Jodi Weinberger
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Man gets 4 years in home invasion
ELYRIA — Tyvez McCullum was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for his role in a home invasion last year that left an Elyria resident wounded. The 23-year-old McCullum, who pleaded guilty to charges in the case last month, was charged along with three relatives in the incident in which 41-year-old Lonnie Williams was shot and stabbed. Two other men were sentenced to prison for their… → Read More
Rural Lorain County Water Authority board member may face lawsuit
LAGRANGE — The law firm recently hired by the Rural Lorain County Water Authority is contemplating a lawsuit against a board member who opposed its hiring. The Rural Water board voted at its November meeting to hire the law firm O’Toole, McLaughlin, Dooley & Pecora, whose lawyers had previously represented the board during a contentious fight over the removal of Pittsfield Township Trustee… → Read More
Man gets 3 years in vehicular death
ELYRIA — A Lorain man was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and had his driver’s license suspended for five years for his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run in 2015. During Damion Cheers’ sentencing, Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Chris Cook said he believed the car crash that led to the death of 17-year-old Jayvian Johnson was an accident but that leaving the scene was inexcusable.… → Read More
Keystone High School junior killed in early-morning one-vehicle crash
CARLISLE TWP. – Keystone High School junior Kayden Williams was killed early this morning in a one-car crash. According to the State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 3:59 a.m. at the intersection of West Ridge and Russia roads. Authorities are expected to release more information later today. Keystone football coach Chad Elliott sent a text to parents of athletes letting them know practices… → Read More
Herrick Library eliminating late fees for trial period
WELLINGTON — Herrick Memorial Library is eliminating late fees for a 6-month trial period beginning Tuesday. The intent is to remove the barriers that keep people from using the library and thank the community for the passage of a 1.25-mill levy. Library Director Janet Hollingsworth said the library brings in about $10,000 per year through late fees but loses about $80,000 from items not being… → Read More
Boyfriend's proposal 'was just perfect' (VIDEO)
ELYRIA — Matt Karlovec has five goals he wants to accomplish since contracting an illness in 2013: marry his girlfriend Cathleen, work hard to get better, teach kindergarten, coach baseball and drive a car. Karlovec met the woman he plans to marry, Cathleen Trovato, in 2009 when Karlovec was attending Heidelberg University in Tiffin and Trovato was at Capital University in Columbus. A sorority… → Read More
Oberlin exhibit showcases toys from the past
OBERLIN — It’s Christmas time at Oberlin Heritage Center with a mini-exhibit at the Monroe House featuring children’s toys and games from the past. Through Thursday, the Heritage Center is offering guided 20-minute tours of the exhibit with collections manager Maren McKee from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays on the hour. The cost is $3 for adults and is free to center members,… → Read More
Fatal opioid overdoses expected to exceed last year in Lorain County
OBERLIN — The number of deaths related to drug overdoses in Lorain County is expected to exceed the total from last year, but county Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans said it’s still too soon to say by how much. Overdose deaths have slowed over the last six months, he said, but the uptick in the first half of the year is enough to outpace last year’s total of 132 overdose deaths. “We’re at least where… → Read More
Police: Lorain man's huffing goes up to 11
ELYRIA – A 44-year-old Lorain man was arrested Tuesday after police say he was found unconscious surrounded by 11 cans of iHome Compressed Air Duster. Police were called to the intersection of Cleveland Street and state Route 57 at about 4:36 p.m. Tuesday about an unconscious man. Police arrived and met with a LifeCare medic who said the emergency medical personnel began assessing the man, later… → Read More
Fight over busing has cost Oberlin schools $23,000
OBERLIN — Oberlin Schools has spent more than $23,000 on attorney fees in a fight with parents over cutting busing to Lake Ridge Academy in North Ridgeville. To date, the legal battle has cost the district $23,600, paid to two law firms, Bricker & Eckler and Squire Patton Boggs for representation before the state Board of Education, which will make the final call, according to public… → Read More
