Archive for July 25th, 2007
New Wal-Mart delayed
Company still plans to build superstore near Midway Mall
ELYRIA — The larger Wal-Mart planned for north of Midway Mall has been delayed for at least a year, but the company is pledging to keep the smaller store on Midway Boulevard open until its replacement is built. “We’re committed to our customers […]
A mother remembered
Elyria woman was stabbed to death after children’s party
ELYRIA — The doorway of one Portia Court apartment has been covered with a makeshift memorial after neighbors learned resident Bridgette M. Williams was stabbed to death Monday evening in Cleveland following a children’s birthday party. The news has shocked residents, including Michelle Chaney, who […]
Police Blotter - 06/26/07
Elyria police Tuesday, July 24 6 a.m. – 200 block Washington Ave., bologna and ketchup thrown on car, word “Snitch” scratched on car’s hood. 10 a.m. – 500 block Georgetown Ave., parked car left on jacks, all four tires stolen. 10:16 a.m. – 10 block West Ave., […]
‘I don’t know what I’m going to do now’
Laid-off Lorain teacher one of 11 blindsided by job loss
LORAIN — Patricia VanValey was at a store buying supplies for her teaching job when her cell phone started ringing. It was her friend, a fellow teacher, shouting that VanValey’s name was on a list of laid-off teachers the school board would be approving […]
$900K pot bust made in Oberlin
Patrol: Twenty pounds of marijuana found in Pennsylvania man’s car OBERLIN — A Pennsylvania man pulled over for speeding on the Ohio Turnpike in Oberlin on Tuesday was caught with 20 pounds of marijuana worth nearly $1 million in his car, Ohio Highway Patrol troopers said in a press release. […]
Parents awarded more than $6 million in case of car seat death
Maurice Possley Chicago Tribune LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Jessi Malcolm is the kind of mother who does things by the book, so when a friend gave her a used car seat she did all the right things. She read the manual that came with the seat, an On […]