Archive for July 15th, 2008
Correction — No Planning Commission tonight
A story in today’s paper incorrectly stated there would be a meeting of the Elyria Planning Commission this evening. That’s not the case — the next meeting will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 5.
Dying Manson follower considered for release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California parole officials on Tuesday considered releasing a follower of Charles Manson who is dying of brain cancer, but the governor and others said her decades-old crimes were too brutal for her to be shown such mercy.
Susan Atkins’ doctors and officials at the […]
Prosecutor: Woman charged after affair with teen
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — An employee of a Christian group home sexually assaulted and became pregnant by a teenager who state officials placed there, a prosecutor said.
Carolynn Hatcher, 25, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was indicted on six counts of sexual battery. She posted $30,000 […]
GM to speed up closing of Dayton plant
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will speed up closure of a factory in suburban Dayton, Ohio, as part of a series of moves to weather a severe downturn in the U.S. auto market.
GM also said it will lay off salaried workers, cut truck […]
Jesse Ventura says he’s not running for Senate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura halted his political comeback before it began, using a national TV platform to announce that he won’t launch a third-party bid for the U.S. Senate “at this moment.”
Even so, Ventura kept the door open a crack, saying things could always change before […]
Big League State Tournament: Elyria stages cap-tivating title defense, thanks to late scoring burst
ELYRIA — Kevin Brubaker doesn’t wear the team cap. While the rest of Elyria’s Big League team sports brand new caps in royal blue with the red script E on the front, Brubaker prefers one that has surely seen better days. It was once red but has since faded to orange. The reason he […]