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District baseball: Defensive woes cost Firelands lead, game against Holy Name

Mike Perry - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:38:54 +0000

LORAIN — Holy Name might want to consider sending thank you cards to Firelands after the gifts the Falcons handed the Green Wave on Monday. Firelands committed five errors and uncorked three wild pitches to hand Holy Name six unearned runs in the Green Wave’s 7-4 Division II district semifinal win over the Falcons at [...]

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District baseball: Seventh definitely not heaven for Vermilion in loss to Benedictine

Chronicle-Telegram Staff - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:24 +0000

LORAIN — All Vermilion had to do was get through one final inning and it would still be playing baseball today. But the top-seeded Sailors couldn’t do that, losing 7-6 to third-seeded Cleveland Benedictine in a Division II district semifinal game at The Pipe Yard. The Sailors concluded their season with a 13-15 record, while [...]

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New Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner embracing fans’ fervor for team

Brian Dulik - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:55:48 +0000

AKRON — New Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner knew he was moving to a football-crazy area. However, he didn’t fully grasp how over-the-top rabid that Northeast Ohio was about its NFL team until the past few weeks. “There have been more stories written about (Cleveland St. Ignatius High graduate) Brian Hoyer becoming a Brown than [...]

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Nancy Smith’s attorneys file for new trial

Brad Dicken - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:53:21 +0000

ELYRIA — Citing newly discovered evidence of children’s testimony being tainted by improper interview techniques, Nancy Smith’s attorneys filed paperwork Monday asking for a new trial for the former bus driver at the center of the controversial Head Start child molestation case. Smith’s lawyers also asked Visiting Judge Virgil Sinclair Jr. to put off holding [...]

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Mayor places ads to promote ‘unbiased’ blog

Lisa Roberson - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:51:44 +0000

ELYRIA — Mayor Holly Brinda has begun writing a blog about city matters and answering questions from residents, but some have taken issue with Brinda using city funds to advertise the blog. An advertisement for the blog appeared in the May 12 edition of The Chronicle-Telegram and again Sunday. The ad reads: For the rest [...]

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City takes steps to put tax renewal on Nov. ballot

Lisa Roberson - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:26 +0000

ELYRIA — City officials took the first steps Monday toward placing a 0.5 percent income tax renewal issue on the upcoming November ballot. By passing two ordinances saying they intend to go to the electorate in the near future and support efforts to pass the issue, City Council members are beginning the process OF starting [...]

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Quasar withdraws appeal, won’t operate sludge pond

Chelsea Miller - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:49:10 +0000

PITTSFIELD TWP — French Creek BioEnergy LLC withdrew its appeal challenging the Pittsfield Township zoning inspector’s issuance of a cease-and-desist order and notice of violation. The company, operating under Quasar Energy Group, announced it would not go through with its proposal to operate a sludge pond constructed off of Quarry Road in a news release [...]

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This year’s NBA Draft might be weak, but Cavaliers still want first pick

Chronicle-Telegram Staff - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:48:24 +0000

INDEPENDENCE — There’s no overwhelming, franchise-changing grand prize like LeBron James in 2003, but the Cavaliers would still love to win the NBA Draft lottery tonight. Nothing is etched in stone, but the consensus No. 1 pick is considered to be 6-foot-11 Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel, though he is raw and won’t be ready to [...]

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Judge temporarily shutters Shopway

Lisa Roberson - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:47:14 +0000

ELYRIA — A court order has temporarily shuttered an Elyria business that police said was involved in drug sales and fraud, and that the city called a nuisance to the community. Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge James Miraldi said a month ago that he did not have a good feeling about Elyria’s Shopway Food [...]

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Yolanda M. “Yo-Yo” Austin

Obituaries - The Chronicle-Telegram — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:33:55 +0000

Yolanda M. “Yo-Yo” Austin, 43, passed away suddenly in Huntsville, Alabama, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Yolanda was born Thursday, January 21, 1970, in Elyria. She resided in Lorain most of her life. Yolanda was a graduate of Southview High School class of 1988. She was an LCCC graduate, with an Associate Degree in Political Science. [...]

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