Elyria News

Most large and medium-sized cities in Ohio lost population over the past two years, even as many cities across the country saw gains, according to new U.S. census numbers out this week.

DeAndre "Dre" Travon McDowell, 17, of Lorain, departed this earthly life unexpectedly Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Charles "Charlie" Kramar, 91, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at EMH Healthcare, following a brief illness.

When the Elyria Pioneers have a home game, they play at Ely Stadium. It's old, but well-maintained and stuck in the middle of a residential neighborhood on the city's south side.

Merrill Eugene Studebaker, 81, of Wellington, passed away Sunday morning, May 19, 2013.

Tyler M. Gusky, 19, was charged with underage possession and underage consumption of alcohol, according to a news release from the State Highway Patrol.

The people with the oh so classy tattoos up there are 37-year-old Jeremy Mack of Elyria, Ohio and 23-year-old Ashley Onysko of Avon Lake, Ohio.

Richard "Dick" G. Dietsche, 78, of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Elyria, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 at his home in Arizona.

Elyria police Sunday, May 19 6:20 p.m. - 500 block Denison Ave., Sabrina Bibby, 27, 600 block Denison Ave., cited for dog tags required, dog at large and noise disturbance.

A large rock thrown at the window of an Elyria home late Saturday night narrowly missed a newborn baby lying on the floor.

David A. Jacobs, Sr., 80, of Elyria, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St.

Sterling "Shorty" Behnke, 83, of Elyria, died on Friday, May 17, 2013 at Mercy Hospital Emergency Room in Lorain, Ohio.

Lorain County law enforcement officers gathered in Ely Square in downtown Elyria on Thursday at the Police Memorial Service to remember the county's fallen officers.

ELYRIA - KJ Allgood didn't know he was going to start Elyria's Division I sectional tournament opener until batting practice.

Essie "Chee-Chee" Johnson , 63, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly at her home Monday, May 13, 2013.

The St. Joseph Senior Choir and the Patriots Symphonic Band will join forces to present "Organ Transplant," a concert to begin the summer season and raise funds for St.

ELYRIA - Students at Elyria High School are in an uproar over the loss of an administrator who will not have his contract renewed for the coming school year.

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ELYRIA TWP. - The State Highway Patrol seized $11,000 worth of Ecstasy along with marijuana during a traffic stop on the turnpike Monday.

According to the patrol, Gordon D. Williams, 36, and Paige L. Darrington, 29, both of Cleveland, are charged with possession of a schedule I drug and aggravated drug trafficking. Darrington is also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Troopers stopped a 2012 Buick LaCrosse with a South Carolina registration for a turn signal violation near milepost 142 at 7:12 p.m.

Darrington admitted to having a small bag of marijuana and a glass pipe in her purse in the vehicle's trunk, the patrol said.

Further investigation revealed a perfume box containing 596 Ecstasy pills, worth an estimated $11,000.

Williams and Darrington were taken to the Lorain County Jail.

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ELYRIA - Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor on Tuesday removed Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge from the case of convicted killer Stanley Jalowiec.O'Connor, however, rejected Assistant County Prosecutor Tony Cillo's request that Burge be barred from handling any case Cillo is involved in, including the cases of Albert ... (more)

Melvin A. Kauffman, 83, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, following a long illness.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Elyria 322-4626. Click here to read this story on The Chronicle-Telegram.Content copyright The ... (more)