Archive for September 2nd, 2007
For some school districts, snow days already melting away
CINCINNATI — Snow, ice and extreme cold are the usual culprits when schools are forced to cancel classes. This year some Ohio schools already have lost some of their “snow” days due to temperatures that hovered around 100 degrees.
Both the Dayton and Cincinnati public school districts lost whole days last month due […]
Man’s project: To give new life to gravestones
WAPAKONETA — Armed with a rotating brush and a seven-part mortar mix for filling in cracks, John Walters resembles a dentist as he carefully chips away layers of unsightly scum and treats it to reveal the same white, polished marble that was once firmly planted into the ground to mark the passing of an Auglaize […]
Cargo shipments decline at Columbus airport
COLUMBUS — Cargo shipments are down nearly 11 percent for the first seven months of the year at Rickenbacker Airport, a trend that industry observers attribute to a wider use of trucking and ocean shipping by freight shippers and a decline in apparel shipments by local retailers like Limited Brands and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. […]
Nellie McComas
Nellie McComas, (nee Woods), 84, of Lorain, died Friday morning, August 31, 2007 at her home following a illness of several months.
Mrs. McComas was born in Salt Rock, WV on May 17, 1923 and has lived in Lorain for the past 56 years. She was a homemaker.
She was a member of Tower Baptist […]
Jon J. Sears
Jon J. Sears, 58, of Elyria, died Saturday at EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. He was born January 15, 1949 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident.
Mr. Sears worked as a machinist at the former York International in Elyria for 22 years, retiring in 2001. He was a member of Lake […]
Byrd blanks Chisox on 4 hits as Indians win 8th straight
CLEVELAND — Paul Byrd felt as if he owed the Indians something after signing a big contract with the team and producing a dismal debut season in 2006. The veteran right-hander has gone a long way to paying his debt this year. Thanks to what might have been Byrd’s best performance of the […]