'Got to have a lot of self-control' to prepare 33,000 cookies
One of the cookie trays made by the Lorain County Joint Vocational School students, who packaged their 33,000 cookies for delivery Monday. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Enlarge OBERLIN — About a quarter ton of butter and 900 eggs went into the annual cookie baking extravaganza at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School, which raises money every year for the school’s bakery and pastry arts program.… → Read More
Three arrested in Elyria burglary
ELYRIA — Two men and one of their mothers were arrested Monday in connection with a burglary on Marseilles Avenue. Mackenzie Robinette, 22, of Marseilles Avenue, is charged with theft and his mother, Frances Robinette, is charged with obstruction of justice for lying to police when asked if her son was in the house and another man, Kevin Ford, 23, of Pasadena Avenue, is charged with theft.… → Read More
No injuries in Camden house fire
CAMDEN TWP. — A woman and a pet turtle were spared injury when a fire destroyed their home Wednesday on state Route 303. Firefighters battled the house fire for several hours in near whiteout conditions as a snowstorm blew through the area. Camden Township and Oberlin fire departments were called to the home shortly before 1 p.m. Resident Krystal Underwood said she had a fire burning in the… → Read More
Elyria police investigate two shootings
ELYRIA — A 24-year-old man is recovering at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after he was shot in the leg Monday night. Quanteese Smith, of Cleveland, told officers that he had left a barber shop on East Avenue and drove to Fuller Road to meet a friend about 6:30 p.m. Monday. When he got out of his car, Smith told police, two men came around the corner and robbed him and one shot him in… → Read More
Oberlin College files motion to dismiss Gibson's lawsuit
OBERLIN — Oberlin College has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the institution from Gibson’s Bakery, which is asking for more than $200,000 in damages stemming from a November 2016 incident in which a student attempted to steal wine from the shop and a community uproar followed. The motion was submitted Dec. 6, about a month after Gibson’s filed the lawsuit in the Lorain County Common… → Read More
Oberlin constable recognized as Lorain County's first to be killed on duty
OBERLIN — More than century after he was killed in the line of duty, Oberlin Constable Frank Stone was accepted for inclusion to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. Oberlin Patrolman Bashshar Wiley received a letter Friday from Craig Floyd, the president and chief executive officer of the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, with news that Stone’s name will be… → Read More
Nathan Manning announces bid for Ohio Senate
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — State Rep. Nathan Manning announced Thursday his run for Ohio’s 13th State Senate district seat, which includes Huron and Lorain counties. If he wins, he would replace his mother, state Sen. Gayle Manning. “I’ve been honored to be a voice for our communities in the state legislature, and I’d like to continue working for better jobs, stronger schools and safer neighborhoods,”… → Read More
For Grafton inmates, the play's the thing
GRAFTON — On Dec. 20, William Charles will walk out of the Grafton Correctional Institution a rehabilitated man, thanks, in part, to Shakespeare. Charles is a veteran in the now 6-year old Oberlin Drama at Grafton program, which takes men in prison and pairs them with Oberlin College students to produce a play under the direction of Phyllis Gorfain, professor of English emerita at Oberlin… → Read More
Veterinarian fatally shoots himself during meeting with drug task force
SHEFFIELD TWP — A local veterinarian killed himself today by a gunshot wound to the head during an investigation at his practice by the Lorain County Drug Task Force and the Cleveland Office of the DEA Diversion Office. Authorities said they used a Taser twice on Dr. Craig Talbott, 66, of the Lorain County Animal Emergency Center in an attempt to get him to put down the gun, according to the… → Read More
County Mental Health Board to hold Wellington forum on suicide recognition, prevention
WELLINGTON — A church leader in Wellington reached out to the Lorain County Mental Health Board with hopes of helping to heal a community impacted by suicide. When 15-year-old Tyson McKinley took his own life Sept. 20, Stephenie Snodgrass, a congregant at First United Methodist Church, said she was one of the parents helping to make ribbons for kids to wear in school honoring Tyson. “I wanted to… → Read More