Brenda Lynn Cody (nee Ombler), 61, a resident of Elyria, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic following a lengthy illness. Brenda was born Jan. 22, 1951, in Minden, W.Va., where she was raised before coming to Amherst in 1967. She lived for a period of time in both Florida and Virginia before […]
Charles “Bud” Del Boyd, 55, a resident of Sullivan, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 at his home following a lengthy illness. Charles was born Aug. 22, 1956, in Portland, Ore., where he lived for four years before moving to South Amherst in 1960. Elyria had been his home for the past 10 years before moving to […]
Eileen A. Bartlome (nee Kreger), 91, of Amherst, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at New Life Hospice Residence Center of Lorain following a lengthy illness. Eileen was born Nov. 3, 1920 and graduated from Amherst Central High School in 1938. She then went on to graduate from the School of Cosmetology in Cleveland after a […]
David W. Fitzpatrick Sr., affectionately know as Uncle Dave, 59, a resident of Lorain, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at New Life Hospice Residence Center of Lorain following a brief illness. David was born March 21, 1952, in Delbarton, W.Va., and moved to south Lorain where he was a member of the first graduating class […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland Clinic women’s health specialist has made a house call at the zoo to demonstrate how to implant a contraceptive in an orangutan. The Plain Dealer reports (http://bit.ly/xTqClI ) that the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Kitra is the first orangutan in North America to get the new birth-control device. It’s about 1 […]
MOBERLY, Mo. (AP) — After 19 years running state unemployment offices across northern Missouri, Steve Moore can rattle off the names of shuttered factories in this old railroad town with ease. There’s Matcor Automotive, a parts manufacturer that at its peak employed 300 workers but closed in June 2010 in response to declining production by General Motors. Textbook […]
Work on a $50,000 gas line construction project will stretch into the spring, though some key improvements will finish next week. A Columbia Gas effort to increase pressure in its lines between Milan Avenue and the Lorain border is 80 percent done, according to a letter from the company to mayor David Taylor’s office. The project […]
The varsity boys struggled to gain traction Friday against the Eagles, falling 64–35. Staff photographer Randy Meyers captured the action: Full-resolution versions of these photos can be purchased by clicking here.