Betty L. Leonard, 88, of Vermilion, and formerly of Marblehead, Amherst and Geneva, Ohio, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 at the Kingston Residence of Vermilion. She was born on Feb. 7, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Carl and Dorothy (nee Clemons) Williams. In January 1943 she married Harold “Bud” Thompson and he […]
Editor’s note: Information about this meeting was submitted after the News-Times went to press Tuesday, and so it was not included in the print edition of the paper. Mayoral candidate Joseph Gambish isn’t happy with the official answers he’s heard about Amherst’s flooding crisis, so he’s holding his own meeting to discuss possible solutions. Raw sewage […]
Two new sets of wheels are up for purchase by the city this week — a police SUV and a specially-outfitted truck designed to find sewer leaks. City council agreed Monday night to spend $25,479 on a Chevy Tahoe to be used for road patrols, and $260,141 on a Cues CCTV inspection truck to repair mains […]
The Steele cross country girls placed third in the District meet at Lorain County Community College on Saturday, Oct. 22. The weather was cold and even with the course change it was still extremely muddy, but the girls battled through it. Though the conditions were less than desirable, the team pulled through taking a place in […]
Amherst cross country harriers senior Mark Matos and freshman Josh Park both advanced to the Tiffin Regional meet after great performances at the District Meet at Lorain County Community College on Saturday. Matos and Park finished within three tenths of a second apart in 12th and 13th place with times of 17:52.53 and 17:52.87 respectively […]
Vamsee Amirneni, M.D., an internal medicine physician from Mercy Primary Care in Oberlin addresses your questions on diabetes. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Amirneni or a Mercy physician, please call 1–877–247‑6161. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a lifelong disease in which sugar (glucose) levels are high. What are some of the symptoms of diabetes? Some […]
William “Bill” George Spangler, 83, a resident of Amherst, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 at the New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain following a lingering illness. He was born Feb. 13, 1928 in Girard, Ohio, where he was raised. William moved to Lorain in 1941, and Amherst had been his home since 1958. He served in the […]
Gregory Joseph Park, 48, died suddenly at his home in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 of a heart attack after a five-year battle with brain cancer. Greg was born Jan. 30, 1963, lived in Lorain, and graduated from Marion L. Steele High School with the Class of 1981. He moved to Austin, Texas, […]