicle that was left in an open garage. 6:47 p.m. — 300 block Louisiana Ave., a man reported damage to his garage door, which appeared to be made from [...]