Archive for December 29th, 2007
Area natives proud to be ‘losers’
Father and daughter are competing on NBC weight-loss reality show
Few people want to be known as losers.
But North Ridgeville native Lynn Westphal, 60, and his 31-year-old daughter Jenni, an Elyria native now living in Lakewood, have battled with their weight for years. Now they not only want to be known as losers, they […]
Police: Robbery suspect came back for thirds
Elyrian charged in two robberies at Subway
ELYRIA — Maybe it was the smell of the cold cuts, or more likely the scent of cold-hard cash that drew a man suspected of robbing the same Subway restaurant twice in the past month to try again.
Johnie McCormick, 23, of Elyria, was charged with two counts […]
Pizzeria murder suspect joins penalty suit
ELYRIA — One day after county Common Pleas Judge James Burge released state documents detailing the state’s lethal injection protocols, a murder suspect is asking another county judge to throw out the death penalty as a possible sentence in his case.
Simpson
Neil Simpson is the only one of three men charged in connection with a […]
Berner filled Avon Lake coffers, lost his job
AVON LAKE — When political novice Rob Berner walked into City Hall many years ago, he knew he faced an uphill battle proving to residents he was not like his predecessors.
CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE
Outgoing Avon Lake Mayor Rob Berner talks about his accomplishments in his office Friday.
Avon Lake could not take another scandal, and Berner […]
Boys basketball: Host Elyria set for title game showdown with Sandusky in Lorain County Holiday Classic
ELYRIA — It was the age-old basketball battle: Quickness versus size. On Friday, quickness won out as Elyria advanced to tonight’s Lorain County Holiday Classic final by defeating Vermilion 66-60. The Pioneers, two-time defending champs, will take on their old-time Buckeye Conference and Erie Shore rival Sandusky, a 64-53 victor over Admiral King. This […]
Police blotter: Dec. 29, 2007
Elyria police
Wednesday, Dec. 26
7:45 a.m. – 100 block West Ave., two propane tanks stolen.
7:50 a.m. – Meadow Drive and Abbe Road, Felix Roldan, 40, Lorain, warrant.
9 a.m. – 100 block Charles Court, storm windows stolen.
9:57 a.m. – 1000 block N. Abbe Road, copper wire stolen.
11:50 a.m. – Horizon Daycare, Louden Court, security keypad damaged.
11:25 a.m. […]