Archive for August 15th, 2007
Still waiting for a mayor
LORAIN — There’s a black leather chair in City Hall that’s collecting dust.
It’s the mayor’s chair, and it’s been empty for exactly two weeks today. The Lorain Republican Central Committee has yet to call a meeting to appoint an interim mayor to fill the remaining four months of former Mayor Craig Foltin’s term.
Lorain Area Republican […]
Jump rope team hops to top
Oberlin College student determined to be best in world
Mike Fry jumps rope with Lisa Brown (front) and Elizabeth Michalos, both of Bath Township.
MEDINA — You may not see the Heartbeats competitive jump rope team on the cover of a Wheaties box, and don’t expect to see highlights on ESPN.
In fact, it takes a […]
Not all charges against stepdad dropped
Prosecutors say girl didn’t fully recant
ELYRIA — Prosecutors on Wednesday decided not to force a man who was convicted of molesting his stepchildren to go through another trial based on the accusations of one of the children.
But they refused to drop the charges based on the second child’s allegations — even though the alleged victims, […]
Police briefs, Aug. 16, 2007
Drugs found in field, apartment
Sheriff’s deputies and Elyria police received a handful of phone calls from Lorain County residents this past month who stumbled upon illegal drugs, including a Rochester Township farmer who found 20 marijuana plants growing in his cornfield.
At 9:30 a.m. June 23, deputies were called to a Quarry Road property after […]
Reggie the alligator runs free — again
LOS ANGELES — You can’t keep a good gator down.
An alligator that became a celebrity after eluding trappers for nearly two years at an urban lake managed to escape from his new home at the Los Angeles Zoo on Wednesday. It was nearly opening time before Reggie was caught.
Keepers discovered the 7½-foot gator […]
Salvation Army’s need for food still critical
ELYRIA — Despite a surge in donations after a publicized food shortage, the Salvation Army is still short on food and is only about a week from a supply crisis, spokeswoman Hollie Rice said.
“People have been so generous,” Rice said. “But we don’t have nearly enough to last until November.”
Rice said the Salvation […]