Wellington opens Larry DeVoe Memorial Field in his honor
Wellington officials unveiled a new baseball field at Wellington Community Park named for longtime coach Larry DeVoe who died in 2003. The ceremony drew DeVoe’s widow Judy, his family, and local officials amid praise for his 11 championships and decades of service. The field was funded in part by a $5,000 contribution.
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McCormick School
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Sheffield Lake dredging hits snag at boat launch
Work crews struggled Monday to free an excavator stuck at the Sheffield Lake Community Park boat launch during dredging. Concrete and More was paid 7800 for dredging and sand removal with permits current. The project was not bid due to cost thresholds, and officials blamed operator inexperience for the incident. The Coast Guard reported no environmental issues as bystanders criticized ongoing launch problems.
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Pat Hastings
Sheffield
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Bill Votruba
Avon Lake
Votruba
Sheffield Lake Municipal
Elyria man jailed after stabbing father with chopsticks
Mark Meier Jr. 20 was charged with felonious assault and domestic violence after police say he stabbed his father Mark Meier Sr. 50 with chopsticks when told his son's girlfriend could not spend the night at their Hampton Drive home. Diane Meier described ongoing abuse and called for consequences.
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Judge rules man incompetent to stand trial in Elyria threat case
Elyria man Joseph Medved 29 was ruled incompetent to stand trial after a mental health evaluation found he cannot currently be tried but could be restored to competency with treatment. Judge John Miraldi ordered hospitalization at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare. He allegedly threatened police in a July voicemail and claimed FBI employment.
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Strongsville
Amherst man gets three years for burglary and flight
Dustin Pickworth 24 was sentenced to three years for burglary and fleeing police after a daylight break in on Devonshire Avenue. He is to serve the sentence concurrently with an 18 month term for tampering with evidence obstructing official business falsification and possession of drug abuse instruments.
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Sheffield Lake
Dustin Pickworth
Lorain County Common Pleas
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Pickworth
Devonshire Avenue
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