Archive for February, 2010

Mayor Krasienko: Lorain facing another year of challenges head on

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko at today's state of the city speech at DeLuca's Place in the Park, Lorain. (CT photo by Bruce Bishop.)

Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko at today’s state of the city speech at DeLuca’s Place in the Park, Lorain. (CT photo by Bruce Bishop.)

LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko said the city of Lorain will face another year of challenges this year, but he intends to meet them head on. (more…)

It’s getting worse out there; winter weather advisory starts at 4

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The weather out there is getting worse as snow starts to fall around Lorain County.

The CT's Bruce Bishop snapped this picture this morning on state Route 57 in Carlisle Township.

The CT's Bruce Bishop snapped this picture this morning on state Route 57 in Carlisle Township.

A winter weather advisory will be in effect this afternoon and evening and will last until 4 p.m. tomorrow for Lorain and Medina counties.

Many areas were already seeing plenty of snowfall. Chronicle Facebook fan Laura Winningham reported she already had 4 inches of snow in her driveway in Grafton, and Facebook fan Kent Adams in LaGrange said he had 2 inches and was heading out to plow.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued the advisory for snow and blowing snow.

According to the advisory, occasional snow today will become heavier tonight and tomorrow morning; blowing and drifting will develop.

By Friday evening accumulation of four to eight inches is expected. Some areas could see even more than that.

According to the National Weather Service, snow and blowing snow could make for difficult travel tonight and tomorrow, especially on untreated roads, and drifting snow could be a problem in open areas.

‘Z’ gets buyout, could decide by this weekend

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

According to the Washington Post and ESPN.com, former Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas has reached a contract buyout agreement with the Wizards and could make a decision where he will play by this weekend. (more…)

Wednesday, 2/24/10

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Sometimes words are used so much they become annoying and some people think they should be banned! Tom Pink from Lake Superior State University explains. |Interview

For 15 years, LCCC has hosted the Special Olympics basketball tournaments. Here to give us details is Tom Dake.  |Interview